When you are down below having a cup of herb tea, cosy and warm, are you in the
SALON?
A salon is a place to have a makeover. It is also a place where celebrities congregate for art's sake. On the other hand, are you in the
SALOON?
A saloon is a place where you go to drown your sorrows. But it is also the First Class dining room on a passenger ship.
Where am I when I go below on 338?
Ebb,
It all depends on how much of what sort of liquid you are immersed in down there:
No liquid whatsoever - then it's the main salon.
Whisky up to your eyeballs - then it's a saloon.
Water up to your knees - then it's a bilge.
Water up to your eyeballs – then you are in Davy Jones's locker.