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   TINKERTOY ..... the 1 & only
   December 18th, 2009 - 05:23

   You need to go to the cruise line web sites. There you will find a link to jobs, employment, human resources or some such link that will give you information about their positions. Use these web sites as a lead to who and where to write or call for information about positions. Some sites have actual vacancies listed and they also will list in general terms the basic requirements for working on a cruise ship. Royal Caribbean is a great site for this type information. Many cruise lines use "hiring partners".

   DO NOT use any other web sites that require you to pay a fee to register or get job information or referrals. Some cruise line sites may have current vacancies they are recruiting for. Several cruise lines have new ships coming out soon so opportunities will be there. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Disney and some others will have new ships launched this year and next.

   Here are some links:

   Carnival is the parent company for several cruise lines including Carnival, Cunard, Princess, and Holland America. So contacting Carnival will likely get you leads to the other cruise lines also.

   PRINCESS:
   http://www.princess.com/index.html

   CARNIVAL:
   http://www.carnivalcruiselines.com/

   Then Royal Caribbean cruise line is a partner with Celebrity and Azamara. So contacting RC will likely also get you leads to these others. Royal Caribbean has very good information about its positions. So if you go there first you will know what most ships have. Then if you have further questions you should write a letter to the cruise line and ask them; they will respond.

   CELEBRITY:
   http://www.celebritycruises.com/home .

   ROYAL CARIBBEAN:
   http://www.royalcaribbean.com/gohome.d..…

   This is a link to how to apply for employment with Norwegian cruise line: http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/staticPage.htm…
   There is a link to their hiring partners on the site.

   NORWEGIAN:
   http://www.ncl.com/

   DISNEY:
   http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/dcl/..…

   Another thing to do is to contact the concession that run the shops on the ships like the souvenir, gift and clothing shops. These are the companies that hire the beauty shop/spa employees for ships. Below are links for you.

   http://www.steinerleisure.com/

   and

   http://www.hardingbros.co.uk/

   The cruise lines also hire people to work on land at call in reservation and information centers around the country. Some are in Miami and others are in Seattle and other cities. In addition, they also hire part-time people to work at the port on the days when ships are departing. So when you contact the cruise lines you may want to ask about those type positions also.

   These web sites will give you a starting place and you have to follow the leads and be open to about any type position to get your foot in the door. Then if/when you get a position you’ll be able to get "insider" information about positions and opportunities. You’ll learn to network and find leads to other positions that you may want more.
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   Jeff H
   December 18th, 2009 - 05:31

   IT sounds as though you have at least some of the qualifications a cruise line will look for. The only way to find employment in the cruise industry is to apply for jobs directly with the individual cruise lines.

   There are many companies offering cruise jobs however the vast majority of them are a waste of money. They will charge you for an information package which does nothing more than give you a list of cruise lines and where to apply. There are also several scams going on so these type of companies are best avoided.

   You will find links to employment for most cruise lines on their individual websites however if you wish to save a bit of time I recommend using the Carnival Corporation website containing links to employment sites for Carnival, Princess, Holland America, Cunard, and several others. I have included the link below.

   For any other cruise lines you are interested in (Disney, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, etc.) you can find links to employment on their websites. The easiest way is to type "employment" into the search function.
   References :
   http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=200767&p=irol-careers
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   Anne
   December 18th, 2009 - 05:38

   Hi-

   Try checking out this website: http://allthingscruise.com/work-on-a-cruise-ship/ . It has information on the cruiseline websites, employment services that hire for the cruise lines, and also articles about what you can expect from the experience. Good luck!
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