Coaches Round Table

How are the tables mounted on boats that have dinner cruises?

If you've ever been on a dinner cruise; or know of someone in the business - can you tell me how the tables are handled? Are they secured to the floor with bolts? Surely they aren't regular tables, are they?? Thanks!

Public Comments

1. Of course its unusual tables. Sometimes it uses bolts, sometimes ropes.
2. Depends on how big the vessel is and where it cruises. I was on a 544 foot vessel that had a salad bar bolted to the deck and wires holding it to a pole. We took a 50 degree role and tore it all to pieces. Most passenger vessels try to avoid that type of weather. I just got off a cruise ship (!!!) that had loose tables just set on the deck.
3. Since a normal dinner cruise will stay in a harbor and not in the rough seas the tables are normally just bolted to the floor. Some tables, mostly on sailboats, are mounted on what is called a gimble. think of a slow moving see-saw. The most common on ships is a metal lip that is about 2 inches high that surrounds a table and is raised up when the weather is bad. Hope that helps
4. i thought bolts and screws hmmmm