Carnival AZIPOD Posted February 17, 2009 #1 Share Posted February 17, 2009 What are the common deck names? I can only identify two: 1) Lido - Public open air swimming pool 2) Promendade - A deck to walk/stroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzman Posted February 17, 2009 #2 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Riviera, Aloha, Baha, Caribe, Dolphin, Emerald, Promenade, Fiesta, Plaza, Gala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infi Posted February 17, 2009 #3 Share Posted February 17, 2009 It seems more like deck names are similar within a cruiseline, rather than across lines. Most Princess ships have a Caribe deck, Plaza deck, etc., and Celebrity ships all have similar deck names (Panorama, Entertainment, Resort). The ones you mentioned, Promenade and Lido, are quite common across many lines though. Maybe another would be Sports or Sun decks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted February 17, 2009 #4 Share Posted February 17, 2009 RCI numbers their decks--I like that better! I KNOW where deck 8 is, in relation to deck 10!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted February 17, 2009 #5 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Each cruise line can name the decks on each ship. There is not a "standard". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fann1sh Posted February 17, 2009 #6 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I believe Princess deck designations began as their own variation of the NATO phonetic alphabet. A deck = Aloha, B deck = Baja, C deck = Caribe, D deck = Dolphin. So, decks were lettered instead of numbered. A above B above C above D. Did the lettering break down as ships got bigger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InitialD Posted February 17, 2009 #7 Share Posted February 17, 2009 From Wikipedia: "A lido, in the United Kingdom, Portugal and some other countries, refers to a public outdoor swimming pool and surrounding facilities, or part of a beach where people can swim, lie in the sun or participate in water sports. On a cruise ship, outdoor pools and the surrounding facilities are referred to as the lido deck." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rare CC Help Michell Posted February 17, 2009 Administrators #8 Share Posted February 17, 2009 No standard names. :) "Lido," however, by convention since "The Love Boat," tv series, refers to the deck where the outdoor pool can be found (and even then not all lines have a Lido deck). Anything else is cruise line specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJ Posted February 17, 2009 #9 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I believe Princess deck designations began as their own variation of the NATO phonetic alphabet. A deck = Aloha, B deck = Baja, C deck = Caribe, D deck = Dolphin. So, decks were lettered instead of numbered. A above B above C above D. Did the lettering break down as ships got bigger? The A to E on Princess was for accommodation decks between the Lido and Promenade, and then changed with the Caribbean class with the addition of the Riviera deck. On Carnival, Riviera is a low deck, while Princess has it up high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G'ma Posted February 17, 2009 #10 Share Posted February 17, 2009 What are the common deck names? I can only identify two: 1) Lido - Public open air swimming pool 2) Promendade - A deck to walk/stroll. Each line seems to have it's own standard names...on Carnival: Riviera...typically the lowest passenger deck Main... this is where you used to board on their ships before the mega- ships came along. Lobby... this came along with the superliners and larger ships. Atlantic..this used to be the deck above Riviera on the older ships. Upper... was what it said it was. It was the highest passenger deck Empress..as the ships got larger and more decks were added. This name is in honor of two of their original ships....in their previous lives, they were the Empress of Canada (Mardi Gras) and the Empress of Britain (Carnivale). Verandah...this came along when they started adding balcony cabins. Panorama, Sky and Sun...again, as the ships became taller, these names were added and are pretty self-explanatory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredonthesea Posted February 17, 2009 #11 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Most of NCL's decks relate to Norway---Norway deck, Fjord deck, Viking deck, Atlantic deck, Oslo deck and also some of there ships have the numbered decks, plus the norm--Sun, Pool, Promenade, Sports Decks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickey 88 Posted February 17, 2009 #12 Share Posted February 17, 2009 No matter how they "name" decks, you will always run across one passenger who will persist in saying that they have a cabin on the "Eighth Floor" or some other number! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb Posted February 18, 2009 #13 Share Posted February 18, 2009 What about the orlop deck or the poop deck????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSails Posted February 18, 2009 #14 Share Posted February 18, 2009 What about the orlop deck or the poop deck????????????? Old sailing ship terms. The orlop deck is the lowest deck in the ship that's mainly for storage of lines and cables. The poop deck is above the stern cabin. You can see it especially in pictures from sailing ships of the 1700's and 1800's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJ Posted February 18, 2009 #15 Share Posted February 18, 2009 What about the orlop deck or the poop deck????????????? Poop deck became redundant with the advent of indoor bathrooms on the ships LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiffman Posted September 15, 2018 #16 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Old sailing ship terms. The orlop deck is the lowest deck in the ship that's mainly for storage of lines and cables. The poop deck is above the stern cabin. You can see it especially in pictures from sailing ships of the 1700's and 1800's. I was looking into the aft windows of the Westerdam and I thought I saw a public room with windows and tables at the lowest deck. I had not seen the Westerdam up close before. But I was certainly ignoring something, the thick ropes coming out below the windows. I was also ignoring the fact that the windows were not glazed. What I was looking at was the deck from which the aft mooring lines spooled. The tables were the spools and the room was surely not public. I kept thinking how nice it was that the Westerdam had a restaurant or lounge in the stern so that everyone could look at the wake. Someone should build that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted September 16, 2018 #17 Share Posted September 16, 2018 9 year old thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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