The second part of the review of related literature focuses on the problems and challenges that the

participants experienced while working in the cruise line industry. According to our research, they faced

these challenges before working in the cruise line industry and their problems while on board.

First, let us discuss their challenges while applying for a job in the cruise line sector; they claimed that

even the number of businesses in the tourist, lodging, and restaurant sectors has grown. The high demand,

graduates are said to have an easy time finding work in the hospitality industry. Most graduates were

employed in the Philippines, implying that anyone looking for a job outside the country would require

years of experience. The graduates find it hard to apply and meet all the qualifications and requirements

needed for job opportunities abroad.

Filipino sailors make up the highest share of employees in the cruise line industry. Working at sea is quite

different from working on the land and Working on a cruise ship is like living the dream, yet there are

moments when seafarers suffer personal and physiological problems.

The most prevalent difficulty Seafarers experienced in physiological problems was seasickness while

crossing the ocean. They feel discomfort and fight with dizziness or (severe) nausea symptoms. The

research also claimed that large sea waves cause seasickness, and since the crew's cabin is on the ship's

negative deck, the tendency is dizziness or difficulty in sleeping. This affects seafarers worldwide,

impairing the crew's ability to operate correctly.

Lastly, in their personal problem, seafarers experience homesickness and cultured shock that they struggle

to acclimatize to the other crew aboard. Since Filipinos are family orientated and given that many
Filipinos work abroad, being separated from their families and working onboard sails non-stop for weeks

or months and having limited internet access onboard as well as difficulty communicating with their

family leads to mental and emotional stress. People can get homesick when they move away from home.

For the data gathering tool We utilize an unstructured interview guide to contain a list of unstructured

questions. The structure will have three major parts that will be proceeded with follow-up clarifications.

The first part compliments the first objective, which aims to explore alumni experiences of the CLOHS

program concerning career planning after graduation. It will be followed by understanding the problems

and challenges that the participants encountered in finding a career after graduation. And the last part will

discuss the practices that the participants developed to deal with the issues and/or problems that arose in

finding a career after graduation. The outcome of the questionnaires will be open-end; it will enhance the

evaluation of the rationality of the participant's perspective and will acquire recommendations necessary

to endure the objectification.