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Has anyone here worked on a major cruise ship? |
Travel Info I am contemplating applying to work for the Royal Carribean and wondered has anyone worked for them or any major cruise liner and could you tell me a bit about your experience please? Thank you xx Travel Tips I have spoken with many employees on Carnival ships, and they told me they work long (12-16 hour) days most of the time, get very little time off. Very few of the employees are American. Most were from Romania or the Phillipines. They made good money conisdering where they were from. They were required to be bilingual, and had to sign a 6 month contract. Source(s): sa Other Travel Tips Sorry, I never have. Norwegian Cruise Lines customer service, boarding and accepting passports etc. Then at the office in Human Resources. Ex Flight Attendant. The application process is long and intense. Background searches, every job . every gap filled, references, police records, passports required, all Id's... Very thorough. First you must get by those. On board there is a code of ethics you sign off to. One violation, Aloha. Drink, drug tests random, no second chances. You share rooms in tight quarters. Your time on is long!!! Shifts are not 8 hrs more like 12. You work like a dog for 9 mos and get 3 free off. I have heard it is brutal and rewarding. Depends on your patience mode. Best have alot and customer service is key. So bum kissin too because you have senior longer time in service bossing u around too. Good luck. I loved travelling and that is the best part. Hang tuff on the rest. PS beware when it rains it is your fault! I am in the midst of applying to Royal Caribbean and hopefully in the next few weeks I will find out something. Here is what I can tell you. Be prepared to work. You will work 7 days a week, 8-10 hours a day on average. On embarkation day expect to work 12-14 hours that day. Pay isn't great, you can make more on land. But, people don't work on ships for the pay. The nice thing is, with cruise ships, you don't have a lot of expenses. Your room is taken care of, and they feed you. So a lot of people are able to save a lot of money when they work on cruise ships. Despite the long hours, and low pay, people who I have talked to who have worked for Royal Caribbean, absolutely love it. For most of them, it is the hardest they have ever worked, but the most fun they have ever had. I don't know what position you want to apply for, but the average contract length is 6 months. Also, expect to share a cabin with at least one other person. Cruise staff, generally share with one other person. Crew share a cabin up to 4 people. Crew would be classified as those who work below deck, the Room Stewards, Waiters, and Assistant Waiters. Staff would be just about everyone else, with the exception of the Officers. My friend has; YOu can make some good money but now they most likely hire bilingual people; Also its only for 6 Months; You cant quit but they can fire you in that 6 month period, If you leave job they can sue you. My friend said stay away, I want to but never had. I hear it's not so easy yet not so hard to get in. http://www.cruiselinesjobs.com/... This is a website about it |
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