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29Dec/110

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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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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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19May/110

Get a Carnival Cruise Jobs

Carnival Cruise Jobs

Get that Carnival Cruise Jobs, here is some information for you to decide on your choice of which cruise line you would like to work for and fulfill your dream. To some people it might be the fun factor for others it is the money factor.

To many people this wonderful chance to see the world, or maybe just travel to the Caribbean, everyone has their own vision of what they are looking for. Of course it is also a great way to earn some tax-free money. Carnival is a big corporation, so are some of the other companies like Royal Caribbean.

Cruise Lines know how to treat their employees well, making sure they are looked after with onboard facilities, a happy employee just gives that extra service to create excellence.

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More on finding out the process of hiring for a Carnival Cruise Jobs

Find out all the information on how to go about getting the cruise job, look up all you need to know. See who the cruise lines use to employ their crew from i.e. is it an hiring agent like Royal Caribbean uses in the different countries, who is the in between person, not just someone trying to charge you money and then not get you a job.

See for a Carnival cruise jobs, keep in mind there are lots of positions on board for experienced people earning that more money than they would on land for a similar position.

For more on Carnival Cruise Jobs

Want to find out where to apply for those Carnival Cruise Jobs, go to my page on cruise link jobs links. Or click the top link to take you to Fun Jobs Carnival.

I wish you all the best in getting that Carnival Cruise Jobs.

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10Nov/103

Discover Cruise Line Companies

So many Cruise Line Companies

Whether you are a prospective cruise line employee and trying to figure out which cruise line companies to apply to for that cruise ship jobs. The main thing with all the cruise lines is that they want people that are willing to please, to keep there passengers happy.

Try one of the Cruise Line Companies

Trying to find one of those particular Cruise Line Companies around, which cruise line brand to choose. Though at the end of the day Carnival owns a lot of them under one umbrella. Royal Caribbean has also got a few under there one.

One thing is for certain all the cruise lines have one thing in common they all want to keep there paying passengers happy, so they can keep coming back repeatedly. The happy passenger will tell all his friends and family what a wonderful cruise they had, which in turn encourages other people to cruise with that line and voila you got some bodies to fill your ships with. Which in turn keeps the cruise economy ticking over happily.

If you are looking for that cruise line jobs, you need to have that willing to please and happy disposition.

So how do the Cruise Line Companies keep passengers happy

Well it all starts with the employees, from shore based, who the passengers sees first at the embarkation point at the port. The next employees are the crewmember welcoming them on board the cruise ship. The Welcoming Cruise Line staff need to be jolly, happy, smiling and helpful, first impressions do count; we all judge a book by its cover. Especially a person new to cruising is quite intimidated with the huge cruise ships of today, finding their way around. A friendly helpful crewmember can just make them feel so much more comfortable.

The next thing is the food, when your tummy is full all is good, people on cruises love to stuff there selves they are on vacation. Of course the entertainment and the cruise staff for all the activities in the day by the pool, or all the game shows, all great fun, just makes the cruise. Most people will go to the casino as well, the average person has gambled, but for the newbie’s it is good if the dealer made them feel comfortable, chatting and smiling at them, or helped them if they are not familiar with certain games.

Shore excursions, especially in Europe, there is so much to see that people like to do the tours.

The Cruise Line Companies

Carnival Corporation: The biggest cruise company.

Carnival Cruise Line – the fun ships
Aida Cruises – German speaking would be an advantage.
Princess Cruises
Cunard
Holland America – Dutch speaking
Seabourn Cruise Line
Costa Cruises – Italian speaking, preferably a foreign language. Costa motto “Dedication with a smile at your service”
Ibero Cruises – Spanish (Castilian) Brazilian, run by Costa
P & O Cruise Line

Royal Caribbean International: The second biggest cruise company.
Royal Caribbean
Celebrity Cruises – also quite a smart line, need PR.
Azmara Club Cruises – top line need to have good PR.
Pullmantar – largest cruise line in Spain, Spanish & Portuguese speaking crew
CDF Croisieres de France – (all French speaking crew)

Norwegian Cruise Line: Is owned by Genting which also has Star Cruises which is popular in Asia, They have Orient Lines as well.

Disney Cruise Line

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There are several others cruise lines in the Mediterranean
Fred Olhson – Norwegian owned English company.
Louis Cruises – Cypriot company owned by the Louis hotels group.

Classic International Cruises – Portuguese based company.

MSC Cruises – Italian company, does cruises out of South Africa in the summer as well.

There are a lot out of Greece as well, as well as ferry lines.

Wikipedia has a whole list of cruise lines & the ferry lines.

What to do now with Cruise Line Companies

Once you have decided on which cruise line you wish to work for. Firstly, if in the states you apply directly to the cruise line. If you are outside the US you general go through a hiring agent in your country, or a recruitment agent, yet again depending on your country.

For more on cruise line jobs links I have a page on various different links for those other jobs on ships.

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31Mar/104

Where do i go to find out about employment on Carnival Cruise Line?

Carnival Cruise Line

I am a massage therapist and i am trying to get a job on carnival cruise line.
Shipboard Spa/Beauty/Fitness Shipboard Spa/Beauty/Fitness Positions For all inquiries related to Spa/ Beauty/Fitness employment opportunities onboard Carnival's Fleet, please send your resume/curriculum vitae to: (Carnival's Vendor) Steiner Management Inc 770 S Dixie Hwy Suite 200 Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 358-9002

For Carnival Cruise Line Links

Click the link above for more sites for Carnival Cruise Line

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17Mar/1037

Sticky: a LEGIT way to look for cruise ship employment ?

Cruise Ship Employment

I've been on multiple websites & every single one seems to be phony, or a dead end. Any ideas??
I have not worked on a cruise ship but I have been on about 20 cruises and I usually talk to the staff, and usually about how work is going.

A few things I have learned are that if you are hired you have to sign a contract to work for 8 or 9 months straight. And that means 7 days a week and usually 10 to 12 hours a day and sometimes with a split shift that starts early in the morning and does not end until 10 or 11 PM. There are no Saturdays and Sundays off and you may get to go ashore in port stops on on occasions but not at every stop. After you complete your initial tour then you get 2 or 3 months off before you are to report back to the ship.

All of the cruise lines operating out of the US have jobs information and a link on their web home page. So for a starting point you need to read what they present on their web sites and then contact the cruise lines directly.

On the cruise lines' web sites you will find a link to jobs, employment, human resources or some such link that will give you information about their positions. And there are no fees or charges for information. Some sites even 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 in the next couple years. Here are some links:

Carnival Cruise line is the parent company for several cruise lines including Princess, Carnival, Holland America, Cunard, Seabourn Cruise, and Costa Cruises. Carnival's Corporate offices are located in Miami, Florida.

So if you contact carnival you can also ask about the others.

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

PRINCESS: CUNARD: HOLLAND AMERICA COSTA:

Royal Caribbean is the parent cruise line for its partner cruise lines, Celebrity, Azamara, and some others. Their corporate offices are located in Miami, Florida. So in contacting RC you can ask about the others ROYAL CARIBBEAN:

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/gohome.d..... AZAMARA: CELEBRITY: NORWEGIAN:

http://www.ncl.com/

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

BEWARE OF WEB SITES ADVERTISING CRUISE SHIP EMPLOYMENT /JOBS THAT CHARGE A FEE !!!

They will take your money and you will not necessarily get a job. Another thing to do is to contact the concession that run the shops on the ships like the spa, photos, souvenir, gift and clothing shops.

Below are links for you. Cruise Ship Employment

http://www.steinerleisure.com/ and

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

For more links on cruise ship employment, check out my pages on cruise line links

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16Nov/093

How would I get a job on a cruise ship.?

I live in san diego and cruise ships come in and out all the time. Any tips or advice on how to get a job on one?

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.

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 in the next couple years.

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.

AZAMARA:

http://www.azamaracruises.com/07/azama.....

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

ROYAL CARIBBEAN:

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/gohome.d.....

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.

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26Oct/094

cruise ship jobs?

how can i find job positions for a job as an esthetician on a cruise ship or on islands. i need to apply from canada

First contact the companies that handle the concessions of cruise ships:

http://www.steinerleisure.com/

and

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

Then you may want to contact each cruise line on their web site. Each web site has a link for jobs or employment.

The luxury cruise lines are:

REGENT SEVEN SEAS:

http://www.rssc.com/

RADISSON:

http://www.cruisingluxury.com/Radisson.....

SILVER SEAS:

http://www.silversea.com/

CRYSTAL:

http://www.crystalcruises.com/home.asp.....

Other cruise lines that most people go on:

CUNARD:

http://www.cunard.com/

HOLLAND AMERICA

http://www.hollandamerica.com/

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

ROYAL CARIBBEAN:

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/gohome.d.....

AZAMARA:

http://www.azamaracruises.com/07/azama.....

NORWEGIAN:

http://www.ncl.com/

PRINCESS:

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

CARNIVAL:

http://www.carnivalcruiselines.com/

DISNEY:

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

Then there are some that operate out of Europe:

P&O:

http://www.pocruises.com/pocruising/Ho.....

STAR:

http://www.starcruises.com/newweb/main.....

COSTA:

http://www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/Def.....

MSC:

http://www.msccruisesusa.com/

Each of these cruise lines will have a phone number where you can contact them directly.

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6Oct/093

Why does it cost to apply for cruise ship jobs? What sites allow you to apply for free?

Every time I search for cruise ship jobs there is always a fee. There shouldn't be a fee to apply for any job. I appreciate all your help.

I have not worked on a cruise ship but I have talked to many people who do as I have done more than 20 cruises. But working on a cruise ship is no vacation, its hard work with long days for an extended period.

If you want to work on a cruise ship you need to start by going 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. Some cruise line, like Royal Caribbean, use hiring partners (people who do the screening and interviewing): https://jobs.rccl.com/jobs/rccl_jobs.nsf

http://www.royalfoodandbeveragecareers.c...

Find this link and then click on "careers" , then "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.

Here is some information and links:

Carnival Cruise Lines is the parent company for a conglomerate that includes Carnival Cruise lines, Holland America Line, Cunard Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line and Costa Cruises.

CARNIVAL:

http://www.carnivalcruiselines.com/

Royal Caribbean International cruise line is the parent company for Royal Caribbean Cruise lines, Celebrity Cruise lines, CDF Croisieres de France, Azamara Cruises and Pullmantur cruises.

ROYAL CARIBBEAN:

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/

Another thing to do if you are interested in working on a ship 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/

Other cruise lines that most people go on:

CUNARD:

http://www.cunard.com/

HOLLAND AMERICA

http://www.hollandamerica.com/

NORWEGIAN:

http://www.ncl.com/

PRINCESS:

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

DISNEY:

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