If you’ve hit it big and won the lottery, you might want to use your not-at-all hard-earned money to buy yourself a cruise ship. Why not, right? So as you search for the nearest cruise vessel for sale, you’ll want to make sure that you’re familiar with the vessel parts, and you can find your way around your new cruise ship. Below, we’ll lay out a brief guideline of some important cruise vessel parts.
Centerpiece
The centerpiece of today’s ships is a well-designed bank of elevators that not only runs through the highest traffic area of the ship, getting passengers from here to there, but also manages to look beautiful, with glass tubes for a great view, and a wide array of colored lights.
Promenade and Activity Decks
These decks are the areas of the ship that are open to all passengers on board, and where all of the fun stuff happens. The pool, nightclub, casino, lounge, dining areas, walking and running areas, etc, are all on these floors.
Emergency Equipment
While cruise ships normally don’t keep a supply of spare parts around to repair the ship if it hits an iceberg, they do have a number of emergency measures in place. There are fire extinguisher systems to put out a fire anywhere on the ship, defibrillator units in case anyone suffers from heart failure, and even modern escape vessels that are much sturdier (and numerous) than those pesky lifeboats in 1912.
Engines
The lowest desks of the cruise ship contain the engines that propel the boat. Thrusters help in maneuver in and out of port, and motors can operate at different strengths, in different conditions.
So as you lay in the sun, reclined in a deck chair, pondering the possibilities for your new cruise ship — maybe using it to find love (hey it worked for Jack and Rose…sort of), or just using it as a vessel for a non-singles cruise — now you can give more detailed thought to all the vessel parts spread out around you. There’s a lot to learn about cruise vessel parts and equipment, but you’re well on your way to happily sailing your way around the world. Find out more at this site.
