See the secret lounges where the crew on a new ultra-luxury cruise ship spend their free time — from a spa to a hidden bar

Brittany ChangJul 7, 2024, 18:12 IST

The crew on Silversea's new Silver Ray cruise ship have amenities like a small spa with a steam room and massage chairs.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

Silversea's new Silver Ray cruise ship has 544 crew members to tend to its 728 guests.
The ship has 333 crew cabins and 540 beds, which means some have to share their rooms.

It takes a village to keep a cruise ship running. And after a long day of work, the villagers deserve a beer and a massage.

On luxury cruise line Silversea's new ship, Silver Ray, guests can dine on free tins of caviar, luxuriate in the complimentary spa, and drink as many fancy cocktails as their hearts desire.

It's one of Silversea's parent company, Royal Caribbean Group's, most high-end and contemporary ships. And much of its ritzy onboard experience is made possible by the crew.

Silver Ray has 544 crew members to tend to its 728 guests.

Guests are encouraged to interact with the cooks at the 18-seat, 11-course SALT Chef's Table restaurant, which costs $180 per person.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

Workers' hours vary vastly depending on their positions.

Rohit Dimir, Silver Ray's executive chef, told reporters during a tour of the ship in June that most of the bakery's production is done at night.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

They can head to the gym to decompress after a long day (or night) of work.

The crew and guest gym have equipment from TechnoGym.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

What better way to recover from a workout than to sit in the steam room?

"Every time you walk by, there's somebody relaxing and looking outside the small porthole," Alessandro Zanello, the captain of Silver Ray, told reporters in June.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

Silver Ray's guests can indulge at the ship's eight bars.

The crew bar is open from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m, according to a sign posted on a bulletin board.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

Or, they can spend their free time lounging in the dayroom.

The dayroom has several seating nooks, a foosball table, and a coffee machine.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

The 2,350 workers on Royal Caribbean Group’s new world-largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, has a game room stocked with consoles.

A rendering of the game room on Icon of the Seas (left) and the foosball in the crew-only lounge on Silver Ray (right).Brittany Chang/Business Insider

The conjoined outdoor space is much simpler, furnished with only a few seats and tables.

The outdoor lounge has a platform with sweeping views of the ship's surroundings.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

Don't expect to see all of your waitstaff at the breakfast buffet.

Breakfast is served from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

The adjacent dining room is open around the clock.

The crew mess has the same coffee machines available to guests.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

There’s nothing better than decompressing alone in your bedroom after a long day of work.

The smallest guest suites are 357 square feet.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

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See the secret lounges where the crew on a new ultra-luxury cruise ship spend their free time &mdash; from a spa to a hidden bar