Gem - what is on the right side of deck 4?

[dom89]

I'm going on my first NCL cruise on the gem. We got assigned a room on deck 4. I noticed that there are no rooms on the right side. Can anyone tell me what's on the right side?

 

Also, why do they start on deck 4? What happened to 1-3?

 

Thanks.

[chengkp75]

I'm going on my first NCL cruise on the gem. We got assigned a room on deck 4. I noticed that there are no rooms on the right side. Can anyone tell me what's on the right side?

 

Also, why do they start on deck 4? What happened to 1-3?

 

Thanks.

 

Those would be crew cabins. Actually, decks start at zero, way down in the engine room. Decks 0-3 are exclusively crew areas, both cabins and things like the laundry, storerooms, engineering, etc.

[dom89]

Those would be crew cabins. Actually, decks start at zero, way down in the engine room. Decks 0-3 are exclusively crew areas, both cabins and things like the laundry, storerooms, engineering, etc.

Crew cabins on right side of deck 4 or just 1-3?

[Carnac767]

I'm going on my first NCL cruise on the gem. We got assigned a room on deck 4. I noticed that there are no rooms on the right side. Can anyone tell me what's on the right side?

 

Also, why do they start on deck 4? What happened to 1-3?

 

Thanks.

 

I believe that's what's called the Ocean.

 

JK. It's crew quarters, let they said.

[chengkp75]

Crew cabins on right side of deck 4 or just 1-3?

 

Decks 1-3 completely, forward, starboard side, and probably a good portion of aft end of deck 4, possibly a good portion of the aft end of deck 5, and deck 11 behind the bridge are all crew cabins.

[FreestyleNovice]

"Where are you from?" "Deck 2 sir" said the bartender. :D

[chengkp75]

"Where are you from?" "Deck 2 sir" said the bartender. :D

 

Sort of like the Jamaican bartender when asked by the USCG to display his knowledge of the ship's safety equipment: "How many lifeboats are there?" "Ya, mon, we got plenty lifeboats"

[mking8288]

There were also huge carts, equipments & gears, storage and things like portable/folding oversized tents (when the Gem docked & setup in some of the ports) and, BBQ setups & coolers as they do need to bring it with them depending on the ports. Many of which are covered by big tarps and securely tied against the wide corridors as we walked thru some of the area while being escorted on a shortcut after meeting upstairs for a shore tour.

Oh, the naughty room is down there somewhere, LOL. :D

[rvsullivan]

I'm going on my first NCL cruise on the gem. We got assigned a room on deck 4. I noticed that there are no rooms on the right side. Can anyone tell me what's on the right side?

 

Also, why do they start on deck 4? What happened to 1-3?

 

Thanks.

 

Deck 4, crew work area's. 1-3 crew quarters and storage/work area's.

[dom89]

Thanks everyone. I've only been on carnival were no crew rooms were on any deck with cabins.

[mking8288]

Actually, GEM's deck 4 port side FWD - some of the ship's senior officers have their quarters there (crew cabin for the ship's communications officer was a few doors away from our oceanview - see pix #1 below when we sailed just after Sandy in 2012) If you walk down the corrior between FWD & MID ship, you will notice the tags on the cabin or stateroom door. Further back, past the Medical Center - ditto, the same and they aren't listed on the deck plan; and, at least one or two have portholes/picture windows.

Behind there - extra walk-thru (airport style) metal detector for port side use) - to be rolled across the corridor as needed.

[dom89]

Interesting

[GMCOLT]

The right ( starboard side) side is also taken up by what is called I95. This is a wide corridor runs almost the entire vessel. Here provisions are moved fore aft to elevators to the lower decks to storage areas.

The loading platforms that you see folded out on turnaround day lead directly to I 95. Off of I 95 are baggage staging areas. This area is very busy with carts moving stores an luggage on turnaround day.

Deck 4 also has ship's offices such as safety, engineering and medical center as previously mentioned.

[dom89]

I hope this deck isn't very noisy.

[mking8288]

I hope this deck isn't very noisy.

Not to worry - at least on the port side where we were. Not at all, except when it's in port on turnaround / during disembarkation & embarkation, when carts and supplies, equipments, etc. are being moved around, loading & unloading from the ramps. Also, some noise during tendering as the ship prepared to drop anchor, etc. as port side was used once during our sailing (i.e - don't recall what exactly: might've been crew's regular mandatory training and safety & lifeboat drills)

Crew members including those that live down in the area, and passing thru are quiet and - unlike kids & grown-ups (pax) - don't slam doors or run up-n-down the corridor screaming or banging on stranger's doors, etc. During our 9 days onboard, we never once saw the communication officer coming out or going into her/his cabin diagonally across from us.

The only times we heard a bit of noises were while in ports - tour groups being escorted thru the area to get down to the gangways, while we're still in our cabin getting ready, etc.

Besides, we had a wild (and fun) ride after Sandy blasting our way thru and out of the Northeaster and it was good to be low and almost midship as it was "slightly" on the bumpy side ... :eek: :D What motion sickness, hehe !

Edited February 11, 2015 by mking8288

[dom89]

Not to worry - at least on the port side where we were. Not at all, except when it's in port on turnaround / during disembarkation & embarkation, when carts and supplies, equipments, etc. are being moved around, loading & unloading from the ramps. Also, some noise during tendering as the ship prepared to drop anchor, etc. as port side was used once during our sailing (i.e - don't recall what exactly: might've been crew's regular mandatory training and safety & lifeboat drills)

Crew members including those that live down in the area, and passing thru are quiet and - unlike kids & grown-ups (pax) - don't slam doors or run up-n-down the corridor screaming or banging on stranger's doors, etc. During our 9 days onboard, we never once saw the communication officer coming out or going into her/his cabin diagonally across from us.

The only times we heard a bit of noises were while in ports - tour groups being escorted thru the area to get down to the gangways, while we're still in our cabin getting ready, etc.

Besides, we had a wild (and fun) ride after Sandy blasting our way thru and out of the Northeaster and it was good to be low and almost midship as it was "slightly" on the bumpy side ... :eek: :D What motion sickness, hehe !

Great to hear