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.

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.

• Cruise Ship Jobs - Sous Chef (Italian & Mediterranean Cuising) - Sous Chef (Italian & Mediterranean Cuising). Cruise ship jobs board - cruise ship jobs from genuine recruiters for cruise lines.

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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