I want to go on a cruise one day. Cruises are passenger ships used for pleasure voyages.
I have never been on one either.  I would really enjoy it!
Cool, we can go together! Transportation is not the only purpose of cruising. It is mostly recreational.
I would use it for transportation to the Bahamas; but I would enjoy all the recreational activities on the way.
Sounds like a good plan. There are "cruises to nowhere" where the ship makes round trips without any ports of call.
I hear there are plenty of activities on the boat, so I imagine that would be really fun too.
of call.
In contrast, dedicated transport-oriented ocean liners do "line voyages" and typically transport passengers from one point to another, rather than on round trips. Traditionally, shipping lines build liners for the transoceanic trade to a higher standard than that of a typical cruise ship, including higher freeboard and stronger plating to withstand rough seas and adverse conditions encountered in the open ocean, such as the North Atlantic. Ocean liners also usually have larger capacities for fuel, food, and other stores for consumption on long
Cruise ship
A cruise ship is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages when the voyage itself, the ship's amenities, and sometimes the different destinations along the way (i.e., ports of call), form part of the passengers' experience. Transportation is not the only purpose of cruising, particularly on cruises that return passengers to their originating port (known as "closed-loop cruises"). On "cruises to nowhere" or "nowhere voyages", cruise ships make 2-to-3 night round trips without any ports