A video shared on YouTube reveals what crew cabins are like on the world’s second-largest cruise ship.
Bryan James, an entertainer for Royal Caribbean, has labored on quite a few ships within the fleet, together with Surprise of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas, and Odyssey of the Seas. Presently, he is on the shipyard in France gearing up for the launch of their latest ship, Utopia of the Seas.
When he is not singing, yow will discover him taking part in video video games or making movies for his social media channels. On Instagram, he is amassed almost 200,000 followers, whereas his TikTok has over 800,000.
In his most current YouTube video, he provides viewers a glance into the crew lodging on Royal Caribbean’s sixth Oasis Class ship. Regardless of the small quarters—notably the shared toilet—, the video has obtained optimistic feedback thanking James for sharing.
@Disneyobsessed23 wrote, “Omg that is so cool man! I’m now excited about engaged on a cruise ship now!”
“Draw back: tiny room. Upside: it is not shared with one other random crew member (like most crew cabins on most ships),” commented @pileofstuff.
Let us take a look at his single crew cabin onboard Utopia of the Seas.
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“I believe…the strangest half about being on a ship is the tiny, tiny rooms we’ve got to reside in”
Earlier than displaying viewers his stateroom, James tries to clarify simply how small the room is: “Think about your grownup walk-in closet after which minimize it in half, after which minimize it in half two extra occasions…that is in regards to the measurement of our rooms.”
Cabins aboard Icon of the Seas have been redesigned to maximise restricted flooring area; nevertheless, these on Utopia do not seem like as modernized. Whereas James would not need to share his stateroom with one other crew member, the out there area is minimal.
What you see once you enter is just about what you get. The only twin-sized mattress is immediately throughout from the non-public sink and closet. There’s not even a nightstand to retailer the cabin’s telephone, so it is held on the wall. The tv is affixed to the wall on the foot of the mattress, too.
James’ good friend and fellow performer Jeff, who’s about 6’4″ or 6’5″, laid within the mattress to point out simply how small it’s. To comfortably match, he says he curls up when he sleeps.
The Jack-and-Jill toilet means he shares it with one other crew member
Regardless of sharing the washroom, there’s simply barely sufficient area for a bathroom and bathe. Each crew members have their very own sinks of their stateroom, eliminating the necessity to work one into the toilet’s flooring plan.
Jeff as soon as once more serves as a mannequin to showcase the general measurement of the bathe: “If I simply barely go up on my tiptoes, there’s the ceiling.”
“You possibly can by no means get the bathe head truly over your head; you must kneel down,” says James.
Since there’s not a ton of flooring area, he has to retailer the stool in his wardrobe
Based on James, the one stressor of his crew cabin on Utopia of the Seas is attempting to successfully handle the area: “That is why I attempt to solely deliver one bag of stuff as a result of if in case you have something multiple bag,…there is not any room.”
Above the mattress, he reveals two cupboards and one open-face shelf for extra private gadgets. The latter is the place James retains water bottles, whereas the cupboards are the place he shops his laundry bag. Jeff has a unique strategy, as he claims he retains his clear garments within the hid cupboards.
Beside the stateroom’s door, there is a small built-in shelving unit that homes the secure, and there are a couple of hooks on the wall. Since cruise ship cabins have magnetic partitions, James may deliver extra hooks to hold gadgets like hats, lanyards, small baggage, and many others.
You possibly can observe alongside on James’ journey on Royal Caribbean’s latest celebration ship on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Based on his Instagram, he’ll be onboard Utopia of the Seas till September 9, 2024.