Does the crew sleep on board?
Yes, the crew does sleep on board the ship. Sometimes we wonder if the crew sleeps at all. You always seem to see the same crewmembers at breakfast, lunch, dinner and the midnight buffet. But despite their superhuman abilities to serve their guests, the crew needs their rest as well and they most certainly sleep on board. The ships crew typically occupies the decks below the lowest passenger deck. With accommodations similar to those of the lower inside and outside categories, most crewmembers share accommodations with one other crewmember. Officers and higher-ranking staff have their own private staterooms. Not only does the ships crew sleep onboard, they play and eat onboard as well. Todays new modern ships have their own restaurants, crew bars, crew discos, and Crew Activity Directors. These fine people work over 16 hours a day, 7 days a week and they are among the most valuable assets of the cruise line. Keeping their morale up by offering comfortable accommodations and living cond
