bri1035 Posted October 19, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 19, 2014 A recent cruise on the Majesty of the Seas (and Monarch of the Seas before that) has me wondering about deck names vs. deck numbers on Royal Caribbean. Signage throughout the ships referred to the decks by both name and number (e.g. Compass Deck - 12; Sun Deck - 11; Bridge Deck - 10; Commodore Deck - 9; etc.). I haven't noticed deck names utilized on the newer RCI ships I've sailed on - only deck numbers. Even the current Majesty deck plans on the RCI website refer to the decks by number only. Is the Majesty the last ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet to utilize deck names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennielz Posted October 19, 2014 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I think as the ships have gotten bigger, they have dropped the use of names. We hadn't even noticed it until you pointed it out. :confused: Pennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunkissed Mommy Posted October 19, 2014 #3 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Some lines still do. Carnival and Princess still name their decks (Aloha, Baja, Caribe and Promenade, Upper, Empress) However, Royal stopped naming decks after the Sovereign Class from what I can gather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted October 19, 2014 #4 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I prefer numbered decks...that way, you know exactly where you are! If I have to go from the Aloha deck to the Caribe deck....is it up or down....and how many decks???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted October 19, 2014 #5 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I *think* Adventure has themed decks..... I'll have to look through my blogs.... Certainly the artwork had been themed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocav Posted October 19, 2014 #6 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Personally prefer the numbers, especially on the bigger ships. Although CDS sometimes refer to them by Promenade Deck, Pool Deck, Sports Deck etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted October 19, 2014 #7 Share Posted October 19, 2014 The last ship that I was on that had named passenger cabin deck names was Celebrity's Horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folk Singer Posted October 19, 2014 #8 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) I think as the ships have gotten bigger, they have dropped the use of names. We hadn't even noticed it until you pointed it out. :confused: Pennie we have never thought of it either. Edited October 19, 2014 by Folk Singer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Chew Posted October 20, 2014 #9 Share Posted October 20, 2014 We've had quite a few cruises on HAL, which uses names, as well as on Royal, using numbers ... We prefer numbers ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdwcruises Posted October 20, 2014 #10 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I was just looking at Princess ships the other day. The deck names made me dizzy. I had pull out deck plans to match which is which. Numbers are so much simpler and more straightforward to new cruisers. But I gather the names can be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryano Posted October 20, 2014 #11 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Someone on the Royal Caribbean Crown and Anchor group argued with me when I said the Promenade deck (deck 4) on Freedom was a great place to go because its secluded and quiet out there. Even though that is not what Royal Caribbean calls it, that is what it would be called on ships that still name the decks. Right? They insisted that the Promenade deck was deck 5. Obviously they were referring to the Royal Promenade. I gave up trying to explain :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocav Posted October 20, 2014 #12 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Someone on the Royal Caribbean Crown and Anchor group argued with me when I said the Promenade deck (deck 4) on Freedom was a great place to go because its secluded and quiet out there. Even though that is not what Royal Caribbean calls it, that is what it would be called on ships that still name the decks. Right? They insisted that the Promenade deck was deck 5. Obviously they were referring to the Royal Promenade. I gave up trying to explain :o You are right, Deck 4 is the Promenade Deck on Freedom Class. Although I'm sure RCI would call deck 5 the promenade deck if they had to as to avoid confusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingMachine Posted October 20, 2014 #13 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Someone on the Royal Caribbean Crown and Anchor group argued with me when I said the Promenade deck (deck 4) on Freedom was a great place to go because its secluded and quiet out there. Even though that is not what Royal Caribbean calls it, that is what it would be called on ships that still name the decks. Right? They insisted that the Promenade deck was deck 5. Obviously they were referring to the Royal Promenade. I gave up trying to explain :o Well, you are both kind of right. The typical "promenade deck" on a ship is the one you are thinking of, where you can walk around the outside of the ship on a deck looking over the water, like Deck 4 on the FOS. Some ships have what is called a "centerline promenade", which is an indoor walking area with rooms that have windows looking down over the area. That is what the Freedom has, so in essence both are "promenade decks", but they call the walking area on Deck 5 the Royal Promenade as you pointed out, which is no doubt why they insisted Deck 5 is the Promenade Deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzinlady1947 Posted October 20, 2014 #14 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I wish they would still have a "real" Promenade deck on the newer ships. I love being able to walk the whole way around the ship (under cover) without having to turn around at one end or the other. Or without having to climb a lot of steps to get to the heliport in order to get to the other side. :( I guess I am old fashioned, but I like it better that way. I guess that is why I like the older ships. I like the numbered decks too, instead of names. But, the deck will always have a number to it. ;) Gwen :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted October 21, 2014 #15 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I did a Coastal with friends a year ago and it had been 8 yrs since I had been on Princess, so when I went on board, I was thinking rooms would be ready by 1. The elevator attendant asked where I wanted to go & I had no idea.:D I also forgot the name of my Deck, prefer numbers. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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