a journey by sea, visiting different places, especially as a holiday/vacationI'd love to go on a round-the-world cruise.a luxury cruise shipWordfinderholidaybreak,camp,cruise,holiday,honeymoon,package tour,self-catering,tourist,travel,visaCollocationsTravel and tourismHolidays/vacationshave/take(British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap yeargo on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimagego backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeingplan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerarybook accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/ticketshave/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) bookingrent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage(especially British English)hire/(especially North American English)rent a car/bicycle/mopedstay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravancost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite roomcheck into/out of a hotel/a motel/your roompack/unpack your suitcase/bagscall/order room servicecancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacationForeign travelapply for/get/renew a/your passporttake out/buy/get travel insurancecatch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flightfly (in)/travel in business/economy classmake/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kongexperience/cause/lead to delayscheck (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggagebe charged for/pay excess baggageboard/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferrytaxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runwayexperience/hit/encounter severe turbulencesuffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sicknessThe tourist industryattract/draw/bring tourists/visitorsencourage/promote/hurt tourismpromote/develop ecotourismbuild/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resortwork for/be operated by a major hotel chainbe served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlinesbook something through/make a booking through/use a travel agentcontact/check with your travel agent/tour operatorbook/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tourbuy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirsOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveluxury,pleasure,leisurely,…verb + cruisego on,takecruise + nounboat,liner,ship,…prepositionon a/the cruise,cruise along,cruise around,…Seefull entrySee related entries:Travelling by boat or shipWord Originmid 17th cent. (as a verb): probably from Dutch kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis ‘cross’, from Latin crux.Extra examplesThey met on a cruise.a cruise along the coasta pleasure cruise around the bayModern cruise liners have every conceivable luxury on board.Now they could afford the world cruise they had promised themselves.She worked on a cruise ship as a croupier.They are going on a Mediterranean cruise.This year’s cruise will visit the Norwegian fjords.We will be taking a cruise down the Nile.You can take a leisurely cruise on the lake.
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