what to pack when working on a cruise ship
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What to Pack When Working on a Cruise Ship

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…

First Day Onboard
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Your First Cruise Ship Contract: First Day Onboard

You get off the bus and look up at the ship. It’s going to be your first day working onboard a cruise ship. It’s a magical moment when you think of all the adventures you’ll have. It’s abruptly interrupted by someone telling you to grab your luggage. Up ahead you can see someone with a…

Getting to the Ship
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Your First Cruise Ship Contract: Getting to the Ship

While it might be a little while still before cruising on a large scale resumes, (although, with the vaccine(s) and CDC Conditional-Sail-Order, who knows!), I am optimistically looking towards the future. In that spirit, I am starting a new series about what someone might expect and experience on their first cruise ship contract. This one…