island doc said:
Why type of staterooms do physicians have aboard Navy vessels? Do MD's have private staterooms? How nice are the accomodations?
What about physicians on cruise ships? Do they have private quarters on par with the passengers? Do they eat in the passenger dining room or a separate one?
One of our nurses is going on a cruise next week and we were wondering.
My shipboard time is limited to aircraft carriers.
Your accommodations are a function of rank, not title.
O-3 and below generally are in four-man staterooms. Rooms have a sink. Toilets and showers down the passageway.
O-4 and O-5 are in two-man staterooms. In-room sink. Toilets and showers down the passageway.
O-5 department heads might get a private stateroom.
O-6s get private room, usually sharing the bathroom (the "head") with the adjoining private stateroom.
The ship's CO, XO, and CAG (commander, air group) usually have private suite-staterooms with private heads.
Believe me, even the four-man stateroom are leaps and bounds ahead of what the enlisted troops have to endure with berthing.
The rooms are "functionally nice." No windows. Junior enlisted are responsible for passing by your stateroom and picking up your dirty laudry and returning it. Uniforms will return on hangars.
The officer's wardroom (combination lounge area and dining area) are impeccable, with two centuries of customs, courtesies, and decorum. It is very easy to gain weight on cruise.
Several topics are absolutely forbidden in the wardroom. If you feel the need to discuss religion, politics, or the opposite sex you should take it elsewhere.
