Cruise Jobs Insider

Cruise Jobs Insider Welcome to the “Secrets to Getting
Jobs on Cruise Ships”.
Tips, Tricks & Tactics That Will The

Get cruise business is not your aver-
You Hired!
age everyday industry. And if you
hadn’t realized this yet - you soon
will!
A message from Neil... You see, you can’t just pop down to
your local “Job Center” or walk into a
high street employment agency and
INSIDE THIS Welcome to the ask a “Careers Advisor” or
“Cruise Jobs Insider” report. “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
SPECIAL
get a job on a cruise ship.
REPORT:
T
he cruise industry is unlike any
other. Think about it. When did If you asked any of these people to
• What you need to you last see an advert for help, most would look at you as
do to get hired—fast! “Cruise Ship Jobs” in the Situa- though you’d just arrived from an-
tions Vacant section of your local paper? other planet!
• The dark side of Probably never. Neil Maxwell-Keys at Sea Trade Europe
the cruise industry www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com

You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at
that nobody else talks Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
If you asked your friends, family and
about! even professional Careers Advisors to of your
You see,weekly
when paper. And theout
I first started books
I strug-
help you get a job on a cruise ship... you’llfor
gled find
anat your year
entire library
to will
landalmost
my “dream
• The top cruise most would have no clue where to start certainly
job” be written
of working on a by “authors”
cruise ship. and
or how to guide you. not crewmembers. What’s more,
lines that you abso-
most of the printed books I’ve come
lutely must apply to
Iacross
spent acontained
lot of time,out-of-date,
energy and inac-
money I
Many of the books you’ll find at libraries curate information.
couldn’t afford on all of the above and
• How to get cruise
and book stores are written by more…
employers to read and “researchers” and not crewmembers.
respond to your job And there’s a big difference which is cru- The websites you’ll find across on
applications cial to your success…. the Iinternet
Yet ended will often promise
up deeply you angry,
frustrated, a
lot…ofbut
out after they’ve
pocket and cametakenvery
yourclose to
money,upwill
giving ondeliver very little.
my dream on many occa-
• Jobs you can do, One type is based on theory while the
sions. And most people I’ve helped over
even if you have little other is based on reality. Which type do
the years have had similar experiences.
or no experience! you suppose might help you the most? Perhaps you’ve already realized
this? But I only tell you all this from
• How to craft win- personal
So, experience
what’s the big and
secretnot be-
to getting
Websites advertising “Cruise Ship Em- cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
ning cruise ship appli- hired?
ployment” are generally pretty good at see when I first started out I strug-
cations that get you making lots of extravagant promises and gled for an entire year to land my
the interview … big guarantees… but are usually more “dream job” working on a cruise ship
How DO you get a job on a cruise ship?
interested in taking your money, than …
• Plus a TON of helping you get hired.
stuff you won’t read Well, despite the title of this report,
anywhere else! I spent
you’ll beapleased
lot of time, energy
to know and
that there are
Perhaps you know this already? even money I couldn’t afford… yet in
I the
no real “secrets” to getting a job
ended up deeply
cruise industry. frustrated, angry,
But I’m only telling you all of this from upset and came very close to throw-
personal experience and not because ing in the towel on many occasions.
I’m out to bash anyone In fact, it’s pretty straightforward...
Most people I’ve spoken to over the
years have had similar experiences
www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com
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Cruise Jobs Welcome to the “Secrets to Getting
All you need is access to the right infor- stand out from
The cruise the huge
business is notcrowd of des-
your aver-
mation and then you need to know how perate cruise job seekers, in
age everyday industry. And if you order to
to use that information correctly and ef- give you the competitive advantage
hadn’t realized this yet - you soon you
fectively... need.
will!
You see, it’s no good being given a list Importantly,

You see, youyou’ll
can’talso
just need somebody
pop down to
of addresses, emails, websites of cruise who has “Job
your local actually worked
Center” or walkon cruise
into a
line companies and then going off and ships and has
high street a provenagency
employment track record
and of
asking them all for a job. helping other people
ask a “Careers getorjobs on cruise
Advisor”
ships
“Recruitment Consultant”the
to guide you over hurdles
to help youand
around the pitfalls along
get a job on a cruise ship. the way.
If it was this easy then you wouldn’t be
Find someone
reading this report, right? You’d already
who’s been there, be working your way around the world! And not to toot
If you asked anymy of own
thesehorn,people I’vetobeen
done it and got pretty successful
help, most at doing
would look at you that
as over the
last 10+ years.
the tee shirt… No. Randomly contacting cruise line though you’d just arrived from an-
then ask them to companies and asking for a job will not other planet!
help you get you hired. What’s more, this ap- Before we dive into this report, I want
proach could actually hinder your you to know that you’re dealing with
chances of success, for reasons which somebody You won’twho see “walks
advertsthe fortalk”.
“Jobs at
I’ll explain later on in this report. Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
of your weekly paper. And the books
"Last week I had an you’ll findmy
Through at your
books,library will almost
courses, websites
interview with Nor- To put this into perspective, if I gave and certainly be written
companies I’ve by “authors”
helped and of
thousands
not crewmembers. What’s
you an inside tip for making a ton of people get hired by major cruise line more,
wegian Cruise Line
most of the printed
money on the currency market, it would companies around books I’ve come
the world and I’m
and Royal Carib- across contained out-of-date, inac- ship
be useless to you if you had never widely considered as THE cruise
bean! They both
traded before. If you just jumped right jobs curate information.
expert.
wanted to hire me!!! in, chances are you would lose your
This within one shirt.
The websites
But perhaps you’ll
even find moreacross on
importantly,
month of apply-
the internet
I’ve actuallywill often promise
worked on cruise you a
ships.
ing!!! It is real,
You would first have to learn how to lot… but after they’ve taken your
WorkOnCruise-
trade properly by reading books written money, will deliver very little.
Ships.com is a by real currency traders. Or, you would Believe it or not, that is a surprisingly
great help! I made have to find someone who knows what rare quality when it comes to people and
the choice to start they are doing and who is prepared to websites Perhaps who you’ve already
claim to berealized
the “experts”
show you the ropes. this? But I only tell
at showing you how to get you all thisjobs
fromin the
working for Royal
personal experience
cruise industry! and not be-
Caribbean!! and I cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
am so so so ex- And it’s the latter part I want you to keep see when I first started out I strug-
tremely excited to in mind for a moment…. gled for
How on an entire
earth can year
youto help
land somebody
my
start working, wie-
“dream job” working on a
get a job on a cruise ship if you’ve cruise ship
never
…
even worked on one yourself?
hoe! Yeah!"
Someone who knows what they are
Margot Nillesen doing and who is prepared to show you
the ropes. I spentme!
Beats a lot of time, energy and
Holland
even money I couldn’t afford… yet I
ended up deeply frustrated, angry,
On top of this, you’ll need someone who But upset and came very close to throw-
I digress...
can show you how to make yourself ing in the towel on many occasions.


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Here’s my brief biography... 100

Theluxury
cruisecruise liners.
business is not your aver-
Crewmember hadn’t realized this yet - you soon
Some
will! of the multi-billion dollar cruise
On April 16th 1997 I arrived at the gang- lines my company recruited staff for in-
way of the “Fascination”, a cruise ship cluded:
owned and operated by Carnival Cruise You see, you can’t just pop down to
Lines (the biggest cruise line company in your local “Job Center” or walk into a
the world). I boarded that ship in the Cunard, Carnival,
high street RCCL,agency
employment Celebrity,
and Hol-
beautiful island of San Juan, Puerto land America, Costa, NCL,
ask a “Careers Advisor” or Regent and
Rico. several others.
“Recruitment Consultant” to help you
I was 20 years old and ready and ex- We worked closely with our clients and
Working on a luxury
cited to begin a 9-month contract workon occasion
If you askedwe anyheld largepeople
of these hiring events
to
cruise ship pays YOU ing as a Sales Assistant in the on board and
help,would
most fly them
would across
look at youtheas world to
to see the world... duty free shops. help
though us you’d
interview
just and findfrom
arrived the an-
right peo-
in style! ple
otherforplanet!
their vacancies.
I spent those first 9 months cruising all

around the Eastern side of the Carib- After hiringsee
You won’t people wefor
adverts then
“Jobshelped
at to
bean. From San Juan, St Thomas, St arrange visas and sort out
Sea” in the Situations Vacant section medicals.
Maarten, Dominica, Martinique, Barba- We booked
of your weeklyflights and
paper. Andhotels and we
the books
"If it was not for this dos and back up to San Juan. helped
you’ll find at your library will almost nec-
with all of the arrangements
site and the support essary
certainlytobeensure
writtenabynew starter’s
“authors” and pro-
gression from landWhat’s
not crewmembers. to ship went as
more,
of everyone on it, I
I enjoyed those 9 months so much so, smoothly
most of theas printed
possible.books I’ve come
would not have
that I ended up spending another 3 across contained out-of-date, inac-
made my dream years working at sea (this was not part curate information.
come true!!! I tell of my original plan!) Those were exciting times, but most of
everyone I can all I simply loved the thrill of telling
about WorkOn-
somebody
The websites “Youyou’ll
got find
the across
job!” and
on hear-
Throughout those 3 years I travelled ex- ing their reaction.
the internet will often promise you a
CruiseShips.com, if
tensively, visiting many countries of lot… but after they’ve taken your
you want that life at South America, most of the islands of money, will deliver very little.
sea, that's the site the Caribbean and the Bahamas, around It was a total blast!
that will get you the US, Canada and many other exciting
there!!"
destinations. Perhaps you’ve already realized
Not aBut
this? week
I only went by all
tell you in this
that from
company
without
personal experience and not be-or letter
us receiving a postcard
Deborah Beckwith I also met a lot of amazing people and from some far-flung destination from yet
cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
Australia made many close friends that I’m still in another successful applicant,
see when I first started out I strug- thanking
touch with today. us
gledprofusely for getting
for an entire year tothem
landtheir
my dream
job.
“dream job” working on a cruise ship
…
Recruitment Expert
Author - Get a Cruise Ship Job
After finally leaving ship life, I used all of
my personal contacts in the industry to While I spent a lot of time,
recruiting, energy
I started and
compiling eve-
set up a cruise ship recruitment agency. rything I knew about how to getyet
even money I couldn’t afford… I on
jobs
I built up a large and successful agency cruise ended ships
up deeply
into frustrated,
a step-by-stepangry,guide-
which found, interviewed and hired staff book. upset and
I knew that if I createdthrow-
came very close to a how-to
from all over the world to work on over book ing inon
thethe
towel on many
subject, occasions.
I could help a lot


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more people to get hired than I could to Theallcruise

of the very latest
business cruise
is not your aver-ship
through my agency alone. vacancies in a single place
age everyday industry. And if you clickat the
of a mouse,
hadn’t realized without
this yethaving
- you to trawl the
soon
internet
will! for hours on end.
When I launched Get a Cruise Ship Job,
things went ballistic! It became an inter-
national best-seller, selling thousands of No Youother
see, yousitecan’t
on just
the pop
internet
downcomes
to
copies in over 50 countries in the first 12 close to the
your local “Jobvast arrayorofwalk
Center” cutting-edge
into a
months alone. Best of all, the success tools, resources,
high street information
employment agency andand
expert
stories poured in by the bucket load! support, as well as
ask a “Careers Advisor” or the latest cruise ship
vacancies you’ll find at
People all over the world raved about it
and were using its easy-to-follow plan to
www.GetaCruiseShipJob.com get hired quickly. It became known as If you asked any of these people to
Since its inception this site has churned
the “bible” for cruise ship employment by help, most would look at you as
out hundreds and hundreds more suc-
job seekers and cruise companies alike. though you’d just arrived from an-
cess stories from people who followed
other
our planet!
advice to get jobs on cruise ships.
“When you look back
over your life in 20
This site launched as an expansion to Youa won’t
Not member see yet?
adverts for “Jobs
Take at
advantage of
or 30 years time,
my book, because I wanted a way in Sea”
our in the
7 day Situations
trial and get Vacant section
instant full access
your experience of of all
your
which I could become a lot more per- to theweekly paper. Andand
tools, resources thesupport
books by
working on cruise sonally involved with helping people you’ll here:
going find at your library will almost
ships will undoubt- get hired. certainly be written by “authors” and
edly be one of those
not crewmembers. What’s more,
http://www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com
happy and defining
You see, I knew there were a lot of peo- across contained out-of-date, inac-
periods that you curate information.
ple out there who needed more personal
cherish and hold help, support and answers to their most Cruise Ship Diploma
alongside many pressing questions, that a book alone
IThe
headed
websites up theyou’llteam of professional
find across on
other major life could not physically offer.
trainers from the cruise
the internet will often promise industry
you a who
achievements and created
lot… but Cruise Ship taken
after they’ve Diploma.your This
events of course
money, iswill
andeliver
18 module
very e-learning pro-
little.
To achieve this level of support, we built
significance.” gram which trains candidates to become
an active discussion forum and staffed it
effective crewmembers and then helps
with a 'dream team' of experienced crew
them to get hired the moment they’ve
Brian Edwards members and hiring experts so that Perhaps you’ve already realized
finished the course.
Former Crewmember members would have the ability to ask this? But I only tell you all this from
any question they wanted - and get an- personal experience and not be-
swers 24/7. cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
By
seecompleting
when I firstthis course
started outand gaining a
I strug-
deep
gled forunderstanding
an entire year of to
thelandcruise
my indus-
try and the role of a crewmember, appli-
This also gave members the ability to “dream job” working on a cruise ship
cants give themselves a huge competi-
interact freely with other job seekers and …
tive advantage when applying for jobs.
share information, advice and support to
help each other reach their goal more
quickly. I spent a lot of time, energy and
At themoney
even end ofI couldn’t
the courseafford…students
yet I also
receive
ended up deeply frustrated, angry, that
a real diploma certificate
has been recognized by several leading
On top of this, I also knew that people upset and came very close to throw-
cruise line companies. This certificate
wanted a way in which they could apply ing in the towel on many occasions.
greatly enhances any CV/resume when


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applying to any position on board. Over the last 10+ years I’ve received
The cruise business
hundreds is not your
and hundreds of aver-
letters,
emails and postcards from you
age everyday industry. And if people all
Having a certificate like this ensures that hadn’t realized this yet - you soon
around the world who have written to
your applications stand out from the will!
thank me for helping them to get the job
competition and it looks great at inter-
of their dreams.
views!
You see, you can’t just pop down to
your
I’ll belocal “JobaCenter”
sharing or walkthroughout
few of those into a
After completing the course students high street employment agency and
this report to encourage and inspire you!
can build a powerful CV/resume using ask a “Careers Advisor” or
our specially designed system and then “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
submit it directly to the hiring staff of On get aa personal note, ship.
job on a cruise when I’m not help-
leading cruise companies at the click of ing people get jobs on cruise ships I’m
This is an industry
a button. spending time with my family. I have an
where age, sex, na- amazing wife any
and ofson. I’mpeople
also a to sports
If you asked these
tionality or race is nut;
help,I most
play would
and watch
look atsoccer
you as and golf
NOT an obstacle. You can enhance your chances of suc- and thoughenjoy running,
you’d weightfrom
just arrived training,
an- row-
cess by taking the Cruise Ship Diploma ing and swimming.
other planet! And of course, I love
e-learn course right now by visiting => to travel!

http://www.CruiseShipDiploma.com OK,
Sea”so what’s
in the in thisVacant
Situations reportsection
and how
is it going to help you get hired?
"Thank you so
you’ll find at your library will almost
much I couldn't Nowadays because of my contribution to certainly be written by “authors” and
have done this the industry, I’m often invited to speak at Put simply, my aim What’s
not crewmembers. is to pass
more,on some
without your web-
major cruise industry events all around of the of
most shortcuts thatbooks
the printed I learned during my
I’ve come
the world, including Sea-Trade. own desperate
across containedstruggle to secure
out-of-date, a posi-
inac-
site. It only took
tion on a cruise ship.
curate information.
me two weeks of
job searching and I’m regularly interviewed on radio and
all the materials television. Type my name into Google I The
will websites
also share with
you’ll findyou some
across on inside
and information and it brings up thousands of pages all tips,
the internet will often promise you Iahave
tactics and techniques that
related to cruise ship employment. gained
lot… but from
aftermy 10 years
they’ve takenexperience
your of
you put together
hiring
money, andwillhelping
deliverpeople just like you to
very little.
on workoncruise- achieve their dream of getting paid to
ships.com are The reason I’m telling you all of this is travel the world, by working on luxury
invaluable! not to brag, be a jerk or to try and im- cruise
Perhapsships.
you’ve already realized
Thanks again!" press you. We’ll probably never meet so this? But I only tell you all this from
that’s not my motive. personal experience and not be-
Naturally,
cause I’mwhatout toyou learn
bash from this
anyone; youreport
Tony Cimino won't
see when I first started out I strug- help,
replace the in-depth expert
USA My only reason for telling you all of this advice
gled forand support
an entire yearyou’ll gain my
to land from join-
is to simply show you that I am a recog- ing http://www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com.
nized expert in this field and I have the …
full credentials and the proven track
record to help you get the job you want Neither will it replace the vast range of
contacts, resources,
I spent a lot tools and
of time, energy and insider
information
even money I couldn’t afford… yetaccess
that you get instant I
No matter who you are or where you to the moment
ended up deeplyyoufrustrated,
become aangry,
member.
come from - I’ve helped thousands of upset and came very close to throw-
others just like you. ing in the towel on many occasions.
However, this report will get you off on


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the right footing and provide you with an INSIDE THIS

The cruise SPECIAL
business REPORT:
is not your aver-
easy to follow plan that will give you the age everyday industry. And if you
winning edge you need to impress any hadn’t realized this yet - you soon
cruise line employer… •will! What you need to do to get hired
— fast!
And beat your competition hands down! You see, you can’t just pop down to
The “Job
•your local dark Center”
side of the cruise
or walk intoindus-
a
try that
high street nobody else
employment talks about!
agency and
I hope you enjoy this report and I hope ask a “Careers Advisor” or
to see you as a member of “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
http://www.W orkOnCruiseShips.com •get a job
Theontopa cruise
cruiseship.
lines that you ab-
and welcome you as a new student to solutely must apply to
Getting a cruise http://www.CruiseShipDiploma.com very
ship job is simple… soon. If you asked any of these people to
but it’s not always •help, most
How would
to getlook at you
cruise as
employers to
easy. thoughread
you’d
andjustrespond
arrived to
from an-job ap-
your
Very best wishes, other planet!
plications
• You won’t
How see adverts
to craft for “Jobs
winning at ship
cruise
Sea” in the Situations
applications thatVacant
get yousection
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"I love your web-
of yourview
weekly
… paper. And the books
site!!!! It is a great ~ Neil certainly be written by “authors” and
resource, fun to read Neil Maxwell-Keys
•not crewmembers.
Jobs you can What’s
do, even more,
if you have
and is jam-packed www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com most oflittle or no experience! come
the printed books I’ve
full with everything www.CruiseShipDiploma.com across contained out-of-date, inac-
you need to know to www.GetaCruiseShipJob.com curate information.
get a job with the
www.CruiseShipJobsBlog.com • Plus a TON of stuff you won’t read
cruise lines. The
anywhere else!
The websites you’ll find across on
membership is the internet will often promise you a
worth every penny lot… but after they’ve taken your
and I would not have money, will deliver very little.
gotten this far with-
out it. Thank
Latest Cruise Ship Vacancies & Insiders Tips
Delivered Straight to YourPerhaps
Inboxyou’ve
Eachalready
Week!realized
you!!!!!" this? But I only tell you all this from
personal experience and not be-
If you have been sent this in-depth cause
reportI’mbyout
a to
friend and you like
bash anyone; you
Regina Midgett
the information it containssee
—when
thenI make sureout I strug-
first started
USA
you’ve signed up for our FREE weekly
gled for an entiretips
yearand
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latest cruise ship vacancies alerts. working on a cruise ship
…
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of
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the Week at www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com
ing in the towel on many occasions.
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Why Work On a Cruise

Welcome to theShip?
“Secrets to Getting
O
kay, let’s start at the very be- Buildsbusiness
•The cruise your career prospects
is not your aver- by
ginning – why do you want to giving you skills and the
age everyday industry. And if you work ex-
work on a cruise ship? perience that will grace
hadn’t realized this yet - you soon your re-
will! sume / CV for the rest of your
working life.
Let’s face it; there are some fabulous
benefits that come with working on You see, you can’t just pop down to
And arguably the biggest benefit of all…
cruise ships. your local “Job Center” or walk into a
After all, it’s a job that… •ask a It“Careers Advisor”

gives you or
the opportunity to en-
“Recruitment Consultant”
joy one of the most to help you
amazing,
get a job on a cruise
satisfying newship.
life experiences
you’ll ever have!
If you want travel, • Pays you to visit some of the
adventure and ro- most exotic destinations on the If you asked any of these people to
mance... and stories planet including the Caribbean, It gives
help, most youlook
would fond memories
at you as that
Bahamas, USA, Australia, New thoughyou’ll
you’dlook back on
just arrived in an-
from years to
to make your friends
Zealand, Eur ope, Hawaii, come - and stories that you’ll want
other planet!
at home jealous... Alaska, Africa, Canada, the Far to tell people over and over again.
then a job on a cruise East, the Pacific, the Mediterra-
ship is for you! nean and even the Arctic and Ant- You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at
arctica! The
Sea”bottom line is that
in the Situations working
Vacant on a
section
cruise
of your weekly paper. And the books the
ship allows you to travel
world, get atpaid
you’ll find yourwell, willenjoy
and
library almosta wild
• Enables you to earn a great in- adventure...
certainly be written by “authors” and
"I really appreciate
come (tax-free in many cases!) not crewmembers. What’s more,
this website and
Instead of sitting out-of-date,
across contained back at your desk in
inac-
highly recommend • Puts new people of all different the corporate
curate world or stuck in a boring
information.
it to anyone looking nationalities into your life and dead end job, hanging on for your next
for fast employment helps you make some amazing vacation.
on a cruise ship. friends from all over the world! The websites you’ll find across on
The crewmember
lot… but after they’ve taken your
interviews, vacan- money, will deliver very little.
• Allows you to work in a luxurious
cies, inside infor- 5* environment.
mation and even
the photo gallery Perhaps you’ve already realized
are invaluable re- • Gives you the unique opportunity this? But I only tell you all this from
to start an exciting career at sea! personal experience and not be-
sources that will
definitely help me see when I first started out I strug-
get employed on a • Allows you to escape the “rat gled for an entire year to land my
cruise ship soon." race” of home and get away from “dream job” working on a cruise ship
the rut you might have found your- …
Vanessa Martins
self in (that was my biggest rea-
son).
London, UK I spent a lot of time, energy and
• Ensures that you travel the world ended up deeply frustrated, angry,
safely and securely with no risk upset and came very close to throw-
(compare that to backpacking!) ing in the towel on many occasions.


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Negatives of WorkingWelcome
on Cruise
to the “Secrets Ships
to Getting
H
ave you ever noticed how The cruise can go to get away
business is notfromyourevery-
aver-
most cruise ship employment one!
books and websites are ex- hadn’t realized this yet - you soon
perts at telling you in great •will! Always feeling that you're "on
detail about the travel, fun, adventure duty" anytime you're in a public
and all the great times you’ll have… area of the ship. You'll have to
You see, wearyou your name
can’t justbadge
pop down at allto
your local times, “Jobwhich 'flags'oryou
Center” walk asinto
a crew-
a
But not so great at telling you about the high street member to the passengers
employment agency and who
negatives of working at sea? ask a won’t“Careers be shy aboutorasking you for
Advisor”
assistance
“Recruitment Consultant” if they need it - even
to help you if
you're not
get a job on a cruise ship. on duty. Heck, you get
Have you noticed that too?! Well, let
recognized on the beach some-
me clear this up right now. Working on
Working on a cruise times!
a cruise ship is not a long vacation and
ship is NOT an it would be ethically wrong of me to not If you asked any of these people to
extended vacation! mention some of those negatives in this •help, Not
most establishing
would look at a firm
you baseas at
report. though home.
you’d If you
just make
arrived this
from aan-
career
and go away for long periods at a
other planet!
time you may not have a firm
Here are some of the most common base to come back to as family
"Out of all the inter-
'negatives' of working onboard a cruise You won’t and friendssee advertsmove for on.“Jobs at
net sites I have ship: Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
searched through,
WorkOnCruise-
Ifofany
your of weekly paper. Andseem
these statements the books
like too
• Being away from family and you’ll for
much findyou,at yourthenlibrary
you do willneedalmost
to think
Ships.com is hands certainly
friends for long periods at a time; very be written
carefully beforeby “authors”
doing and this.
a job like
down the most infor- typically 6-9 months. Homesick- not crewmembers. What’s more,
mative and most ness can be a big problem, par- most of the printed books I’ve come
ticularly for new crewmembers. The
across truth is, it can out-of-date,
contained take time to inac- adjust to
inspirational. this typeinformation.
of lifestyle and you may find it
curate
"I love the site and
hard going and stressful at times. And
• Working long hours and varied
occasionally you'll wish you were back at
have read all the shift patterns. Sometimes working
home in your nice warm, cosy environ-
articles numerous on cruise ships can be damn hard The websites you’ll find across on
ment!
work and there’s no escaping it!
times!! I also find
There will be days when it can be lot… but after they’ve taken your
myself logging on to stressful and a real toil and money,
On the otherwill deliver
hand, while very little.
it's important to
your site everyday frankly, you’ll wonder why you’re fully understand the implications of living
(even just for a min- doing it. onboard a cruise ship. Many crewmem-
Perhaps
bers tend to you’ve
find thealready realized
positives of life on-
ute) because it
• Relationships onboard. You will this? But I only tell
board FAR outweigh the negatives. you all this from In
makes me so excited personal experience and not be-
form friendships and relationships fact just having the opportunity to visit
with your colleagues onboard, but some of those amazinganyone;
cause I’m out to bash you
and keeps my dream places blows
alive! So thank you at some point you will have to say see
these when
negatives I first started
away. out I strug-
so much!" goodbye to them people, knowing gled for an entire year to land my
full well that you’ll probably never There
… aren't too many jobs that pay you
see them again, despite your best to travel the world, meet lots of different
Natalie Jacobs
intentions and promises to keep in people from many nationalities and do
AUSTRALIA touch. things
I spent that
a lotyou'd probably
of time, energy neveranddo in
'normal' everyday
even money I couldn’t afford… yetexistence, but it’sIstill
• Not having much privacy or time important to think carefully about the
to yourself. You live, work and downside of life onboard, before making
socialize with the same people aingbiginlife-changing
the towel on decision like this and
many occasions.
24/7 – and being on a ship, heading off into the sunset.
there’s not too many places you

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Your Motive for Working on

Welcome Cruise
to the Ships
N
ow that you’ve weighed up the Jobs in anybusiness
The cruise of these departments
is not your aver- will
pro’s and cons of working on a ensure
age everyday industry. And if youyourself
you get time to enjoy
cruise ship, it's important to be and
hadn’tmake the this
realized mostyetof your
- you time on-
soon
clear about your motives for board.
will!
doing it.
OnYouthe other
see, you hand, while
can’t just popjobs
downsuchto as
You see, if you're in this to have fun, see cabin stewards,
your local cleaners,
“Job Center” deckinto
or walk hands,
a
the world and enjoy the life experience... engineers
high streetand even catering
employment agencycanand
involve
then there are certain positions on board working long hours
ask a “Careers and less
Advisor” or time off the
that will be more attractive to you than ship – they can mean better
“Recruitment Consultant” to help career
you op-
others. portunities, more money
get a job on a cruise ship. and extremely
What’s your main valuable training and work experience.
motive? To see the
world? Or start an From a personal point of view, my main If you asked any of these people to
motive for working on cruise ships was Many crewmembers
help, most would look in these
at you as types of
exciting career?
to get away from the rut I had found my- positions go on
though you’d justtoarrived
land well-paying
from an- jobs
self in at home (dead end job, no in exclusive
other planet!hotels and restaurants just
money, no prospects). because of the experience and training
they gained during their time working on
cruise ships.see adverts for “Jobs at
You won’t
I also saw it as the perfect vehicle to see Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
“"You only live life
the world and have a lot of fun, meeting of your weekly paper. And the books
once and when I'm new people at the same time! For these people their motive is the ca-
old and grey there is reer opportunities
certainly be writtenand
by the money.and
“authors”
nothing I would hate not crewmembers. What’s more,
more than to look
I didn't want to be working all hours God- most of the printed books I’ve come
sent, with no time for enjoying myself, So thinkcontained
across carefully out-of-date,
about YOUR 'motive'
inac-
back and say 'I wish
making new friends or visiting the idyllic for wanting to work
curate information. on a cruise ship. Do-
I'd tried that!'. If it islands my ship docked at. ing so will ensure your happiness and
doesn't work out then success during your time onboard.
I will have a gained a The websites you’ll find across on
whole range of new And if you have similar motives, then the internet will often promise you a
you should consider applying for jobs in lot… but after they’ve taken your
skills that I can put
the following departments: money, will deliver very little.
on my resume and go
get a new job on
land" • Cruise Staff Perhaps you’ve already realized
• Shore Excursions this? But I only tell you all this from
Ross Fairbotham, UK
Corporate Trainer • Entertainment cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
Carnival Cruise Lines see when I first started out I strug-
• Admin gled for an entire year to land my
• Youth Staff “dream job” working on a cruise ship
…
• Photography
• Gift Shop
I spent a lot of time, energy and
• Photo & Video Staff even money I couldn’t afford… yet I
• Casino
• Fitness & Beauty ing in the towel on many occasions.


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Is The Cruise Ship Life Really

Welcome fortoYou?
to the “Secrets Getting
H
ere is a checklist I created to Couldbusiness
•The cruise you beis away not your from
aver-your
find out whether or not you're family and friends
age everyday industry. And if you for six to
really cut out for this type of eight months?
hadn’t realized this yet - you soon - Getting away
lifestyle. It mainly covers will! from everyone and everything can
'worst case' scenarios to see how you sound very appealing! But be
would cope in each situation. warned, even the toughest can
find you
You see, it hardcan’ttojust adjust
pop downat firstto and
most“Job
your local people Center”get homesick.
or walk into This
a is
Of course, you may never experience high street employment agency and get
perfectly normal, but you will
any of these situations, but it's much ask a through
“Careersthis initial barrier.
Advisor” or
better to know in advance what you “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
might come up against, so that you're get a job on a cruise ship.
Are you mentally
mentally prepared for the life that awaits • Could you live, work and social-
prepared to live you. ize with your work colleagues
and work on a If you24/7?
asked- any Thisof is theseeasierpeoplesaidto than
cruise ship? done.would
help, most I'm look
sure at youyoucanas imagine
• Could you work seven days a thoughthat after
you’d justa arrived
few months from an- of living,
week, if necessary? - Of course working and socializing with the
other planet!
you'll get time off to visit the many same people day-in, day-out, you
locations your ship will dock at, can start to pick up on each oth-
but there may be occasions where ers irritating
You won’t see adverts habits for and
“Jobsannoying
at
you'll be required to work seven personality traits!
Sea” in the Situations Vacant section A good sense of
days a week. If you break into a of yourhumor
weeklyispaper. often And a crewmembers
the books
cold sweat at the very thought, you’ll find at your library for
biggest weapon successfully
will almost
“Working on a cruise
then perhaps this isn't the job for surviving
certainly be written life atbysea.
“authors” and
ship gives you great you? not crewmembers. What’s more,
opportunities to most of the printed books I’ve come
travel and see the •acrossCan you deal
contained with fairly
out-of-date, inac-strict
world but never • Would it bother you if your curaterules and regulations? - Proba-
information.
cabin mate were of a different bly 80% of the rules and regula-
forget. That the
sexual preference to you? - tions onboard a cruise ship are in
requirements of an Cruise lines tend to have a high place foryou’ll
The websites safety reasons.
find across Remem-
on
employee aboard are population of gay staff (men and ber you're stranded
the internet will often promise on you
a floating
a
demanding and women) onboard. So, you may vessel,
lot… but sometimes
after they’ve takenhundreds
your of
discipline is vital” well find yourself sharing a cabin money, miles away very
will deliver fromlittle.any land, so
with someone of a different sexual safety is the absolute number one
Clive Smith preference to you. If the idea of priority for a cruise ship.
Limassol, Cyprus this sends a shudder down your Perhaps you’ve already realized
spine, then you need to either get this? But I only tell you all this from
over it quickly, or forget about Could
•personal you cope
experience and not with
be- finding
working on a cruise ship all to- causeyourI’m out cabin
to bash mateanyone; in bedyou with
gether. someone?
see when I first started- With out Ihundreds
strug- of
male
gled for and year
an entire female crewmembers
to land my
“dream living and working
job” working on a cruiseonboard,
ship it's
• How would you react to being … inevitable that people will meet
told to start work, at a moments partners and develop intimate re-
notice? - There can be many oc- lationships. We're only human,
casions when a ship has to after
I spent a lotall! If thisenergy
of time, statement and shocks
change its itinerary, usually for you, then
even money perhaps
I couldn’t you’re yet
afford… notI right
reasons that are out of the Cap- for this lifestyle?
tains control such as hurricanes, upset and came very close to throw-
disasters onboard or conflicts in ing in the towel on many occasions.
particular countries.


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Is The Cruise Ship Life Really

Welcome fortoYou?
to the “Secrets Getting
• Can you keep your cool and mightbusiness

The cruise be 'challenging' at aver-
is not your the best
continue to provide good cus- of times. And you would
age everyday industry. And if you be right.
tomer service with often very But still, you need to be someone
demanding passengers? - will! who can adapt to these small liv-
Never forget that the only reason ing quarters and manage without
you're onboard in the first place is most everyday luxuries you're
to service the demands of the probably
You see, usedjust
you can’t to. pop down to
passengers who are paying your your local “Job Center” or walk into a
wages! And they will naturally high street employment agency and
expect a very high standard of Now
ask athat you'veAdvisor”
“Careers read through
or this check-
service from the crew, at all times. list,
“Recruitment Consultant” to life
you should realize that helponboard
you
can sometimes take time
get a job on a cruise ship.to adjust to.
Rules and regula- • Could you cope with cramped

tions are there for the living conditions for 6-10 IfIfyou
you still
asked think
anyyou have people
of these what ittotakes
safety and welfare of months? - You can probably after
help,reading this and
most would look feel thatasyou could
at you
the passengers and imagine that living in a 12ft x 12ft cope
thoughwith
you’d pretty much from
just arrived any an-of these
'box' with one other person, which situations
other planet! onboard, then you can defi-
crew. If you break
also includes your bathroom facili- nitely expect to have a rewarding and
them, expect to be ties and two peoples entire life-changing experience during your
reprimanded worldly goods (clothing, toiletries, time
Youatwon’t
sea.see adverts for “Jobs at
etc) to last them 6-10 months - Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
“Crew members not crewmembers. What’s more,
tend to ignore the most of the printed books I’ve come
passengers; how- across contained out-of-date, inac-
ever, the interesting
curate information.
people you meet
may surprise you. The websites you’ll find across on
Also it provides you the internet will often promise you a
a way to stay in lot… but after they’ve taken your
touch with the world
money, will deliver very little.
outside the cruise
ship” Perhaps you’ve already realized
Micha Berman
Author —
Permanent see when I first started out I strug-
Passenger: gled for an entire year to land my
My Life On A Cruise …
Ship
PermanentPassenger.com



PAGE 13
Choosing the Right Job

Welcome for
to the You
O
K, now let’s jump into the juicy The You
b. cruisecan targetisyour
business application
not your aver-
stuff and get started properly! to the specific job/s you’re
age everyday industry. And if you applying
for. This is a simple process of match-
I’m going to give you quick hadn’t realized this yet - you soon
ing your skills, experience and knowl-
and easy step-by-step plan will!
edge to each position, to make you ap-
that will help get you hired in the short-
pear perfectly suited to the job. Very
est time.
powerful
You see, and we’ll just
you can’t discuss this tomore
pop down
later.
There is nothing complicated about high street employment agency and
these ideas, tips and strategies. In fact, ask a “Careers Advisor” or
Here is a listConsultant”
“Recruitment of some positions which
to help you
it’s all mostly common sense. But it is
you can apply for. For your
get a job on a cruise ship. convenience
important that you take your time to read
"I joined workon- I have broken down them into depart-
this through properly and then consider
cruiseships.com ments:
how you can put these ideas into action.
today and have to If you asked any of these people to
say that I like it very
help, most would look at you as
HOTEL STAFF
though you’d just arrived from an-
much. Your website Remember, if you plan and prepare other planet!
is very easy to navi- properly then you’ll be ahead of 90% of • Hotel Director
gate and there is the competition right away.
plenty of useful in- Assistant
• You won’t Hotel Director
see adverts for “Jobs at
formation.
Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
•of yourChief Purser
weekly paper. And the books
The job listings and The First Step you’ll find at your library will almost
cover letter and re-
The first is an obvious and basic step. •certainly
FirstbePurser
written by “authors” and
sume templates are You can’t do anything until you decide not crewmembers. What’s more,
certainly a huge exactly which job/s it is that you would •most of the
Second printed
Purserbooks I’ve come
advantage for mem- like to do onboard. across contained out-of-date, inac-
bers. I even found •curateCrew
information.
Purser
out answers to some
This step is vital. You cannot and • Receptionist
of my questions just
should not apply to a cruise line com- The websites you’ll find across on
by reviewing the pany asking for 'any job' onboard. This is •the internet will often Coordinator
Hotel Services promise you a
forum. a major mistake that so many job seek- lot… but after they’ve taken your
ers make, and doing so ensures that •money, will Assistant
Hotel deliver very little.
"I am certain that I
their application gets trashed immedi-
ately. • Shore Excursion Manager
will be visiting this Perhaps you’ve already realized
website several this? But I only tell you all this from
• Asst Shore Excursion Manager
times a week while You've got to know exactly the types of personal experience and not be-
positions you want to do so that… cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
I'm pursuing a cruise HotelI first
•see when Controller
started out I strug-
job. Thank you
gled for an entire year to land my
again." • Assistant Controller
a. You can tell the cruise employer “dream job” working on a cruise ship
immediately which job/s you’re apply- …
• Night Auditor
Victoria ing for. If they don’t know rightaway
New Zealand what job you’re applying for then your
Desktop Operator
application will be trashed. Believe me, I spent a lot of time, energy and
•
a cruise line employer does not have the even money I couldn’t afford… yet I
time to look at resumes and then match •endedYeoman
up deeply frustrated, angry,
them to the right position. You’ve got upset and came very close to throw-
to do that for them! •ing in Locker
the towel Attendant
on many occasions.


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Choosing the Right Jobto thefor

Welcome You
FOOD AND BEVERAGE: Second

•The cruise Cook is not your aver-
business
• Food and Beverage Manager •hadn’tThird Cook
realized this yet - you soon
will!
• Assistant Food and Beverage • Crew Chef
Manager
• You see,
Crewyou can’t just pop down to
Cook
• Maitre-d
•high street
Crew employment
Assistant agency and
ask a “Careers Advisor” or
• Head Waiter
•“Recruitment Consultant” to help you
Crew Utility
• Captains Waiter
• Chief Butcher
• Restaurant Waiter
• If youAssistant
asked any of these people to
Butcher
You can’t do any- help, most would look at you as
• Busboy
thing until you •thoughButcher
you’d just arrived from an-
decide exactly
other planet!
• Buffetman
which jobs it is that • Butcher Utility
you would like to do • Restaurant Utility You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at
• Pastry Chef
onboard Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
• Officer Messman of your weekly paper. And the books
Assistant
•you’ll find Pastry
at your libraryChef
will almost
• Staff Messman certainly be written by “authors” and
First Pastry What’s more,
•not crewmembers.
"I had a phone
• Sommelier most of the printed books I’ve come
interview with •acrossSecond Pastry
contained out-of-date, inac-
three people yes- • Wine Steward/ess curate information.
terday morning • Third Pastry
and this morning I • Bar Manager
Pastry Utility
• The websites you’ll find across on
received an email
• Assistant Bar Manager the internet will often promise you a
with a Desktop Chief
•lot… but Baker
after they’ve taken your
Publisher job
• Head Bar Tender money, will deliver very little.
offer!! I'm to fly to • Assistant Baker
the Canary Is- • Bar Tender
lands and be on
• Perhaps
Firstyou’ve
Bakeralready realized
board the Celeb- • Assistant Bar Tender
•personal experience
Second Baker and not be-
rity Summit in two cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
• Bar Waiter
weeks from now!! •see when
ThirdI first
Baker started out I strug-
I'm kind of in gled for an entire year to land my
• Barboy
shock!! Thanks •“dream job” working
Baker Utility on a cruise ship
…
for all your help • Bar Accountant
Neil."
• First Galley Utility
• Executive Chef I spent a lot of time, energy and
• Galley Utility
Angie Bugarin even money I couldn’t afford… yet I
• Sous Chef ended up deeply frustrated, angry,
• Chief Dishwasher
USA upset and came very close to throw-
• First Cook ing in the towel on many occasions.
• Dishwasher


PAGE 15

Welcome You
ACCOUNTING: Laundry
•The cruise Keeper
• Senior Auditor •hadn’tLaundry
realizedUtility
this yet - you soon
will!
• Junior Auditor • Linen Keeper
• Accountant • You see,

Poolyou can’t just pop down to
Attendant
• Controller high street employment agency and
DECK STAFF
• Computerized Accounting “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
• Captain
• Staff Accountant
"The job listings are
really good. Now • If youStaff
askedCaptain
any of these people to
you've made it really help, most would look at you as
•thoughFirst Officer
you’d just arrived from an-
easy for us to apply
other planet!
for hundreds of • Second Officer
cruise ship jobs and
access loads of Third see
• You won’t Officer
adverts for “Jobs at
great info from the Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
one site.
•of yourJunior
weeklyThird Officer
paper. And the books
•certainly
Deck be Engine
written Mechanic
by “authors” and
"I plan to work as a not crewmembers. What’s more,
dancer on a cruise •most of the printed
Navigation books I’ve come
Officer
ship during my gap across contained out-of-date, inac-
year and workon- •curateSafety
information.
Officer
cruiseships.com has HOUSEKEEPING:
• Security Officer
shown me what dif- The websites you’ll find across on
• Chief Housekeeper
•the internet willPersonnel
often promise you a
ferent cruise lines
Security
are looking for and lot… but after they’ve taken your
• Assistant Housekeeper
how best to make •money, will Radio
Chief deliverOfficer
very little.
my application suc- • Chief Stewardess
cessful. • Radio Officer
Perhaps you’ve already realized
• Cabin Stewardess this? But I only tell you all this from
• Quarter Master
"I can highly recom- personal experience and not be-
mend workoncruise- • Cabin Utility cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
Carpenter
•see when I first started out I strug-
ships.com to anyone
• Floor Supervisor gled for an entire year to land my
who wants to find a •“dreamBosun
job” working on a cruise ship
cruise ship job!" • Bellboy …
• Ordinary Seaman
Becky Robinson • Utility Cleaner
Able
• I spent Seamen
a lot of time,Entry Level
energy and
UK
• Laundry Master even money I couldn’t afford… yet I
•endedAble Seamen
up deeply Limited angry,
frustrated,
• Assistant Laundry Master upset and came very close to throw-
•ing in Able Seamen
the towel Special
on many occasions.


PAGE 16

Welcome You
• Splicer Joiner Machinist

•The cruise business is not your aver-
• Seamen Surveyor •hadn’tFitter
will!
• Utilityman • Unlicensed Junior Engineer
• Deck Hand • You see, youUtility

Engine can’t just pop down to
• Deck Cadet •high street
Engineemployment
Mechanic agency and
ENGINE: •“Recruitment Consultant” to help you
Barge Engineer
• Chief Engineer • Radio Officer
• First Engineer If you asked any of these people to

• Second Engineer though you’d just arrived from an-
other planet!
• Third Engineer
“"I think workon- You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at

• Junior Third Engineer
cruiseships.com is Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
very informative and • Engine Cadet
helpful for all those certainly be written by “authors” and
who dream of work- • Masters not crewmembers. What’s more,
ing on a cruise ship most of the printed books I’ve come
• Motorman across contained out-of-date, inac-
like myself.
curate information.
The forum for asking • Wiper
any cruise job related COMPUTER:
questions is awe- • Engine Repairman The websites you’ll find across on
some. It is great to be •the internet will often
Computer promise you
Administrator a
Bridge
able to hear from
• Upholsterer lot… but after they’ve taken your
those who are al- •money, will deliver
Computer very little. Hotel
Administrator
• Engine Storekeeper
ready working on a
• Internet Administrator
cruise ship." • Oiler Perhaps you’ve already realized
• Chief Electrician personal experience and not be-
John H Boyle
cause I’m out
MEDICAL to bash anyone; you
TEAM:
USA see when I first started out I strug-
• Electrician
•gled for an entire
Chief Doctoryear to land my
• Boilerman “dream job” working on a cruise ship
•… Crew Doctor
• Chief Air Conditioning Technician
• Chief Nurse
• Chief Electronic Technician I spent a lot of time, energy and
• Nurse
• Electronic Technician
•ing in Dentist
the towel on many occasions.
• Fireman Watertender


PAGE 17

Welcome You
CRUISE STAFF The cruise business is not your aver-

• Cruise Director hadn’t realized this yet - you soon
will!
• Assistant Cruise Director
• Cruise Staff You see, you can’t just pop down to

• Gentleman Dance Host high street employment agency and
• Fitness Instructor “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
• Aerobics Instructor • Production Manager
• Water Sports Scuba Diving In- • If youAssistant

asked anyProduction Manager
of these people to
structor •thoughStage
you’dManager
just arrived from an-
other planet!
"The downloads, • Port Lecturer • Back Stage Manager
interview tips and
resume templates are • Television Technician • You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at
Disc Jockey
an excellent re- Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
• Videographer •of yourSound
weekly paper.
Light And the books
Technician
source. WorkOn-
CruiseShips.com
• International Host Hostess •certainly be written
Video by “authors” and
Technician
really does give you not crewmembers. What’s more,
everything you need • Administrative Assistant •most of the printed
Showband books I’ve
Musician Pianocome
to pass any cruise across contained out-of-date, inac-
curate information.
ship interview!" • Cocktail Pianist
Lisa Munday • Piano Bar Entertainer

UK the internet will often promise you a
• Showband Musician Trumpet
• Showband Musician Trombone
Showband
• Perhaps Musician
you’ve already Saxophone
realized
Showband
•personal experienceMusician Drums
and not be-
ENTERTAINMENT:
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•see when Musician
I first started out Bass
I strug-
• Guest Entertainer
•“dreamShowband
job” workingMusician Guitarship
on a cruise
• Lounge Performer …
• Guitar Soloist
• Show Singer
• I spent a lot of time,
Keyboard energy and
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•endedCabaret
up deeply frustrated, angry,
Actors
• Production Vocalist upset and came very close to throw-
•ing in Comedians
the towel on many occasions.
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Welcome You
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The cruiseSALON:
• Casino Manager •hadn’tSalon Manager
will!
• Assistant Casino Manager • Assistant Salon Manager
• Casino Dealer Beautician

• You see, you can’t just pop down to
• Slot Technician •high street employment agency and
Hair Stylist
• Cashier •“Recruitment
Massage Consultant”
Therapist to help you
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Technicians
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you’d just
andarrived
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workoncruise- • Assistant Photo Manager
ships.com invaluable
• Photographer You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at
for me. As someone
who has been a of your weekly paper. And the books
teacher for 18 years you’ll find at your library will almost
and is looking for a GIFT SHOP STAFF certainly be written by “authors” and
change I have found not crewmembers. What’s more,
all of the helpful hints • Gift Shop Manager
across contained out-of-date, inac-
and advice very curate information.
beneficial.
• Assistant Manager
• Jeweler The websites you’ll find across on

"When I get a job on
a cruise ship I know • Shop Assistant lot… but after they’ve taken your
it will be because of money, will deliver very little.
the help I have re-
ceived from this
site." Perhaps you’ve already realized
Sallyanne Barclay
Australia see when I first started out I strug-
…



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Preparing A Winning Application

Welcome to the “Secrets to Getting
I
know from speaking to many cruise 1.
TheUse a Killer
cruise Opener
business to your
is not generate
aver- in-
companies and seeing thousands of terest.
applications over the years, that pre- hadn’t realized this yet - you soon
paring a good cruise ship targeted will!
cover letter and resume is where a lot of Deliver a compelling OPENING SEN-
applicants are going drastically wrong. TENCE to the cruise line employer. It's
one
Youofsee,theyoufirstcan’t
things
justhe/she
pop downwill toread,
so
yourmake it memorable
local “Job Center” or andwalk powerful!
into a
Knowing how to put together a cruise
Ideally, it should
high street be only agency
employment one line.and
ship specific cover letter and resume
and knowing how to make it stand out ask a “Careers Advisor” or
from the crowd is vital. “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
In
getone sentence,
a job and ship.
on a cruise one sentence only,
Creating a cruise
you will create what is known in the mar-
ship specific cover keting business as a STRONG HEAD-
What's more, I'll prove to you in a mo-
letter and resume is LINE.
If youIt's
askedthe most
any ofpowerful way totocom-
these people
ment that cruise lines are not willing to
crucial for mand the would
help, most undivided
look atattention
you as of the
acknowledge a less than unprofession-
reader:
your success ally put together application.
other planet!
Immediately Available: Experienced

The Cover Letter
manager
You won’twith
see aadverts
passion for for
“Jobscustomer
at
Getting your cover letter right is just as service and travel!
important as getting your resume right. of your weekly paper. And the books
“I think you are doing you’ll find at your library will almost
a magnificent job In the above
certainly example,
be written we focused
by “authors” and on
However… the strongest benefit
not crewmembers. this more,
What’s person can
with workoncruise-
offer
most the cruise
of the line.
printed He I’ve
books is an
comeexperi-
ships.com. It covers enced
acrossmanager
containedand has a passion
out-of-date, inac- for
pretty much every- 95% of the cover letters don't customer service and travel. What cruise
curate information.
thing you need to even get a second glance which line would not be impressed with this
know and tells you means that their respective re- guy!
exactly what you
sumes are also ignored. The websites you’ll find across on
need to do and how
Write something
lot… but similar
after they’ve for your
taken your situa-
to do it. I find it great A well-worded cover letter is the ULTI- tion.
reading through all MATE sales letter and practically no one
the different articles understands this fact. Most cover letters
about cruise life."
do nothing to land the job interview. As an alternative,
Perhaps you realized
you’ve already can say how
much
this? But I only tell you all thiswhere
you desire this job, from you
found the advertisement
personal experience and not be-or something
Heather Dwyer The vast majority of cruise ship job else. causeMake it compelling.
I’m out to bash anyone; you
USA seekers simply "throw" together any old see when I first started out I strug-
cover letter, just so they have something gled for an entire year to land my
to attach to their average resume. I“dream
recommend centering
job” working the sentence
on a cruise ship
on
… the page and using bold italics!
So, to help you here is my own personal

formula for creating a winning cruise (You won't
I spent beofable
a lot time,to energy
do this and
if you email
ship cover letter that lands you the job your Cover Letter).
interview: ended up deeply frustrated, angry,


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2. State your objective and/or benefits •TheBullets

cruise Points persuade
business the reader.
is not your aver-
to the employer. age everyday industry. And if you
will!
Here are some examples of how you • Bullets Points force the reader's at-
can do this: tention.
I am confident I can help your •highBullets Points provide
street employment helpful
agency andinfor-
cruise line immediately in the fol- askmation.
a “Careers Advisor” or
lowing ways: “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
{LIST EXAMPLES}. get a job on a cruise ship.
4. Request an interview.
"I would have been
lost on my search for I hope this summary of my re- If you asked any of these people to
I would like the opportunity to
my dream cruise job sume will give you a clear under- help, most would look at you as
though meet
you’dwith
just you to from
arrived discuss
an- how I
without workon- standing of my capabilities and
other may be an asset to your cruise
planet!
how I can apply my skills to ex-
cruiseships.com. All line. I can be reached from {5-
ceeding the needs and require-
the resume how to's 8pm} {M-F} at {310-555-1212}. I
ments of your guests.
were very well laid
look forward
You won’t to talking
see adverts with at
for “Jobs you!
out and easy to fol-
low. The Cruise line I am available and interested in of your weekly paper. And the books
I hope to hear from you soon to
working specifically for your cruise you’ll find at your library will almost
directory was very up set be
certainly upwritten
an appointment.
by “authors”Feel
and free
line. I believe my accomplish-
to date and I had no not to give me a What’s
crewmembers. call at _______
more, be-
ments in the ________ field show
most tween
of the _______
printed andI’ve
books ________,
come or
problem reaching I would be a valuable asset in the
across leave a message
contained at inac-
out-of-date, my home
anyone with your following areas: {LIST AREAS}.
curatephone _________. Thank you.
information.
supplied phone num-
bers and addresses.
During my career with
At your convenience, I would be
____________, I h a v e : The websites you’ll find across on
"Only 2 weeks after very interested
the internet to speakyou
will often promise with
a you
{LIST ACCOMPLISHMENTS}.
for after
lot… but an interview.
they’ve taken your
sending out my first
batch of resumes I
was contacted by an
3. List your Skills, Employment His-
As you probably know, it’s important to
tory, and Education from your Re-
agency for an inter- get the name
Perhaps you’veof the person
already in charge of
realized
sume
view , so now I am hiring staffI only
this? But whenever
tell you you can
all this so that
from
you have somebody to
personal experience and not be-send your re-
reading over your
sume to.
interview questions. If you have a specific set of skills or cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
achievements, you may want to list them see when I first started out I strug-
by using bullet points or numbers. This gled for an entire year to land my
However, as we all know, this isn’t al-
is pleasing to the eye and easier to read. “dream job” working on a cruise ship
"It's like one stop
shopping all on one ways
… possible.
site, I'm so glad I'm a
member." You are drawing attention to your talents
On the afollowing
I spent lot of time,page
energyis an
andEXCEL-
in a positive way. Insert them between
LENT example
even money of whatafford…
I couldn’t to do when
yet I you
the first and second paragraphs for the
Melissa Brown just cannot find the “contact
ended up deeply frustrated, angry, name” to
best effect.
Canada address your letter to:


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The cruise business is not your aver-

age everydayJamie
industry. And if you
Cruisejob-Seeker
hadn’t realized this yet 123
- youAcorn
soon Dr.
will! My town, USA 12345
Phone: 555-555-1212
jamiecjs@myemail.com
[DATE] high street employment agency and
XYZ Cruise Line get a job on a cruise ship.
4000 Ocean Way
Miami, 33126
USA If you asked any of these people to
"You are doing a
great job with work- though you’d just arrived from an-
oncruiseships.com. Please Note: I wanted to address thisother letterplanet!
to you by name, but it was
I find the Discussion not provided on your website. I am extremely interested in this posi-
Forum and the Fea- tion.
tured Job Listings Immediately Available: Experienced RetailSea” inProfessional
the Situationswith a Passion
Vacant section
the most important to for Sales, Customer Service and travel!
me. Dear Hiring Manager; you’ll find at your library will almost
I have two solid years of experience as not
a Sales Assistant in What’s
crewmembers. a large more,
and
"There is no subject busy retail outlet. My goal is to work in your duty free gift shops because
about getting a you're respected and well-known for advancement opportunities, greatinac-
peo-
across contained out-of-date,
cruise ship job left ple and great ships! curate information.
uncovered and I'm I have a proven track record of improving retail sales by providing excep-
sure that this web tional customer service, effective up-selling and repositioning slow selling
site will help many The websites
stock. Additionally, I have 5 years experience you’ll find
as a Customer acrossAssis-
Service on
people who cannot tant. the internet will often promise you a
wait to start their new It is a long held dream of mine to work on a cruise
money, willship andvery
deliver I amlittle.
fully aware
life and job adventure of the demanding nature of life on board. I feel that my strong retail back-
on a cruise ship. It
ground, exceptional customer service skills, combined with my ability to
work as an effective member of a close-knit team would make me an ideal
made me aware that I Perhaps you’ve already realized
candidate for a position working in your duty free gift shops.
am more than ready
personal experience
I welcome the chance to bring my knowledge, experience, andandnotskills
be- to
to start mine."
the XYZ Cruise Lines team! cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
see when I first started out I strug-
Anna Maziarz gled for an entire year to land my
UK Sincerely, “dream job” working on a cruise ship
…
Jamie Cruisejob-Seeker
P.S. I would love the opportunity to discuss
eventhis position
money with you
I couldn’t in detail,
afford… yet I
during a personal interview to demonstrate my knowledge and skills.
ended up deeply frustrated, angry, I can
be contacted at 555-555-1212 to make arrangements
upset and came forvery
this close
immediately.
to throw-
Thank you in advance! ing in the towel on many occasions.


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This technique works… and the person This

The is vitally
cruise important.
business I have
is not yourlost count
aver-
who sent this particular cover letter, not of the number of applications
age everyday industry. And if you I’ve re-
only landed several job interviews with ceived over the years which said
hadn’t realized this yet - you soon some-
major cruise companies… but he also thing
will! like:
landed a job too.
"Applying
You see, youfor can’t
any just
position available"
pop down to
The Resume your local “Job Center” or walk into a
highcruise
Ask any cruise ship recruiter what the The street line
employment
will NOT agency andappli-
take your
most important thing is when they are cation seriously if you write something
“Recruitment
looking at candidate applications, and like this - and Consultant”
you certainlytowon’t
help you
get (or
they’ll probably tell you "the resume". get a job aonreply
deserve) a cruise
backship.
There is no such
position as “any”.
Your resume will decide whether or not 2.If Keep
you asked any of these
the layout simple people
and to
use a
Neil Maxwell-Keys you considered for an interview. It help, most would look at you
clear font such as Arial, Times as or Ta-
stands to reason therefore that that your thoughyou’d
homa do notjustuse
arrived from fancy
anything an- like
resume must look good and sell you in other planet!
Comic Sans MS. It needs to be easy to
the strongest possible light. read.

Again there are a ton of good books out Sea”
3. Keep in the Situations
it to a maximum Vacant
of 2section
pages in
there which show you how to write a of your weekly paper. And the books
length.
“Your website has winning resume, but to get you going you’ll find at your library will almost
been extremely help- certainly be written by “authors” and
here are our ten top tips for making your
resume work for you: notUse
4. crewmembers. What’spoints
powerful bullet more, below
ful in finding out in-
formation about how
each job title when describing come
most of the printed books I’ve your work
across contained
history. E.g. out-of-date, inac-
1. Target your resume. Make sure all curate information.
to work on a cruise
ship. I have been of your skills and experience are tar-
very satisfied with geted and worded to meet the require- • Provided exceptional customer ser-
ments of one specific job. The websites you’ll find across on
my membership to vice to ensure
the internet guestpromise
will often satisfaction
you a and
workoncruise- increased sales.
ships.com." money, will deliver very little.
For example, if you apply to a cruise line
for a job as a Casino Cashier, then eve-
Jenna Teat rything on your resume should be tai- • Managed complaints efficiently and
USA lored to back this up. I.e. it will talk about Perhaps you’ve
effectively already
to ensure realizedsatisfac-
customer
your cash handling and customer ser- this? But I only tell you all this from
tion
vice skills and maybe any banking or personal experience and not be-
casino experience you’ve had. cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
•see when I first started out I strug-
Handled all aspects of administra-
tion including banking and cash handling
If at the same time you also apply to a “dream job” working on a cruise ship
different cruise line for a position of Gift …
Shop Assistant, then you should adjust
your resume by re-arranging and re- • Created new promotions which in-
wording it slightly to make it more tar- creased bar
I spent a lotrevenues by $ XX
of time, energy and
geted towards this position. I.e. it will talk even money I couldn’t afford… yet I
about your customer service and selling ended up deeply frustrated, angry,
skills and mention any retail stores that •upset and came
Ensured bar very
andclose to throw-
restaurant areas
you’ve worked in. ing in the towel on many occasions.
were immaculately presented at all times


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5. Check for typing or spelling errors 10.

ThePlay onbusiness
cruise your strengths,
is not yourbut don’t
aver-
and get someone else to check it too. exaggerate. Your resume should
age everyday industry. And if you be
Automatic spell checkers are not always used to make yourself sound highly
hadn’t realized this yet - you soon em-
accurate. ployable,
will! but sounding too good to be
true will turn off most cruise line recruit-
ers.
6. Make the sentences short and suc- You see, you can’t just pop down to
cinct - you can expand on the details your local “Job Center” or walk into a
during an interview. As
highyou see, it’s vitally
canemployment
street important
agency and to
spend some time on
ask a “Careers Advisor” or getting your cover
letter and resume right, but
“Recruitment Consultant” to help you not every-
7. Avoid humour. You might think body get a has
job ontheatime,
cruisepatience
ship. or the skills
Don’t let yourself you’re a comedian, but a cruise em- to knock out a powerful resume.
down by submitting ployer probably won’t!
an application rid- If you asked any of these people to
Fortunately
help, most wouldwe have found
look at you asa team of
dled with errors. And
8. Use real figures and statistics expert thoughcruise shiparrived
you’d just resume from writers
an- who
don’t expect a reply where possible (e.g. to describe sales can write a professional winning cover
other planet!
if you do! revenues) and be prepared to prove letter and resume for you.
them.
They
Sea” inhave years of experience
the Situations Vacant section in the
9. If you have gaps between jobs then industry and will save you
of your weekly paper. And the booksa lot of time,
make sure you give details of these, hassle and headaches
even if it was to go off travelling. certainly be written by “authors” and
"I am grateful for the You
mostcan findprinted
of the out more
booksabout their ser-
I’ve come
frequent updates and
Don’t think a cruise line employer won’t vice by visiting:
notice gaps on your resume. He will and curate information.
all the information
he’ll probably assume something bad
you have given me. and he certainly won’t bother to contact www.workoncruiseships.com/snip/107.htm
Your site is the best you for an explanation! The websites you’ll find across on
cruise ship jobs site the internet will often promise you a
on the internet!" lot… but after they’ve taken your
Mike Petas
USA Perhaps you’ve already realized
…



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Which Cruise Lines To toApply

Welcome the “Secrets To
to Getting
I
t seems that one of the biggest frus- 4.
TheTheycruisehave
businessmore jobs
is not youronboard,
aver-
trations people have is not knowing which means there are
age everyday industry. And if youmore opportuni-
how to start applying for jobs on ties
hadn’tthan ever before
realized this yetfor yousoon
- you to achieve
cruise ships. your
will! goal - whether that's to simply visit
as many countries as you can, or de-
velop an exciting career in a unique in-
You can waste a lot of time wandering dustry. You see, you can’t just pop down to
around the internet trying to figure out your local “Job Center” or walk into a
who to apply to and where you need to high street employment agency and
apply. Bestaof“Careers
ask all by getting
Advisor”employed
or with any
of these big cruise line companies
“Recruitment Consultant” to help you you’ll
easily be able to enjoy
get a job on a cruise ship. all of the exciting
Now I’m essentially lazy. I’d rather head things we mentioned earlier, while ex-
straight for the places where I’m most periencing a unique, fun lifestyle that
likely to get hired without having to jump most
If youpeople
askedcananyonly dream
of these about!to
people
through hoops. help, most would look at you as
“Being a member to
WorkOnCruise- So,
otherwhoplanet!are the “big dogs” of the
Ships.com will bene- And one of the best and quickest ways cruise industry and how do you go
fit anyone looking to to get going is to start by applying to the about contacting them for a job?
get a job on a cruise biggest cruise line companies in the You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at
world. Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
ship. This is the only
Here
of your areweekly
the 8 paper.
biggestAndcruise line com-
the books
website I know which panies in the world, listed in alphabetical
provides more than These are the guys who employ around order: certainly be written by “authors” and
enough information 85% of the staff working at sea but not crewmembers. What’s more,
in helping people in here’s why else I think you should start most of the printed books I’ve come
finding a job on a
by contacting them first: •acrossCarnival
contained Cruise Lines inac-
out-of-date,
cruise ship. What you
curate information.
are doing is great. 1. They have the biggest and most • Celebrity Cruises
And I am very grate- visually stunning ships in their fleet The websites you’ll find across on
ful for the service with more amazing facilities onboard the internet will often promise you a
you are providing."
than ever before (one of these cruise •lot… but after
Costa they’ve taken your
Cruises
line companies recently launched a ship money, will deliver very little.
with its own Surf Park!)
Abdillah Ahamada
• Holland America Line
Cape Town Perhaps you’ve already realized
South Africa 2. They visit the most exotic destina- this? But I only tell you all this from
tions on the planet, which means that •personal experience
Norwegian andLine
Cruise not be-
you'll get paid to visit more exciting cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
places than you probably ever dreamed see when I first started out I strug-
of (five of these companies even have
•gled for an entire
Princess year to land my
Cruises
their own private island!) “dream job” working on a cruise ship
…
• P&O Cruises
3. They have the most staff onboard,
which means you'll meet more exciting I spent a lot of time, energy and
people from every corner of the globe even money I couldn’t afford… yet I
than you ever thought possible (one of • Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL)
these ships is so large that it has more upset and came very close to throw-
than 100 different nationalities working ing in the towel on many occasions.
onboard!)


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to Getting
Now you know why you need to start These companies

The cruise operate
business is not independently
your aver-
with these companies, let’s look at each as separate brands and
age everyday industry. Andtarget a more
if you
cruise line in a little more detail and give upscale clientele.
you some contact details to get you will!
started.
Employment Contact Details
A-Z Contact Directory of the You see,
Carnival you can’t
Cruise Linesjust pop down to
Worlds Hiring Cruise Lines, 3655 NW 87th Avenue or walk into a
your local “Job Center”
Concessionaires & Staffing Agents high street
Miami, employment agency and
FL 33178-2428
ask
USA a “Careers Advisor” or
All members have full, un-restricted “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
access to our extensive A-Z Directory get a job on a cruise ship.
Carnival are the which includes full contact details of Phone: +1 (305) 599-2600 (option 9)
biggest cruise line I
100’s of the worlds hiring cruise Website: http://www.carnival.com
lines, concessionaires and hiring If you asked any
Employment of these people to
Website:
n the world with help, most would look at you as
agencies. Including: addresses, con- http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/
the most ships in
tact names, phone & fax numbers, fun_jobs/fun_jobs.aspx from an-
though you’d just arrived
their fleet. other planet! Employment Website:
Entertainment
direct email addresses and little-
A great place known website links to online applica- http://www.carnivalentertainment.com
to start! tion forms and much more. Get in- You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at
stant access now by visiting: Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
Celebrity Cruises
www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com Celebrity Cruises is owned by Royal
Caribbean
certainly beCruises,
written Ltd.
"Workoncruise- most of the printed books I’ve come
For each company, I strongly recom- The casually
across elegant
contained Celebrity inac-
out-of-date, Cruises
ships.com is the best
mend that you apply online where you has established
curate information.itself as a leader in of-
site I have come can but also send a physical copy of fering quality cruises at a reasonable
across for cruise your cover letter and resume through the cost.
ship jobs and the post. Doing this will get you the best The websites you’ll find across on
first site I actually
results. the internet will often promise you a
trust - everyone else
Voted "one
lot… but of the
after top-ten
they’ve cruise
taken yourlines of
the world"
money, bydeliver
will Travelvery
and little.
Leisure and
gives you the run- Carnival Cruise Lines given a 5-star rating by Fielding Cruises,
around."
The "Fun Ships"- that is exactly what the Celebrity continues to be one of the
Carnival ships are. More affordable most enjoyable
Perhaps you’vecruise experiences
already realized in its
Susan Blatenszky cruises, lots of neon lights, not that category.
Canada much elegance and formal atmosphere. personal experience and not be-
cause I’m out Contact
Employment to bash anyone;
Details you
Carnival caters towards younger pas- Celebrity
gled for an Cruises
entire year to land my
sengers, couples and family’s with the 1050
“dreamCaribbean
job” Way,on
working Miami,
a cruise ship
main objective to simply have fun FL,
… 33132-2096
USA
Carnival is the richest cruise line in the I spent +1

Phone: a lot of time,
(305) energy and
539-6000
world. The company also owns: Holland even money I couldn’t afford… yet I
Job Email: celebrityjobs@celebrity.com
America Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, ended up deeply frustrated,
Website: http://www.celebrity.com angry,
Seabourn Cruise Line, Cunard Line and upset and came
Employment Website: very close to throw-
Windstar Cruise. ing in the towel on many occasions.
http://jobs.rccl.com/


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to Getting
Costa Cruises Holland

The cruiseAmerica Line
Born out of an olive-oil empire, Costa age everyday industry.
Carrying passengers since And1873,
if youHol-
hadn’t
Cruises began sailing as a freighter ship land realized
America thiscontinues
Line yet - you to
soon
expand
in the early 1900s. It is now owned by will!
its fleet of luxury liners.
the Carnival Corporation.
Youcompany,
The see, you can’t
part ofjust
thepop down Cor-
Carnival to
Their fleet of passenger ships, sails to your local “Job Center” or walk
poration, places a strong emphasis oninto a
ports worldwide, with an emphasis on high street employment agency
trouble-free cruising, as evidenced byand
destinations in the Caribbean and Medi- ask a"tipping
their “Careers
notAdvisor”
required"orand
terranean. Italian elegance is the word "cashless" ship policies. to help you
“Recruitment Consultant”
on these ships, as the entire company get a job on a cruise ship.
strives to maintain an image of personal,
old-world charm. The large ocean liners shepherd a di-
If youclientele
verse asked any of these
to exotic people to
destinations
help, most would
around the globe. look at you as
The European atmosphere comes com- though you’d just arrived from an-
plete with strolling musicians, fine wines, other planet!
"Workoncruise-
and great Italian food. There are even Employment Contact Details
ships.com is an opportunities for passengers to take Holland America Line
essential website for cooking classes and attend historical YouElliott
300 won’tAvenue
see adverts
W for “Jobs at
anyone looking to lectures. Costa Cruises hosts a mainly Sea” in the Situations Vacant section
Seattle
European passenger list. of your
WA 98119weekly paper. And the books
pursue a job on a
USA
cruise ship." certainly be written by “authors” and
Myles Devin most of +1
Phone: the(206)
printed books I’ve come
281-3535
Scotland across contained
Fax: +1 (206) 281-0351out-of-date, inac-
curate information.
Website: www.hollandamerica.com
Employment
The websitesWebsite:
you’ll find across on
www.hollandamerica.com/about/employ
ment.do
Entertainment Employment
money, will deliver very little. Website:
Employment Contact Details www.hollandamericaentertainment.com/
Costa Cruises
200 South Park Road
Suite 200 Perhaps you’ve already realized
Hollywood, FL 33021 this? But I only tell you all this from
USA personal experience and not be-
Job Hotline: +1 (954) 266-5645 gled for an entire year to land my
Fax: +1 (954) 266-5880 “dream job” working on a cruise ship
Email: jobs@us.costa.it …
Website: http://www.costacruise.com I spent a lot of time, energy and

Employment Website: even money I couldn’t afford… yet I
http://www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/C ended up deeply frustrated, angry,
orporate/human/Job+Opportunities/Job_ upset and came very close to throw-
Opportunities.htm ing in the towel on many occasions.


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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) Princess

The cruiseCruises
Norwegian Cruise Line was founded in Princess Cruises
age everyday dates back
industry. And iftoyou
1965,
1966 and helped pioneer the one-class when it started cruising just one
hadn’t realized this yet - you soon ship to
cruising concept which treats all passen- Mexico.
will!
gers equally.
Princess
You see,has youexpanded
can’t just over the years
pop down to
The atmosphere aboard a Norwegian to become
your one of
local “Job the largest
Center” or walklines
intoinathe
cruise is informal elegance, with an em- industry andemployment
high street controls the agency
third largest
and
phasis on sports and other activities. As market share of cruise
ask a “Careers Advisor” or dollars.
the official cruise line of the NBA and “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
NFL, Norwegian Cruise Line is the only get a job on a cruise ship.
line authorized to televise live games This growth was helped, in large part, by
and broadcast ESPN onboard. the company's exposure on the televi-
sion series
If you asked"The
anyLove Boat."
of these This '70s
people to
show
help, brought the cruising
most would look at youindustry
as to the
For those who prefer active engagement nation's attention,
though you’d just reviving a dwindling
arrived from an-
"I love this site, it in sports, there is the Nike-sponsored market.
other planet!
"Beauty and Fitness" cruise, where pas-
helps me to stay on
sengers participate in competitive events
track in my search
and learn about fitness, nutrition, and Princess
You won’t travels to destinations
see adverts for “Jobsaround
at
for cruise ship em- sports medicine. the world and the line is noted section
for its am-
Sea” in the Situations Vacant
ployment. I find my- ple staterooms,
of your fine dining,
weekly paper. And theandbooks
enter-
self going specifi- tainment.
cally to the latest job
Feature cruises often have an array of certainly be written by “authors” and
stars from both the sporting and enter- not crewmembers. What’s more,
openings and the
tainment worlds. most of the printed books I’ve come
discussion forum.
I've also read a lot of curate information.
the articles. You're Employment Contact Details
doing a great job!" Norwegian Cruise Lines
Ship Personnel Dept. The websites you’ll find across on
7665 Corporate Center Drive the internet will often promise you a
Anita DiStefano
Miami, FL 33126 lot… but after they’ve taken your
Denver, Colorado money, will deliver very little.
USA
USA
Employment
Perhaps you’ve Contact Details
already realized
Phone: +1 (305) 436-4000 Princess Cruises
Fax: +1 (305) 436-4138 this? But I only tell you all this from
24305
personalTown Center Drive
experience and not be-
Job Email: shipboardresumes@ncl.com Santa Clarita
Website: http://www.ncl.com/ cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
91355
see whenCA I first started out I strug-
Employment Website: USA
http://164.109.173.40/employment/ncl/p gled for an entire year to land my
ositions.htm “dream job” working on a cruise ship
…
Phone: +1 (310) 553-1770
Fax: +1 (310) 284-2857
Job E-mail:
careeratsea@princesscruises.com
Website:
ended uphttp://www.princess.com
deeply frustrated, angry,
Employment
upset and came Website:
very close to throw-
http://employment.princess.com/employ
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P&O Cruises Royal Caribbean

The cruise businessCruises Ltd (RCCL)
is not your aver-
Founded in the 19th century, P &O age everyday industry. And if you
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line is the sec-
Cruises was originally a steamship com- hadn’t realized this yet - you soon
ond largest company in the industry.
pany based in London, England. Today, will!
it operates several luxury vessels and
sails to ports worldwide.
Founded in 1969, it rode the crest of
You see,
cruising you can’tinjust
popularity the pop down
1980s to
to be-
P&O owns Princess Cruises and Prin-
come the largest single cruise line bya
your local “Job Center” or walk into
cess Tours. high streetcapacity.
employment agency and
passenger
get a job
RCCL areon a cruise
also ship. of Celebrity
the owners
Cruises, with which they form a joint
company called "Royal Caribbean Inter-
If you asked
national any of these
and Celebrity people to
Cruises."
"This site has a huge other planet!
Royal Caribbean offers almost 50 differ-
amount of resources ent itineraries, including stops at more
necessary for anyone than 100 different destinations on 4 con-
tinents.
wanting to break
through the hidden of your weekly paper. And the books
areas of how to get a you’ll find at your
Employment libraryDetails
Contact will almost
Employment Contact Details certainly be written by “authors” and
cruise ship job, no
P&O Cruises Royal Caribbean Cruises
not crewmembers. What’sLtdmore,
matter where you are Richmond House 1050
most Caribbean Way
of the printed books I’ve come
in the world. Terminus Terrace Miami,
acrossFL, 33132 USA
contained out-of-date, inac-
Southampton curate information.
“If you dare to dream
SO14 3PN Phone: +1 (305) 539-6000
it could become a UK Fax: +1 (305) 539-3939
reality with the help
of workoncruise- Job E-mail: will
the internet cruiseshipjobs@rccl.com
often promise you a
ships.com" Website: http://www.pocruises.com Website: http://www.royalcaribbean.com
Job E-mail: Employment Website:
hotel.recruitment@pocruises.com https://jobs.rccl.com
Gary Sands
UK
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Follow Up For Huge Success

F
ollowing up on your cruise ship The cruise business is not your aver-
job applications is what sepa-
Aage
feweveryday industry.
days after this he And
gets ifanother
you
rates the winners from the los- hadn’tthrough
realized this yetto- you soon
letter the post check that he
ers in this game. will!your resume package.
got
Follow up on your applications. You

AYou see,
week you
later hecan’t
getsjust pop down
a follow to to
up email
MUST follow up on your initial cruise
find out how your application is pro- a
your local “Job Center” or walk into
ship job applications with a letter, tele- high street employment
gressing. Then he gets aagency and to
phone call
phone call, email - or preferably all ask a “Careers Advisor” or
chase up your application…
three. “Recruitment Consultant” to help you
Winners follow up. Can you see how you’re hitting him from
Period. The people who are successful in get-
all directions? You’re bashing him round
ting jobs on cruise ships are almost al- If you asked any of these people
the head so much that he only hasto
ways the people who followed up on help, most would look at you as
YOUR name in his head and he ulti-
their job applications consistently and thoughonly
you’d just arrived
mately has two ways from an-
of escaping
persistently. other planet!
from you - leave the company or give
you an answer either way!
It’s a way of practically forcing the cruise You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at
lines to sit up and take notice of you. Sea” in theprobably
Situations Vacant section
But what’s more important than
"Workoncruise- of your
this is thatweekly
it showspaper. Andthat
to him the you’re
books
ships.com is the you’ll find at
SERIOUS yourworking
about library will
for almost
his cruise
Your Personal Brand certainly be written by “authors” and
perfect website for line.
Think of follows-up as “mini branding”. not crewmembers. What’s more,
anyone wanting to
Corporations spend millions of dollars on most of the printed books I’ve come
work on a cruise ship acrossnot
getting their “identity” out into the market You’re contained out-of-date,
just another inac-
applicant; you’ve
- very informative place. You see their name and logo on curate information.
stood out way, way above the crowd.
and helpful and easy TV, in the newspapers and magazines, You’ve impressed him immensely with
to use!!" on billboards and on buses. your hard work, determination and per-
The websites
sistence you’llprobably
and you’re find across on the
exactly
the internet
type of person willthat
often
anypromise
company youwould
a
Tami Roger-Lund lot…
Often they’re not even trying to directly like tobut after they’ve taken your
employ.
SOUTH AFRICA sell you anything – they’re only trying to money, will deliver very little.
get their name subliminally implanted
into your brain, so that when you’re Trust me - it works all the time.
ready to make a purchase, you think of Perhaps you’ve already realized
THEM and nobody else. this? But I only tell you all this from
personal
In your followexperience
up letters andandnotemails,
beyou
cause I’m out to bash anyone;
must include the following information: you
Why not establish your own “brand iden- see when I first started out I strug-
tity” and get your name implanted onto a •gledYour for anfullentire
nameyear to land my
cruise line employer’s brain by following “dream job” working on a cruise ship
•… A reference to the date you sent
up consistently?
your original application
• The position you applied for

Consider this scenario; a cruise line em- I spent a lot of time, energy and
ployer gets a nicely presented resume •even money
Inquire I couldn’t
about afford…
the "status yet I ap-
of your
package through the post from you. A ended up deeply frustrated, angry,
plication".
few days later he gets a nice email to upset and came very close to throw-
check that he got your letter okay. ing in the towel on many occasions.


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Follow Up For Huge Success

Here’s a template you can use for your follow

Theupcruise
lettersbusiness
and emails:
is not your aver-
will!
[DATE]
[YOUR address] high street employment agency and
Dear Human Resource Manager [or name]:
If you asked any of these people to

I am writing to enquire aboutmost
help, thewould look at you
status ofasmy
application for the XXX though you’d just arrived
position with XXX Cruise from an-
"If I was looking for a other planet!
Lines. My resume was sent to you in response to
cruise ship job, this
our conversation at the XXX Career Fair on
would definitely be
[insert date]. [or in response
You won’ttoseethe XXX
adverts job atad-
for “Jobs
the place to go to for
vert I saw on your website]
ideas, and what to do of your weekly paper. And the books
next. If I run into any you’ll find at your library will almost
one who is interested certainly
I am very interested in this be written byand
position “authors”
feeland
in working on a not crewmembers. What’s more,
that my [insert experience/skill/qualification
or
cruise ship I will tell other strong benefit to employer]
across contained out-of-date, inac- a
would make me
them to go to work- strong candidate. curate information.
oncruiseships.com
and start getting their
education right The websites
Having done further research into XXX you’ll find across on
Cruise
the internet will often
Lines, I am all the more excited about the career promise you a
away."
opportunity that your company offers and I’m
Maureen Rasmussen positive that I will be a valuable asset to your
USA team.
Owner: No Hassle Perhaps you’ve already realized
West Coast Cruises
Please let me know if you personal
need experience
any further and not be-
infor-
mation. I look forward to hearing from you re-
garding an interview. gled for an entire year to land my
Sincerely, “dream job” working on a cruise ship
…
(name) I spent a lot of time, energy and

P.S. You can reach me anytimemoney
even I couldn’t afford…
by calling yet I
XXXXXXX


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Extra Tips & Tactics to Get

Welcome You
to the “SecretsHired
to Getting
T
here are a lot of things you can recently posed
The cruise the following
business question
is not your aver- to
do to maximize your chances of the age everyday industry. And if youline
HR Director of a major cruise
getting positive replies back to company:
your job applications. will!
"Why are cruise lines so terrible at get-
Here's my top tips to get you off to a fly- ting back to people on their job applica-
ing start: tions?"
Tip 1: Don't get filtered out before you Here's the word
high street for word agency
employment answer and
he
get started! gave to me:
When it comes to applying for jobs on "Quality
get a jobofona ajob application
cruise ship. is one of the
cruise ships, one of the most common biggest factors behind our lack of re-
mistakes cruise job seekers make is not sponse. In other words if an applicant
following simple instructions or sending cannot make the
If you asked anyeffort to produce
of these people toan
a poor quality application. error-free
help, most would look at you as not
application, then we are
“I used one of the prepared
though you’dto invest the timefrom
just arrived in any
an-re-
For example, here are some simple ap- sponse to
other planet!the applicant."
letter templates on
plication instructions that were given in a
workoncruise- recent cruise ship job advert: Does this sound harsh? If so, ask your-
ships.com for my self
Youif won’t
you would like to employ
see adverts for “Jobssome-
at
covering letter and "Please mail a cover letter, resume/CV body who couldn't follow the
Sea” in the Situations Vacant section most basic
was contacted by a and a 4 x 6 headshot photo to…" of
of your weekly paper. And the bookstheir
instructions or made mistakes on
applications.
cruise line within
Pretty straightforward, huh? certainly be written by “authors” and
24 hours. I had the Cruise line companies are extremely
interview and got Well, out of 322 job seekers who applied busymost of the printed booksnumber
and receive a huge I’ve comeof job
hired to work for an for this cruise ship vacancy, only 61 ac- applications
across contained out-of-date, inac- To
(thousands per week).
Australian cruise line tually followed these instructions prop- cope
curate with this demand, most HR staff
information.
erly. will have their own 'filtering system' like
company.
this in order keep the application pile
Applications were received by e-mail down to a manageable
The websites you’ll findamount.
across on
“This is the best site I instead of mail… without a cover letter… the internet will often promise you a
have visted for em- without a photo… with the wrong size The
lot…cruise line they’ve
but after job application
taken yourfilter goes
ployment opportuni- photo… with a full-length photo… etc something like this:
ties in the Cruise
This means that less than 20% of the job • No cover letter? …trashed!
Line Industry.” applicants actually got it right (and as • PerhapsNo photo? …trashed!
you’ve already realized
such passed the first test!) No job
•this? But objective? …trashed!
I only tell you all this from
Lian jones Spelling mistakes?
•personal experience and …trashed!
not be-
Shockingly, this also means that 261 •causeNo
UK I’mphone
out to number? …trashed!
bash anyone; you
hopeful cruise job seekers immediately
RULED THEMSELVES OUT of the run- You get the picture. It doesn't matter
ning for this position all because of their how great your cruise ship job applica-
failure to follow a few simple little in- tion
… is, if it meets one of the above crite-
structions! ria then it will be "filed away" with the
trash!
You see, every single job application
received that did not meet the above I've seen this Ihappen
even money couldn’tfirst-hand.
afford… yet A pile
I of
criteria was TRASHED without a second over 200 resumes were whittled down to
glance. 30 in less
upset andthan
came 10very
minutes.
close Just 5 - 10
to throw-
seconds
ing in the towel on many occasions. to
were spent on each resume
To emphasize this point even more, I


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Welcome You
to Getting
determine whether it went in the trash have a special,

The cruise insiders
business forum
is not yourspecifi-
aver-
can… or the 'second glance' pile. cally designed for members
age everyday industry. And if you to share the
direct
hadn’tcontact details
realized of -hiring
this yet managers
you soon
Don't give a cruise line employer any with
will! fellow members. Join now for in-
excuse for trashing your application. stant access to it.
Simply do what they ask you to do and
follow their application instructions to- You see, you can’t just pop down to
the-letter - even if it's something seem- Tip Snail“Job
your4:local MailCenter”
Gets Fast Results!
or walk into a
ingly irrelevant to you. high street employment agency and
If you do this then you will always be in When it comesConsultant”
“Recruitment to applyingtoforhelp jobsyouon
the 20% of job applicants who at least cruise ships, almost
get a job on a cruise ship.everybody takes the
have a shot at landing a job that pays easy option of firing-off a load of emails
them to travel the world! to prospective cruise line employers in
the hope
If you that one
asked actually
any of these makes
people itto
Tip 2: Apply for Suitable Jobs through
help, most andwould
gets looked
look atat. you as
“I am so excited Only apply for those jobs which you be- other planet!
lieve would be a good match based on And because so many people find
words cannot explain
your current skills, experience and per- emailing a heck of a lot easier than
how I feel. Just to let sonality. physically
You won’tmailing something
see adverts - it means
for “Jobs at
you know that my that cruise lines are continuously bom-
hard work finally paid In other words, don't apply to be a chef if barded
of your weekly paper. And the books of
by thousands upon thousands
off. I will be starting you don't know an aubergine from an completely
you’ll find atuntargeted,
your libraryunqualified
will almostappli-
apple! cations
certainly from hopefulby
be written job“authors”
seekers.and
16 March 2009 a real
dream come true. not crewmembers. What’s more,
Surprisingly, people do this all the time. most of the printed books I’ve come
Thank you for your So, as well
across as e-mailing
contained your resume
out-of-date, inac-
Tip 3: Get the Right Contacts! also prepare a
curate information. nice, clear and concise
guidance as to work-
physical resume package that is tar-
ing on cruise liners.
To stand the best chance of your appli- geted to the position that you’re inter-
I am over the moon cation getting read, you need to get your ested in. Then you’ll
The websites send find
it viaacross
post toon the
resume in the hands of the person who person
the internet will often promise youline
who recruits for the cruise a
and I know that I will
does the hiring. company that you’d
lot… but after liketaken
they’ve to workyourfor.
definitely make suc-
cess of this career.”
You do this by finding out the name and Trust me, a nicely presented resume
Beverley Cerfonteyn package
email address of the person responsible Perhapssent through
you’ve alreadytherealized
mail will AL-
and applying to them and them only. WAYS get more attention than
this? But I only tell you all this from a resume
sent by email - and it will
personal experience and not be- vastly increase
your chances of landing
cause I’m out to bash anyone; youa job on a
You don’t want your application lumped cruise ship.
in with the general (= junk) mail and then gled for an entire year to land my
filtered-out (= trashed) by some over- “dream job” working on a cruise ship
zealous receptionist. This way you also If
…you want to take this a step further and
have a contact name with which you can get better results, then send your pack-
follow up, whether that’s by email, phone age by "certified" or "recorded" mail.
or letter - and you’ll pretty much know This wayathe
I spent lot recipient of the letter
of time, energy and must
that your applications will always get to sign
even money I couldn’t afford… yet I do
for it. And they almost ALWAYS
that person. because
ended upthey’re
deeplycurious to know
frustrated, what it
angry,
is!
At www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com we


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Welcome You
to Getting
By doing this you’ll almost virtually guar- bits

Thethat youbusiness
cruise DO haveis(your skills,
not your your
aver-
antee that your application will be experiences,
age everyday industry. And if you that
your personality traits)
opened and read before anybody else’s. you have
hadn’t gainedthis
realized from
yetall- you
the jobs
soonyou
What’s more, because of the effort have
will! done in the past and all the life ex-
you’ve put into it, the person reading it periences that you have so far…
will feel obliged to get back to you.
Then use them
your local “Job to their best
Center” advantage
or walk into a
Tip 5: Don't let a lack of experience, in
high street employment agencyby
your cover letter and resume tar-
and
skills or qualifications stop you from get- geting them to the exact
ask a “Careers Advisor” or position you are
ting a job that pays you to travel the applying for.
world! get a job on a cruise ship.
On a personal note, I had less than 7

Many people it seems mistakenly be- months part-time
If you asked anyretail experience
of these people to when
lieve that a career in the cruise line in- Ihelp,
got hired
mostfor the onboard
would giftas
look at you shops -
dustry is impossible if they have no ac- and thatyou’d
though was from workingfrom
just arrived in a an-
hardware
“I am working on tual "on the job" experience. store, not a
other planet!gift shop. My job prior to that
was paperboy!
board Ocean Village
Two as a shoppie.
There are thousands of people working You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at
I have been on board on cruise ships who had no prior work ISea”
had never
in the so much asVacant
Situations folded section
a tee-
for a month now. I experience, no specific skills or no quali- shirt or sold a key-chain in my
of your weekly paper. And the books life be-
wish to thank you for fications to speak of. And there tons of fore, but I did spend quite some
you’ll find at your library will almost time
all the assistance and
jobs YOU can do by simply utilizing preparing
certainly be a strong
writtenresume that really
some of the skills, experiences and per- built up what little skills
not crewmembers. and experience
What’s more, I
information from
sonality traits that you already possess did have
most - this
of the lead to
printed me getting
books I’ve come an in-
your website, and (and yes, you do have them!) terview
across which
containedultimately resulted
out-of-date, in me
inac-
have recommended getting hired.
curate information.
your site to a number
of people .” You see, the problem is not lack of ex-
perience or skills but rather lack of Here
The is a list of you’ll
websites jobs you
find can
acrossapply
onfor if
"know-how". The most common mis- no experience is an issue for
the internet will often promise you a you. I
Margie Harris takes people with little experience, skills have
lot… put
but in brackets
after they’vethe skillsyour
taken you will
USA or qualifications make when applying for need
money,to demonstrate
will deliver veryon your
little. resume to
jobs on cruise ships are: get hired for one of these positions:

1. Applying for the wrong types of jobs Casino
•this? But I onlyCashier
tell you (cash
all thishandling
from &
onboard - or rather applying for jobs that personalcustomer service experience.)
experience and not be-
require extensive or specialized skills cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
and experience, such as technical offi- see when I first started out I strug-
cers or culinary specialists. Cruise
•gled for Staffyear
an entire (people skills)
to land my
…
2. Not knowing how to 'sell' themselves • Social Host (people and public
correctly to the cruise lines. Or rather; speaking skills)
not presenting yourself in the best possi- I spent a lot of time, energy and
ble light on your resume. even money I couldn’t afford… yet I
•endedInternet
up deeply frustrated,
Manager angry,ex-
(internet
upset perience)
and came very close to throw-
The trick here is to take all of the good ing in the towel on many occasions.


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Welcome You
to Getting
• Gift Shop Associate (limited re- Tip Be Persistent!

The6:cruise business is not your aver-
tail and customer service exp.) age everyday industry. And if you
• Photographer (training provided, The hadn’t realized this yet - you soon
will! people who get hired are usually the
but a genuine desire to learn pho- people who did not give up at the first
tography must be demonstrated!) sign of rejection and instead just kept on
• Shore Excursion Staff applying.
(communication and organiza- your local “Job Center” or walk into a
tional skills) high street employment agency and
Here's one suchAdvisor”
ask a “Careers great example
or of per-
• Receptionist (admin and organ- sistence that I'd like to share with you.
izational skills) It's
getan email
a job on Iareceived from a girl who
cruise ship.
• Bar Wait Staff (training provided) turned out to be one of the most deter-
mined people I've come across so far.
• Cocktail Server (training pro- If you asked any of these people to
vided) help, most would
After many, many look
monthsat you as
of trying, ap-
“There is no substi- • though you’d just arrived
Videographer (training provided) plying and even flying (she once from an-
flew to
other planet!
Belgium for an interview!) and despite
tute for persistence!
• Tour Guide (people skills)
Those who have cul-
the lack of response from cruise compa-
• Guest Speaker (ability to speak nies - she finally got her break and got
tivated the habit of You aswon’t see adverts for “Jobs at
on a particular subject of interest hired a Purser for Carnival Cruise
persistence seem to for one hour — for THE absolute Sea”
Lines. in the Situations Vacant section
enjoy insurance best step-by-step guide on this of your weekly paper. And the books
against failure. No subject visit: you’ll find at your library will almost
www.SpeakersCruiseFree.com). certainly
Here's herbe writtenemail
original by “authors”
to me: and
matter how many
times they are de- most of the printed books I’ve come
feated, they finally across contained out-of-date, inac-
arrive up near the top curate information.
of the ladder.”

Napoleon Hill the internet will often promise you a
Think and Grow Rich lot… but after they’ve taken your

…



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Insider
Summary If
Theyoucruise
have business
any questions
is not please do
your aver-
post
age everyday industry. And if you of
them on the discussion forum
http://www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com
I hope you’ve enjoyed this ‘Cruise Jobs
and
will! let us know how you’re progressing
Insider’ report. I’ve certainly enjoyed
or if you need any extra help.
writing it.

That's
your it for“Job
local now.Center”
Go get or
hired!
walk into a
While working on cruise ships can be
challenging at times… it can also be one high street employment agency and
of the most amazing, enjoyable and ask a “Careers Advisor” or
Sincerely,
unique life-enhancing experiences you
can ever have. get a job on a cruise ship.
“I'll be starting work If you asked any of these people to

And in my personal opinion and the in
as an Assis- the opinion of the hundreds of people help, most would look at you as
tant Server in the I’ve spoken to — it’s a goal definitely though you’d just arrived from an-
dining rooms on the worth pursuing with passion, enthusi- other planet!
Disney Wonder asm, determination and persistence. P.S. I originally intended this to be a 20
page report, but I got deeply involved
cruise ship. Youextremely
won’t seepassionate
adverts forabout
“Jobsit.at
and
It sounds great from You now have in your possession a ton Besides, Sea” in the Situations
I figured Vacant section
you wouldn't mind if I
what I've been told of information that will help you to get of your
went weekly
a little paper. Andonthe
bit overboard mybooks
deliv-
and i can't wait to get you’ll find at your library will almost
hired, if you follow the steps I’ve laid out. ery.
going. So, it’s now up to you to act on this infor- certainly be written by “authors” and
mation. not crewmembers. What’s more,
The ship's itinerary most of the printed books I’ve come
P.PS. If after reading this report you en-
involves 3 and 4 day joyed it or used any of the tipsinac-
across contained out-of-date, and infor-
cruises from Florida Please don’t be like 99% of people who mation curate information.
I share to get hired by a cruise
to the Bahamas, in- will read this report and then do nothing line company, then I would love to hear
cluding a couple of with it. from you.
days at Disney's pri- the internet will often promise you a
vate island Castaway lot… butemailaftermethey’ve
at… taken your
I strongly suggest that you print it off and Simply
Cay. I then read it again. money, will deliver very little.
neil@workoncruiseships.com
haven't been able to
stop smiling since i
heard all about it!!
Thank you so much personal experience and not be-
for all your help” cause I’m out to bash anyone; you
Steve Turner
…
UK



The cruise business is not your aver-

will!
Attention all Cruise Ship Job Seekers: Who Else Wants the Fastest and
Easiest Way to Get a Job That Pays You your
To Travel the
local “Job World?
Center” or walk into a
With so much information available on the internet today and so many askwebsites
a “Careers Advisor”big
all making or promises it can
be very confusing and difficult to separate the great help and advice get
from the on
a job simply ok and
a cruise poor advice.
ship.
Unfortunately most cruise ship jobs websites are run by people who have never worked on board a cruise ship
and are more interested in taking your money than helping you get the job you
If you want.
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planet! by Neil Maxwell-Keys; an
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Cruise Jobs Insider Welcome to the “Secrets to Getting

Jobs on Cruise Ships”.

Tips, Tricks & Tactics That Will The

the cruise industry www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com

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You see, it’s no good being given a list Importantly,

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Here’s my brief biography... 100

I spent those first 9 months cruising all

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more people to get hired than I could to Theallcruise

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You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at

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the right footing and provide you with an INSIDE THIS

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Why Work On a Cruise

After all, it’s a job that… •ask a It“Careers Advisor”

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Your Motive for Working on

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Is The Cruise Ship Life Really

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Is The Cruise Ship Life Really

• Can you keep your cool and mightbusiness

Rules and regula- • Could you cope with cramped

I spent a lot of time, energy and

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Choosing the Right Job

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Choosing the Right Jobto thefor

FOOD AND BEVERAGE: Second

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Choosing the Right Jobto thefor

• Accountant • You see,

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Choosing the Right Jobto thefor

• Splicer Joiner Machinist

• Deck Hand • You see, youUtility

• First Engineer If you asked any of these people to

“"I think workon- You won’t see adverts for “Jobs at

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Choosing the Right Jobto thefor

CRUISE STAFF The cruise business is not your aver-

• Cruise Staff You see, you can’t just pop down to

• Water Sports Scuba Diving In- • If youAssistant

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