BANGKIRIG, RHEYANA D.

BSHM 2B

CRUISE INDUSTRY ASSIGNMENT

          DISCUSSION

1. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE INTERESTING ACTIVITIES A CRUISE SHIP CAN OFFER?
 Some of the interesting activities a cruise ship can offer are pools, fitness
center, library and restaurants. There are also extreme water slides, rock
climbing walls, FlowRider surfing simulation, RipCord by iFLY skydiving
simulation, broadway shows, The Rising Tide Bar, roller coaster, ropes
course, Arousel Lounge, Bionic Bar (Robot Bartenders) and such other

activities.
2. WHAT ARE THE COMMON SEA-BASED POSITIONS COMPARABLE
TO LAND-BASED HOTEL POSITIONS?
 The common sea-based positions/ operations may be
divided into bridge and hotel operations. In bridge
operations, the captain has the final authority on the ship.
The deputy captain is the second-in-command and is in charge in absence
of the captain. The chief engineer oversees all the mechanical equipment,
such as the engines, electrical systems, lightning, plumbing, waste
management, on-board climate control, and the maintenance or repair of
the ship itself. The chief medical officer, or doctor, tends to the health of the
passengers and the crew. The chief radio or communications officer oversees
in-room satellite TV programming, ship-to-shore phone calls, internet
service, and all other shipboard communication systems. And in hotel
operations, the hotel manager ensures that all hotel operations on the ship
are properly implemented. As with the front desk personnel of a hotel, the
purser is in charge in all phases of guest stay, like welcoming the guest,
assisting the guest, transacting financial matters, and processing
immigration and customs requirements. The shore excursion manager/
 concierge orchestrate the operation and booking of port-based packages.
The cruise director provides the guests with on-board activities and
entertainment. The executive chef manages the French kitchen brigade on
the ship. The head housekeeper of chief steward manages the sanitation of
all staterooms, public spaces, and private spaces. The F&B manager oversees
the dining team, which is composed of the maître d’ hotel, table captains,
waiters/waitresses, busboys, bartenders, drink servers, and wine stewards.
The chief radio or communications officer oversees in-room satellite TV
programming, ship-to-shore phone calls, internet service, and all other
shipboard communication systems.

ACTIVITIES FOR LEARNING:

VISIT CRUISELINE WEBSITE AND FIND OUT SOME OF THEIR DESTINATIONS AND
THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THEY OFFER.

I choose the SILVERSEA CRUISES and their destinations include to explore the 7
continents and over 900 fascinating destinations on an all-inclusive cruise. Sail directly into
the heart of St. Petersburg, around the tip of Cape Town, along the oil-rich sheikdoms of the
Middle East, across bustling Sydney Harbour and through breathtaking Chilean fjords. On
our expedition cruises, every journey is new and unique. Fully immerse yourself in the
world’s most unspoiled landscapes, from the primeval Galápagos Islands to the lush, tropical
edens of Polynesia to the frosted wilderness of Antarctica. (AFRICA & INDIAN OCEAN,
ALASKA, AMERICAN WEST COAST, ANTARCTICA, ARCTIC & GREENLAND, ASIA, AUSTRALIA
& NEW ZEALAND, CANADA & NEW ENGLAND, CARIBBEAN & CENTRAL AMERICA,
GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, MEDITERRANEAN, NORTHERN EUROPE & THE BRITISH ISLES,
SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS, TRANSOCEANIC). And the career opportunities
that they offer are based on the some of the types of department and that includes the
hospitality, engine, and deck. In Hospitality includes the hospitality positions (hotel
director, F&B manger, guest relations manager, receptionist, future cruise manager, future
cruise consultant, human resources manager, financial officer, senior accountant, hotel
stores manager, shore concierge manager, shore concierge,cruise director, international
hostess, broadcast manager, sound & light manager, media manager), rooms division
(room division manager, butler manager, suite attendant, housekeeping utility), butler,
dining room (restaurant manager, assistant restaurant manager, head sommelier,
sommelier, service assistant), maître d’outlet, waiter, bars (bar manager, bartender, bar
wine waiter, deck steward), gallery (executive chef, executive sous chef, chef de cuisine,
Italian chef, 2nd cook, butcher, baker, pastry chef, confectioner), sous chef and chef de
partie. In deck, includes expedition fleet, captain, staff captain, safety officer, environmental
officer, navigator, 2nd & 3rd Officer, deck cadet, security officer, doctor and nurse. And lastly
in Engine positions, we have the chief engineer, staff engineer, hotel engineer, 1 st, 2nd & 3rd
engineer, junior engineer, engine cadet, ac fitter, plumber, IT/communications officer, chief
electrician, ETO, 1st and 2nd electrician.