noun
Refers to the activity of going out on a boat for pleasure, often in a leisurely context.
日曜日に家族で船遊びを楽しんだ。
We enjoyed boating with the family on Sunday.
湖での船遊びは気持ちがいい。
Boating on the lake feels great.
クルージング is a loanword often used for cruising on a larger ship or as a planned trip, while 船遊び is a more general, native term for pleasure boating.
Compound of 船 (funa, 'boat') and 遊び (asobi, 'play'). The reading funa is a rendaku form of fune.