Cruise Ship Crew Life

Working on a cruise ship is unlike any other experience out there. Part of it feels like living in a college dorm where you don’t have homework and go to a bar every night. This page takes you through cruise ship crew life from someone that’s been there. Hopefully this page gives you some helpful information to decide if working on a ship is for you or to help you know what to expect as you go to work at sea. Cruise ship life for crew is different than really any other kind of life out there. Here’s a look at cruise ship crew life and what it’s like as crew on cruise ships.

Working on a cruise ship is an incredible opportunity to explore the world, save a bit of money, have a career, or maybe even meet the love of your life (or maybe just your love for a night), but it’s not for everyone. We try to answer as many questions as we can to help you on your way to find out if the life of a cruise ship crew member and life at sea is for you. Have questions about what cruise ship crew life is like? Or maybe about what it’s like to be crew on a cruise ship? Comment below and we’ll try to answer it for you.

Wondering About Cruise Ship Crew Life? Start Here:

Which cruise line is the best to work for?

FAQ's About Living and Working on a Cruise Ship - What Crew Life at sea is like.

5 Questions About Cruises & Crew Life at Sea

5 perks of working on a cruise ship - some advantages of crew life at sea

things to know before working on a cruise ship - crew life at sea is different. Here are things to know before you go.

Questions about cruise ship crew life? Some of my ship friends and I talk through some of the questions you might have.

What kinds of jobs are there on a cruise ship?

So, you’re still thinking of working onboard. Great! What kind of jobs are there on a cruise ship? On a ship there are seemingly a million different jobs suited towards every background and every personality. Cruise ships have anywhere from a hundred to over two thousand crew on a cruise ship. This means there is likely a job suited for you.

Cruise Ship Jobs You Probably Don't Know About?

The Technical Stuff

You’ve made it this far – fantastic! Being crew on a cruise ship isn’t just about the fabulous islands and it’s not as simple as just hopping onboard. There are all sorts of parts of cruise ship crew life, crew life at sea, and what cruise ship life for crew really is like working onboard a ship and being a cruise ship crew member that would be nice to know before you go. Here’s a good place to start:

Do Cruise ship crew pay for their flights?

Which Visas do I need to work on a cruise ship?

Is there a difference between port days and sea days for cruise ship crew?

Questions About Life On Board

Can You Work On a Cruise Ship With a Child?

Can you work on a cruise ship as a couple

Helpful Posts for Your First Contract

You’ve gotten your assignment and you are so excited for this adventure in life. Congrats! It’s an incredible, wild, unlike anything else experience. These posts will get you started about cruise ship life for crew.

What to Pack for cruise ship crew life at sea.

In cruise ship crew life - how do you get to the ship?

In cruise ship crew life - what is your first day onboard like?

Another helpful packing list put together by a whole bunch of world travelers. Take a look at what experienced travelers take with them.

Nevermind work… Do Cruise Ship Crew Hook Up?

You’ve seen The Love Boat and watched Below Deck. From falling in love, to hookups, to breakups you have no idea how much of it you should believe and how much is, well, just on a TV show. Take a look at these posts as we go through all the stages of dating on a cruise ship. Crew on cruise ships still date and hook-up and all of it. Crew life at sea lends itself to lots of love, fun, and of course…drama.

Crew Life at sea lends itself to romance. Here's what dating on a cruise ship is like.

Can cruise ship crew date each other? Do cruise ship crew hook up? Are the rumors and gossip worse than high school? (Often, yes.) Find out all the gossip and drama that goes into cruise ship crew life.
In this post we look at whether or not cruise ship gossip really is that bad (it is) and what dating on a cruise ship is like.

First comes love, then comes… living together on a cruise ship. It’s not all romantic walks on the beach and drinking champagne. Take a look at what the next stage of romance at sea looks like in this post about living together on a cruise ship.

Some cruise ship relationships end in marriage… go figure. Take a look at some of the ups and downs that go along with navigating an often long distance, bi-continental, long term, ship relationship.