Have you ever ever wished to take a peek into crew cabins onboard the world’s largest cruise ship?

Chris Wong, an Assistant On line casino host onboard Icon of the Seas, gave a tour of his cabin on his YouTube channel. The video, which is titled “Severely, The SMALLEST Crew Cabin EVER!” was posted on March 16 and has garnered over 64,000 views. 

This is not the primary time that he is offered perception into unique crew areas, both. In early March, he posted a video tour of crew-only areas, together with their Windjammer outfitted with portholes, health heart, gaming lounge, nightclub, bars, barber store, and extra. 

The video acquired many optimistic reactions, with feedback praising the work Royal Caribbean has performed to offer their crew with comfy and pleasurable areas. 

Learn extra: Pictures present the key crew-only areas on Icon of the Seas

@juanitafurtado8805 wrote, “Royal undoubtedly took it to the following stage with these crew areas. Joyful crew means blissful company. A particular shout out to the crew bar, each bit as good as any visitor bar. Excellent!”

“Thanks for a go to to the crew neighborhood. It’s nice to see Royal upping their sport in caring for his or her tireless crew members,” commented @billbruff9613.

“Whereas cruise company are persevering with to pay more and more greater costs, it’s good to see a few of that cash being nicely invested in crew facilities and never simply pocketed as extra earnings. Thanks Chris.”

One factor the video did not cowl, nevertheless, was the crew cabins, that are historically rather more compact than visitor staterooms. Throughout the first minute of the tour, he acknowledges the dimensions, claiming that it is in all probability the smallest cabin he is ever had whereas engaged on a cruise ship. 

“On the similar time, that is additionally one of many trendy, and virtually nicest, cabins that I’ve stayed in,” Wong says. 

Let’s check out his single crew cabin onboard Icon of the Seas. 

The cabin was designed to function extra space for storing. In truth, he says that there is a lot he cannot absolutely make the most of all of it!

“I do not actually have too [many] private belongings,” he admits, “I believe it is in all probability a bit extra of a wrestle [to fit everything] in case you are a feminine…and also you naturally simply have a number of issues.”

A neat function of the wardrobe is the slide-out rack, which makes it straightforward for Wong to pursue his garments. 

The opposite half of the closet is comprised of built-in cabinets, the place Wong shops issues like spare bathroom paper, snacks, video gear, and extra. 

Learn extra: Photograph tour of a balcony cabin on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas

The wardrobe can also be house to Wong’s desk, which he can pull out at any time when he needs to make use of it. In any other case, it will probably stay tucked away to extend flooring area. 

It is giant sufficient to comfortably match his MacBook, iPad, work telephone, and AirPods with out feeling too cluttered. He would not even should retailer them elsewhere, both, as they squeeze into the wardrobe when he needs the desk retracted. There are two built-in shops, too. One is a normal American socket, whereas the opposite is European. 

The fold-up chair for the desk is hung close to the door to the cabin. When the chair is not getting used, Wong likes to hold it beneath the coat hooks to maximise the quantity of obtainable flooring area. 

The underside cupboard of the closet is the place the mini-fridge resides. The 2 further cabinets are house to Wong’s socks and undergarments. 

Identical to within the visitor cabins, Wong can retailer stuff beneath his mattress, too, reminiscent of his suitcase and footwear. “As you may see, there’s nonetheless fairly a little bit of area within the again that I have never even utilized,” he says. 

There’s much more storage instantly beneath his mattress. The sliding doorways divulge heart’s contents to reveal folded clothes. He has fairly a little bit of unused area, so he might have definitely packed extra if he wished to! 

Whereas he would not present viewers the contents behind the opposite door, he says it is the place he retains his soiled laundry and different miscellaneous objects, reminiscent of plastic baggage. 

The mattress is raised to accommodate the entire built-in storage that is beneath

“For me, being 5’10”, [it’s a] very, very comfy size,” he says after he demonstrates how he hops into mattress. 

He flips the digital camera round to disclose a big flat-screen tv, which he believes is bigger than the one he had whereas working onboard Symphony of the Seas. 

Royal Caribbean gives fundamental choices just like the cruise map and different line-specific channels, in addition to loads of films to maintain the crew entertained whereas resting. 

There is a small studying gentle affixed to the wall that contains a USB port, permitting Wong to cost gadgets from the consolation of his mattress. The sunshine will be adjusted, too, so he can rotate it to his liking. 

And, after all, much more storage! There is a small cupboard connected to the ceiling subsequent to the air-con unit. Whereas he would not actively retailer something there, it is fairly deep, and he thinks it could possibly be a neat place to maintain a PlayStation. 

Subsequent to the tv, there are a number of open cabinets that he would not use, both. One is occupied by the cabin’s phone, whereas the shelf above it’s the place he shops the distant for the TV. 

The cabin’s sink is correct subsequent to the doorway 

Because it’s tucked into the nook of the room, there is no actual self-importance area. As a substitute, there is a medication cupboard above it, which is the place Wong shops his toiletries. 

Although it seems like he would not make the most of the entire area, he says that the general storage is fairly minimal: “You possibly can match too many issues within the drugs cupboard…which is why I wish to maintain a number of my private belongs that I would like within the previous wash bag.” 

The singular shelf beneath the sink is the place Wong opts to maintain some cleansing provides, together with Lysol wipes, sponges, and bleach spray. 

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Whereas Wong has his personal stateroom onboard Icon of the Seas, he does share the lavatory, which consists of the bathroom, bathe, and a few further storage that is not used

“Loads [of viewers] might imagine that is small, but when you are going to have a bathe on an Emirates airplane, that is definitely in all probability greater than that I think about, or a really related dimension,” Wong remarks. 

Whereas it would not function the glass doorways which can be a staple in visitor cabins, there are two racks contained in the bathe for toiletries. 

It is also tall sufficient for Wong, who’s shut to six” tall, to comfortably stand. His head would not seem like too near the adjustable showerhead. 

“May you see your self dwelling in right here?” he asks as he concludes the video. 

“That is undoubtedly the smallest crew cabin I’ve ever stayed in all through my whole profession,” he says.

“On the similar time, one of many nicest crew cabins I’ve ever stayed in…I do really feel at house.”