Life Style / Travel Glossary

Personal effects coverage : Additional car rental insurance covering loss of personal property from the rented vehicle.

Photo Gallery: A gallery where photographs of passengers taken by the ship's onboard photographers are displayed. Photographs are available for purchase, reprinting, enlarging, or custom framing (or burnin . . . View Full Definition

Pilot: A person licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a port. Pilots (or 'harbor pilots), familiar with the harbor's traffic, tides, currents, and channels, generally are employed to conduct s . . . View Full Definition

Pitch: The rise and fall of the ship's bow while at sea. (see 'patch!')

Point-To-Point: Refers to the fares between two cities; the service between two cities without additional segments or any continuation.

Port: The left side of the ship when facing forward (and also, of course, a harbor or port-of-call).

Port Charges: A charge levied of cruise lines by local government authorities. This charge is passed on to the cruise passenger. To present a fairer representation of cruise costs, 7 blue seas includes po . . . View Full Definition

Port-Of-Call: A country, island or territory, or population center a cruise ship visits.

Porter: A baggage handler, also referred to as a ' skycap '.

Porthole: Circular 'window' in the side of the ship's hull or superstructure. Most cruise cabins today feature picture windows, full-length glass windows, french balconies, or balconies.

Portside: The left, or port side of the ship.

Positive Space: Space aboard a ship or aircraft that can be confirmed ahead of time.

Preand Post Tours: Optional extension or side-trip package before or after a meeting, gathering or convention.

Preferred Suppliers: A travel agency's list of the products they prefer to sell the most. These suppliers sometimes offer extra commissions, but also often make special offers available to the consumer through t . . . View Full Definition

Preformed Group: A tour group in existence prior to the tour, the members of which share a common bond, interest or organizational affiliation. Also referred to as affinity group.

Prepaid Ticket: Ticketing method in which a person or company purchases an airline ticket in one location for a traveler in another. The traveler picks up the prepaid ticket from the airline ticket counter.

Prepaid Ticket Advice: A form used when purchasing an air ticket to be picked up and used by someone else at another airport. E-tickets have reduced the need for this greatly.

Private Fares: A negotiated contract rate between the airline carrier and gateway tourist. These fares are normally discounted from the published fares.

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