Working on a cruise ship is an incredible way to see the world. If you’re in a committed relationship it can seem overwhelming to think of time away from your partner. I’ve been lucky enough to work onboard a cruise ship with my husband so I know it can be done. Can You Work on…
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…
Deciding which is the best cruise line to work for – even which cruise lines you want to apply to work for – is not a simple decision to make. Just like there isn’t one cruise line that is right for all passengers, there isn’t one cruise line that is right for all crew. Different…
There are a lot of perks of working on a cruise ship. Here we take a look at the top five. You see pictures of crew members partying, exploring the world, hanging out on a beach, and helicoptering onto glaciers. That can’t possibly be reality. Can it? As a former crew member that has done…
Sometimes in life it can be a little too easy to think the grass is greener on another side. That job is better, my job is worse, etc. I recently ran into someone with a bit of this attitude in a Facebook group. He had some opinions about cruise ship Captains and Officers “only” working…
Rank affects nearly every aspect of life onboard a cruise ship. Rank on a ship is part of how life onboard works. Your rank when working on a cruise ship can determine everything from where you can eat onboard, what cabin you get, to even whether you can go ashore. In this post we will…
Let’s talk about stripes, baby. Nope, we’re not talking about zebras, we are talking about the stripes on the shoulders and sleeves of so many uniforms onboard a cruise ship. These stripes, more formally known as epaulettes, denote not only what rank an officer is, but can also offer insight into which department they work…