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A cabin cruiser is a type of power boat that provides accommodation for its crew
Crew

A crew comprises a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchy organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard....
 and passenger
Passenger

A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination....
s inside the structure of the craft.

A cabin cruiser usually ranges in size from 25 to 45 feet in length. These craft are generally equipped with a head
Head (watercraft)

The head is a ship's water closet or toilet.The term derives from sailing ships in which the toilet area for the regular sailors was placed at the head or bow of the ship....
 (toilet), a galley
Galley (kitchen)

The galley is the compartment of a ship, submarine, train or aircraft where food is cooked and prepared. It can also refer to a land based kitchen on a naval base....
, and at least one berth
Berth

The term berth is used to describe a bed on a boat or train, or a location in a port or harbour used specifically for Mooring vessels while not at sea , or for describing playoff positions for teams with no initial competition in sports, also for a place on the hit television show University Challenge....
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A cabin cruiser is a type of power boat that provides accommodation for its crew
Crew

A crew comprises a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchy organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard....
 and passenger
Passenger

A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination....
s inside the structure of the craft.

A cabin cruiser usually ranges in size from 25 to 45 feet in length. These craft are generally equipped with a head
Head (watercraft)

The head is a ship's water closet or toilet.The term derives from sailing ships in which the toilet area for the regular sailors was placed at the head or bow of the ship....
 (toilet), a galley
Galley (kitchen)

The galley is the compartment of a ship, submarine, train or aircraft where food is cooked and prepared. It can also refer to a land based kitchen on a naval base....
, and at least one berth
Berth

The term berth is used to describe a bed on a boat or train, or a location in a port or harbour used specifically for Mooring vessels while not at sea , or for describing playoff positions for teams with no initial competition in sports, also for a place on the hit television show University Challenge....
. Most cabin cruisers usually have a small dining area and some have an aft cabin (a cabin to the rear of the cockpit, with a double bed) Some cabin cruisers are equipped with heating, air conditioning
Air conditioning

An air conditioner is an appliance, system, or Mechanism designed to extract heat from an area via a refrigeration cycle. In construction, a complete system of heating, Ventilation , and air conditioning is referred to as "HVAC." Its purpose, in a building or an automobile, is to provide comfort during either hot or cold...
, and power generators. Most also have water heaters and shore power electric systems.

Most newer cabin cruisers are faster than older models because of improved aerodynamic and hydrodynamic designs. Cabin cruisers are generally able to handle the water well because of their size and give a stable ride. They are generally spacious in the cockpit (open seating area towards at aft or centre).

In the UK purpose built cabin cruisers were popular on the canal network in the 1960s and 1970s. Leading manufacturers were Norman
Norman boats

Norman boats are small glass-reinforced plastic cabin cruisers. Built in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, in England by Norman Cruisers limited of Shaw and Crompton in Greater Manchester, England....
, Viking, Microplus
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, and Dawncraft. Today they are more commonly found on the navigable rivers rather than canals.

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    Launch (boat)

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