Life Style / Travel Glossary

Corporate Rate: Discount rate available to traveling business men and women, customarily 10% below rack (standard) rates.

Couchette: The sleeping compartment of a train, that can contain up to 6 beds.

Coupon: Part of an airline ticket. The flight coupon is surrendered by the passenger at check-in. Coupons contain the formal contract of carriage.

Courtesy Vehicle: Van or bus which an off-airport vendor uses to pick up customers at the airport.

Crossing The Line: When a ship crosses the equator for the first time during a cruise, there's often a special 'initiation' ceremony that takes place among the passengers and crew. Curious? Take an exotic crui . . . View Full Definition

Cruise Card: The small, credit card-size personal i.d. document, generally given to each adult cruise passenger for their use in charging shipboard purchases, entering their cabin, and embarking and deba . . . View Full Definition

Cruise Director: The cruise director is in charge of all onboard entertainment and social events. Aided by the assistant cruise director, the cruise director is the most visible member of the staff member.

Cruise Fare: The actual cost of the cruise excluding port charges and government taxes, and excluding insurance or other optional hotel or land packages.

Cruise Rate: With 7 blue seas, your cruise rate is the cost of your cruise fare plus port charges, but exclusive of government taxes, insurance and other optional extras.

Davit: A shipboard device used in lowering and raising the ship's lifeboats or tenders. Stroll out onto your ship's promenade and introduce yourself to the davits.

Day Rate: Special rate for non-overnight use of a hotel room. Usually good only between 6:00am and 5:00pm.

Deadhead: (1) a person traveling on a free pass; more specifically a transportation crew or crew-member in transit. (2) to operate any empty vehicle.

Debark: To exit, or the process of exiting the ship. The term 'disembark' is also used.

Deck: On a ship, the different floors are called 'decks.' passenger decks are either named or numbered (or both). For example, a deck may be referred to as 'sun deck 11.' for various reasons, crui . . . View Full Definition

Deck Plan: An overhead diagram illustrating cabin and public room locations in relation to each other. Crew and staff areas are off-limits to passengers and are not diagramed on ship deck plans.

Denied Boarding Compensation: Compensation (money, free flight, or hotel accommodations) provided to an involuntarily bumped airline passenger with a confirmed reservation.

Department Of State: The us government agency that, among other things, issues cautions and warnings concerning travel to many points worldwide. Connect to the department of state for the latest updates for the . . . View Full Definition

Deposit: A partial payment of the cruise fare required at the time of your booking to secure the cabin being reserved. Deposits vary by cruise line and by length or cost of the cruise.

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