Cruising
September 29th 2007 12:24
I think if I ever take a long holiday again I think I’ll have a go at working on a cruise ship. Not as a steward or room service person, since they seem to work incredible hours and never really have any time off.
I’ve just been reading on a blog how someone has successfully worked like on a cruise ship and spent quite a bit of time in the ports whenever they stopped. This girl worked as a theatre technician, which means that she had quite a bit of free time, but there are other roles in the entertaining area that also leave plenty of free time. People like dancers and musicians work fairly normal hours, though apparently the competition is stiff for the positions available.
For those without artistic talents there are jobs looking after children on board, or working in the retail area (shops are closed whenever the ship docks). Jobs that take up more time, apparently, are those done by photographers, casino employees, activities staff, waiters, cooks and people working in the spa.
Obviously the pay isn’t as good as it is in land-based jobs, but board and lodging is free, and that counteracts any income loss. And you get to travel widely.
The person I was reading about was working a Mediterranean trip, but other possibilities are Caribbean cruises, or, for those closer to Australasia, Pacific Island cruises.
At this point, of course, I’ve got a full-time job, but maybe when I retire….
I’ve just been reading on a blog how someone has successfully worked like on a cruise ship and spent quite a bit of time in the ports whenever they stopped. This girl worked as a theatre technician, which means that she had quite a bit of free time, but there are other roles in the entertaining area that also leave plenty of free time. People like dancers and musicians work fairly normal hours, though apparently the competition is stiff for the positions available.
For those without artistic talents there are jobs looking after children on board, or working in the retail area (shops are closed whenever the ship docks). Jobs that take up more time, apparently, are those done by photographers, casino employees, activities staff, waiters, cooks and people working in the spa.
Obviously the pay isn’t as good as it is in land-based jobs, but board and lodging is free, and that counteracts any income loss. And you get to travel widely.
The person I was reading about was working a Mediterranean trip, but other possibilities are Caribbean cruises, or, for those closer to Australasia, Pacific Island cruises.
At this point, of course, I’ve got a full-time job, but maybe when I retire….
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