every tourist receives an icebreaking diploma/certificate.

[angliholic]

A special icy adventure in Lapland is a cruise on the Sampo icebreaker, the world's only tourist icebreaker... At the end of the cruise, every tourist receives an icebreaking diploma/certificate.


Do both diploma and certificate fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.

[Tdol]

I'd say 'certificate' would be better as they haven't actually qualified in anything, just attended.

[angliholic]

I'd say 'certificate' would be better as they haven't actually qualified in anything, just attended.

Thanks, Tdol.

I agree with you, but the original uses diploma. Therefore, I suspect that they both fit and mean about the same in the above text.

[RonBee]

Re:

A special icy adventure in Lapland is a cruise on the Sampo icebreaker, the world's only tourist icebreaker... At the end of the cruise, every tourist receives an icebreaking diploma.

Usually there is some work involved in getting a diploma. In this case the so-called "diploma" is more of a souvenir than anything else.

~R

[angliholic]

Thanks, Ron.

[Tdol]

Thanks, Tdol.

I agree with you, but the original uses diploma. Therefore, I suspect that they both fit and mean about the same in the above text.

They do, though the use of 'diploma' is the original is dodgy to me.