🚢 Cruise Ships
In this section, you'll learn useful Spanish vocabulary and everyday expressions for talking about cruises, cruise ships, cabins, ports, onboard activities, and visiting different destinations during a cruise vacation.
🟢 Basic Cruise Vocabulary
🚢 Cruise / Cruise ship → Crucero
🛏️ Cabin → Camarote
🌊 Ocean → Océano
⚓ Port → Puerto
🧳 Luggage → Equipaje
🎟️ Ticket / Passage → Billete / Boleto
🟡 Cruise Activities & Travel Vocabulary
🏊 Pool → Piscina
🍽️ Restaurant → Restaurante
🌴 Island → Isla
🛳️ Deck → Cubierta
🗺️ Excursion → Excursión
⚓ Port of call → Puerto de escala
🔵 Cruise Activities & Actions
🚢 To go on a cruise → Ir de crucero / Hacer un crucero
⚓ To board → Embarcar
🚢 To disembark → Desembarcar
🗺️ To go on an excursion → Hacer una excursión
🌴 To visit an island → Visitar una isla
📸 To take photos → Tomar fotos / Sacar fotos
🧠 Talking About Cruises
💡 Use ir de crucero or hacer un crucero to talk about taking a cruise.
Vamos a ir de crucero por el Caribe este verano.
We're going on a Caribbean cruise this summer.
El año pasado hicimos un crucero por el Mediterráneo.
Last year, we took a Mediterranean cruise.
Vamos a ir de crucero por el Caribe este verano.
We're going on a Caribbean cruise this summer.
El año pasado hicimos un crucero por el Mediterráneo.
Last year, we took a Mediterranean cruise.
💡 Use tener + noun to describe the features and amenities of your cabin or cruise ship.
Nuestro camarote tiene balcón.
Our cabin has a balcony.
El barco tiene varias piscinas y restaurantes.
The ship has several pools and restaurants.
Nuestro camarote tiene balcón.
Our cabin has a balcony.
El barco tiene varias piscinas y restaurantes.
The ship has several pools and restaurants.
💡 Use hacer escala en when talking about a cruise ship stopping at a destination during its journey.
El crucero hace escala en tres islas diferentes.
The cruise stops at three different islands.
Mañana hacemos escala en nuestro próximo puerto.
Tomorrow, we stop at our next port of call.
El crucero hace escala en tres islas diferentes.
The cruise stops at three different islands.
Mañana hacemos escala en nuestro próximo puerto.
Tomorrow, we stop at our next port of call.
❓ Useful Cruise Questions
🚢 ¿A qué hora podemos embarcar?
What time can we board?
What time can we board?
🛏️ ¿Dónde está nuestro camarote?
Where is our cabin?
Where is our cabin?
⚓ ¿A qué hora llegamos al próximo puerto?
What time do we arrive at the next port?
What time do we arrive at the next port?
🗺️ ¿Dónde podemos reservar una excursión?
Where can we book an excursion?
Where can we book an excursion?
💬 Common Cruise Phrases
🚢 Este verano vamos a hacer un crucero que visita varias islas del Caribe.
This summer, we're taking a cruise that visits several Caribbean islands.
This summer, we're taking a cruise that visits several Caribbean islands.
⚓ El barco llegará al puerto temprano, así que tendremos casi todo el día para explorar.
The ship will arrive at the port early, so we'll have almost the entire day to explore.
The ship will arrive at the port early, so we'll have almost the entire day to explore.
🛏️ Nuestro camarote tiene un balcón desde donde podemos contemplar el mar.
Our cabin has a balcony where we can look out over the sea.
Our cabin has a balcony where we can look out over the sea.
🌴 Durante la escala aprovechamos para recorrer la isla y conocer algunos lugares nuevos.
During the stop, we took the opportunity to explore the island and discover some new places.
During the stop, we took the opportunity to explore the island and discover some new places.
💬 Everyday Conversations
Finding your cabin
A: Disculpe, ¿sabe cómo llegar al camarote 825?
B: Sí. Está en la cubierta ocho, al final de este pasillo.
A: Excuse me, do you know how to get to cabin 825?
B: Yes. It's on deck eight, at the end of this hallway.
A: Disculpe, ¿sabe cómo llegar al camarote 825?
B: Sí. Está en la cubierta ocho, al final de este pasillo.
A: Excuse me, do you know how to get to cabin 825?
B: Yes. It's on deck eight, at the end of this hallway.
Planning a shore excursion
A: ¿Qué quieres hacer cuando lleguemos al próximo puerto?
B: Me gustaría hacer una excursión y después tener un poco de tiempo para recorrer la ciudad.
A: What do you want to do when we arrive at the next port?
B: I'd like to go on an excursion and then have some time to explore the city.
A: ¿Qué quieres hacer cuando lleguemos al próximo puerto?
B: Me gustaría hacer una excursión y después tener un poco de tiempo para recorrer la ciudad.
A: What do you want to do when we arrive at the next port?
B: I'd like to go on an excursion and then have some time to explore the city.
📝 Example Sentences
🏊 Pasamos parte de la tarde descansando junto a la piscina mientras el barco navegaba hacia el próximo puerto.
We spent part of the afternoon relaxing by the pool while the ship sailed toward the next port.
We spent part of the afternoon relaxing by the pool while the ship sailed toward the next port.
🍽️ Cenamos en uno de los restaurantes del barco después de regresar de nuestra excursión.
We had dinner at one of the ship's restaurants after returning from our excursion.
We had dinner at one of the ship's restaurants after returning from our excursion.
📸 Subimos a la cubierta para sacar fotos del atardecer mientras navegábamos por el mar.
We went up to the deck to take photos of the sunset while we were sailing at sea.
We went up to the deck to take photos of the sunset while we were sailing at sea.
🌴 En uno de los puertos de escala visitamos una isla pequeña y pasamos la mañana cerca de la playa.
At one of the ports of call, we visited a small island and spent the morning near the beach.
At one of the ports of call, we visited a small island and spent the morning near the beach.
🧳 Dejamos el equipaje en el camarote antes de salir a conocer las diferentes zonas del barco.
We left our luggage in the cabin before going out to explore the different areas of the ship.
We left our luggage in the cabin before going out to explore the different areas of the ship.
⚓ Regresamos al barco con suficiente tiempo antes de la hora prevista para zarpar.
We returned to the ship with plenty of time before the scheduled departure.
We returned to the ship with plenty of time before the scheduled departure.
🏆 Final Practice
Try saying each phrase before pressing play.
- ¿A qué hora podemos embarcar?
- ¿Dónde está nuestro camarote?
- Nuestro camarote tiene balcón.
- ¿A qué hora llegamos al próximo puerto?
- Queremos reservar una excursión para mañana.
- El crucero hace escala en tres islas diferentes.