I would say that such a cruise ship would be an example of a supplier since on shore excursions presumably would be organized by the ship strictly for the ship passengers so this means the ship personnel would be the chief suppliers of this service.
A simile is a kind of figurative language used to compare two objects or ideas using the terms "like" or "as". It is used to exaggerate the meaning or to bring a certain point across about the object. In your example, "when I began reading a book it was like a bowl of letter soup, " it compares when you first started reading to a bowl of letter soup which emphasizes how first learning to read is a bit confusing since all you seem to see is a bunch of jumbled letters.
She said that, they would help if they could
You have Review it as soon as possible to master these things that you did not understand
