Cruise Ship, Staff living space?

Question

what does the staff living space on a cruise ship really look like? Photo's anyone?

Answer 1

I used to be married to a cruise line security officer and actually spent a lot of time in his crew cabin when the ship was in port. It was small w/bunk beds on one wall, two locker boxes underneath the lower bunk, a small side table, open-face closet. There is a large crew area with their own kitchen, game room, stereo system, tv, etc. They are able to eat food that is also served to passengers at times, but a lot of them liked to cook the food they were used to eating in their own country. They were allowed in the nightclubs til curfew time, but not allowed to dance with passengers. He worked for other cruise lines and some cabins are a little larger. Usually no complaint due to the fact that they work long hours and basically use the cabins to sleep. Free food, free room, paycheck and most of the jobs receive tips....tax free!!! Believe me when I say the crew loves the money they make.

Answer 2

I have seen crew cabins, but sorry no photos.  They are small and are not really used.  You may share a room with another person also.  I think you are looking at about 140 Sqft.  Threre were bunks and a small table and then a bathroom.  Some of them do not have bathrooms and there is a public one for crew only near by.

Answer 3

Depends on the cruiseline. I worked for two weeks on one and it was 3 people in a room the size of a small walk in closet. We had triple decker bunk beds/twin size and a small tv. Definately NOT glamorous. The upside is that crew spend as little time in their rooms as possible!

Answer 4

I don't have any pictures and I've never worked on a cruise ship, but I know the living space is not real great. If you go online, there are a lot of sites for people to talk with other cruise line employees, etc. They could provide you with photos.

The areas are very small, nothing fancy, usually the room is just large enough for a bunk and a desk. The thing you have to remember is that if you work on a cruise, you will not be spending much time in the room anyway, very little actually, basically just to sleep. I think the minimum week for the staff is like 70 or 80 hours.

Sorry I couldn't be of much help!