Cruise Ship Employment

Cruise Ship employment offers the best choice for people who wish to have excitement, fun, and adventure as a part of their job.

Cruise ship employment on these superliners can prove to be much more than just a job and the work can actually be great fun.  There are lots of fellow crew members onboard, modern amenities, extra services and creature comforts, and usually the cabins are bigger and better equipped.

Cruise ship employment is on the rise meaning there are plenty of jobs within the cruise industry.  There are ample opportunities to travel to different parts of the globe while working; which is of course a major reason behind the attraction of the cruise ship jobs.

Cruise ship employment offers some of the best travel and work benefits yet, all because of an industry that is booming in popularity. And while passengers from all over the globe are enjoying the pristine waters onboard these high-end vessels, employees from all over the world are enjoying the same, but getting paid to do it!

Jobs on cruise ships are becoming more available due to lots of new ships being put into service.  More than 12.6 million people sailed on cruise ships in 2008.

Specific Cruise Ship Jobs

Cruise Ship Employment is available in many different forms, including everything from a waitress to a nurse to a nail technician.

Due to the fact that the cruise ship industry is contantly expanding, there are currently many jobs in design, advertising, web, new media, film, tv, radio, and architecture.  Job functions are generally narrow however. 

Bars are often the social centers of a cruise ship and offer another attractive place to work with good earning potential.  The bar department generally employs quite a large number of people and can be a great place to start.

Top end staff are the captain and the various managers of activities, food and beverages and other services who have had years of experience in the field.

Employees are provided with employee only facilities.  Many ships will have a well equipped gym onboard for you to keep in shape!  Employees usually work aboard one ship for the full tenure of their contract and may end up visiting the same ports numerous times.  This allows ample opportunity to become familiar with the countries and peoples visited.

The Other Crew

Chances are the other crew members will be from many different nationalities.  You should be capable of understanding their differences and appreciating it.  As always, your people skills will be vital.

Crew members, working in passenger areas of the vessel are expected to follow the dress code.  Crew members can generally, after a period of service, transfer to other ships in the company's fleet, cruising in different regions and visiting other exotic ports!

Entertainers

Most entertainers will work through entertainment agencies, which are companies providing personnel to cruise lines.

If you are an entertainer, agents will charge a percentage of your monthly salary (between 10 and 15 %), either deducted from your pay check and sent to them by the cruise lines or in some cases the cruise lines pay the concessions and the concessions pay the personnel they have hired, (of course keeping their percentage).

Entertainers usually gain employment by application and audition.  Age ranges considerably, although 21 to mid 30's is standard, companies who concentrate on serving the more mature market often prefer music and artists who can cater to a more selective, older clientele.

Overall, you would be well advised to pursue and well rewarded in so many ways by pursuing cruise ship employment.

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