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Experienced Cruiser |
I recently cruised on the Inspiration and had a blast. I had a few spa treatments and had several conversations with some of the people that worked there. I would have to agree with Dave. It does not seem glamorous and nothing like the Love Boat. The spa crew only got 1/2 a day off in a week. Most of the crew had not seen their families/friends in months. If you want to use the internet to write emails to loved ones, you have to pay just like we do. If you happen to have a 1/2 of a day off and are in port, you may seek out a pay phone to call home. You could share a cabin with up to three people. It seems like a tough job but it would be an ideal job for some. Personally, It would depress me seeing people on vacation every week having fun while I'm working. I love my 9 to 5 with weekends off :-)  Free Cruise Tickers ------------------------------- Carnival Glory 2004 Carnival Liberty 2007 Carnival Inspiration 2008 |
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Moderator Cruise Guru |
GenCan, it is really hard work and long hours. However, it can be viewed another way. When I drove a tractor/trailer years ago, the only way to make money was to stay on the road. We didn't get weekends off, never worked standard hours, and it was a physically demanded job. However, I looked at it as I was being paid to see the United States, Canada, and some of Mexico. The road was my office. I wasn't couped up in a cube. It was a great learning experience and a great way to save money. The only thing out of pocket were meals and clothes, which could be written off on taxes, so most of the money I made paid off bills and went into the bank. If I could have stuck with it a few more years, I would have had a nice nest egg. It just didn't work out.
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I have noticed there are very few crew members fron the USA. They mostly work in the entertainment dept. as dancers, or musicians. I've had many conversations with bartenders over the years, about what they refer to as "ship life". It is not an easy life by any means. One would have to be really well suited for this for it to work out.
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New Cruiser |
Good day!
Please help me to contact Island princes,i need to know the satellite number so i can call my love ones working there.. it will be a great help for me! thanks! haidee |
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New Cruiser |
Good day Neil!
Thank you very much about the information u gave to me. it will surely a big help for me to contact my husband working there. have a nice day! haidee |
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Serious Cruiser |
I have worked for a cruise line a few years back. I started in 2005 for almost 2 years and then quit to come back to the US. The life onboard is hard and it (in my opinion) is very hard to break into the industry. I ended up getting used to ship life and ended up actually meeting my current boyfriend and for us it has worked out great. We are both professional dancers and I am now actually thinking about going back because I now have to go on vacation to see him (poor me) unless he is off on break. It's great for us because we are both young and don't have any other committments and have saved a ton of money doing that.
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Experienced Cruiser |
cubs720 that's great! That you met your boyfriend and all! I put my resume into a cruiseline and haven't heard a peep.
 Oh well.09/07 CCL Fascination 03/07 RCI Voyager of the Seas 03/06 RCI Explorer of the Seas 10/03 CCL Carnival Legend 07/94 CCL Ecstasy Add me as a friend on Myspace http://www.myspace.com/avenger1971 |
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