Even though working on ships is contract work, some people seek to have a full career onboard. This, though, is where the balance of ship life and real life can get tricky.
Outstanding thank you very much for providing us with such a complete information about Cruise Life, you always adress all my questions, without asking anything!
Sorry for my grammar mistakes but im not native english speaker, and I might love making a Career in cruiseships., Im recently hired, first contract and Im about to depart from Miami with an upscale cruise company, I will check if that life is for me, and if is, then i will look forward to become Director, sky is the limit!
*If you already married, already have a family, already have a mortgage and you are thinking I'm going to give ships a try.... Aaaaaaaaaa not going to sit here and be an advocate for that* 😂😂😂😂
koolyo2foots I think it’s different for people in different cultures! Like in some places cruise ship money allows people to support their families, send their kids to school and have a better life.
I DJ'd on RCL, 13 years ago, and thought I'd NEVER do that again. But Princess has a ACD-DJ position that is not entry-level, but officer, and I'm intrigued and applying. At 55, I can't change my career, landside, even after getting a degree at 52. Wife is British with property, I've been a renter in the States, so a private room would make things more tolerable than that first contract. Plus wife can come stay with me, at will. I've got lifetime flight privileges from retiring early from an airline ramp.
I interested in working on ships, i ve been in a lot of cruises with my parents, i think that the best time i can start is after collage, just seems fun for someone young who wants to travel and do what i like, in area of art shows or photography, i think its a good opportunity to see the world while saving some money
Drinking coffee listening to this. Cruise life is tempting but the massive amount of hours you work is what turns me off to it especially since I plan to work in the massage aspect of cruising.
100% agree with this video. It all depends on the individual. Me personally, would not do it for more than a few years because I want more out of my life instead of working everyday while having pretty much nothing going on and being away from friends and family. Working till you are 40 and going home to live with your parents for a few months 😑😑
Hey Sean - thanks for the vid. Tell me what you did to prepare for your Broadcast Technician? I'm contemplating a ship-board job doing something similar. Thanks!!!
I've always wondered: is talking about the RMS Titanic okay for crew members or is it like saying bomb in an airport? Or is it just a tired reference and a sure fire way to let everyone in the vicinity know that you're new to ship life? Is it something commonly referred to during safety training as a 'what not to do'? How many times a day would you hear the word 'Titanic'?
galioth123 It’s not like saying Macbeth in the theater. I would say it’s more of a tired reference and everyone would know you are knew. The Costa Concordia is the recent disaster that most people know about. But you won’t find many moments where talking about a sinking ship would come up. I mean, the ship takes safety super super serious, so if you are acting like an person trying to rile people up by talking about sinking, you may have some people having issues with your behavior. But I never felt it was taboo to talk about stuff.
On Celebrity Cruises they had formal nights during the cruise and the photography department would do sittings with the guests dressed in tuxedos and ballgowns. The most popular backdrop on many of the ships was the Titanic staircase. I distinctly remember scheduling and airing Poseidon during one of my first contracts. We had a National Geographic Channel that had a series of movies on finding shipwrecks. I was in Santorini before and shortly after a ship sank. Huge news at the time.
Home schooling is a BIG THING, so that magician was fine, he probably decided it was easier getting land jobs. Personally, a young person SHOULD go out and do what you did. If I had a chance to go back and do things different, I would have tried the cruise lines. I doubt I would have advanced into maintenance from busboy like I did with hotel work on land. Eventually, I ended up in custodial for a school system and got a coveted Day custodial job. My problem was suck up loyality that was required, after a while, I became tired of being everyone's lap dog and was looking at a position as Repair maintenance for the district as far as all the lawn maintenance and floor care. Sadly, they eliminated that position when I was next in line for it. After that I found out I had cancer and after surgery ended up with a chronic pain issue and had to retire.
Great videos! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience and give insight for those looking to work in the industry! If you would be so kind, I was hoping to get some advice from your perspective. I am interested in working on a cruise ship as cruise staff or social host and was wondering if you know some good ways to get the necessary job experience (i.e. working in hotels, etc.) and also what to expect in terms of monthly salary and how to apply said positions as an american. Any information you have on the topic would be greatly appreciated!
Tyler Bailey Tyler Bailey Realistically, you could honestly do that position without much experience. But, anything you can put on your resume that shows being in front of people. Or something that shows personality. I used to work at a summer camp with kids. If you have restaurant experience as a sever. Customer service is the big one. You can probably tweak all the jobs you have on your resume to make it seem like it contributes to the cruise staff work. You just have to show that you can handle yourself in front of people. The salary of that position is like $1800 per month but you would also have commission opportunities like selling bingo and stuff life that. So you would make a little over $2000 per month most likely. As an American, you just go directly to the cruise line websites and apply through their site directly. Definitely change you resume to show how much you can handle be in front of people. And keep applying, to all the companies, it takes a while before you are contacted. Good luck!
So, I’m worried about something. I have diabetes (controlled with medications). Will this kill my medical examination and disqualify me from employment?
Could you refer a little more about life as part of the bridge team? Privileges, rules and so on, as I am a deck cadet soon joining NCL. Would highly appreciate to hear what you know.
Carolina Herrera To be honest, I really don’t know enough about the deck side to really be too helpful. Go to Jordan F Martins channel and ask him. He may know more or at least have a contact he can reach out to. Sorry I can’t be much help on that.
From what I have heard NCL, Carnival, and Royal are very similar. I have heard they Royal may pay some positions a little bit more. But I have also heard that Disney is quite strict. So I personally would stick to the big 3
Yarida Urbisagastegui I think they are owned by Carnival so you’re looking around that same level. However I think costa is non American travelers for the most part so you will find yourself with different expectations from passengers. I don’t know much about costa. I worked with a guy who worked for Then once. He had nothing negative to say about them in regard to work stuff.
@@CoffeeWithSean thank you so much for the info! This would be my first contract in cruises, so I'm kinda nervous and looking for info in youtube. Btw, looove your videos! Is like we are having a face to face conversation 👌🏼 thanks again 😁
Hey man your vids are super informative! Do you mind talking about the best cruise ships to work for. Im applying as a medical doctor but there isnt really much info which companies are good :)
Gee Whiz honestly they are all basically the same. The big 3 are Carnival, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean. I would say the out of those three I would rather work Norwegian and Royal. Royal Caribbean would be my number one choice for a position like doctor.
Hello there! 2 days now im watching your videos and they are great! I'm a computer scientist(programmer basically- web developer) and I have a lot of IT skills.. Have you ever met one in a cruise ship? I'm very interested ( salary, contract, promotions, etc.)
Thanks for the videos! Were you ever presented with any other career opportunities as a direct result of working on a cruise ship that were not ship based? I read an article by someone who worked on a cruise ship for 5 years and he mentions how he was presented with various land based jobs in places like Belize, Costa Rica, Greece, and even a business opportunity in St.Kitts as a direct result of the connections and opportunities that arose on the ship (he worked in shore excursions). So I was just wondering if you had any other career opportunities present themselves to you or anyone you know. Thanks!
Gevork285 Not really. I think a passenger gave me a business card once. But I was never given any job offers in other countries. I’m sure it’s possible though.
So...I’m trying to understand something, you get the “vacations” when your contract ends...are the vacations paid? You get to have vacations with the money you saved? Vacations, to me imply that you are returning to the ship. Does this happens automatically? Do you have to apply again every time after every contract?
Keyser Soze Cruise work is contract work. So you are only paid when you’re on the ship. You do not get paid for your “vacation” time. So any money you spend on vacation is what was saved from the previous contract. You do. It apply each contract. On your last day of you contract, you are given your next contract automatically. Including plane tickets, your next ship, and sign on date. If you know you’re no going to do another contract, you have to tell the ship HR department before you sign off and go through a process for quitting.
Hi Sean I really love the style of your videos they're so informative and it feels like i'm just talking to a friend. 😊 I was wondering what's the gym like on cruise ships? Can I bring my boxing gloves?
Kaleidoscope world there is a passenger gym and a crew gym. The passenger gym is pretty big but you won’t always have access to it and I don’t think on any of my ships there was a bag to hit. But you never know. In the crew gym though, we did have a bag. So definitely bring the gloves. One of my ships had a tennis court on it. So you never know what’s going to be there.
Currently looking for a job on a cruise ship, and your video was very helpful. I am not thinking about having a career, just to make money and that's all. But I am sure some people getting addicted to this lifestyle. So, as you said, it must be very personal. Thought the story about the lady from the Filipinos shocked me. Like, really? I don't get the point of working non-stop generation after generation. I am from Ukraine, and I know that if parents go to work abroad for their kinds, it's when they want to pay for their higher education, or they want to buy a house, etc. But to work in order to let your children work in the same place? It's weird! P.S. With your voice you could children's books!
You have to make a distinction between a videographer that works for a third party in the photography department or someone who works in the broadcast department. Ideally the broadcast assistant/videographer is also familiar with satellites, playback systems, graphics and such. What did you end deciding?
On some cruise lines you have to have a university degree in early childhood education to get full length contracts on the youth staff. Those with junior college diplomas can only work seasonal and short contracts.
Sean im from st. Vincent and the grenadines. I will like to work/become a member of one of those cruise sometime but where i am theres no agencies to help you out with that. In other vlogs of your i saw you telling people "apply for different variety of work and ships" (not exacts words) but how a person like me now can do that? An can you send like direct applicant/email straight to the company? An
Deniro D hey. So I worked with several people from where you are from. So there has to be some sort of agency. Look at Mampa Employment Agency in St Lucia. I dont know much about them but maybe they can help
Hi sean im kevin from indonesia my job is a bartender i want to ask you why very few indonesian people who become bartender on a cruise rather than fillipina people.
Jalu Gordon Honestly, I think the reason there is a majority of Filipino workers on ships because they work for the least pay of all countries. I am not trying to sound like they are treated poorly, but the companies are trying to make money. So labor cost being as low as possible is crucial. But I am not exactly positive why there are always so many more Filipino crew members.
Coffee With Sean thanks sean your video is very helpful and surelly i will always see your next video because later this year i will work on the yacht thanks a lot bro you hellped many people how to know the work on cruise ship by the way i know your video from my friend and now he get a job on carnival dream.
You can't really have a career on cruise ships. Well not like a career on land if you are from a wealthy western nation. It's contract work and it doesn't pay nearly as well as land based jobs in similar roles. If you become sick or injured and require a long recovery you need a home back on land to return to. And sick benefits. You can't really build your department because you leave after six to eight months. Often you don't return to the same ship. On smaller premium lines you might work shorter contracts and go back to the same ship, but usually you're bouncing ship to ship from contract to contract. The danger is that the systems on the ship become outdated. If you don't keep up with what's happening back on land you lose contacts and you can't stay up to date with the latest technology. The standards of a broadcast department on a cruise ship that operates with a staff of two to five people simply isn't as high as a TV station in a major market in North America or Europe. If you stay on ships too long you really become a ship worker rather than a TV broadcasting media worker who happens to work on ships. After cycling through a few ships you have seen all of the production shows and all of the guest performers. The enrichment lectures become stale and boring. The port and shopping guides can be Weasley and always promise perks while making ludicrous demands. Do it while you're young. Then try to get a job in the home office or back on land with a proper TV station. Try not to come home with and STI. Remember that even if you aren't gay on land you can be ship gay. What happens on ships stays on ships.
Fraz 556 cadets are the low rung. They live like I did. Roommates, crazy hours. Tough into to the life. But after that you basically will be getting your own cabin. However, the crew who work for the deck and maritime side, they're working 1 Hour days, and sometimes that's overnights. Basically a whole different lifestyle than hotel crew members. But you will be able to be in pass anger areas, and you probably have access to officer mess halls. I never had privilege to be in the officer specific mess areas
Great Video, Do you know anyone from the culinary department? can you do a video with someone who had the kitchen experience on ships? I can seem to find any on youtube
Nicoletta Rambharose Hey Nic, unfortunately I never knew many of the culinary people. I knew a girl who was a pastry chef. From what she told me, it seemed pretty cut and dry. Making food all day every day. Sorry I don’t know much more of that. Try and Go ask Jordan F Martin on his channel, he may Be more in tuned with the chefs.
Thanks Sean, I just watched it. very insightful. I'm a bit scared now but still hopeful I can do this. I promise to keep you informed on my process. Keep well. xxx
Kitchen staff make crap wages, work long hours, have horrible living conditions and have few privileges onboard a ship. You might even get stuck working the crew mess.
Outstanding thank you very much for providing us with such a complete information about Cruise Life, you always adress all my questions, without asking anything!
Sorry for my grammar mistakes but im not native english speaker, and I might love making a Career in cruiseships., Im recently hired, first contract and Im about to depart from Miami with an upscale cruise company, I will check if that life is for me, and if is, then i will look forward to become Director, sky is the limit!
Could you make a video about the different positions, how to get promotions, ranks, roles of those positions etc. Thanks!
*If you already married, already have a family, already have a mortgage and you are thinking I'm going to give ships a try.... Aaaaaaaaaa not going to sit here and be an advocate for that* 😂😂😂😂
That "aaaaa!" at 23:13. Really woke me up!
koolyo2foots I think it’s different for people in different cultures! Like in some places cruise ship money allows people to support their families, send their kids to school and have a better life.
A trick: you can watch series on flixzone. Been using them for watching all kinds of movies lately.
@Colt Aarav yea, I've been using flixzone for months myself :D
This video, is great..people should make more of these ..because majority of experienced crew dont want to share any of these..
I DJ'd on RCL, 13 years ago, and thought I'd NEVER do that again. But Princess has a ACD-DJ position that is not entry-level, but officer, and I'm intrigued and applying. At 55, I can't change my career, landside, even after getting a degree at 52. Wife is British with property, I've been a renter in the States, so a private room would make things more tolerable than that first contract. Plus wife can come stay with me, at will. I've got lifetime flight privileges from retiring early from an airline ramp.
You are lucky 😊
I interested in working on ships, i ve been in a lot of cruises with my parents, i think that the best time i can start is after collage, just seems fun for someone young who wants to travel and do what i like, in area of art shows or photography, i think its a good opportunity to see the world while saving some money
Drinking coffee listening to this. Cruise life is tempting but the massive amount of hours you work is what turns me off to it especially since I plan to work in the massage aspect of cruising.
The68VeeDub I hear you. The spa works a lot
100% agree with this video. It all depends on the individual. Me personally, would not do it for more than a few years because I want more out of my life instead of working everyday while having pretty much nothing going on and being away from friends and family.
Working till you are 40 and going home to live with your parents for a few months 😑😑
Hey Sean - thanks for the vid. Tell me what you did to prepare for your Broadcast Technician? I'm contemplating a ship-board job doing something similar. Thanks!!!
Hi Sean, I enjoy your videos. Did you ever run into people who were sober and committed to a healthy lifestyle working on cruise ships?
I've always wondered: is talking about the RMS Titanic okay for crew members or is it like saying bomb in an airport? Or is it just a tired reference and a sure fire way to let everyone in the vicinity know that you're new to ship life? Is it something commonly referred to during safety training as a 'what not to do'? How many times a day would you hear the word 'Titanic'?
galioth123 It’s not like saying Macbeth in the theater. I would say it’s more of a tired reference and everyone would know you are knew. The Costa Concordia is the recent disaster that most people know about. But you won’t find many moments where talking about a sinking ship would come up. I mean, the ship takes safety super super serious, so if you are acting like an person trying to rile people up by talking about sinking, you may have some people having issues with your behavior. But I never felt it was taboo to talk about stuff.
On Celebrity Cruises they had formal nights during the cruise and the photography department would do sittings with the guests dressed in tuxedos and ballgowns. The most popular backdrop on many of the ships was the Titanic staircase. I distinctly remember scheduling and airing Poseidon during one of my first contracts. We had a National Geographic Channel that had a series of movies on finding shipwrecks. I was in Santorini before and shortly after a ship sank. Huge news at the time.
Home schooling is a BIG THING, so that magician was fine, he probably decided it was easier getting land jobs. Personally, a young person SHOULD go out and do what you did. If I had a chance to go back and do things different, I would have tried the cruise lines. I doubt I would have advanced into maintenance from busboy like I did with hotel work on land.
Eventually, I ended up in custodial for a school system and got a coveted Day custodial job. My problem was suck up loyality that was required, after a while, I became tired of being everyone's lap dog and was looking at a position as Repair maintenance for the district as far as all the lawn maintenance and floor care. Sadly, they eliminated that position when I was next in line for it. After that I found out I had cancer and after surgery ended up with a chronic pain issue and had to retire.
RC Hobbyist Extreme. Your words moved me... I guess I’ll give it a try. All the best for you!
Great videos! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience and give insight for those looking to work in the industry! If you would be so kind, I was hoping to get some advice from your perspective. I am interested in working on a cruise ship as cruise staff or social host and was wondering if you know some good ways to get the necessary job experience (i.e. working in hotels, etc.) and also what to expect in terms of monthly salary and how to apply said positions as an american. Any information you have on the topic would be greatly appreciated!
Tyler Bailey Tyler Bailey Realistically, you could honestly do that position without much experience. But, anything you can put on your resume that shows being in front of people. Or something that shows personality. I used to work at a summer camp with kids. If you have restaurant experience as a sever. Customer service is the big one. You can probably tweak all the jobs you have on your resume to make it seem like it contributes to the cruise staff work. You just have to show that you can handle yourself in front of people. The salary of that position is like $1800 per month but you would also have commission opportunities like selling bingo and stuff life that. So you would make a little over $2000 per month most likely. As an American, you just go directly to the cruise line websites and apply through their site directly. Definitely change you resume to show how much you can handle be in front of people. And keep applying, to all the companies, it takes a while before you are contacted. Good luck!
WOOHOO. Was waiting for a new video! Keep it up!
my advice is get in and get out. make your money and move one. ship life changes you not all the time for the better
Nailed it 👍🏽
Jordan F Martin thanks J
So, I’m worried about something. I have diabetes (controlled with medications). Will this kill my medical examination and disqualify me from employment?
Could you refer a little more about life as part of the bridge team? Privileges, rules and so on, as I am a deck cadet soon joining NCL. Would highly appreciate to hear what you know.
Carolina Herrera To be honest, I really don’t know enough about the deck side to really be too helpful. Go to Jordan F Martins channel and ask him. He may know more or at least have a contact he can reach out to. Sorry I can’t be much help on that.
Sean Price thank you anyways, appreciate it. Btw I binged watch you vids, great job.
can you make a video of how to get promotion on cruise ship,from waiter to F&B manager
Which cruise line do you think are more convenient? For any position, based on what they offer to their employees...
From what I have heard NCL, Carnival, and Royal are very similar. I have heard they Royal may pay some positions a little bit more. But I have also heard that Disney is quite strict. So I personally would stick to the big 3
@@CoffeeWithSean I applied for Costa, could you rate them from 1 to 10?
Yarida Urbisagastegui I think they are owned by Carnival so you’re looking around that same level. However I think costa is non American travelers for the most part so you will find yourself with different expectations from passengers. I don’t know much about costa. I worked with a guy who worked for
Then once. He had nothing negative to say about them in regard to work stuff.
@@CoffeeWithSean thank you so much for the info! This would be my first contract in cruises, so I'm kinda nervous and looking for info in youtube. Btw, looove your videos! Is like we are having a face to face conversation 👌🏼 thanks again 😁
Hey man your vids are super informative! Do you mind talking about the best cruise ships to work for. Im applying as a medical doctor but there isnt really much info which companies are good :)
Gee Whiz honestly they are all basically the same. The big 3 are Carnival, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean. I would say the out of those three I would rather work Norwegian and Royal. Royal Caribbean would be my number one choice for a position like doctor.
@@mseanprice Don't go to a cruise line that caters to older guests. Remember that cruise ship doctors spend their time treated diarrhea and sunburns.
Hello there! 2 days now im watching your videos and they are great! I'm a computer scientist(programmer basically- web developer) and I have a lot of IT skills.. Have you ever met one in a cruise ship? I'm very interested ( salary, contract, promotions, etc.)
Thanks for the videos! Were you ever presented with any other career opportunities as a direct result of working on a cruise ship that were not ship based? I read an article by someone who worked on a cruise ship for 5 years and he mentions how he was presented with various land based jobs in places like Belize, Costa Rica, Greece, and even a business opportunity in St.Kitts as a direct result of the connections and opportunities that arose on the ship (he worked in shore excursions). So I was just wondering if you had any other career opportunities present themselves to you or anyone you know. Thanks!
Gevork285 Not really. I think a passenger gave me a business card once. But I was never given any job offers in other countries. I’m sure it’s possible though.
So...I’m trying to understand something, you get the “vacations” when your contract ends...are the vacations paid? You get to have vacations with the money you saved? Vacations, to me imply that you are returning to the ship. Does this happens automatically? Do you have to apply again every time after every contract?
Keyser Soze Cruise work is contract work. So you are only paid when you’re on the ship. You do not get paid for your “vacation” time. So any money you spend on vacation is what was saved from the previous contract. You do. It apply each contract. On your last day of you contract, you are given your next contract automatically. Including plane tickets, your next ship, and sign on date. If you know you’re no going to do another contract, you have to tell the ship HR department before you sign off and go through a process for quitting.
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Hi Sean I really love the style of your videos they're so informative and it feels like i'm just talking to a friend. 😊 I was wondering what's the gym like on cruise ships? Can I bring my boxing gloves?
Kaleidoscope world there is a passenger gym and a crew gym. The passenger gym is pretty big but you won’t always have access to it and I don’t think on any of my ships there was a bag to hit. But you never know. In the crew gym though, we did have a bag. So definitely bring the gloves. One of my ships had a tennis court on it. So you never know what’s going to be there.
Hi Sean, on this Oct i will sign on cruise with pastry chef position. Do u know some experience 'bout it?Thanks!
Snow Journeys I bet you it’s similar to being a chef. Check out this video about it th-cam.com/video/wwjLQkKPKXw/w-d-xo.html
Currently looking for a job on a cruise ship, and your video was very helpful. I am not thinking about having a career, just to make money and that's all. But I am sure some people getting addicted to this lifestyle. So, as you said, it must be very personal.
Thought the story about the lady from the Filipinos shocked me. Like, really? I don't get the point of working non-stop generation after generation. I am from Ukraine, and I know that if parents go to work abroad for their kinds, it's when they want to pay for their higher education, or they want to buy a house, etc. But to work in order to let your children work in the same place? It's weird!
P.S. With your voice you could children's books!
What was the pay like for a videographer? Im a videographer looking to get into it.
Drew Brown I made $2000 per month
Coffee With Sean thanks for the feedback!
You have to make a distinction between a videographer that works for a third party in the photography department or someone who works in the broadcast department. Ideally the broadcast assistant/videographer is also familiar with satellites, playback systems, graphics and such. What did you end deciding?
Could a youth worker find a career that is connected to that field? In canada, the degree is CYC/CYW. Child Youth Work/care practioner.
Ben Lorenowicz absolutely. Look at youth staff. Also, look at going straight for a youth staff manager (YSM) job
On some cruise lines you have to have a university degree in early childhood education to get full length contracts on the youth staff. Those with junior college diplomas can only work seasonal and short contracts.
Sean im from st. Vincent and the grenadines. I will like to work/become a member of one of those cruise sometime but where i am theres no agencies to help you out with that. In other vlogs of your i saw you telling people "apply for different variety of work and ships" (not exacts words) but how a person like me now can do that?
An can you send like direct applicant/email straight to the company?
An
Deniro D hey. So I worked with several people from where you are from. So there has to be some sort of agency. Look at Mampa Employment Agency in St Lucia. I dont know much about them but maybe they can help
Sean Price thanks👊
hi is security guard can get promotion ?
I love your videos
Thanks Natalia!
Hi sean im kevin from indonesia my job is a bartender i want to ask you why very few indonesian people who become bartender on a cruise rather than fillipina people.
Jalu Gordon Honestly, I think the reason there is a majority of Filipino workers on ships because they work for the least pay of all countries. I am not trying to sound like they are treated poorly, but the companies are trying to make money. So labor cost being as low as possible is crucial. But I am not exactly positive why there are always so many more Filipino crew members.
Coffee With Sean thanks sean your video is very helpful and surelly i will always see your next video because later this year i will work on the yacht thanks a lot bro you hellped many people how to know the work on cruise ship by the way i know your video from my friend and now he get a job on carnival dream.
You can't really have a career on cruise ships. Well not like a career on land if you are from a wealthy western nation. It's contract work and it doesn't pay nearly as well as land based jobs in similar roles. If you become sick or injured and require a long recovery you need a home back on land to return to. And sick benefits. You can't really build your department because you leave after six to eight months. Often you don't return to the same ship. On smaller premium lines you might work shorter contracts and go back to the same ship, but usually you're bouncing ship to ship from contract to contract. The danger is that the systems on the ship become outdated. If you don't keep up with what's happening back on land you lose contacts and you can't stay up to date with the latest technology. The standards of a broadcast department on a cruise ship that operates with a staff of two to five people simply isn't as high as a TV station in a major market in North America or Europe. If you stay on ships too long you really become a ship worker rather than a TV broadcasting media worker who happens to work on ships. After cycling through a few ships you have seen all of the production shows and all of the guest performers. The enrichment lectures become stale and boring. The port and shopping guides can be Weasley and always promise perks while making ludicrous demands. Do it while you're young. Then try to get a job in the home office or back on land with a proper TV station. Try not to come home with and STI.
Remember that even if you aren't gay on land you can be ship gay. What happens on ships stays on ships.
What extra perks does the bridge crew get
Fraz 556 cadets are the low rung. They live like I did. Roommates, crazy hours. Tough into to the life. But after that you basically will be getting your own cabin. However, the crew who work for the deck and maritime side, they're working 1 Hour days, and sometimes that's overnights. Basically a whole different lifestyle than hotel crew members. But you will be able to be in pass anger areas, and you probably have access to officer mess halls. I never had privilege to be in the officer specific mess areas
Hi, Sean.
Could you tell me, under which department clerk is?
nugraha aja I don’t know of a position that is solely referred to as “clerk” but my guess is its Guest Services.
Great
I love your vlogging style! what are you doing now if I understood you right you are not on a cruise anymore? greets from Vienna
Eli Metaxe thanks Eli. I work in digital advertising in North Carolina, USA right now. Definitely a lot different than ships haha. I hope you’re well!
Great Video, Do you know anyone from the culinary department? can you do a video with someone who had the kitchen experience on ships? I can seem to find any on youtube
Nicoletta Rambharose Hey Nic, unfortunately I never knew many of the culinary people. I knew a girl who was a pastry chef. From what she told me, it seemed pretty cut and dry. Making food all day every day. Sorry I don’t know much more of that. Try and Go ask Jordan F Martin on his channel, he may Be more in tuned with the chefs.
Thanks Sean, always grateful for your feedback. I haven't gotten back a reply from Royal yet. I'll let you when I do.
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Thanks Sean, I just watched it. very insightful. I'm a bit scared now but still hopeful I can do this. I promise to keep you informed on my process. Keep well. xxx
Kitchen staff make crap wages, work long hours, have horrible living conditions and have few privileges onboard a ship. You might even get stuck working the crew mess.
No I’m waaaay to lazy hahaha
They are paying very less to Indian 😒
Hey please answer ..i am.looking forward to working on cruises ...
What job were you offered ? And how much were you offered to pay?
Also, which company?