The "Hump"

[Ashlea13vb]

Okay - can someone please tell me what the "hump" is? Sorry if this is a silly question, but I just cannot figure it out. :)

[Alexis]

Okay - can someone please tell me what the "hump" is? Sorry if this is a silly question, but I just cannot figure it out. :)

 

The Hump is where the ship bows out on both sides. Some ships do not have a hump, they just have straight sides to them.

Can you see the numbered cabins how they seem to be in a bowed half circle? They are hump cabins.

[Sue L]

It is the area on many of the RCCL ships that bows out in the middle of ship.

[Alexis]

Here is another picture you might be able to see even better than the other I posted.;)

[Ashlea13vb]

Thank you! I can finally feel like I'm not in the dark anymore :). When I thought "hump," I was thinking an incline/decline, not something that protrudes. Very interesting... I'll watch for this on future cruises.

 

Anyone know the purpose of the hump? Does it serve a technical purpose, or is it all aesthetic?

[Ashlea13vb]

Couldn't see your second picture, Alexis - can you repost?

[Alexis]

Thank you! I can finally feel like I'm not in the dark anymore :). When I thought "hump," I was thinking an incline/decline, not something that protrudes. Very interesting... I'll watch for this on future cruises.

 

Anyone know the purpose of the hump? Does it serve a technical purpose, or is it all aesthetic?

 

Glad to help. I have no idea why they are there? The ones I know of are usually in a location looking up from the centrum area. They have some of the elevators in their area also.

That is my favorite location for a cabin.

We love the hump cabins for these reasons

 

I am only describing the "Middle of the Hump cabins" from my own experience.

They are the only ones I have stayed in.

 

1. Location, convenience to the stairs and elevators. No noise

2. The view.

3. You can see clear to the front and back of the ship.

4. You can see straight down to the water.

5. Total privacy on your balcony because you stick out further from

the ship than the other cabins.

6. The balconies on the middle of the hump cabins are not usually larger. Only the

cabins on the ends of the humps usually have the bigger balconies.