The ship's changed course for pfds or at least NCL did:. Crew obtained theirs from their muster stations now instead of in their cabins. Makes more sense, too- we have to go directly to stations for emergency duties; not back to our cabins.
The crew rooms I have seen on $250,000,000 private yachts have less room than a 2 person tech room that you showed us. Not that I've ever been on a mega-yacht, but I've seen several on TH-cam.
I'm sure it is! Although, you probably got paid a lot better. Ugh, every 4 hours? I had several cabins next to where they'd drop anchor but it only lasted for about 10-20 minutes once every morning.
Did this help you get a better idea of where you'll be sleeping? Did I leave anything out or would you like me to elaborate more on something? Please let me know, I'd love to hear your feedback!
in the Tech Cabin 1, a shared room with bunk beds, how long did you have a room mate for? The entire duration of your contract? And what was the length of the contract? Hopefully you and your roommate had similar working hours for the benefit of getting enough sleep. One other question: are your responsible for cleaning the cabin, or is house keeping stopping by a few times a week? Imagine having a roommate who craps up the crapper. Arrgh!
Completely missed this comment with questions!: Shared cabin with roommate most of contract as a tech (as a manager I was solo). One would sign off and another would sign on and be assigned to your cabin. Sometimes, they'll go somewhere else and you'll get cabin to yourself for weeks or even months. Entertainment department would room together. For example, my roommates included: Lounge Techs, Theatre Techs, Cruise Staff, and Youth Staff. Similar hours (ie- neither of us worked graveyard shifts). However, as Broadcast I was on call 24 hrs and would occasionally get called to reposition satellites at 3/4am but I was a heavy drinker and partier back then so I was still up. As a Broadcast Tech and Manager, my contract was between 5 and 7 months. We were responsible for keeping it tidy but housekeeping would come in several times a week to make beds and clean bathroom.
It's really not that bad. Hell, this is luxury for many crew members considering where they're coming from. I'm from the U.S. and didn't find it all that terrible and continued for 3 1/2 years.
@@workoncruiseship How would you consider this-SERIOUSLY?--to life as depicted on BRAVO Reality Shows "Below Deck," & "Below Deck Mediterranean?" I bet a LOT of us that have seen these shows would value your opinion!!!
He'll NO...I want the ANSWER, from ABOVE.mfrom this man...regarding a comparison about/to the BRAVO TV Reality Shows "Below Deck," and/or "Below Deck Mediterranean." And/Or, anybody that has worked ANY crew position from stew, from lowest deckhand, on up through bosun, chief mate (let's not forget Chef!!!) on up to first officer to Captain on a cruise ship...and in comparison to the same jobs on Super Yachts/Mega Yachts, you NAME THEM!!!
2:07 as a former dancer on many different cruise ships, I am embarrassed that those dancers (and singers) left their garbage in the hallway like a bunch of slobs, especially outside of your door. We’re not all like that, I swear!
Thank you. I know you're not ALL like that. There were a handful of singers and dancers I was actually friends with. The rest were a bunch of privileged spoiled brats who complained about every little thing. Here's to you being one of the good ones- we probably would have been friends.
WORK ON CRUISE SHIPS You’re welcome, darling! Oh tell me about it! Some of these dancers and singers are spoiled little prima-donna diva bitches who give the rest of us a bad name. Others though like the ones you befriended are excellent, though, I myself have made some very good friends among them in our cruise line voyages. I’m sure we would have been great friends, you’re awesome and so are your videos.
Yes, most cruise lines (some Staff Captains can be jerks about it). However, you'll only be allowed to bring CLOSED drinks (wine, beer, etc...). And you can purchase them in the crew bar.
As a general rule of thumb, the more luxurious a cruise is, the more bullshit the employees have to put up with. Working on a sucky ass boat is just as bad as working on a ultra luxurious one - just bad in a different way.
As early as the late fifties early 60's Australian ships had a shower & toilet between 2 single berth cabins. Each seaman could not he housed in a cabin less than 35 squ. Ft of deck space. This sort of accommodation is appalling these days.
Hard to say, really. Depends on what your pay is and what your expenses are. Some contracts I didn't have rent to pay and some I did. My on board expenses were between $100 & $200 a month and shore side expenses, maybe $50 a month (if that). Keep in mind, I didn't do a whole lot while off the ship. For myself, on average I saved roughly $1k a month. Once again- I am very cheap haha.
What you take home depends quite a bit on what you get paid. I found that saving money over time (like for a car or something) had a lot to do with how efficiently you could live, or what else you could do for income between contracts. I also found that as I got bored with certain ports, and my desire to explore them declined, I was able to get control of my spending a little better.
Do you find that you make a good wage while sacrificing for comfort? Is it worth it for you? I’m just curious. Thank you for this video. I’ve been on 3 cruises in the past, and I was always overwhelmed by the friendly staff who go above and beyond to make guests happy. I suspected that the cruise companies took advantage of eager foreign speaking people to do so much and get little pay. I was always very grateful and complimented staff when possible..... they really deserve it, not to mention the tipping. I would always leave a little extra, and I am by no means very well off, myself, but I have high standards for quality, and I know what it is like to actually work hard for a living (I’m in healthcare). However, it would be so difficult for me to always be nice, smiling, greeting and catering to the guests’ every whim and fancy, while working under some of the worst conditions. Im sure some companies are better than others to their employees. When I saw other guests treat staff like trash, I got really upset; that is just the epitome of the selfish entitled pieces of s@*t that seem to think they are above the staff. I suppose this must differ greatly among different cultures. I haven’t been on a cruise for years now. It sure is a wonderful and clever way to travel, for your money and also fun, but I just feel that all the crew members should be treated better. Currently, I am looking into small ship cruises, or privately chartered cruises. A bit more expensive, but you actually get to work with the crew on a large sailboat and get into ports the big ships can’t get to. I think this is the way to go. On a final note, I just can’t believe how many commercial cruise ships are out there. I wonder if there are laws against pollution of the seas and oceans? Probably not, but I may be wrong. Okay, sorry for the rant, I wish you the best and thanks again for showing us behind the scenes. Please feel free to correct me on my very subjective opinions. 😊
For my position (Broadcast) and being from the U.S., the pay is very low. However, because I had no bills (food, phone, rent, utilities, etc...) it allowed me to save a good chunk of money in a sort of small amount of time. The crew who come from 3rd world countries get paid even lower, however, they are paid in U.S. dollars. Therefore, it transfers back home to them quite nicely (also depending on positions of course). Rude people are everywhere- it's unfortunate on a cruise line cause the crew are usually in fear of losing their job, they take a lot of shit from rude guests. Don't get me wrong, some U.S. crew will as well. It's just not me, I'd tell those guests where to shove it. At times, I would get in trouble for it but over time you have to realize what's more important: a job or your self respect and dignity. There are plenty of pollution laws for cruise lines. Crew have to sit through tons of training seminars explaining the importance of separating our garbage in the mess and so many other environmental factors. One cruise line I worked for actually held awards for being the most environmentally-friendly fleet in the world (not just for cruise lines- but all ships: naval, tugboats, fishing/shrimp vessels, oil tankers, freights, etc....) Yet, over the years, that began to decline with trying to compete with larger cruise lines. I know there are hefty fines for not complying with these laws, however, a cruise line (and most companies for that matter) will choose the option that makes them the most money. For example, when smoking was being cracked down heavily in bars in NYC, a few bars still allowed it. I had a discussion with the owner of one of these bars and he told me: "We just eat the fine. In the city, if my customers walk outside to have a smoke- they'll look around at the twenty other bars on the street and see what looks better. They'll walk back in, pay their tab and out the door they go. If I let them stay inside- they'll have their smoke while ordering another drink. I lose money either way; but I lose less if I just pay the fine".
WORK ON CRUISE SHIPS Your description is on point with what I was thinking. I tend to be tolerant of bad behavior from the point of view of people who genuinely are sick or have mental instabilities. When I see people acting up in public I try not to be too quick to judge, but I’m pretty good at assessing a situation and can usually make a good educated guess on whether people are total arrogant assholes, or perhaps just bat-shit crazy. I can totally empathize with you on the point that people worry about loosing their jobs if they don’t cater to everyone nicely, same here. When it comes to dignity, I can bear some low blows, but if personal safety comes into play, I don’t mess around. Luckily, I can always call on security personnel to come help and intervene in extreme situations. Are the security officers on cruise ships?
@@mickey7460 I take it that your last sentence meant: "Are there security officers on cruise ships". If so, yes. There is a Head Security Officer (either from England, U.S., Greece, and on certain lines- Italy). The security guards are occasionally from India but mostly Nepal. Some are nice, most are straight up assholes. The Security Officer usually is good at his job but the guards are a joke.
WORK ON CRUISE SHIPS Yeah, they can tend to be here as well, sort of an overblown ego with their “authority “ haha...what you call a security guard, we like to call them rent-a-cops 😂 And, yes, I meant to type “ there”.... I’m usually quite OCD about checking what I type🙄.
Unfortunately, you won't be allowed to build anything in your cabin. The walls are all made of a metallic surface, too. You might be able to get a little creative and construct something that can be easily removed (without any damage). However, they do cabin inspections every week.
Nope. Plenty of free hangers on board. There should be a bunch already in your closet. If not, you can just pick up more from the laundry staff (or if you're in a staff position- your room steward).
A single cabin is definitely a luxury working on board. However, a lot of the bigger ships (I don't have video/pics of) have single cabins for the majority of the crew- they just share a bathroom. Bad part is that it's more of a closet than a cabin. It is literally enough for a tiny bed (think smaller than a single- yes it's possible), a desk about the size of an average laptop, and a sink so tiny you can only wash one hand at a time. I had that "cabin" on one ship and it was the only time I would have preferred to share an actual-sized cabin with someone.
I am not. I keep in touch with a lot who do so if you have any questions about current policies, etc... I can reach out and found out directly. Keep in mind, the footage in the video is from 2012 and 2015.
Depends on the company and ship. I know that NCL has only a handful of their larger ships which have Stage Manager positions for specific shows (Cirque, Rock of Ages, etc..). I believe that pay is between $4k to $5k a month. So my guess as an Assistant Stage Manager would be around $3k to $3.5k a month. Definitely no where near the pay of a land-based gig of the same level.
Music is too loud. Hard to hear what you are saying. And I was interested in what you were saying. I see this is 4 years old, so maybe you don't do this anymore.
Went on a ”newly refurbished” ship several months ago and I paid a lot extra for a spa balcony cabin and the mattress was not sleep able! Worst bed ever....could not sleep! Never again!!
If you either read the description or watched past 13 seconds of the video- you'd find your answer. And Broadcast Manager? Manager of the Broadcast Department.
@@workoncruiseship kind of off topic, but did you ever work with the satellite fed TV channels that are distributed to passenger cabins? Given the compression artifacts I'd see on them, I'd guessing the cruise line assembles the feeds on shore and then sends them over a single multiplexed feed that's highly compressed, as opposed to the ships pulling them down from a service like DirecTV. The channels with local ship content usually look pretty good, but the cable channels look way overcompressed. Not meant to be a criticism of what you guys do; just wondering how it's being fed. And, just to clarify, I've been on Carnival, HAL, and RCCI but not NCL.
@@MarionStevensJr I was responsible for the satellite feeds as well - although it was technically the Communication Officer's job. It was in our office so I would just take care of it most times. We definitely pulled directly from satellites from the two antennas on the front of the ship (inside the big ball shaped domes on top). However, this was only for a handful of channels (ESPN, Fox News, MSNBC - also some stations outside of the U.S. like Rai 1, Sports 24, BBC News, etc...). That compressed look comes from us moving with our antennas constantly step tracking to follow the signal from the satellites. Also, have to switch which satellites we're receiving from based on which part of the ocean we were in. Consistently running interference from a variety of factors (ie- military bases; mainly Fort Bragg in U.S. and anywhere near Israel. We'd get jammed up all the time with them). The other compression comes from our movie/tv channels. We would get a box or two of hard drives once or twice a month with content that we would ingest into our systems which also went through encoders. This was all done for copyright restrictions.
@@workoncruiseship thanks for the great explanation! It's really amazing how well it all works. With Internet connections getting better and somewhat cheaper, people can get more out of that than they used to, even from when we took our first cruise in 2008. Still, though, it was kind of nice being able to put the phones away for a week and completely unplug.
very cool to see, I once nailed a chick on the Disney dream that worked for Dbeers diamond company and she a room with a port, check out my disney dream videos she was british.
Lmao! Ewww! Bunk beds what is this highschool yuck! I can't deal I need my own.private room. Shared.bathroom is fine though . That croses out working on a cruise ship! Thanks!
Certain positions and certain ships you have to share a room. When I was just a tech, I shared a room with bunkbeds. Still a tech on a larger ship, I had my own room and shared a bathroom. However, once I became manager, I was able to get my own room. Depending on what position you come in as, you can easily never have to share a cabin.
If I ever get to go on a cruise, I'll be especially nice to the crew. Customer service is no joke, even on land! How is the food for you? I've heard it was pretty awful!
I get the impression that if they could get away with it, cruise lines would store staff in six-foot cylinders during off-duty hours.
When sharing a room make sure the pfd fits you and agree on whom wears the correct fit one. Great video
The ship's changed course for pfds or at least NCL did:. Crew obtained theirs from their muster stations now instead of in their cabins. Makes more sense, too- we have to go directly to stations for emergency duties; not back to our cabins.
@@workoncruiseship so there is no pfd in cabins?
I believe they're still in guest cabins but no longer in crew cabins.
@@workoncruiseship keep safe
The crew rooms I have seen on $250,000,000 private yachts have less room than a 2 person tech room that you showed us. Not that I've ever been on a mega-yacht, but I've seen several on TH-cam.
Yeah, but I bet those crews make a hell of a lot more than those on cruise ships.
Cruise ship works looks nice compared to fishing. My bunk was right below the winch for the nets. Every 4 hrs. Net goes in. Net goes out
I'm sure it is! Although, you probably got paid a lot better. Ugh, every 4 hours? I had several cabins next to where they'd drop anchor but it only lasted for about 10-20 minutes once every morning.
I didn't realise the crew are forced to share bedrooms!!! I could never. (+ I'm seasick 😂)
Did this help you get a better idea of where you'll be sleeping? Did I leave anything out or would you like me to elaborate more on something?
Please let me know, I'd love to hear your feedback!
Very interesting. Ty. Love seeing this. Blessings. HUGS. Love cruising and seeing things like this is kewl
I'm glad you're enjoying the videos.
in the Tech Cabin 1, a shared room with bunk beds, how long did you have a room mate for? The entire duration of your contract? And what was the length of the contract? Hopefully you and your roommate had similar working hours for the benefit of getting enough sleep. One other question: are your responsible for cleaning the cabin, or is house keeping stopping by a few times a week? Imagine having a roommate who craps up the crapper. Arrgh!
I had that happen...and he just left it. Poo water sloshing back and fourth on the floor.
Completely missed this comment with questions!: Shared cabin with roommate most of contract as a tech (as a manager I was solo). One would sign off and another would sign on and be assigned to your cabin. Sometimes, they'll go somewhere else and you'll get cabin to yourself for weeks or even months. Entertainment department would room together. For example, my roommates included: Lounge Techs, Theatre Techs, Cruise Staff, and Youth Staff. Similar hours (ie- neither of us worked graveyard shifts). However, as Broadcast I was on call 24 hrs and would occasionally get called to reposition satellites at 3/4am but I was a heavy drinker and partier back then so I was still up. As a Broadcast Tech and Manager, my contract was between 5 and 7 months. We were responsible for keeping it tidy but housekeeping would come in several times a week to make beds and clean bathroom.
I hope I never have to spend a day in those conditions. Can't imagine how the servers quarters look like.
Cruise direct staff have good food and wine after every performance, easy life for them
This is so very sad. Im starting to not like cruising. Now hard to enjoy after realizing the servants live in such poor conditions.
It's really not that bad. Hell, this is luxury for many crew members considering where they're coming from. I'm from the U.S. and didn't find it all that terrible and continued for 3 1/2 years.
Relax. They're getting paid.
@@workoncruiseship How would you consider this-SERIOUSLY?--to life as depicted on BRAVO Reality Shows "Below Deck," & "Below Deck Mediterranean?" I bet a LOT of us that have seen these shows would value your opinion!!!
@@kilgoretrout6136 Right.
He'll NO...I want the ANSWER, from ABOVE.mfrom this man...regarding a comparison about/to the BRAVO TV Reality Shows "Below Deck," and/or "Below Deck Mediterranean." And/Or, anybody that has worked ANY crew position from stew, from lowest deckhand, on up through bosun, chief mate (let's not forget Chef!!!) on up to first officer to Captain on a cruise ship...and in comparison to the same jobs on Super Yachts/Mega Yachts, you NAME THEM!!!
Much more comfort then what i had as enlisted on fbm submarines.
I bet! Thank you for your service!
Ty for the video, I like watching ships videos, especially the workers quarters ones.@@workoncruiseship
Much better than living in the street.
2:07 as a former dancer on many different cruise ships, I am embarrassed that those dancers (and singers) left their garbage in the hallway like a bunch of slobs, especially outside of your door. We’re not all like that, I swear!
Thank you. I know you're not ALL like that. There were a handful of singers and dancers I was actually friends with. The rest were a bunch of privileged spoiled brats who complained about every little thing. Here's to you being one of the good ones- we probably would have been friends.
WORK ON CRUISE SHIPS You’re welcome, darling! Oh tell me about it! Some of these dancers and singers are spoiled little prima-donna diva bitches who give the rest of us a bad name. Others though like the ones you befriended are excellent, though, I myself have made some very good friends among them in our cruise line voyages. I’m sure we would have been great friends, you’re awesome and so are your videos.
Can a crew member bring drinks to his/her room......and from where you get the drinks
Yes, most cruise lines (some Staff Captains can be jerks about it). However, you'll only be allowed to bring CLOSED drinks (wine, beer, etc...). And you can purchase them in the crew bar.
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to much for me to read but from what I did read I believe that i agree with you.
How is the humidity issue in these decks and cabins?
Dry. A/C is on 24/7
I have a question... do you think about this music when you see your cabin?😀
And I thought my dorm room was small
What’s it like living and working on Viking cruise ships?
Not sure. Never worked on them. Probably more strict on rules.
As a general rule of thumb, the more luxurious a cruise is, the more bullshit the employees have to put up with. Working on a sucky ass boat is just as bad as working on a ultra luxurious one - just bad in a different way.
As early as the late fifties early 60's Australian ships had a shower & toilet between 2 single berth cabins.
Each seaman could not he housed in a cabin less than 35 squ. Ft of deck space.
This sort of accommodation is appalling these days.
Appreciate the video.. About how much money can I save realistically on a 6 month contract?
Hard to say, really. Depends on what your pay is and what your expenses are. Some contracts I didn't have rent to pay and some I did. My on board expenses were between $100 & $200 a month and shore side expenses, maybe $50 a month (if that). Keep in mind, I didn't do a whole lot while off the ship. For myself, on average I saved roughly $1k a month. Once again- I am very cheap haha.
@@workoncruiseship appreciate the info family, respect ✊🏿
What you take home depends quite a bit on what you get paid. I found that saving money over time (like for a car or something) had a lot to do with how efficiently you could live, or what else you could do for income between contracts. I also found that as I got bored with certain ports, and my desire to explore them declined, I was able to get control of my spending a little better.
Very different from crew cabins on the Love Boat!
Do you find that you make a good wage while sacrificing for comfort? Is it worth it for you? I’m just curious. Thank you for this video. I’ve been on 3 cruises in the past, and I was always overwhelmed by the friendly staff who go above and beyond to make guests happy. I suspected that the cruise companies took advantage of eager foreign speaking people to do so much and get little pay. I was always very grateful and complimented staff when possible..... they really deserve it, not to mention the tipping. I would always leave a little extra, and I am by no means very well off, myself, but I have high standards for quality, and I know what it is like to actually work hard for a living (I’m in healthcare). However, it would be so difficult for me to always be nice, smiling, greeting and catering to the guests’ every whim and fancy, while working under some of the worst conditions. Im sure some companies are better than others to their employees. When I saw other guests treat staff like trash, I got really upset; that is just the epitome of the selfish entitled pieces of s@*t that seem to think they are above the staff. I suppose this must differ greatly among different cultures. I haven’t been on a cruise for years now. It sure is a wonderful and clever way to travel, for your money and also fun, but I just feel that all the crew members should be treated better. Currently, I am looking into small ship cruises, or privately chartered cruises. A bit more expensive, but you actually get to work with the crew on a large sailboat and get into ports the big ships can’t get to. I think this is the way to go. On a final note, I just can’t believe how many commercial cruise ships are out there. I wonder if there are laws against pollution of the seas and oceans? Probably not, but I may be wrong. Okay, sorry for the rant, I wish you the best and thanks again for showing us behind the scenes. Please feel free to correct me on my very subjective opinions. 😊
For my position (Broadcast) and being from the U.S., the pay is very low. However, because I had no bills (food, phone, rent, utilities, etc...) it allowed me to save a good chunk of money in a sort of small amount of time. The crew who come from 3rd world countries get paid even lower, however, they are paid in U.S. dollars. Therefore, it transfers back home to them quite nicely (also depending on positions of course). Rude people are everywhere- it's unfortunate on a cruise line cause the crew are usually in fear of losing their job, they take a lot of shit from rude guests. Don't get me wrong, some U.S. crew will as well. It's just not me, I'd tell those guests where to shove it. At times, I would get in trouble for it but over time you have to realize what's more important: a job or your self respect and dignity. There are plenty of pollution laws for cruise lines. Crew have to sit through tons of training seminars explaining the importance of separating our garbage in the mess and so many other environmental factors. One cruise line I worked for actually held awards for being the most environmentally-friendly fleet in the world (not just for cruise lines- but all ships: naval, tugboats, fishing/shrimp vessels, oil tankers, freights, etc....) Yet, over the years, that began to decline with trying to compete with larger cruise lines. I know there are hefty fines for not complying with these laws, however, a cruise line (and most companies for that matter) will choose the option that makes them the most money. For example, when smoking was being cracked down heavily in bars in NYC, a few bars still allowed it. I had a discussion with the owner of one of these bars and he told me: "We just eat the fine. In the city, if my customers walk outside to have a smoke- they'll look around at the twenty other bars on the street and see what looks better. They'll walk back in, pay their tab and out the door they go. If I let them stay inside- they'll have their smoke while ordering another drink. I lose money either way; but I lose less if I just pay the fine".
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Your description is on point with what I was thinking. I tend to be tolerant of bad behavior from the point of view of people who genuinely are sick or have mental instabilities. When I see people acting up in public I try not to be too quick to judge, but I’m pretty good at assessing a situation and can usually make a good educated guess on whether people are total arrogant assholes, or perhaps just bat-shit crazy. I can totally empathize with you on the point that people worry about loosing their jobs if they don’t cater to everyone nicely, same here. When it comes to dignity, I can bear some low blows, but if personal safety comes into play, I don’t mess around. Luckily, I can always call on security personnel to come help and intervene in extreme situations. Are the security officers on cruise ships?
@@mickey7460 I take it that your last sentence meant: "Are there security officers on cruise ships". If so, yes. There is a Head Security Officer (either from England, U.S., Greece, and on certain lines- Italy). The security guards are occasionally from India but mostly Nepal. Some are nice, most are straight up assholes. The Security Officer usually is good at his job but the guards are a joke.
WORK ON CRUISE SHIPS Yeah, they can tend to be here as well, sort of an overblown ego with their “authority “ haha...what you call a security guard, we like to call them rent-a-cops 😂 And, yes, I meant to type “ there”.... I’m usually quite OCD about checking what I type🙄.
What is IT support , computers, server, internet ?
Very interesting.
Thank you.
My pleasure.
Question. Any way we can see crew areas? Every video I find seems to mainly show staff and officer cabins
Here's the crew areas: th-cam.com/video/MINBLEtzxsQ/w-d-xo.html
Do you know what kind of cabins do doctors get ?
Head Doctor gets an officer cabin. Similar to the one I showed with port hole, however, a little larger and add a couch.
@@workoncruiseship Thank you very much for quick response
My pleasure.
Are you allowed to build DIY shelves around the wall? It's the only way to increase storage space.
Unfortunately, you won't be allowed to build anything in your cabin. The walls are all made of a metallic surface, too. You might be able to get a little creative and construct something that can be easily removed (without any damage). However, they do cabin inspections every week.
How does apply for a job in a cruise ship
On the cruise company website Norwegian crusie line has a ship called pride of america in Hawaii they employ mostly american crew
@@milles2345 can you post a link?
do you need to provide hangers for yourself?
Nope. Plenty of free hangers on board. There should be a bunch already in your closet. If not, you can just pick up more from the laundry staff (or if you're in a staff position- your room steward).
@** How else would you know?
Sir please tell me what is the age limit to working in cruise ship
Hello don't know what a barwaiter get on ncl or other cruise ship
As far as cabins? I believe bar waiters are either 3 or 4 to a cabin.
Sorry I mean salary on ncl barwaiter
@@nivenniven9108 Really depends on the guests/time of year/itinerary - but on average (with tips), aournd $1600 - $1700 USD / mo
Cool thx keep in touch and folo you
If I got promoted to manager Id be more happy about a private room then the pay lol
A single cabin is definitely a luxury working on board. However, a lot of the bigger ships (I don't have video/pics of) have single cabins for the majority of the crew- they just share a bathroom. Bad part is that it's more of a closet than a cabin. It is literally enough for a tiny bed (think smaller than a single- yes it's possible), a desk about the size of an average laptop, and a sink so tiny you can only wash one hand at a time. I had that "cabin" on one ship and it was the only time I would have preferred to share an actual-sized cabin with someone.
I hate cabin with pothole nor I like hotel room without window
Are you still working on cruse ships?
I am not. I keep in touch with a lot who do so if you have any questions about current policies, etc... I can reach out and found out directly. Keep in mind, the footage in the video is from 2012 and 2015.
@@workoncruiseship no
What would an assistant stagemanger get ?x
Depends on the company and ship. I know that NCL has only a handful of their larger ships which have Stage Manager positions for specific shows (Cirque, Rock of Ages, etc..). I believe that pay is between $4k to $5k a month. So my guess as an Assistant Stage Manager would be around $3k to $3.5k a month. Definitely no where near the pay of a land-based gig of the same level.
Not bad crew room
Music is too loud. Hard to hear what you are saying. And I was interested in what you were saying. I see this is 4 years old, so maybe you don't do this anymore.
cabin navigators or captain possible?
Why not just use a capsule hotel style setup and be done with it ..
Did you say that your name was ‘Hard Poo?’
Haha- Harpoon. It is an old nickname from my days working in the film industry. Hard Poo! I love it! Might consider changing it lol
@@workoncruiseship 😂🤣
Went on a ”newly refurbished” ship several months ago and I paid a lot extra for a spa balcony cabin and the mattress was not sleep able! Worst bed ever....could not sleep! Never again!!
You should try out the crew mattresses
WORK ON CRUISE SHIPS no thanks! I paid a lot for a crap mattress, never again!
You have luxury back in the 60 we had anything from 4 to 10 very cramped
Very interesting..
The music was a terrible distraction otherwise very interesting 😊
I found it impossible to get a feel for the overall layout of the cabins. Few if any wide angle shots and no consistent flow.
In which company you are working?
I've worked for several companies but the cabins in the video are all on board Norwegian Cruise Line ships.
@@workoncruiseship What is your opinion about viking cruise company? In my country they are recruiting for many positions.
@@inesandrade4078 I really don't have an opinion. I never met anyone who worked for them.
Wtf--- your cabin mate's gf was there the whole time? How uncomfortable.
kill the music
Lose the music so you can be heard clearly, thank you.
broadcast manager of what? Tech? Tech of what? electrician?
If you either read the description or watched past 13 seconds of the video- you'd find your answer. And Broadcast Manager? Manager of the Broadcast Department.
@@workoncruiseship kind of off topic, but did you ever work with the satellite fed TV channels that are distributed to passenger cabins? Given the compression artifacts I'd see on them, I'd guessing the cruise line assembles the feeds on shore and then sends them over a single multiplexed feed that's highly compressed, as opposed to the ships pulling them down from a service like DirecTV. The channels with local ship content usually look pretty good, but the cable channels look way overcompressed. Not meant to be a criticism of what you guys do; just wondering how it's being fed.
And, just to clarify, I've been on Carnival, HAL, and RCCI but not NCL.
@@MarionStevensJr I was responsible for the satellite feeds as well - although it was technically the Communication Officer's job. It was in our office so I would just take care of it most times. We definitely pulled directly from satellites from the two antennas on the front of the ship (inside the big ball shaped domes on top). However, this was only for a handful of channels (ESPN, Fox News, MSNBC - also some stations outside of the U.S. like Rai 1, Sports 24, BBC News, etc...). That compressed look comes from us moving with our antennas constantly step tracking to follow the signal from the satellites. Also, have to switch which satellites we're receiving from based on which part of the ocean we were in. Consistently running interference from a variety of factors (ie- military bases; mainly Fort Bragg in U.S. and anywhere near Israel. We'd get jammed up all the time with them). The other compression comes from our movie/tv channels. We would get a box or two of hard drives once or twice a month with content that we would ingest into our systems which also went through encoders. This was all done for copyright restrictions.
@@workoncruiseship thanks for the great explanation! It's really amazing how well it all works. With Internet connections getting better and somewhat cheaper, people can get more out of that than they used to, even from when we took our first cruise in 2008. Still, though, it was kind of nice being able to put the phones away for a week and completely unplug.
Thx you very much
My pleasure.
So boring if your room does not have curtain. Hehe
very cool to see, I once nailed a chick on the Disney dream that worked for Dbeers diamond company and she a room with a port, check out my disney dream videos she was british.
That "music" is so annoying! Couldn't finish the video.
Shades of "Metropolis".
Cool looks like my motorhome. The music is annoying. I couldn't finish the video.
You're welcome.
Lose the music bed
Music so not needed
Neither is the word "Who" in your first comment but to each their own.
Please remove music
Unreal 😡
Lmao! Ewww! Bunk beds what is this highschool yuck! I can't deal I need my own.private room. Shared.bathroom is fine though . That croses out working on a cruise ship! Thanks!
Certain positions and certain ships you have to share a room. When I was just a tech, I shared a room with bunkbeds. Still a tech on a larger ship, I had my own room and shared a bathroom. However, once I became manager, I was able to get my own room. Depending on what position you come in as, you can easily never have to share a cabin.
Omg. That's awful.
Nah... it's not that bad. Just becomes home after a while.
Ha, thats luxurioius. You should see the way USN sailors berthing is.
@@JeffSpehar-ov1cn Exactly. Thank you for your service!
If I ever get to go on a cruise, I'll be especially nice to the crew. Customer service is no joke, even on land!
How is the food for you? I've heard it was pretty awful!
@@gigiw.7650 It can be in the crew areas. However, a good amount of time, with my position, I was able to eat in the guest buffet area.