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23Jan/120

Blessings on Costa Concordia



Costa Concordia before the mishap of a cruise ship

Here is a clip prior to the big mishap that this Cruise Ship the Costa Concordia endured from a human error, forgetting all the safety codes, no maydays, all the cruise ships, ships in the area could have helped.

The crew did there jobs on the Cruise Ship

An excerpt from an engineer on board the Cruise Ship (see link below excerpt):
"Carollo's story is emblematic. After working a 12-hour shift, he was sleeping when the cruise ship passed too close to the island of Giglio and ran into sharp rocks at 9:45 p.m.

By the time he jumped out of bed, dressed and opened the door to his cabin, there was already water rushing down the hallway.

He reported for duty in the engine room, and through portals in closed, air-tight hatches, he could see that water had enveloped the generators and engines within just 10 minutes.

"Within 15 minutes, the engine room told the bridge that there was nothing to be done. The situation was beyond repair," Carollo said.

He reported to his emergency post, a life raft for 35 crew members, and awaited the abandon-ship order, which didn't come for over an hour, prompting many junior officers to take matters into their own hands and begin evacuating passengers.

"We didn't wait for the captain to give the order to abandon ship. We saw how serious the situation was, and we did it ourselves," said Alberto Fiorito, 28, an officer and machinist on the cruise ship."
Here is the link for the rest of article in Reuters


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Costa Concordia

Let Safety be first on Cruise Ship

Lets hope that new safety rules and possibly new lifeboats or a different concept in getting people off cruise ships quicker. I know they have big shutes on the big Royal Caribbean cruise ships, surely Costa had them as well, so people could slide down.

The old way with women, children, elderly and disabled, I guess that was not completely followed why is a poor 5 year old girl one of the ones missing. That is the saddest thing of all, may they find that little girl alive, children are very resourceful they can hide in many places, may she be spared.

It happened on the 13th January, the old jinx of Friday the 13th kicking in with human errors. Cruise Ships will always be around, I was blessed that all the years I worked on cruise ships I was spared this fate. I had 18 years of good and bad years on doing cruise jobs, I loved working on the sea, sometimes I felt safer than at other times, depending on the history of the cruise ship, some I knew had had accidents and been repaired, of course I was more wary of a cruise ship like that, whilst on board.

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29Dec/110

See Cruise Ships

How the Cruise Ships kept getting bigger

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You can find so many cruise ships around nowadays; the cruise lines were churning them out of the shipyards, which had a flourishing business. The Cruise Ships were getting bigger and bigger, trying to outdo each other and have the biggest and best ship breaking all kinds of boundaries on all side. Take Royal Caribbean International pushing the boundaries with all the added extra aboard their vessels, first the climbing wall and the skating rink, now the floating bar, with the added extras onboard there amazing vessels. It is quite interesting to know a little about cruise ships prior to
thinking about doing cruise jobs.

Some of the biggest Cruise Ships today

From Wikepedia:
1. Allure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, debut 2010 - 225,282 GT (gross tonnage)
Oasis of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, debut 2009 - 225,282GT
2. Norwegian Epic, Norwegian Cruise Line, debut 2010 - 155,873 GT
3. Freedom of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, debut 2006 - 154, 407 GT
Liberty of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, debut 2007 - 154,407 GT
Independence of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, debut 2008, -154,407GT
4. RMS Queen Mary 2, Cunard Line, debut 2004 - 151,400 GT
5. Navigator of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, debut 2002 - 138,279 GT
Mariner of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, debut 2003 - 138,279 GT
6. MSC Fantasia, MSC Cruises, debut 2008 – 137,936 GT
MSC Splendida, MSC Cruises, debut 2009 – 137,936 GT

Some of the popular cruise ships from 2011 are:
Allure of the Seas, Norwegian Epic, Carnival Magic, Oasis of the Seas, Celebrity Solstice, Disney Dream, Ruby Princess, Liberty of the Seas, Carnival Dream, Norwegian Gem, Celebrity Constellation. Sourced from Cruise Critic.

A little bit of useful information for considering doing cruise ships jobs.

So is it a great experience to work on big Cruise Ships or not?

I always vowed I was not interested in working on big cruise ships, that they were so impersonal, so many people. I was pleasantly surprised when I worked onboard the Adventure, the Navigator of the Seas and the Voyager of the Seas. It was quite a pleasant experience doing cruise jobs on the big cruise ships, lots to do and see facilities for the crew just seemed to be a touch better. I also worked on the Millenium, the Infinity from Celebrity, which are a little more upscale than the Royal ones’ but also a pleasant experience, just a touch more classy.

So I would say yes there are lots more people about but there is so much more interactive things like the cabin facility things like the Internet in the cabin, Ipads now.

See more on Nursing Jobs on Cruise Ships.

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22Dec/110

See Current Cruise Jobs

About Current Cruise Jobs

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You can find all the up to the minute Current Cruise Jobs on the right hand side of this page for all available ones. Scroll down the rights side and click relevant cruise job for you, it will take you to the allcruisejobs site. It is a wonderful site for finding everything you need on applying for Cruise Jobs! All the companies use this site to advertise with for positions on cruise ships.

If you are thinking of it as a career at sea you can even access the diploma page, if you want to go that route. I personally never did, I left over 4 years ago, times change, not hundred percent sure if this is a option, knowledge is power always I say.

See some available positions for Current Cruise Jobs

2nd Engineer - A Prestigious, worldwide sailing cruise company Urgently require a number of 2nd Engineers to begin as soon as possible. Fleet consists of 15 vessels, with modern, state of the art equipment. 2nd Engineer ranks offer 3 months on 3 months off with annual GB Pound salaries. Excellent study leave program, spouse policy and pension scheme plus many other benefits as a Officer. Applicants must hold a Class 2, 2nd Engineers Unlimited CoC. If you wish to be considered for this position please register your details on our database by visiting HIDDEN LINK - PLEASE LOGIN.

Photographer - We are looking for a photographer for our Photo Shop onboard, who also loves to sell the photos they take of our passengers enjoying their cruise.
A passion for taking pictures capturing special moments is required along with photo shop duties of selling, organizing pictures and keeping Photo Shop "ship shape".Based on our birthing capacities at this time, we will be interviewing female candidates.

Provision Master - We are looking for a qualified Provision Master for a small luxury cruise line. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role onboard a luxury cruise line. Knowledge of MXP is required. You have excellent conditions and salary in Euros.Candidates must be fluent in English (reading and writing). Candidates should apply to HIDDEN LINK - PLEASE LOGIN

IT System Manager - We are currently looking for an experienced IT Manager (Computer Systems Manager) for a small Luxury Cruise line.
Applicants must have also satellite experience. Sign on date is before Christmas. Candidates must have at least 2 years experience in similar role onboard ships. Top conditions. Candidates should apply to jobs@mc-psl.com

Click all the highlighted links for positions of Current Cruise Jobs or the hidden link to take you straight to the site to register.

For more on Current Cruise Jobs

See an earlier post I did on Now Recruiters for Cruise Jobs to find more companies recruiting on the All Cruise Jobs site.

See my lens on Hubpages on Cruise Jobs for a little more information on working on cruise ships.

For additional links for all the cruise lines and companies on board cruise ships follow this link Cruise Line Jobs Links.
See the right hand side feed for all those fun Current Cruise Jobs.

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6Dec/110

Now Recruiters for Cruise Jobs

About Recruiters for Cruise Jobs

See you can find it quite a daunting task if you were not familiar or had a friend who knew a little bit about where to start to look for Recruiters for Cruise Jobs. Generally you apply to cruise lines, but some use hiring partners, others agencies. Some are even concessions on board the cruise ships (like hiring a space). The beauty salons, retail outlets, Photographers (Photo Shop) are all private companies, so for cruise jobs with them you need to apply directly to them.
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A few of the recruiters for Cruise Jobs are

Aida Cruises – a German Line with 6 ships, German-speaking passengers.
Barcelona Crew – based in Barcelona for cruises and yacht industry.
Blackrock Recruiting & Careers Gmbh
Caribbean Cruise Careers – providing cruise ship jobs
Carnival UK - cruise jobs in the UK
Cast-A-Way
Celebration Cruise Line
Celebrity Cruises & Azamara Cruises
Cherry Services Ltd –
Costa Crociere – Italian Cruise Line
Cruise Carreras - Spanish cruise jobs
Cruise & Maritime Services International Limited
Cunard Line
Elite International Recruitment
Excite Recruitment
Harding Brothers – Retail Division
Holland America Line – Dutch Cruise Line
Hospitalio Recruitment – recruitment for hotel and cruise ships in South Africa
Ibero Cruceros – Spanish Cruise Line
Info Cruise International
Ismira Recruitment & Crewing Agency
Job Cruise Ship
Jobonship Recruiting
Ligabue Catering Services SA
Monte-Carlo People Service Leisure
Mermaid Group
MSC Crociere
Nautic Crew Inernational, Inc
Norwegian Cruise Line
Ocean Images UK Ltd
Oceania Cruises
Odyssey International
P & O Cruises
Proship Entertainment Inc.
Pullmantur Cruises – Spanish Cruise Line owned by Royal Caribean a subsidiary.
R.A.G.Safety and Marine – another company in South Africa recruiting for marine and hotel staff on board ships.
RCC Music
Royal Caribbean International - For more information on present needs please visit us at www.royalcareersatsea.com or email your updated resume with position desired and country of origin in the subject line to Cruiseshipjobs@rccl.com.

The World

Rossetti Entertainment Group

Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Sea chefs Cruises Worldwide GmbH
Seamanwork Ship Jobs Training & Travel
The Seven Seas Group -
Starboard Cruise Services – duty free retailer on 80 ships
Steiner Leisure Ltd – Spa and salon services
The Image Group – Photo concession on board 40 ships.
V.Hospitality – hotel, deck and engine staff for cruise, ferry and mega yachts.
Viking Recruitment – Career opportunities for Officers & Crew for all positions.
V.Ships Leisure – outsourcing for maritime leisure industry.
Whitewall Galleries – sales professionals.

Get the cover letter right when applying for cruise jobs, it can say a lot about you, and add a picture as well. A picture says a thousand words; make sure you are dressed appropriately for the picture. Do your research on the company you are applying to for your cruise jobs, change your cover letter, you can pretty much find every company on the Internet. Find out what their slogan is; add a bit in your cover letter.

See all companies are looking for great guest service where you excel in providing that wow factor. SMILE, I worked on one of the old Commodore Cruise Line ships now defunct, every door that led out of a crew area had “SMILE YOU ARE ON STAGE”. So apt really, it is like being on stage. All companies want you to keep their passengers or guests happy thereby creating repeat passengers coming back for more of what they got on the cruise.

Focus on your skills and strengths when applying for relevant position in cruise employment.

Royal Caribbean International’s vision is:
Anchored In Excellence

We always provide service with a friendly greeting and a smile.
We anticipate the needs of our customers.
We make all effort to exceed our customers' expectations.
We take ownership of any problem that is brought to our attention.
We engage in conduct that enhances our corporate reputation and employee morale.
We are committed to act in the highest ethical manner
and respect the rights and dignity of others.
We are loyal to Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises,
and strive for continuous improvement in everything we do.

Our Vision

Our vision is to empower and enable our
Employees
to deliver the best vacation experience to our
Guests,
thereby generating superior returns to our
Stakeholders
and enhancing the wellbeing of our
Communities.

Some other popular links about recruitment on Cruise Jobs:

  • Highly Popular Jobs On Cruise Ships - HubPages - On board experience is going to be the second topic that cruise ship recruiters
  • Best Overseas Recruitment Agencies in India - They help you find suitable jobs in countries like USA, United Kingdom and
  • Cruise Ship Jobs - List of all Recruiters - List of recruiters and employers actively advertising on All Cruise Jobs: AIDA Cruises Barcelona Crew Blackrock Recruiting & Careers GmbH Caribbean Cruise Careers Carnival UK Cast-A-Way Celebration Cruise Line Celebrity Cruises & Azamara Cruises Cherry Services Ltd. Costa Crociere Cruise Carreras Cruise & Maritime Services International Limited Cunard Line Elite International Recruitment Excite Recruitment Harding Brothers - Retail Division Holland America Line Hospitalio Recruitment Ibero Cruceros Info Cruise International ISMIRA Recruitment & Crewing Agency Job Cruise Ship Jobonship Recruiting Ligabue Catering Services SA Monte-Carlo People Service Leisure Mermaid Group MSC Crociere Nautic Crew International, Inc Norwegian Cruise Line Ocean Images UK Ltd Oceania Cruises Odyssey International P&O Cruises Proship Entertainment Inc. Safety and Marine RCC Music Royal Caribbean International The World Rossetti Entertainment Group Regent Seven Seas Cruises sea chefs Cruises Worldwide GmbH Seamanwork Ship Jobs Trainng & Travel The Seven Seas Group Starboard Cruise Services Steiner Leisure LTD The Image Group V.
  • Cruise Line Jobs Links - for all those cruise line jobs links and concessions, find it all here.

More info on Recruiters for Cruise Jobs

See the allcruisejobs link above to find all those companies for a cruise job, be it the cruise line or the concession like the Image one for photographers, you will also see the relevant available jobs advertised currently, or see on the side of this post for current Recruiters for Cruise Jobs.

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15Nov/110

Get Casino Cruise Jobs

Casino Cruise Jobs

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Really when I think back to when I started Cruise Jobs, I never needed to pay for anything it was all info passed down by word of mouth. Of course I paid my own air ticket, my necessary visas and the medical costs. But really for finding that cruise ship job you really don’t need to pay any agency for helping. There are a lot of scams out there so you have to be careful.

Casino cruise jobs, in the world of casinos as such you always know someone who has worked on cruise ships, be it a friend or someone else friend. Why pay when it is really about finding out the facts of the matter.

A few things you will need to pay for Casino Cruise Jobs

Your initial air ticket
Your seaman’s visa C1D1 or other necessary ones
Your medical for ships

You will need to have the necessary experience of the table games, cashier, and slot technician depending on the position.

My last company I worked for was Royal Caribbean, so it is worth checking out, I seen they are currently looking for Slot Technicians on there site, you can apply there.

The casinos on board Royal Caribbean are called Casino Royale a touch of Monte Carlo, with a mixture of the slot machines and the table games. They employed lively and friendly casino staff to work in there casinos.

You can also apply in your relevant countries for that casino cruise jobs, go to there site and click the drop down to search for your countries hiring partner. The hiring partner does all the pre-screening, and obtains qualified applicants to the team who approves the applicants.

US hiring partner:
The Seven Seas Group
Email: Jorge.florez@ssg.eu.com
+1-305-600-2408

Jue’s Ship Laundry Services, Inc. (Formerly JMH)
(954) 922-2985

See here for the link for Royal Caribbean International site for the hiring partners.
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More on Casino Cruise Jobs

If you want to work for another cruise line, go to my page on cruise line jobs links for a full list of various cruise lines and hiring companies. Or see at the top the tab for cruise line jobs, just click it.

So get out there, have some fun and get your Casino Cruise Jobs

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14Nov/110

Allure of the Seas Cruise Jobs

Would it not be fun to doing cruise jobs on Allure of the Seas

See this great cruise ship now can you just imagine working and doing a cruise jobs on here?

So many cruise jobs to choose from on the Allure of the Seas

This cruise ship is like a floating hotel, so you can pretty much find all kinds of cruise jobs on it.

For more on see the page on cruise line jobs links to find your cruise jobs.

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9Nov/110

Steiner Interviews Spas Cruise Ships

Steiner Leisure Interviews for Cruise Ships

Steiner Leisure is a leading operator of Spas onboard luxury cruise ships, recruiting more than 2000 spa, salon and fitness professionals.

Would you like to work as a Massage Therapist, Beauty Therapist, Acupuncturist, Nail Technician, Personal Trainer, Barber, Hair Stylist or Receptionist? If yes, then Steiner is the perfect company to work for.

You can view Steiner's latest job vacancies on All Cruise Jobs website:

Interviews for Steiner Spas on Cruise Ships

Steiner also run interview days in many countries. Details of upcoming Steiner's recruitment events in November and December 2011 follow:

Country City Professions Date
Australia Melbourne All 13 November 2011
Australia Brisbane All 27 November 2011
Australia Sydney All 27 November 2011
Belgium Antwerp All 12 December 2011
Belgium Antwerp All 19 December 2011
Brazil Belo Horizonte All 13 November 2011
Brazil Rio de Janeiro All 15 November 2011
Croatia Rijeka All 14 November 2011
Croatia Zagreb All 16 December 2011
Germany Berlin All 14 November 2011
Germany Cologne All 28 November 2011
Germany Cologne All 12 December 2011
Hungary Budapest All 19 November 2011
Italy Rome All 27 November 2011
Netherlands Leiden All 20 November 2011
Netherlands Leiden All 21 November 2011
New Zealand Auckland All 11 December 2011
Poland Wroclaw All 29 November 2011
Portugal Oporto All 12 November 2011
Portugal Lisbon All 2 December 2011
Romania - All 10 November 2011
Serbia Belgrade All 17 December 2011
Slovenia Keper All 21 November 2011
Slovenia Koper All 19 December 2011
South Africa Johannesburg Hair, Nails & Fitness 14 November 2011
South Africa Johannesburg Beauty, Massage, Nails & Fitness 16 November 2011
South Africa Johannesburg Hair, Nails & Fitness 5 December 2011
Spain Madrid All 9 November 2011
Spain Madrid All 10 November 2011
Spain Valencia All 25 November 2011
Spain Marbella All 29 November 2011
Turkey Istambul All 1 December 2011
Turkey Antalya All 2 December 2011
Ukraine Kiev All 21 December 2011
United Kingdom Widnes All 14 November 2011
United Kingdom Exeter Massage, Beauty and Hair 27 November 2011
United Kingdom London Fitness 1 Dcember 2011
United Kingdom London All (except Fitness) 4 December 2011
USA Las Vegas All 1 December 2011
USA Las Vegas All 2 December 2011
Find more details about how to apply on Steiner's website.

see cruiselinesjobs

For other Spas on Cruise Ships Jobs

Get a Cruise Ship Career for more on other companies that provide spa positions on cruise ships. Follow the relevant links above for these interviews in Nov and Dec 2011 for Steiner Spas Cruise Ships.

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24Oct/110

Step into the world of Carnival UK Cruise Jobs

First timer joining a cruise ship for Cruise Jobs

You can find some information on getting cruise jobs with Carnival UK, which covers the P & O Cruises and Cunard, follow this link here Ocean Opportunities to apply for cruise jobs or to see when they have an open day to find out more.

See how if this were your first time to get cruise jobs on a ship, how would you see it?

Once you have got to your destination of embarkation of your cruise ship, stayed the night in a hotel, possibly sharing with a fellow crew member, your first time with a stranger to you.
You get collected from the hotel to go to the port and wait outside the port, the butterflies of nerves doing its bit in your tummy. A bit of a buzz going on, lots newbie’s joining and those seasoned crew members, which are all quite blasé about cruise jobs.
The first person you see is possibly a security officer approaching your group, or a crew purser that deals with all the crews’ affairs.

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Some of the departments within the Carnival UK for Cruise Jobs

The Hotel & Entertainment
(The biggest department on board any cruise ship for cruise jobs)
You will find it is made of the fact of delivering a bit of the “wow” service to the paying passengers on board. You will need to have all the relevant experience and skill for that position doing cruise jobs on board a cruise ship. You will also find that they generally promote from within, so you start at the entry level and you got that wonderful opportunity to move up the ranks.
1. The Pursers – you will find that this is a position like in the reception of a hotel, being the face or the first point of contact, so lots of friendly service to the guests. You get the financial and auditing side that deals with all the currencies and financial transactions on board. You get crew pursers as well, which is a very busy section, from financial, to arranging crew administrative needs and activities. Shore Excursions teams, which is providing guests with tours in the destination ports.
2. Food and Beverage – You can find a wide range of dining options on board cruise ships, from the formal restaurants, food courts, bars and pizzerias. You find all the huge options of bars and lounges offering a wide range of drinks and cocktails, before meals, after meals or anytime by the pool areas, casino areas.
3. Entertainment – You will find a fun and exciting entertainment areas on board.
• Cocktail bars, nightclubs and Casinos, very entertaining musical, deck parties and deck activities.
• Cabaret singers, comedians and specialty acts
• Classical recitals and concerts
• Quizzes and games to play, loads of prizes to be won
• Theme evenings
• Cinemas and games rooms
• Amazing west end style theatres providing a host of grandiose shows at sea
4. Youth - You will find on board the ships a program for 2 – 17 years olds, where a whole lot of activities are arranged to keep the children busy and having fun as well. The standards are quite high for gaining employment with the Youth program.
5. Marine & Technical – You will see that this is a vital part of any Ships crew, from the navigation and maintenance of the ship, which is ongoing. The Deck & Engine departments make up marine certified Officers with relevant qualifications, Non Marine Officers on boards, from technical, electrical, security and environmental on the ship.
6. Medical – You will see that medical care is an important aspect of life on board a cruise ship. The medical team has to care for and give general and emergence care for everyone on board. Recruitment for skilled Doctors and Nurses for all the fleets of Carnival UK. You generally find two doctors and up to four nurses on board depending on the size of the ship and where it is located. The medical centers are well equipped, from the consulting rooms, in-patient beads, dispensary, x-rays facility and of course emergency equipment and supplies.
7. Cadet – You will find this is a wonderful opportunity where you can live debt-free and still get paid your tuition fees and salary while you train and the opportunity to becoming a sea faring officer. The cadetship with Carnival UK has three programs: Deck, Engineering or Electro-Technical, it is a three-year program. You can find out more information here, see this link Ocean Opportunities.
8. On Board Photographers – You can take your passion for photography and travel and combine it; of course you need a great customer service record. You will be capturing the passengers with the Captain, at the different ports of call, the deck parties on board. You get to work in the Photo Gallery so some sales experience is a great advantage as well, quite a fun position.

For more on Carnival UK Cruise Jobs

You can go to the site of Ocean Opportunities to find out more about any of these positions for cruise jobs and when they have that great Open Day to find out all the intricate details of applying and working on board cruise ships.

Alternatively if you would like to work for another cruise line see the page on Cruise Line Jobs Links.
If you are open to experience all these places you have read about and meet people from all walks and places in life. Step forward and take a step into the wonderful world of the oceans of the world with Cruise Jobs.

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18Oct/110

Cruise Jobs and Cruise Ships Employment

Cruise Jobs and more about Cruise Ships Employment

More on Cruise Jobs and Cruise Ships Employment

See more info and cruise line jobs links for all those other cruise lines and relevant companies to apply to, simply follow the links for Cruise Ships Employment.

Follow those links for Cruise Jobs

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8Sep/110

Missing your Cruise Ship

Why missing your Cruise Ship is a problem

As a crew member this is a pretty scary thought “missing your cruise ship” whilst doing cruise jobs. The thought alone brings this image of your ship sailing sway and you are stuck on the pier, scary really. I never missed my ship but have come close on a couple of occasions, one’s on Xmas Eve in Key West, another time in Safaga, Egypt. Key West, we had gone shopping at the Ross for Less store, on the other side of town and do you think we could get a taxi back, eventually we got one but it was cutting it so fine. In Egypt it was another story, I was on the Marco Polo, a lot of us had taken a taxi to Luxor, which is far away about 5, or 6 hours drive with escorts through the desert. Coming back seems to take longer what with waiting for the escorts at different points. To cut a long story short we made it back with barely any time to spare, and had to leg it from the taxi to the ship. Luckily all the passenger tours were late as well.

You do need to be aware of this lovely little sign that is at the gangway as you go ashore in the various ports in the world on board your ship with cruise jobs. It reads “crew all aboard time”, generally you as a crew member need to be back 1 hour prior to the vessel sailing, for passengers it is generally 30 minutes. If the ship is at tender, not alongside a pier it can be a bit tricky as well, so allow a bit more time in this kind of port. They sometimes change the sailing time, so always be aware of this, it could be for the weather or another ship needs the berth.

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What happens, when missing your Cruise Ship

What happens if you are not there one hour prior to sailing time?
The crew purser will let the port agent know, who in turn informs the local authorities. The port agent is then handed your passport and your next of kin information, all obtained from the crew purser from your sign-on paperwork. The port agent contacts the local police and hospitals to see if you were involved in an accident or been arrested for something. The passport is with the port agent to allow you to fly from the country you are in at the time.

You will generally be dismissed if you missed the ship because of forgetting the time, or stuck in trouble, or even if you fall asleep on the beach or had a couple too many drinks. You normally get to come back to the ship to collect your belongings and then you are on your way home.

If you have a valid reason because of an accident, obviously the port agent will have proof from the doctor or hospital, your belongings will be packed up for you and sent to your address or hospital.

Beware of the Time, when Missing your Cruise Ship

For finding that position, go to this post on my site called Cruise Ship Vacancies.

So the moral of the story is Beware of the Time, that lovely little sign that reads “crew all aboard time”. Always allow for extra time especially when you have hired a car and need to return it or if it is a big vacation time somewhere. Recommend an awareness of that board and of the time factor in not missing your Cruise Ship.

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