I remember working in a hospital, and the staff canteen would do themed days, they would decorate as well as have themed food. It was great you could forget for a while what you had been doing and enjoy. Looking back I appreciate the care given to us. The food was good.
3:20 I worked in the officer's and petty officer's mess, crew and staff messes too. The basic menu is no different, so fish is the same for everyone, desserts too. For petty officer's eatery and officer's one there were prosciutto and mozzarella, inaccessible to ordinary employees. They were also served pasta in two different versions for lunch and dinner, that is, only 4 different pastas per day. There was an absolutely original menu in the captain's mess, but I didn't work there, I only saw the dishes on the tray when the waiter passed us with it. The entrance to the captain's mess was through the officer's mess. The main difference was in the multicolored cream soups. The breakfasts were the same for everyone except the captain. I don't remember about the captain anymore, it was a long time ago :)
Our crew and staff mess was combined so it was just mainly all rice and curry and every now and then burgers or hot dogs. Apparently we did have an officer mess (I think by the main dining room) but I never went looking for it.
On Disney there’s only the crew mess which is we’re everyone eats and officers mess, we always had somewhat ok food, the best part was each night at 10:30 everything that was left from the guest restaurants would come down to our crew mess and it would be called late dinner.
So the crew gets Mac and Cheese dinner while the passengers are eating steak and lobsters? Did you ever see steak during your time there? I hear rumors that you can get restricted to crackers and cheese for bad performance, is that true?
@@oculosprudentium8486 "Late for your shift again, eh? Two dozen lashes and a full fortnight of nothing but bread and cheese. Mr. Dougherty, please see to it" "Aye Captain, two dozen and nothing but bread and cheese". Maybe two hundred years ago in the British Navy.
Depending to the size of the vessel. I remembered on board S/S Norway, there is officer mess, petty officer mess, staff mess, international crew mess, korean mess, Jamaica Mess, Casino Mess, Engineer Mess.
I am surprised they don't simply serve the main dining room menu in the Officers' Mess. Logistically it is probably simpler and cheaper than having have a separate kitchen or cook line for the Officer's Mess. There aren't that many officers anyway (relative to the passengers) and the additional food costs is probably absorbed by the inevitable ~20% waste from the main dining room anyway. It is not like you can prepare exactly the right number of menu items of the right kind there; you will over provision and throw away stuff.
I'd be curious as to where the musicians and entertainers fall into this structure. I'd imagine as staff. Same for the real sailors, the ones that run the engine room and all of the auxiliary systems. Skilled labor, I guess you could say. Crew? Anybody know? Nice videos, by the way, extremely informational and not sugar coated. And the creator is wonderful!
Engine room crew consist of all categories and is based on hierarchy as anything else on a vessel. Chief Engineer as the highest ranking officer in the technical department then you have 1st/2nd/3rd/4th engineers that is also officers, then you have crew which can be fitter, motormen, oiler, wiper. You also have electricians that is officers and you have reefer/HVAC engineers. Deck crew is similar with Captain who is the highest ranking officer in department but of course he is also in overall charge of the vessel.
On what cruise ships is all that you talk about? Im starting my first training on january for river cruise ship. Kind a scared right now,after your videos. Planning to take food instead of clothes on board😁😁
Cruise ship mess reminds me very much of the three stages of mess onboard U.S. Navy ships... practically identical with the exception of MUCH MORE visible stainless steel everywhere in the crew mess. LOL!!!
Hi Lucy. All your videos are quite informative, thank you for sharing. I might be starting my first contract in November 2022. I really like good quality coffee in the morning. Do you know if I will be allowed to make my own coffee in a mocha pot? I know I'm pushing my luck but I have to ask...lol.
I went on a cruise once. It was my senior trip back in 1999. We boarded in LA or San Diego California, I can't remember, I was in the back of the bus. We went to Catalina island and Ensenada, Mexico. It was nice but the best food was available 24 hours a day, Pizza!!! The Pizza was the best I've had. I should have asked for the recipe and techniques for preparing such perfection. With that I could have opened my own pizzeria.
What are the duties and responsibility of restaurant steward? Its a same in a galley steward? Please answer my question.. soon to be a restaurant steward..more power and godbless...from phillipines
It cracks me up having started at the very bottom of my professional Maritime career and working my way up to chief engineer I have always ran into the new person on board boat that expects to be treated like the captain and then complains about it there's numerous reasons why the masses are different number one main is expensive to volume three it gives the younger lower rank personnel to incentive to be a professional Mariner and Excel in their career not only is the pay better the food is better the accommodation is better everything is better it takes a lot to be coming officer this is one of the big things that I see a lot of people particularly young people don't seem to get don't seem to understand most people on cruise ships will spend a year or two and then move on the ones that stay and become professional Mariners are the ones that will move up and get those nice cabins and those nice meals in the big pay
I was curious about whether or not you were allowed to eat in "lower rank" Mess Hallls, or if you were limited to your own rank. Though honestly, I don't even know how the rank system works. Do you receive a mid range rank just for working in the shops, even if you haven't earned it? I just know that if I were to work there, I'd like the option of eating food that isn't just meat and starch. /shrugs
It obviously has to be this way, because it's not the Navy were you earn rank, and even there in the Navy as a civilian specialist contractor I would be assigned a rank-equivalent. Enough rank to eat in the officers mess.
You probably would be “allowed” to go down a peg and eat at other mess halls. Although it’s not fair as that would contribute to wait times and double standards. Plus I’m sure the better mess halls are nicer anyway.
@@contenteater When I wrote this I was thinking in terms of taking a break from endless burgers, and eating something that won't give me 24/7 acid reflux.
Lucy, good Lord, you are adorable. I’ve watched more of your videos than I’ve been on cruises but having done the booze cruise, the Mexican Riv & Caribbean, I would rather watch your videos than float on a boat. Err, ship.🚢❤️
As a cruiser this is quite interesting. When cruising resumes, what are some items you recommend for me to bring on board for our cabin attendant as a gift (above their gratuity of course)? Have a glorious day.
I know you have previously said that the VV mess is average, like any other cruise ship; however I'd like to know if they have healthier options...mainly veggies in the staff mess?.. Also you said that VV had eliminated the stripes system, so, does that apply to the mess as well? or do they still have crew, staff and officer's mess?
I really want to work on ships but I can’t eat gluten (cross contamination is fine but I can’t actually eat anything that contains gluten). Have you seen anyone else like this on board? Do they cater to that for crew? I could eat bread, pastries, pasta etc like you said they have a lot of.
I don't know for sure but I've been in the service industry for decades and I would bet that if you're kind and friendly to the cooks and explain your situation and ask nicely, they would be more than happy to go above and beyond to accommodate you. Cooks generally have a passion for feeding people and want to make them happy. Of course, if you have a doctor's note saying you have celiac disease (which I think not since yu said cross contamination is ok) your company should be required to make gf food available to you at all times. But since cross contamination isn't an issue, you should absolutely be fine!!!
Can listen to you talk all day. Was doing “robot” type data manipulation work and I just put the phone down, didn’t watch (sorry), just listened. Interesting inside look into the job though, not like I’d do it. But thinking of a cruise once everything opens up. I always try to learn what people are going through when they are doing customer service for my benefit. God forbid I be one of THOSE people.
@@CruisingAsCrew thank you! Looking to try and start in January as an RN, assuming cruises are running and I actually get hired. 😂 Your videos have been so helpful and informative! Thank you!
On a ship everybody should be served the same things in the same room from the captain to the lowest rank. At most there are tables the various cliques usually sit at.
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I remember working in a hospital, and the staff canteen would do themed days, they would decorate as well as have themed food. It was great you could forget for a while what you had been doing and enjoy. Looking back I appreciate the care given to us. The food was good.
Soon i work in cruise ship as a retaurant steward i speak english but a little thanks for your video i always motivate...from phillipines
3:20 I worked in the officer's and petty officer's mess, crew and staff messes too. The basic menu is no different, so fish is the same for everyone, desserts too. For petty officer's eatery and officer's one there were prosciutto and mozzarella, inaccessible to ordinary employees. They were also served pasta in two different versions for lunch and dinner, that is, only 4 different pastas per day. There was an absolutely original menu in the captain's mess, but I didn't work there, I only saw the dishes on the tray when the waiter passed us with it. The entrance to the captain's mess was through the officer's mess. The main difference was in the multicolored cream soups.
The breakfasts were the same for everyone except the captain. I don't remember about the captain anymore, it was a long time ago :)
Our crew and staff mess was combined so it was just mainly all rice and curry and every now and then burgers or hot dogs. Apparently we did have an officer mess (I think by the main dining room) but I never went looking for it.
On Disney there’s only the crew mess which is we’re everyone eats and officers mess, we always had somewhat ok food, the best part was each night at 10:30 everything that was left from the guest restaurants would come down to our crew mess and it would be called late dinner.
So the crew gets Mac and Cheese dinner while the passengers are eating steak and lobsters? Did you ever see steak during your time there? I hear rumors that you can get restricted to crackers and cheese for bad performance, is that true?
That is absolutely not true ha ha.
@@oculosprudentium8486 "Late for your shift again, eh?
Two dozen lashes and a full fortnight of nothing but bread and cheese. Mr. Dougherty, please see to it"
"Aye Captain, two dozen and nothing but bread and cheese".
Maybe two hundred years ago in the British Navy.
Depending to the size of the vessel. I remembered on board S/S Norway, there is officer mess, petty officer mess, staff mess, international crew mess, korean mess, Jamaica Mess, Casino Mess, Engineer Mess.
I’ve just applied for a job on P&O cruises so I’m watching all your videos lol
Once again, well done and so informative. Excellent presentation and you are so likable!
yes indeed she is!
I am surprised they don't simply serve the main dining room menu in the Officers' Mess. Logistically it is probably simpler and cheaper than having have a separate kitchen or cook line for the Officer's Mess. There aren't that many officers anyway (relative to the passengers) and the additional food costs is probably absorbed by the inevitable ~20% waste from the main dining room anyway. It is not like you can prepare exactly the right number of menu items of the right kind there; you will over provision and throw away stuff.
These videos make me feel better about not being able to work on ships right now!
Aww I'm so glad babe. Thanks for the support. It means the world! Xxx
I'd be curious as to where the musicians and entertainers fall into this structure. I'd imagine as staff. Same for the real sailors, the ones that run the engine room and all of the auxiliary systems. Skilled labor, I guess you could say. Crew? Anybody know?
Nice videos, by the way, extremely informational and not sugar coated. And the creator is wonderful!
Engine room crew consist of all categories and is based on hierarchy as anything else on a vessel. Chief Engineer as the highest ranking officer in the technical department then you have 1st/2nd/3rd/4th engineers that is also officers, then you have crew which can be fitter, motormen, oiler, wiper. You also have electricians that is officers and you have reefer/HVAC engineers.
Deck crew is similar with Captain who is the highest ranking officer in department but of course he is also in overall charge of the vessel.
On what cruise ships is all that you talk about? Im starting my first training on january for river cruise ship. Kind a scared right now,after your videos. Planning to take food instead of clothes on board😁😁
We've been on a lot of cruises, and I don't recall a single staff or crew member looking like they were starving or sickly. How did it go?
I dont plan on going on no cruise but this is so interesting to me so ima listen 😭
Cruise ship mess reminds me very much of the three stages of mess onboard U.S. Navy ships... practically identical with the exception of MUCH MORE visible stainless steel everywhere in the crew mess. LOL!!!
On Princess, late at night, crew (stewards, deck, engine room etc,) get food from the passengers buffet, which I thought was really nice.
veriana??? i am sad to say i have never had a chance to try it.
2:10 Petty officer's and captain messes at the Carnival CL as well!
Hi Lucy. All your videos are quite informative, thank you for sharing. I might be starting my first contract in November 2022. I really like good quality coffee in the morning. Do you know if I will be allowed to make my own coffee in a mocha pot? I know I'm pushing my luck but I have to ask...lol.
I went on a cruise once. It was my senior trip back in 1999. We boarded in LA or San Diego California, I can't remember, I was in the back of the bus. We went to Catalina island and Ensenada, Mexico. It was nice but the best food was available 24 hours a day, Pizza!!! The Pizza was the best I've had. I should have asked for the recipe and techniques for preparing such perfection. With that I could have opened my own pizzeria.
What are the duties and responsibility of restaurant steward? Its a same in a galley steward? Please answer my question.. soon to be a restaurant steward..more power and godbless...from phillipines
Eye shadow looks good but the brows are like batman
So can you like go for something twice let's say pizza and you liked it can you go get another slice ?
It cracks me up having started at the very bottom of my professional Maritime career and working my way up to chief engineer I have always ran into the new person on board boat that expects to be treated like the captain and then complains about it there's numerous reasons why the masses are different number one main is expensive to volume three it gives the younger lower rank personnel to incentive to be a professional Mariner and Excel in their career not only is the pay better the food is better the accommodation is better everything is better it takes a lot to be coming officer this is one of the big things that I see a lot of people particularly young people don't seem to get don't seem to understand most people on cruise ships will spend a year or two and then move on the ones that stay and become professional Mariners are the ones that will move up and get those nice cabins and those nice meals in the big pay
I was curious about whether or not you were allowed to eat in "lower rank" Mess Hallls, or if you were limited to your own rank. Though honestly, I don't even know how the rank system works. Do you receive a mid range rank just for working in the shops, even if you haven't earned it? I just know that if I were to work there, I'd like the option of eating food that isn't just meat and starch. /shrugs
It obviously has to be this way, because it's not the Navy were you earn rank, and even there in the Navy as a civilian specialist contractor I would be assigned a rank-equivalent. Enough rank to eat in the officers mess.
You probably would be “allowed” to go down a peg and eat at other mess halls.
Although it’s not fair as that would contribute to wait times and double standards.
Plus I’m sure the better mess halls are nicer anyway.
@@contenteater When I wrote this I was thinking in terms of taking a break from endless burgers, and eating something that won't give me 24/7 acid reflux.
Lucy, good Lord, you are adorable. I’ve watched more of your videos than I’ve been on cruises but having done the booze cruise, the Mexican Riv & Caribbean, I would rather watch your videos than float on a boat. Err, ship.🚢❤️
Aww ha ha thank you so much!!! X
I was on my first cruise recently and staff of all ranks ate in the main buffet, is that just an MSC thing? I thought it was nice.
I live in Louisiana in the US and I didn't recognize most of the veggies you mentioned.
Often there was what I called bone curry! It was supposed to be a meat curry, but it was just bones!
🤮
As a cruiser this is quite interesting. When cruising resumes, what are some items you recommend for me to bring on board for our cabin attendant as a gift (above their gratuity of course)? Have a glorious day.
stick to money -- consider -- what if every guest brought them a gift? What would they do with it in their small cabin?
Junk food is always welcome!
Love the color of your lip gloss!
I know you have previously said that the VV mess is average, like any other cruise ship; however I'd like to know if they have healthier options...mainly veggies in the staff mess?.. Also you said that VV had eliminated the stripes system, so, does that apply to the mess as well? or do they still have crew, staff and officer's mess?
Great question!
I worked there!
Hey Lucy what’s your job on the ship 🛳 what do you do?
If a specialty restaurant wasn’t full, and passengers invited crew with the night off to dine with them, could the crew accept?
Thank you 🙏
rice powerrr!!! hhAHHAHA
damn, working a cruise ship is like being in the military. I wouldn't make it lol....
What in the blue blazes is ”biryani”?
It's a creamy dairy based sauce Indians eat.
If crew members want to eat in the restaurants is it free or do they have to pay?
Fish head soup 😄😄 thank you for this information
Thank you
I wanna become an officer and just ask for fries😂
Also can you do a video about the captain?
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Did you notice the orb off your left shoulder around 1:04 in your video?
And again at 8:03.
And 10:06 you have a spirit visitor.
Is there a gym on board that staff can use?
Can we extend our contract or renew it?
Is the staff allowed to eat in the crew mess and the crew allowed to eat in the staff mess
I really want to work on ships but I can’t eat gluten (cross contamination is fine but I can’t actually eat anything that contains gluten). Have you seen anyone else like this on board? Do they cater to that for crew? I could eat bread, pastries, pasta etc like you said they have a lot of.
I don't know for sure but I've been in the service industry for decades and I would bet that if you're kind and friendly to the cooks and explain your situation and ask nicely, they would be more than happy to go above and beyond to accommodate you. Cooks generally have a passion for feeding people and want to make them happy. Of course, if you have a doctor's note saying you have celiac disease (which I think not since yu said cross contamination is ok) your company should be required to make gf food available to you at all times. But since cross contamination isn't an issue, you should absolutely be fine!!!
Can listen to you talk all day. Was doing “robot” type data manipulation work and I just put the phone down, didn’t watch (sorry), just listened.
Interesting inside look into the job though, not like I’d do it. But thinking of a cruise once everything opens up. I always try to learn what people are going through when they are doing customer service for my benefit. God forbid I be one of THOSE people.
With all the carbs eaten do you get free access to a gym?
Fish head soup?
I hope to be o. Your ship .great insight
I was paid better and fed better in the Navy. Not a chance I'd work for $2K/month and eat that garbage.
Is the medical staff considered officers?
Yes they are xx
@@CruisingAsCrew thank you! Looking to try and start in January as an RN, assuming cruises are running and I actually get hired. 😂 Your videos have been so helpful and informative! Thank you!
Amazing amounts of orbs in your room again, do you get any paranormal activities?
Order out pizza 👍
I sent u mail did you read it? hi Lucy, nice insight on crew mess thanks for sharing.
Chill Stan
Sorry I can't take those eyebrows
You go off on tangents WAY too often !
Lucy's "tangents" are soooo good..... I could listen to her speak about anything and everything....what a sweet person! Thanks Lucy! Keep it up!
Yummy different food 😋
Fish soup good 👍
Crew bar
On a ship everybody should be served the same things in the same room from the captain to the lowest rank. At most there are tables the various cliques usually sit at.