Captain's (and other officers) Quarters

[Dat Cruisin Couple]

I was wondering if anyone knew what the quarters looked like? I assume they are nice, but are they suite-like?

 

[Clarea]

The Captain's stateroom on RC ships is like a suite, with a reception area, office area, and bedroom.

[GUEST71919]

Chris - I’ve seen a lot of YouTube videos of quarters for many types of staff, and I know that the concierges are actually in shared room with bunk beds ( now that surprised me!). I have never searched, but reasonable to assume there are images/videos out there!

Edited July 3, 2019 by 2Beeze

[Scotty G]

13 minutes ago, 2Beeze said:

  I know that the concierges are actually in shared room with bunk beds ( now that surprised me!).  

 

Concierges are Guest Services employees who have the same rank as other Guest Services desk workers. So no surprise that they would be sharing a cabin.

I have been in the Hotel Director's quarters on Enchantment and found it quite nicely set up much like a shore-side apartment.

 

Edited July 3, 2019 by Scotty G

[Balsam12]

I've not worked for RC, but on other cruise lines, the Captain's room is like a suite.

 

First Officer, Staff Captain, Hotel Manager, F&B Manager and Casino Manager get a smaller suite type room.

 

From there it goes downhill rapidly. I was a pit boss in the casino (so two levels below the Casino Manager), and was in a shared cabin (2 people) with bunk beds most of the time. Other than that, I had all the privileges of other officers... basically the only things that were off limits were the passenger gym and the passenger pools.

 

Many of the crew are in a cabin shared by 8 people.

 

Space is at a premium on cruise ships.

[GUEST71919]

5 minutes ago, Scotty G said:

 

Concierges are Guest Services employees who have the same rank as other Guest Services desk workers. So no surprise that they would be sharing a cabin. I have been in the Hotel Director's quarters on Enchantment and found it quite nicely set up much like a shore-side apartment.

 

I still found it a bit sad - I cannot imagine sharing such close quarters after the age of say 30! I realize many on the ship do, but since I know many of the concierge’s on a different level it just seemed different.  I wonder if the couples like John and Katrina on the Grandeur get a benefit or loss by being a married couple in terms of living quarters?

Edited July 3, 2019 by 2Beeze

[Dat Cruisin Couple]

16 minutes ago, 2Beeze said:

Chris - I’ve seen a lot of YouTube videos of quarters for many types of staff, and I know that the concierges are actually in shared room with bunk beds ( now that surprised me!). I have never searched, but reasonable to assume there are images/videos out there!

 

I found this . 🙂

 

 

Here is an older thread. https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/topic/1830640-captains-quarters/

[Dat Cruisin Couple]

2 minutes ago, 2Beeze said:

I still found it a bit sad - I cannot imagine sharing such close quarters after the age of say 30! I realize many on the ship do, but since I know many of the concierge’s on a different level it just seemed different.  I wonder if the couples like John and Katrina on the Grandeur get a benefit or loss by being a married couple in terms of living quarters?

 

I hope so. I've read they try to make those options available.

[Scotty G]

8 minutes ago, 2Beeze said:

I wonder if the couples like John and Katrina on the Grandeur get a benefit or loss by being a married couple in terms of living quarters?

 

Since John is a Cruise Director he and Katrina share a nice cabin suitable for his position. I know several married ships crew  and their cabins are the same as those shared by 2 unmarried crew members,

Edited July 3, 2019 by Scotty G

[Dat Cruisin Couple]

2 minutes ago, Scotty G said:

 

Since John is a Cruise Director he and Katrina share a nice cabin suitable for his position. I know several married ships crew  and their cabins are the same as those shared by 2 unmarried crew members,

 

@Scotty Gon that note, do some of the crew sleep in barracks like rooms - say 8+ to a room.

[Scotty G]

1 minute ago, Dat Cruisin Couple said:

 

@Scotty Gon that note, do some of the crew sleep in barracks like rooms - say 8+ to a room.

 

The worst case I have heard of on RCI is Empress where regular crew cabins are for four people. This rules out most married crew volunteering for Empress 😉

[Ashland]

7 minutes ago, Dat Cruisin Couple said:

 

@Scotty Gon that note, do some of the crew sleep in barracks like rooms - say 8+ to a room.

 I do think it's sad they have bunks...twins would be much better.

[GUEST71919]

19 minutes ago, Scotty G said:

 

Since John is a Cruise Director he and Katrina share a nice cabin suitable for his position. I know several married ships crew  and their cabins are the same as those shared by 2 unmarried crew members,

I was just thinking since RCL was saving money they could throw in an extra something for the couples 😊 of course I am teasing about all of this, but it seems worth a negotiation!

[GUEST71919]

13 minutes ago, Ashland said:

 I do think it's sad they have bunks...twins would be much better.

I get the “room” issue, but bunks just seem demeaning for grown men and women. Just my thought. 🙂

Edited July 3, 2019 by 2Beeze

[dswallow]

1 hour ago, Dat Cruisin Couple said:

I was wondering if anyone knew what the quarters looked like? I assume they are nice, but are they suite-like?

 

 

This is on Deck 7 on Grandeur of the Seas; the area forward of the exterior cabins showing having a balcony aren't on normal deck plans and is a crew area; being the deck under the bridge I suspect this is where the Captain's cabin is located, since there's no non-passenger area behind the bridge on Deck 8.

 

 

[GUEST71919]

3 minutes ago, dswallow said:

 

This is on Deck 7 on Grandeur of the Seas; the area forward of the exterior cabins showing having a balcony aren't on normal deck plans and is a crew area; being the deck under the bridge I suspect this is where the Captain's cabin is located, since there's no non-passenger area behind the bridge on Deck 8.

 

 

That makes sense - I know that right above that area is a short set off hallway on each aide that has two owner’s suites and a royal suite and then some “dead space” between and all the way forward. Interesting!

 

[Pratique]

On Oasis class ships the senior officers have suite-sized staterooms near the bridge, and the Captain's stateroom has a kitchenette and direct access to the bridge. Most of the crew have solo or double cabins, sharing a bathroom with an adjoining cabin. The suite stateroom attendants that we've met, for example, typically have solo cabins. When they are in doubles, sometimes they are able to stagger their shifts so only one crew member is in the cabin at a time, but I don't know how prevalent that is.

[dswallow]

Here's the bridge on deck 8.

[John&LaLa]

2 hours ago, Host Clarea said:

The Captain's stateroom on RC ships is like a suite, with a reception area, office area, and bedroom.

 Bidet?

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, Balsam12 said:

I've not worked for RC, but on other cruise lines, the Captain's room is like a suite.

 

First Officer, Staff Captain, Hotel Manager, F&B Manager and Casino Manager get a smaller suite type room.

 

From there it goes downhill rapidly. I was a pit boss in the casino (so two levels below the Casino Manager), and was in a shared cabin (2 people) with bunk beds most of the time. Other than that, I had all the privileges of other officers... basically the only things that were off limits were the passenger gym and the passenger pools.

 

Many of the crew are in a cabin shared by 8 people.

 

Space is at a premium on cruise ships.

 

But not as tight as US Navy.

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, Ashland said:

 I do think it's sad they have bunks...twins would be much better.

 

Please, my first cruise was bunks. 

We suffered horribly

 

Oops, we ended up with a 29 year old souvenir from that sailing. 

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, 2Beeze said:

I get the “room” issue, but bunks just seem demeaning for grown men and women. Just my thought. 🙂

 

See my navy comment.  Write your congressman 

[Balsam12]

42 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

But not as tight as US Navy.

Yep... one would imagine crew quarters on a submarine could be slightly tighter than on a cruise ship...

[John&LaLa]

2 minutes ago, Balsam12 said:

Yep... one would imagine crew quarters on a submarine could be slightly tighter than on a cruise ship...

 

I'm talking a carrier, submarine is really cramped

[CruisingJoe09]

Cruise Directors seem to get a nice cabin. Marc Walker had posted a photo of the one on HM.