What Cruise Ships are good to get a job on?
I am 18 years old and I am taking time to make some cash before i start college. i looked into some jobs and in the end, i have heard cruise ships are awsome to work on.
I Really want some ideas for what cruise ships people preffer to work for and how to apply. also, perhaps some know easier ways of getting cruise ship jobs than others... that would be awsome.
The big cruise companies (Royal Carribean, Princess Cruises, Carnival Cruises etc) all have pretty high criteria for successful applicants. You will find that you MUST have previous shore based experience for your chosen role at sea. Even if you do have shore based experience but no ship based background, you should expect to start in a level entry position. Working on a cruise ship is very different to a land based equivalent which is why cruise lines look for sea based experience first.
If you want to become a Junior Assistant Purser you would need a year or two experience as a hotel receptionist. Even if you were a Senior Receptionist or even a Reception Manager on land, it is highly unlikely that you would be offered a ship based position of the same seniority and you will start at the bottom of the ladder again. Having said that promotion is rapid if you are good at your job.
If you want to work in housekeeping onboard a cruise ship, again I would imagine that you would need a year or two land based experience in a hotel of a comparative four or five star standard.
It really depends what job you want to go for, which department you want to work in. Also bear in mind that cruise contracts are typically six months - so dependent on how long you have before college starts will affect your success in getting a position.
I don't know of any easy way to get a job on a cruise ship but do not fall for any of there internet scams that are so prevalent, the ones that ask you to pay money up front. From experience the best way to go is direct to the cruise lines themselves or send your CV to their legitimate recruitment agencies which are based throughout the world. Use the web to find the email or postal addresses for the cruise lines and recruitment agencies, just don't give anyone any money as it's usually a scam.
Larger ships offer more opportunities to meet people but the smaller cruise ships can offer a better standard of living.
Rgds.
Cruise Ship Jobs – Photographer
Job Description:
Carnival Cruise Lines sis eeking a experienced photographers ot join their international team. You must be over 21 years of age, able to commit to a 6 month contract at sea starting within the next month or so, and hold a US passport.
Equipment, Uniform, Food and Accomodation all provided by Carnival Cruise Lines.
Please apply by sending your resume, 2-3 examples of your work and a photograph of yourself to nicola@cast-a-way.com ASAP
For those of you looking for a photographer cruise job....
Whats the chances of getting a cruise line job? Any pointers?
Yes I am American
They dont know what they are talking about. I worked onboard ships for 3 years and am american. I made about $3000 a month and worked between 3 and 6 hours a day, 7 days a week, mind you. You can easily get a job onboard. Find out what you are good at and apply for that equivalent onboard. Here are a few well paying and american hiring positions: Cruise director, cruise staff, youth counselor, gift shop, spa attendant, masseuse, navigational officer, safety officer, environmental officer, hotel director, assistant hotel director, event manager, manager of onboard media, sound tech, lighting tech, theater tech, broadcast tech, dancer, guest entertainer, musician, front desk, casino dealer or manager, finance/accounting, payroll, personnel, crew purser, bar manager, art auctioneer, shore excursions sales, shorex manager, and the list goes on. There are literally hundreds of jobs on each ship that dont suck. With ships being built bigger and better every year as well as the industries high turnover rate, you can expect a lot of openings to keep coming up. They do pay people from the Philippines and indonesia slave wages, and sadly they also treat them as such. You however are from a western country and will get paid a lot more than them for a job that works you much less. This is a fact of the industry. You will find loads of people from around the world working and you better believe they make enough to bring back to their homes in the UK, Holland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, etc. I dont know what you are good at but the lowest paying job I listed pays about 1500 a month and the highest paying is about 10,000 a month. You dont pay for your room and you eat the same food as the passengers but you do it for free. Depending on your position you will not even pay for your flights to and from the ship. Plus you get to travel the world as I did for 3 years spending whatever time you can in port off the ship.
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JOB ON A CRUISE SHIP
The Pluses and Minuses of Doing Cruise Jobs
Cruise jobs can be fun in many ways, you can make money, but it is also not every one's cup of tea.So many have a great desire to work on cruise ships, so many more have already done it over the years, with great success, seeing the world meeting people and having great adventures.
Cruise ships jobs can be very rewarding especially if you like being around people and enjoy the interaction. People (the passengers) come on cruise ships to have fun, get away and enjoy themselves. The hours can be very long and tough on you, depending on the cruise job you are doing. Its like pretty much anything in life it is what you put into it, what you get out. Homesickness can be a problem, but you get over it pretty quickly, you are too busy working, having fun and adventures. You find the days can fly you don't even know what day of the week it is, just when the home port is coming up.
Depending on your cruise ships jobs, most of the jobs are tips/gratuities based, unless you are in an admin job or on a set salary. Tips can be pretty good, especially as the passengers are on the cruise ship to have fun and are relaxed and generally feeling generous. So there is a great opportunity for earning good money, no rent to pay, or food to pay on board. It can set you up, for if you wanted to open your own business one day, but you do need to save, some people tend to go crazy and spend in all the wonderful ports.
Yes cruise employment is not always every one's cup of tea.
1. If you are constantly seasick and feel like crap.
2. You are not a peoples person and have to constantly deal with people.
3. You do not like confined spaces, small cabins.
4. The discipline that goes with working on cruise ships, the boat drills, cabin inspection and regulations.
If you have always desired to work on cruise ships, imagine one day you look back and think I regret not having tried it. You can even make a career out of cruise jobs, there are loads of opportunities on board for promotion, even changing departments once you are on board.
It can be a wonderful life opportunity, the travel and meeting different people from all nationalities (the crew), it is like a huge life lesson in many ways. The seasickness is not such a problem nowadays with the huge cruise ships out there, they all have stabilisers, but some people still do suffer from that (you get those arm bands etc). At the end of the day it is a huge adventure in more ways than one, think of all those great people you will meet and the wonderful memories you will have.
Hi, I worked on cruise ships for 18 years, enjoyed it thoroughly, seen the world, I can recommend it to anyone that wishes to try it. I now live at home in Cape Town with my Senegal Parrot Syd, doing online work.
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New Cruise Ships & Job Opportunities for 2009!
Despite all the talk of the current economic climate, the boom in the cruise industry just doesn't seem to be slowing down.
It's even more hard to believe when you consider that each one of these ships costs hundreds of millions of dollars to build!
What's more, these aren't the only ships being planned.
This year we have yet another "Biggest Cruise Ship in the World" entry from Royal Caribbean with their jaw-dropping 6,400-passenger, Oasis of the Seas.
Of course, this is fantastic news for those looking for cruise ship jobs because these new ships alone will create a demand for an EXTRA 10,000 new crew members in 2009 to fill every position imaginable - from cleaners, entertainers, shop staff, bar staff, beauty staff, security, casino staff, photographers and many more.
Here's a look at some of the new cruise ships being launched in 2009 and some important information about each new ship:
MSC Cruises
Splendida
Estimated Inaugural: June, 2009
Itinerary: Mediterranean
Size(GRT): 133,500
Passenger Capacity: 3,300
Crew Needed: 1,325
The Splendida is sister to MSC Fantasia. These ships are MSC's largest class, and too large to transit the Panama Canal. It will have a crew to passenger ratio of one for every 2.5 passengers.
To apply for cruise ship jobs with MSC Cruises click here
Work for MSC Cruises aboard the Splendida!
Pearl Seas Cruises
Pearl Mist
Estimated Inaugural: First Quarter 2009
Itinerary: Canada, USA, Caribbean
Size(GRT): 7,600
Passenger Capacity: 210
The Pearl Mist is the first new-build from this new luxury line.
To apply for cruise ship jobs with Pearl Seas Cruises click here
Costa Cruises
Costa Luminosa
Estimated Inaugural: May 2009
Size(GRT): 92,700
Itinerary: Mediterranean, Arctic, N Europe, Atlantic Islands
Passenger Capacity: 2,828
Crew Needed: 1,000Unlike other big cruise lines who have been devoting its new-build strategy to bigger and bigger vessels, Costa is taking a step back with the creation of Costa Luminosa. The Luminosa will be a new, smaller ship but a trendsetter in contemporary design; using of state-of-the-art technology to provide stunning light and color effects on board.
To apply for cruise ship jobs with Costa Cruise Lines click here
Costa Pacifica
Estimated Inaugural: June 2009
Size(GRT): 114,000-ton
Itinerary: Mediterranean
Passenger Capacity: 3,780
Crew Needed: 1,000Costa Pacifica is one of the largest of the new Costa ships and a duplicate of Costa Concordia and Serena. The crew to passenger ratio is one for every 2.8 passengers.
AIDA Cruises
AIDAluna
Estimated Inaugural: April 2009
Size(GRT): 69,200
Passenger Capacity: 2,050
Crew Needed: 1,100Second AIDA new-build, sister to AIDAbella
To apply for cruise ship jobs with AIDA Cruises click here
Viking River Cruises
Viking Legend
Estimated Inaugural: May 2009
Size(GRT): unknown
Itinerary: Grand European Tour
Passenger Capacity: 189
Crew Needed: 50Viking Legend will be one of the most state-of-the-art river vessels afloat, and at 443 feet long - the longest in the Viking fleet. The ship will start its season sailing the The Rhine, Main and Danube rivers as it sails from Amsterdam to Budapest. The ship will also have an English-speaking crew with a ratio of one to 3.8 passengers.
To apply for cruise ship jobs with Viking River Cruises click here
Work for The Yachts of Seabourn!The Yachts of Seabourn
Seabourn Odyssey
Estimated Inaugural: June 2009
Size(GRT): 32,000
Itinerary: Worldwide
Passenger Capacity: 450
Crew Needed 330
Even though these three newbuilds are large by Seabourn standards (650 feet in length and a 84 foot beam), they will keep the same crew-to-guest ratio as the 10,000-ton ships; one for every 1.4 passengers.
To apply for cruise ship jobs with Seabourn Cruise Line click here
Pearl Seas Cruises
Unnamed ship
Estimated Inaugural: Summer 2009
Size(GRT): 7,600
Passenger Capacity: 210
Crew Needed: 135Second new-build from new luxury line.
To apply for cruise ship jobs with Pearl Seas Cruises click here
Silversea Jobs - Work aboard the Silver Spirit!Silversea Cruises
Silver Spirit
Estimated Inaugural: December 2009
Size(GRT): 36,000
Passenger Capacity: 540
Crew Needed: 410
The luxury vessel, which will become the fleet's largest and is currently under construction at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard in Italy.
Apply for jobs with Silversea Cruises
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Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Equinox
Estimated Inaugural: Fall 2009
Size(GRT): 118,000
Itinerary: N Europe, Mediterranean, Caribbean
Passenger Capacity: 2,850
Crew Needed: 1500
Celebrity Equinox is the second in this new class of ships, claiming to be more luxurious and with more spacious cabins than existing Celebrity ships. Crew to passenger ratio of one for every 1.9 passengers.
To apply for cruise ship jobs with Celebrity Cruises click here
Carnival Cruise Jobs - Work on the Carnival Dream!Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Dream
Estimated Inaugural: September 21, 2009
Size(GRT): 130,000
Itinerary: Mediterranean, Caribbean
Passenger Capacity: 3,646
Crew Needed: 1,367
Largest Carnival ship ever and a completely new design for Carnival. The crew to passenger ratio is one for every 2.7 passengers.
To apply for cruise ship jobs with Carnival Cruise Lines click here
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Jobs - Oasis of the Seas!Oasis of the Seas
Estimated Inaugural: November 2009
Size(GRT): 220,000
Itinerary: Caribbean
Passenger Capacity: 6,400
Crew Needed: 1650
Oasis of the Seas will be the world's largest and most revolutionary ship ever - with neighbourhoods, Royal Promenade, Central Park, Boardwalk (nostalgic seaside piers) and AquaTheater as well as two climbing walls, the world's first onboard Carousel and Zipline.
To apply for cruise ship jobs with Royal Caribbean Cruises click here
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http://www.cruiseshipjob.com/
http://www.cruisejobfinder.com/
http://www.cruiselinejobs.com/
http://modena.intergate.ca/business/jobship/rccl/
http://shipjobs.primary.net/
http://www.jobmonkey.com/cruise/
http://www.cruiseserver.net/travelpage/other/jobs_overview.asp
You can also contact the cruise lines directly ...
Carnival ...
http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Fun_Jobs/ccl_fun_jobs_landing.aspx
Royal Caribbean ...
http://www.royalcaribbean.com/ourCompany/career.do;jsessionid=0000bgl9uSscJWPXn6sz32Hh1hD:10ktmevl6
Princess ...
http://www.princess.com/employment/
Norwegian ...
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/cruiser/cmsPages.html;jsessionid=Gc1nJxtFtD2sw2HhkR6FjTt7yfpyJynR!1487711921?pageId=JoinOurTeam
HAL ...
http://www.hollandamerica.com/about/employment.do
Celebrity ...
http://www.celebritycruises.com/aboutceleb/heroSingleTxtSub.do;jsessionid=00003muDvDHVvjzbcQ15Tyqqy1W:1028etqv2?pagename=jobs_onboard&cS=SIDENAV
Best Cruise Line Job ?
What company and what position on a cruise ship pays the most, How much realistically ?
May I highly recommend that you check with the Carnival Cruise Line because it is an excellent Cruise Line Company and I have enjoyed three different cruises that I did take in the past.
As for a job, may I suggest that you try for as a waiter.
How Do You Get Security Jobs On Cruise Ships?
Hi, Im looking for someone who might know alitlle about getting a security job on a cruise ship or someone who is already one.
I am a police officer on a sabatical who is currenly looking for such work. I have applied for a few jobs on various cruise ships but security is really what im after.
Any help would be great!
With a police background, you will likely be an ideal candidate for a security position on a cruise ship. I would definitely contact the major cruise lines to find out. Here is a brief list.
Carnival
http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/fun_jobs/fun_jobs.aspx?icid=CC_Footer_104
Royal
http://www.royalcaribbean.com/ourCompany/career.do;jsessionid=0000u1mPVHP6XLj5Uuku3ijNUPa:12hbioe0u?cS=MFTR
Hope I helped!
What do I need to do to get a job as a photographer on a cruise ship?
I'm in school now taking photography classes, and would like to know what I need to do to get a job on a cruise ship? All I can find is info about the job but not how to get the job. Thanks
Pose this question to
digitaldunesphoto@yahoo.com
Curt spent years doing it and he's not a bad photographer.
Tell him Chris send you. LOL
Cruise Line Jobs-Royal Caribbean International
One of the better Cruise Line Jobs is to work for is Royal Caribbean International, they have 21 cruise ships, out of different ports in the world (280 destinations). They are also environmentally friendly, with there Save the Waves program. If you like new experiences, challenges, Royal Caribbean has openings on there cruise ships, they are well recognized the whole world over, with lots of positions available for crew/staff on board. Royal Caribbean has kept growing there fleet of cruise ships, the company started out in 1968 with the owners,three Norwegian shipping companies, providing that extra bit of service, going the extra mile. They have the most innovative ships, starting with the Voyager class of cruise ships, the then ice skating rinks to the latest due to start sailing out of Fort Lauderdale this month, the Oasis of the Seas. The Oasis of the Seas has more innovative features, the bar that elevates, ziplining just to name a few, probably some more surprises.They require people applying to have people skills, as it is all in the customer service business, you are rewarded by being able to travel and see the places just like the passengers except your are working really.
There are lots of cruise lines, they are all distinct from each other, they are all traveling the seas, providing services to there passengers. In the bygone days, only the rich and famous had the money to cruise.
Here are some links for cruise line jobs-the different cruise lines to apply to, click the links:
For Royal Caribbean - hiring agents link
jobs.rccl.com
https://jobs.rccl.com/jobs/rccl_jobs.nsf/shipboard
For Carnival
http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/fun_jobs/fun_jobs.aspx?icid=CC_Footer_104
For Norwegian Cruise Line
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/cruiser/cmsPages.html?pageId=Careers
http://www.royalcaribbean.com
http://www.cruiseshipjob.com/royalc.htm
http://www.celebrity.com
http://www.princess.com/employment/onboard_employment/index.html
http://www.grisa.co.za/ this is in South Africa
http://www.hospitalio.co.za/ these are South African hiring agents
The link for the new cruise ship as she crosses the Atlantic for Fort Lauderdale.
http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/
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