OT: A Short Ocean Liner Quiz

What ship had some of the first balcony cabins and when?

What was the first ship to use steam?

Use the following words in a sentence:

azipod
tanzanite
jackpot bingo
cocktail of the day
upgrade

Define "formal" as it pertains to ship wear.

Not sure about the steam . I know i wrong on this but is it the Home
lines Oceanic .
Ken G.........>

Karen wrote:
> What ship had some of the first balcony cabins and when?
>
> What was the first ship to use steam?
>
> Use the following words in a sentence:
>
> azipod
> tanzanite
> jackpot bingo
> cocktail of the day
> upgrade
>
> Define "formal" as it pertains to ship wear.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, this is your cruise director.

Since we're still wandering around aimlessly due to a faulty azipod,
we're extending our tanzanite sale by one more day, adding a fourth
session of jackpot bingo, offering two-for-one on the cocktail of the
day, and offering a free upgrade in our spa: get a full facial for the
price of a half!

;) How B

jcoulter <yourNOvacationJUNK@> wrote:

>karens@QE2.cupcaked.com (Karen ) wrote in news:43273bc3.3876814
>@news.optonline.com:
>
>>
>> What ship had some of the first balcony cabins and when?
>>
>> What was the first ship to use steam?
>>
>> Use the following words in a sentence:
>>
>> azipod
>> tanzanite
>> jackpot bingo
>> cocktail of the day
>> upgrade
>>
>> Define "formal" as it pertains to ship wear.
>>
>With the money I won at Jackpot bingo, I was able to get pay for an upgrade
>to a suite so here I sit drinking the cocktail of the day while the azipod
>propelled cruise ship takes me to St. Thomas where I will load up on
>Tanzanite jewelry.

Wow, are you good at this or what?! :-)

Karen

jcoulter <yourNOvacationJUNK@> wrote:

>karens@QE2.cupcaked.com (Karen ) wrote in news:43273bc3.3876814
>@news.optonline.com:

>> What was the first ship to use steam?
>
>Robert Fulton's Clermont was the first commercial steamship.

From what I remember reading in one of John Maxtone-Graham's books, I
thought it was the Savannah, which was an ocean liner carrying
passengers across the North Atlantic, but you may be right!
Passengers were skeptical about the use of fire on a ship in the
middle of the ocean, so a river boat might have been first.

Karen

>
>Robert Fulton's Clermont was the first commercial steamship.

Technically, wasn't the Clermont was a steamboat not a steamship?

I'm not sure of my nautical terms. But I think that a vessels
built for rivers of lakes are boats and most large vessels built
for the sea are ships.

History of Ship Balconies:

Probable First "Traditional" Passenger Ship: Titanic had two suites with
private promenade deck area [can be considered balconies as they were
the same concept as current hull balconies on QM2].

Probable First "Modern" Cruise Ship: Oceanic [Home Lines] had eight
suites with private -- albeit open air/uncovered -- balconies.

gwm215@ (gwm215 gwm215) wrote:

>History of Ship Balconies:
>
>Probable First "Traditional" Passenger Ship: Titanic had two suites with
>private promenade deck area [can be considered balconies as they were
>the same concept as current hull balconies on QM2].

I have not been able to find a suitable deck plan for the Olympic,
older sister ship to the Titanic, so I could ascertain whether or not
she had a few of those suites with balconies, as well. Does you know?

>Probable First "Modern" Cruise Ship: Oceanic [Home Lines] had eight
>suites with private -- albeit open air/uncovered -- balconies.

When were the balconies, such as they were, put on the Regal Empress?
Was that before or after Home Lines?

Karen

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:18:22 GMT, karens@QE2.cupcaked.com (Karen )
wrote:

>What ship had some of the first balcony cabins and when?
>
>What was the first ship to use steam?
>
>Use the following words in a sentence:
>
>azipod
>tanzanite
>jackpot bingo
>cocktail of the day
>upgrade
>
>Define "formal" as it pertains to ship wear.

Okidoki.

After six cocktails of the day, my seventh hit the jackpot. Bingo! I
was so fuzzy (I almost said something with p and ssed) I fed the
azipod tanzanites just to get an upgrade...

Definition of formal, as pertaining to ship wear.
The natural damage a ship suffers as it slices through the waters of
the seven seas. Also known as wear and tear."
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Jos Flachs in: Krungthep Mahanakhon Bovorn Rattanakorsin Mahinthara
Ayutthaya Mahadilokpop Noparat Ratchathani Burirom
Udom Ratchanivej Mahasathan Amornpiman Avatarnsathit
Sakkathattiya A-visnukarmpasit
also known as: Bangkok, Thailand
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Jos Flachs <aawcruiseaa@ksc15.th.com (- skip the aa)> wrote:

>On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:18:22 GMT, karens@QE2.cupcaked.com (Karen )
>wrote:
>
>>What ship had some of the first balcony cabins and when?
>>
>>What was the first ship to use steam?
>>
>>Use the following words in a sentence:
>>
>>azipod
>>tanzanite
>>jackpot bingo
>>cocktail of the day
>>upgrade
>>
>>Define "formal" as it pertains to ship wear.
>
>Okidoki.

I don't believe I've ever seen the word "okidoki" in a newsgroup
before! :-)

>After six cocktails of the day, my seventh hit the jackpot. Bingo! I
>was so fuzzy (I almost said something with p and ssed) I fed the
>azipod tanzanites just to get an upgrade...
>
>Definition of formal, as pertaining to ship wear.
>The natural damage a ship suffers as it slices through the waters of
>the seven seas. Also known as wear and tear."
>================================================= =========
>Jos Flachs in: Krungthep Mahanakhon Bovorn Rattanakorsin Mahinthara
> Ayutthaya Mahadilokpop Noparat Ratchathani Burirom
> Udom Ratchanivej Mahasathan Amornpiman Avatarnsathit
> Sakkathattiya A-visnukarmpasit
>also known as: Bangkok, Thailand
>================================================= =========