Liners are ships which ply on a fixed route and/or between fixed ports. Liners can be cargo ships or passenger ships, although “ocean liner” is specifically used for passenger ships.
There are some similarities between ocean liners and cruise ships. They are both large, sea-going passenger ships, although ocean liners are generally large, and cruise ships could also be smaller in size. An ocean liner could also be used as a cruise ship, but not all cruise ships can be used as ocean liners. We...
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