Wondering what to pack when working on a cruise ship? We’ve got space-saving hacks and must-have items for your life at sea. Whether it’s your first cruise ship contract, your 50th, or somewhere in between packing to work on a cruise ship can be a challenge. Over the past decade as a crew member I’ve…
Working on a cruise ship is hard work. It’s exhausting. It’s long hours. Just because you are away at sea doesn’t mean that the rest of life stops though. I got a crash course in what happens when you are pregnant and working on a cruise ship in 2023 when just that happened – I…
Can You Work on a Cruise Ship as a Couple? There are a million questions I get asked about life onboard a cruise ship. Among the questions I get asked most though is about working onboard as part of a couple. Can you work on a cruise ship as a couple? Yes – well, sometimes,…
Cruise ships sail all around the world and employ crew from all around the world. Cruise ships on average have 40+ nationalities represented onboard within its crew. This means getting cruise ship crew to their ships takes a lot of logistical effort and inevitably involves crew traveling by air to join their ship. When a…
Wondering if you can work on a cruise ship with a child? Maybe you’re thinking of working onboard a cruise ship and you have a child. Can you bring them with you and give them a chance to see the world? Maybe your spouse just got a job offer working onboard and you’re wondering if…
You’re almost done your first cruise ship contract. You’re excited to go home but sad to leave your friends. Thrilled to get some rest but also sad to miss out on the next incredible places the ship is going. But, you can’t rest on those bittersweet memories for that long as there is still a…
Cruises are known for their food. The all you can eat buffets, fancy dining room, and increasingly specialty restaurants. What is it like when you are onboard for months at a time though? Does it get boring? The short answer to that is – it can. Here are some Lido Hacks and tips on how…
It needed often but when it is – can you get a document notarized at sea? My husband and I a few years ago found ourselves in the predicament of needing something notarized while my husband was on a cruise ship contract. This happened when he was onboard mid-pandemic with no shore leave no less….