Dining Room

A ship's Dining Room, officer's mess, or wardroom is a designated area for commissioned officers (Lieutenant Junior Grade and above) or visiting VIPs to dine. For decades it was standard practice for a ship's officers to take their meals together, although now such activities are left up to the preference of the Commanding Officer. Larger ships and stations typically have more than one officer's mess. Whenever the dining room is in use, it is staffed with yeomen or contracted civilian servers.

On some vessels, a Briefing Room or Observation Lounge can double as a dining room.