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Crew Life | First Cruise Ship Contract | Packing

What to Pack When Working on a Cruise Ship

ByIris M. July 23, 2024May 8, 2025

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…

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Can Cruise Ship Crew Get Mail?
Crew Life | First Cruise Ship Contract

Can Cruise Ship Crew Get Mail?

ByIris M. March 11, 2021August 6, 2024

Are you wondering whether or not cruise ship crew can get mail onboard? Need your monthly Amazon fix? Have a bit of an online spending habit? Lucky for you, if you’re working on a cruise ship this doesn’t have to stop. Cruise ship crew can get mail and packages while they are onboard a ship….

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First Day Onboard
Crew Life | First Cruise Ship Contract

Your First Cruise Ship Contract: First Day Onboard

ByIris M. November 25, 2020June 20, 2021

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…

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How Do Cruise Ship Crew Get to the Ship?

ByIris M. November 17, 2020March 3, 2025

Cruise ship crew join ships all over the world. Whether that be in Miami or Singapore, Alaska or Barcelona, San Diego or Sydney, crew can join pretty much anywhere in the world. I’ve joined ships all over the world and it can be quite the adventure. Let’s explain the process of how cruise ship crew…

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