you have that , which is about eight inches deep , and a stand-up locker if youre lucky , and thats all the space they give you on this 600-foot long boat , but when you pull your curtains its all yours , you have a little light in there and a three-inch deep mattress and a scratchy wool blanket that youve gotten used to , and you lay in there rolling back and forth when the ship is rocking big and wonder what it would be like if it one time kept going all the way over and the water would rush in to the compartment and thats where youd die .