Aft End Of Cruise Ship
The suites at the aft end of the ship take their names from the sea and coastal areas of the British Isles that contribute to the shipping forecast.
Aft end of cruise ship. In that vein the bow is located forward to the front on a ship and the stern is located aft to the back. The aft gets some movement but substantially less than the front of a ship. Our aft cabin was in the corner which cut down on traffic and noise even more.
At least on a cruise my room was about 23 aft and got that type of movement which I think came from the propellers. We were on ISLAND for 60 nights and spent about 5 weeks of that in an aft Inside cabin on Baja and didnt notice much more movement than our Inside on Caribe near mid-ship that we had for the first 3 weeks. And in the end everyone walks to and from.
Aft on a ship means toward the direction of the stern. The stern is located at the back end of the ship opposite from the bow. What ever you decide to do onboard has to be walked too.
Aft back of the ship. Likewise you cant get a balcony room too low on the ship. Since they are located along the ships stern cruise lingo there are only a few of these cabins on each deck and they do book up quickly.
Port refers to the left side of the ship when facing forward. Holland America CruiseShipCollisionEarlier today two Holland America Cruise Ships collided aft-to-aft at the Port of Vancouver. Its a bit uncouth but aft sounds a lot like ass which is your rear.
Forward and aft although similar to bow and stern are directional terms rather than words for physical parts of the ship. Forward on a ship means toward the direction of the bow. Jamie from Sharon at Sea h.
