Comments on: How To Work Your Way Around The World On A Cruise Liner http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/ study abroad programs Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:14:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/comment-page-1/#comment-3651 Mike Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:23:27 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=317#comment-3651 Yup, I worked onboard for 3 years and it was blast. Actually I found another predictable thing was not only ending up in the officers bar at the end of the night, but the high number of those who ended up in officers cabins! Ha, what a lifestyle. Also in my position, I only worked an average of 2-4 hours a day and I had an office where I didnt deal with passengers. It was a great gig but all the time off lead to drinking away half of my salary. Yup, I worked onboard for 3 years and it was blast. Actually I found another predictable thing was not only ending up in the officers bar at the end of the night, but the high number of those who ended up in officers cabins! Ha, what a lifestyle.
Also in my position, I only worked an average of 2-4 hours a day and I had an office where I didnt deal with passengers. It was a great gig but all the time off lead to drinking away half of my salary.

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]]> By: Sarah http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 Sarah Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:11:12 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=317#comment-2163 Hi there, Many I ask which company you work for? Stories I've heard talk of 10-12hr days all day, every day! Would be keen to apply to one that gives a little more time off :) Thanks! Hi there,

Many I ask which company you work for? Stories I’ve heard talk of 10-12hr days all day, every day! Would be keen to apply to one that gives a little more time off :)

Thanks!

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]]> By: catlynn http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/comment-page-1/#comment-1833 catlynn Wed, 13 May 2009 20:03:44 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=317#comment-1833 Thankyou Tim , I appreciate your response,we'll work out something. Thankyou Tim ,
I appreciate your response,we’ll work out something.

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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 Tim Patterson Tue, 12 May 2009 19:35:30 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=317#comment-1811 Hi Catlynn, Unfortunately, I doubt a cruise line would hire you and your husband if they knew your kids were part of the package deal. If you worked for a few years for a cruise line, and proved your value to the company, then they might entertain the idea of having your kids on-board. You might be interested in this post: http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-raise-successful-kids-while-living-overseas/ Hi Catlynn,

Unfortunately, I doubt a cruise line would hire you and your husband if they knew your kids were part of the package deal. If you worked for a few years for a cruise line, and proved your value to the company, then they might entertain the idea of having your kids on-board.

You might be interested in this post:

http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-raise-successful-kids-while-living-overseas/

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]]> By: catlynn http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/comment-page-1/#comment-1809 catlynn Tue, 12 May 2009 18:49:04 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=317#comment-1809 Hi, My huband and I really want to work for a cruise line,but we have two small children.Would they be able to come with us? Hi,
My huband and I really want to work for a cruise line,but we have two small children.Would they be able to come with us?

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]]> By: Carlo Alcos http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 Carlo Alcos Thu, 07 May 2009 13:43:51 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=317#comment-1750 Thanks for that link Tim, just read it, was a very funny post! I worked at El Presidente Intercontinental in San Jose del Cabo...which is about 30 mins south of Cabo San Lucas...a sleepy town (back then anyway), which I liked to think of as authentic...moreso than Americanized Cabo anyway. But we used to drive up to Cabo on the weekends and go to the crazy bars there, one which was Cabo Wabo, owned by Sammy Hagar (no idea if that's still the case or not). Thanks for that link Tim, just read it, was a very funny post!

I worked at El Presidente Intercontinental in San Jose del Cabo…which is about 30 mins south of Cabo San Lucas…a sleepy town (back then anyway), which I liked to think of as authentic…moreso than Americanized Cabo anyway. But we used to drive up to Cabo on the weekends and go to the crazy bars there, one which was Cabo Wabo, owned by Sammy Hagar (no idea if that’s still the case or not).

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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/comment-page-1/#comment-1749 Tim Patterson Thu, 07 May 2009 12:39:20 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=317#comment-1749 Where in Mexico were you, Carlo? I read a great blog about a Mexican resort the other day, from Candice the salty Newfie - http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/mexico/candicew86/riviera-maya-mexico-day-1-its-always-sunny-above-the-clouds Where in Mexico were you, Carlo? I read a great blog about a Mexican resort the other day, from Candice the salty Newfie –

http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/mexico/candicew86/riviera-maya-mexico-day-1-its-always-sunny-above-the-clouds

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]]> By: Carlo Alcos http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 Carlo Alcos Thu, 07 May 2009 07:42:41 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=317#comment-1746 That sounds great. When I was 19, I had the opportunity to go to Mexico to work in an all-inclusive resort as an animator. I took it and went there for 6 months. The job sounds similar...we were basically paid to play with the guests (some guests we paid a little more attention to ;), perform funny skits, referee pool volleyball, pour tequila down guests' throats, etc etc. The hours were long...8-4ish with a dinner break, and then another 3 hours or so in the evening, 6 days a week. But it really wasn't work. It was one of the best experiences of my life. I can't believe we got paid for that :) That sounds great. When I was 19, I had the opportunity to go to Mexico to work in an all-inclusive resort as an animator. I took it and went there for 6 months. The job sounds similar…we were basically paid to play with the guests (some guests we paid a little more attention to ;) , perform funny skits, referee pool volleyball, pour tequila down guests’ throats, etc etc.

The hours were long…8-4ish with a dinner break, and then another 3 hours or so in the evening, 6 days a week. But it really wasn’t work. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

I can’t believe we got paid for that :)

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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Tim Patterson Thu, 07 May 2009 01:21:04 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=317#comment-1741 Sounds like good advice, thanks for following up Nicole. Sounds like good advice, thanks for following up Nicole.

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]]> By: Nicole Kowalewski http://matadorabroad.com/how-to-work-your-way-around-the-world-on-a-cruise-liner/comment-page-1/#comment-1739 Nicole Kowalewski Wed, 06 May 2009 23:14:24 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=317#comment-1739 I found my job by going directly to the employment page on several different cruise line official websites. Once I knew which job description suited me I followed the directions to apply right on the website. I wasn’t sure whether I would hear anything at all, but 2 months later I received an invitation to have a phone interview by 2 different companies. In the end I was lucky enough to choose the one I wanted to work for. My advice to you: Do your research on several different cruise lines. Make sure you are looking at the official website. Get to know the type of clientele they cater to and the itineraries they follow. Know the kind of atmosphere you want to work in. Read the job descriptions carefully and choose one you think you can do 7 days a week for 4 to 8 months at a time. There is a fairly high turnover of crew in this industry so you can afford to be a little bit choosy….if you really just want to get on a ship, take what you can get. Once you are in there is plenty of potential to move positions within the company., I found my job by going directly to the employment page on several different cruise line official websites. Once I knew which job description suited me I followed the directions to apply right on the website. I wasn’t sure whether I would hear anything at all, but 2 months later I received an invitation to have a phone interview by 2 different companies. In the end I was lucky enough to choose the one I wanted to work for.
My advice to you: Do your research on several different cruise lines. Make sure you are looking at the official website. Get to know the type of clientele they cater to and the itineraries they follow. Know the kind of atmosphere you want to work in. Read the job descriptions carefully and choose one you think you can do 7 days a week for 4 to 8 months at a time. There is a fairly high turnover of crew in this industry so you can afford to be a little bit choosy….if you really just want to get on a ship, take what you can get. Once you are in there is plenty of potential to move positions within the company.,

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