On a cruise ship, the term "Upper Berth" could mean the top bunk in a crew member's cabin or older ship. On most newer cruise ships, "upper berth" means a fold-away wall-mounted bed in a passenger stateroom. Happy Sailing!
A lower berth is a lower bunk bed. A cabin that specifies "upper/lower" is a cabin with only room enough for one bed and one bunk over that bed. Most cruise cabins have room for two twin beds that convert to a king, and perhaps two upper berths that fold down from the ceiling when needed.
Family history, for what it's worth, states that my place of birth was on a ship at berth in Perth. Is the upper berth already taken? With moves like that, he's sure to get a berth on the team's roster!
On a cruise ship it is called a cabin or berth. On a military vessel or merchant ship it is called a compartment.
The fuel consumption for a cruise ship at berth generally ranges from 0.5 to 2.0 tons of fuel per hour, depending on the size of the ship and its onboard services. This consumption is primarily due to auxiliary engines powering lights, air conditioning, and other amenities while the ship is docked. To reduce emissions and fuel usage, many modern cruise ships utilize shore power connections when available.
Berth as a noun means bunk or anchorage, i.e. a ship's allotted place at a wharf or dock. Berth as a verb means to moor or anchor.
Yes, "berth" is a homonym of "birth." "Berth" can mean a place where a ship docks or a bed on a train.
In her berth on the cruise liner, the woman gave birth.
A berth is part of a ship where the dock is. A good sentence would be, she met her first love on the berth of a ship her father managed.
The lower decks of a cruise ship typically experience less motion compared to the upper decks.
A ship can be 'on' a berth, which means is is moored (tied up) alongside a specific place called a berth in the dock. Or a berth is also used to describe a place for a crew member on board ship.
The ship's berth was in the naval dry docks .
yes The team hoped for a play-off berth. In the sentence above, berth means an opportunity to play in a tournament or cometition. A place to sleep in a ship or train is also called a berth. Bethany was given the upper berth the night we traveled by train through the Alps.