Port Side of Ship

[akers123]

How do you know if your side of the boat is port side?

Grand Turk and Freeport. My room is on the right side of the boat if you looking from the back of the boat to the front.

88 More days until the Pride but who's counting!!

[jlauntz]

The " port" side of a SHIP, not boat, is the left hand side facing foward. However the ship will not always tie up to the pier with the port side next to the pier. In St. Thomas for example, the ships I have been on always tied up with the "starboard" side next to the pier.

[Mike M]

The side of the ship that will face the port can change between cruises. It depends on what time the ship arrives and which berth they are assigned. It really makes no difference if your cabin is on the left (port) or starboard (right).

In regard to terminology. Port is the left side of the ship when facing the bow. Starboard is the right side of ship when facing the bow. The stern is the back of the ship. Forward is toward the front and aft is toward the back. The bow is the front of the ship.

Have a great cruise.
Mike

[akers123]

Thanks for the correct terms. I am new to all the "LINGO" so please forgive me. Thanks for the responses!

[green_rd]

You can call it a boat if you want to - just not to the captain

[granny of the seas]

Easiest way to remember. Port has 4 letters and LEFT has 4 letters, so you will never be confused. If you are on the back of the ship, then the Port side would be to your left.

Leyla from Long Island

[dhudd]

Normally the port, (left side), of the ship, the cabin numbers will be even numbers. On the Starboard, (right side), of the ship your cabin numbers will usually be odd numbers. From my Navy days...the only boats are lifeboats, small boats and submarines...but we use to call submarines targets. (My Destroyer days).
We almost always reserve a port side balcony stateroom. I normally can take the best photographs from that side.

[ttam]

Just remember you can put a Boat on a ship but not a Ship on a boat
just a few words of wisdom
boB