Get Cruise Ship Jobs

Many “find you a job” sites require a fee for a service of some kind. These sites range from resume submission services, to cruise line job agencies. One example is the service site I reviewed here. These services are not all that necessary — they just save you time submitting your application package to the cruise lines. Of course, if you don’t mind spending the time and effort to do the work yourself, just go directly to the cruise line sites.

Here are a few of the more reputable cruise lines you may be interested in submitting your resume to:

CARNIVAL:
http://www.carnivalcruiselines.com/

Royal Caribbean is the parent company for Royal Caribbean Cruise lines, Celebrity Cruise lines, CDF Croisieres de France, Azamara Cruises and Pullmantur cruises.

ROYAL CARIBBEAN:
http://www.royalcaribbean.com/

Another idea is to contact the companies that run the shops on the ships, such as the souvenir, gift and clothing shops. These are the companies that hire the beauty shop/spa employees for ships. Below are links for you.

http://www.steinerleisure.com/

and

http://www.hardingbros.co.uk/

Other cruise lines that most people go on:

CUNARD:
http://www.cunard.com/

HOLLAND AMERICA
http://www.hollandamerica.com/

NORWEGIAN:
http://www.ncl.com/

PRINCESS:
http://www.princess.com/index.html

With all that being said, if you’d like to save yourself the most time and effort possible while on your search for a cruise ship job, I suggest starting with my product review here.

What do you think of when you envision yourself with a cruise ship career? I’d venture to say you think of a glamourous life on the high seas, amazing food, partying, sight seeing, beaches in exotic locations, and all that exciting stuff.

Most don’t know how much work is required, or how demanding cruise ship jobs can be, mind you. If you’re in the process of researching the possibility of working on a cruise ship job, here are some positives and negatives. I’ll start with some negatives:

• Homesickness – Depending on how independent of a person you are, you may become homesick. This is especially a problem for those that have never been away from family or friends very long
• Lack of personal space – You’ll most likely need to share your sleeping quarters with another crew member and you generally won’t have much personal space.(think college dorm room)
• Lack of time off – Unfortunately, sometimes passenger members don’t respect your off time, and if they see you, they may expect to be served. Long work hours are also quite possible.
• Lack of privacy – Closely related to lack of space, you will also have a lack of privacy as an unfortunate consequence of having to share a room.
• Unless the passengers are off the ship on a port of call, you’ll most likely be working.

Of course, a cruise ship career isn’t the worst thing in the world either. Here are some of the perks of having a cruise ship job:

• Get paid to travel – The most important benefit of having a cruise ship job for most who are seeking a job on a cruise ship.
• You can save a much larger percentage of your income since room and board, plus meals are free.
• Never a dull moment – With all the locations you’ll be visiting around the world, you certainly won’t get bored of your lifestyle.
• Cruise liners typically hire staff from all over the world, so you’ll be able to meet all kinds of new people.
• Possibly find your soulmate. Quite often romantic relationships are developed among crew members, so who knows, maybe you’ll find your future soulmate?
• Other perks include reduced rate travel for you and your family, free laundry service, medical insurance, and discounts on cruises

Hopefully these lists of pros and cons helps you assess whether or not a cruise ship career is right for you. If so, you’re in for an exciting chapter in your life working out on the high sees!