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Here is a list of verbs with the prepositions that they usually take:

 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/pages/grammar/verbs-and-prepositions.html

From Disney Cruise line video ad.

À bord: aboard/onboard

Innombrable: countless

Divertissement de classe internationale: world-class entertainment

Diner/gastronomie inoubliable: unforgettable dining

Petit plaisir: indulgence

Aventures sans fin/infinies: endless adventures

Durer une vie: to last a lifetime

Banc de sable du naufragé: castaway cay

Spectacle de feu d’artifice: fireworks show

En mer: at sea

Comédie musicale extraordinaire: amazing musical

Beaucoup d’espace: plenty of room

Cabine familiale: family-size stateroom

From the Oasis of the Seas video ad.

construction navale: ship building

se promener à travers: stroll through

extraordinaire: dramatic

à deux étages: two-storey

passage/promenade en bois: boardwalk

manège: carrousel

plongeon de haut vol: highdiving

se relaxer: unwind

lieux de prédilection: hangouts

abonder, regorger (de): abound

à la pointe du progrès: state-of-the-art

From Freedom Ship documentary (Discovery Channel).

Cinq fois plus grand que: five times larger than

Il ferait un mile de long: it would be a mile long

Des milliers d’ouvriers: thousands of workers

Travailler dur: toil

Une bonne affaire: a bargain

Pendant plus de 3 ans: for over 3 years

Achever: complete

Peser: weigh

Tenter de faire quelque-chose: attempt

Une ville flottante: a floating city

Naviguer: sail

Style de vie: lifestyle

Héberger/loger: house

Appartement (en copropriété) (US): condo

Magasin de détail: retail store

Jet d’entreprise: corporate jet

Don’t forget to review general vocabulary on cruises as well, for example:

Hublot: porthole

Cabine à 2 couchettes: two-berth cabin

Pont (de passager): deck

Embarquer: embark

Débarquer: debark

Équipage: crew

Flotte: fleet

Passager: passenger

Proue (avant d’un bateau): bow

Poupe: aft/stern

Bâbord (gauche): port

Tribord (droite): starboard

Passerelle de commandement: bridge

Cuisine (de bateau): galley

Point de rassemblement (en cas d’urgence): muster station

Passerelle (d’accès à bord): gangway

Premier service (pour le repas): main seating

Deuxième service: late seating

Port d’embarquement: embarkation port

Port d’escale: port of call

Itinéraire: itinerary

Traversée: crossing

Commissaire de bord: purser

Roulie: rolling

Tanguage: pitching

Mal de mer: seasickness

 

And vocabulary Thomson Spirit:

S’ébattre: frolic

De très près: up close

Salon: lounge

Bain bouillonant: whirlpool

Pataugeoire: wading pool

Salon de beauté: beauty salon

Infirmerie: medical centre

Laverie automatique: launderette

Entièrement climatisé: air-conditioned throughout

Noeud (vitesse): knot

Armoire: wardrobe

Peignoir: bathrobe

Baie vitrée: picture window

Canot de sauvetage: lifeboat

Tirant d’eau: draft

 

And everything concerning the cabin and its ensuite bathroom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of useful words and a hilarious video here: Car rental

Discover a new page with interesting vocabulary and videos to train your oral comprehension!

You can find it under the heading categories of tourism here: Fairs, seminars and workshops

There is a new page on work experience in "tools"!

You can really apply to go to Mars here: 

https://applicants.mars-one.com/

One of my students made me discover this (crazy?) project.