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With students getting ready to return to school for another term of study and exams, it seems like the perfect time to run our first Cruise Maven Trivia Quiz. After all, do you know a better way to make friends and influence people than dazzling them with an uninterrupted flow of fascinating cruise trivia? I mean, isn’t everyone just dying to know the names of all the old characters from the original “Love Boat” television series?

I knew you would agree, so I put together a short quiz that’s designed to determine your current Cruise Intellect Quotient (CIQ) and see if you qualify for the coveted title of “Cruise Maven.” Just answer the questions below, give yourself one point for each correct answer, and compare your total score to our CIQ rankings. You can find the answers and rankings at the bottom of this post, but no cheating! Once you reach the status of Cruise Maven, feel free to add this honorific to your business card next to less important professional designations such as doctor, lawyer, life coach, accountant, etc.

Here we go:

1. What was the name of the character who was the original Cruise Director on the “Love Boat?”

2. What does the acronym “POSH” stand for?

3. What is the name of the largest cruise ship in service today?
A. Freedom of the Seas
B. Queen Mary 2
C. Residensea
D. Carnival Splendor

4. Which famous cruise ship will be retired from active service in November and moved to Dubai to become a hotel? 

5. Which of the following cannot be found on a cruise ship?
A. Ice skating rink
B. Rock climbing wall
C. Miniature 9-hole golf course
D. Skate boarding course
E. Surf simulator

6. What is the name of the port town in the Mediterranean that services the city of Rome?
A. Linguini
B. San Pellegrino
C. Civitavecchia
D. Portofino

7. What was the name of the character who was the bartender on TV’s Love Boat?

8. What does the acronym SOLAS stand for?

9. What is the suffix that the names of all Holland America cruise ships end with?

10. What is the name of the new Celebrity Cruise Line ship that is scheduled to begin service in November?

11. What is the small vessel called that ferries passengers from ship to shore?

12. What is the famous dessert called that is traditionally served at the Captain’s farewell dinner and is named after one of the 50 states?

13. What name did Carnival Cruise Lines give the first ship it put into service in 1972?

14. What was the name of the purser on TV’s Love Boat?

15. Name one of two great ocean-going cruise ships originally built for Norwegian America Line that had the suffix “fjord” and now sail under the names of the Saga Rose and Saga Ruby?

Rules: Your rankings are final. If you disagree with yourself, call your doctor or the Commodore Dave Customer Help Department. The help department operates on the same principle as your local government help line: it is closed Monday to Friday, as well as on weekends.

Score Yourself: 0-3 points, Cruise Wannabe; 4-7 points, Cruise Newbie; 8-11 points, Cruise Savvy; 12-15 points, Cruise Maven.

Answers: (1)-Julie McCoy; (2)-Port Out, Starboard Home; (3)-Freedom of the Seas; (4)-QE2; (5)-Skate boarding course; (6)-Civitavecchia; (7)-Issac; (8)-Safety Of Life At Sea; (9)-dam; (10)-Celebrity Solstice; (11)-Tender; (12)-Baked Alaska; (13)-Mardi Gras; (14)-Gopher; (15)-Sagafjord or Vistafjord.