The Crew Mess Onboard Cruise ships. Everything You Need To Know

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Ай бұрын

Hey sailors,
In today's video I am talking about the Christmas and filling you in on everything that you need to know before you start your crucial contract.
We will be going through everything from what to do if you have dietary restrictions, where to sit in the mess, the three different eating areas you can expect to find on board a cruise ship and of course the food you can expect to find in the mess.
If you are looking to work on board cruise ships and this is definitely a video you need to watch and if you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me either on Instagram or email me at lucy@cruisingascrew.com
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@robfritsche9658 Ай бұрын

ship's dining area is called a mess because the word "mess" comes from the Middle English word mes, which means "a dish". In Old French, mes meant a dish, a serving of food, or a course of dishes. It eventually came to mean a serving dish that held food for four people. The term "mess deck" originates from the Latin word missus, meaning a portion of food or a course at dinner.

@l.a.f.8555 Ай бұрын

Ohhhh thank you! I always though it came from Italian Messa🙈

@CruisingAsCrew Ай бұрын

Oh wow. Thank you so much for this! So interesting!!

@robfritsche9658 Ай бұрын

@@CruisingAsCrew I had always thought it was because of how the room looked after the sailors ate. I am going on my first cruise as a passenger in 3 weeks, but I have loved your videos. Sorry I will never have the chance to meet you as a crew member

@francopasta3704 22 күн бұрын

Don’t people read the comments…the term ‘mess’ was explained about 20 times…we KNOW you are all smart and well informed😄

@jarksruus3391 Ай бұрын

Hi Lucy! I think one of the most intimidating things about cruising would be organizing a network for the time off contract. I'd enjoy hearing how your coworkers handled finding a place to stay, keep busy, or pick up skills for their next contract if they didn't have friends or family to stay with. I don't suppose the cruise lines have a dorm or list of crew-friendly temporary housing (considering the delays you have mentioned in earlier videos.) I realize this is a challenging topic but would be pleased if you decide it is worth covering.

@ytclaire2007 Ай бұрын

I was in the staff mess of the Disney magic and fantasy and the food was like cat food 😨

@shonnie089 Ай бұрын

While working Embarkation on one of the smaller lines mentioned, we were only allowed to eat in the Crew Mess unless we got out late for lunch then we could go up on Lido deck for lunch. In the Crew Mess there were a shortage of appetizing choices and sometimes I could not recognize the entrees so I would get some chicken soup which was always good and a salad. We were on a time clock which meant we had to eat in a hurry because we had to be back on time to clock-in. If the pastry chef was in a good mood, meaning if he could get off the ship after lunch, then he would make the most delicious cookies that would melt in your mouth. We would take a couple and wrap them in a napkin to eat on our last break. We always left a dollar tip on the table for the wait staff who would bring our drinks and then rush back to continue checking in passengers.

@timbucktoo1663 Ай бұрын

I love your videos, and I also love that you stopped covering your freckles on your last couple of videos! Their soo cuuute!!!!❤😊

@sirinath Ай бұрын

Mess - Middle English: from Old French mes ‘portion of food’, from late Latin missum ‘something put on the table’, past participle of mittere ‘send, put’. The original sense was ‘a serving of (semi-liquid) food’, later ‘liquid food for an animal’; this gave rise (early 19th century) to the senses ‘unappetizing concoction’ and ‘predicament’, on which sense 1 is based. In late Middle English the term also denoted any of the small groups into which the company at a banquet was divided (who were served from the same dishes); hence, ‘a group who regularly eat together’ (recorded in military use from the mid 16th century).

@paulready8897 Ай бұрын

So the crew mess is similar to the mess decks on a U.S. Navy Ship, “quantity over quality” at least when I served, may be better now.

@joannmay-anthony1076 Ай бұрын

" It derives from the old French word 'mes' which means a 'portion of food'. "

@CruisingAsCrew Ай бұрын

Thank you x

@captainjohn49 Ай бұрын

Lucy, thanks for another nice video, and this one about one of my favorite subjects - FOOD! 😀 Seriously, love this video and especially appreciate the fact that you found Virgin to have the best food and overall "mess" (despite the delicious food in Disney's officers mess)! Fair winds sweetie! 😀 {P.S. I've got a wild idea about food/travel (and wine) for you...I'll send you an email about it. Take care.}

@franjohnson1270 Ай бұрын

Ive been hired as an officer on the disney fantasy and it good to hear that the food is good, ive been hearing a lot of mixed reviews 😂

@anadeealupu1458 Ай бұрын

When I hear this is seriously makes me wonder if I should accept a job on a cruise that has bad reviews mostly for the food they serve to the staff. People I talked to that worked there some said they quit after 18 days, others after 20 days and others quit the same day they arrived. I do entertainment in resorts usually, I'd like to move on a cruise line because obviously the salaries are better. But the food by comparison it is not. Most resorts give the food for the entertainers at the guests restaurant. The rest of the staff is indeed fed improperly, this actually needs to change everywhere. It is unacceptable that the people tending to the clients are mostly pale and low on energy because all they eat is pasta, rice, potatoes, salad and apples. Coffee at the staff in resorts is diluted with water. There needs to be some regulation put in place for both industries because they both pertain to tourism and entertainment in some way. People should never accept less than good conditions for this type of job, especially if you are from the entertainment team and you appear on stage and have long hours of rehearsals.

@Atem_S. Ай бұрын

Very informative like always!

@TheOUboy Ай бұрын

The term comes from an old meaning of mess, "food for one meal." Many other professions use as well such as military an Officers Mess etc.

@travelwithdebandnick Ай бұрын

really interesting video lucy, thanks for sharing:)

@DYoung-vt8pq Ай бұрын

Love you, Lucy! Be well. ❤

@HUNvagyok Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for answering this question, I really appreciate it! Do you remember if the buffet also had food labels that showed the allergenes in the dishes next to them?

@gr8fled Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. An old roommate of mine who was an Army Sergeant told me it was from the French. I don’t remember the word, but I think In French it was ‘mes’ and it meant a small meal or something like that. Hope you are well.🙏

@ianfox6106 Ай бұрын

The name Mess is a carryover from the military. The word comes from a French word meaning portion of food. So, places where food are served in the navy, army and then air force became known as Messes. In the military it became common to have three different messes, one for the ordinary seamen or private soldiers, the next level up for the pretty officers or non-commissioned officers, and then one for the commissioned officers. Part of it goes back to social class, when the officers were high class, and did not want to associate with lower class people, had money, and would buy their own food. So, officers tended to have better food than their men. The name Mess seems to have moved over to civilian non-military ships. But I am surprised that having three messes has carried over to cruise ships.

@FlyToChina0071 Ай бұрын

Hi Lucy Another nice video about an important topic - Food. In Danish we have the - almost same word for the mess. It is called "messe". I can see from other posters it originate from old English / French language. You learn something new every day :-) Take care and looking forward to your next videos. Regards from DK

@stephendoane1093 Ай бұрын

Great vid as usual.. Hope all is well young lady. And you looked very professional in this vlog. Hugs to you from California.

@DavidWilliams-qr5yj Ай бұрын

The "mess" Is a military term.The navy call the area where you eat the Is crew mess, the army calls it the mess hall

@karelaubun6089 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@jacobfield4848 Ай бұрын

The root of mess is the Old French mes, "portion of food" ( modern French mets), drawn from the Latin verb mittere, meaning "to send" and "to put" ( modern French mettre), the original sense being "a course of a meal put on the table".

@CruisingAsCrew Ай бұрын

Thank you, so interesting!!

@designdoctor247 Ай бұрын

11:45 i am embarrased to admit ...i do not know what this food is? help please😊

@Canonglare Ай бұрын

Familiar with this term , A MESS, when i was in medical school. We had students Mess in our hostel

@bodyloverz30 Ай бұрын

I was on Voyager of the Seas, the food at the buffet was so horrible, I wondered what the poor slop, they must have been feeding the crew? You can tell a lot, by what the passengers eat and how many deck officers, (like on Celebrity Edge, 3 & 4 stripes) would eat at the lunch buffets.

@bodyloverz30 Ай бұрын

Can you imagine the Hell, MSC's ships much be?

@thoughtengine Ай бұрын

That's nothing. HMAS Vampire had 8 mess/galley areas. Tie her up at a cruise terminal and you'll probably forget where you left her compared to a cruise ship.