Are Americans allowed to work on cruise ships?

Question

...or anyone not from East Asia, Romania, Russia, etc for that matter?

Answer 1

And why would they Not be allowed? There are many Americans working on cruise ships.  

Answer 2

YES!

Answer 3

Mostly you see American entertainers. The reason you do not see Americans as waiters or service people is because of our labor laws here. On a cruise ship, you may work 12 to 15 hours straight with no days off for like a month. They may get real good pay, but that is why they usually don't hire Americans. There is one cruise company that does hire Americans, but from what I have read, the service is terrible.

Answer 4

My cousin works on a Celebrity ship sailing the Mediterranean but as others have posted she is a entertainer.

Answer 5

ofc theyre are. But americans will find the salery a bit low if youre not a ship officer.

The only exceptions is people that arent cityzens of its country. Aliens will most likely not be alouded to work on cruise ships. Johan.

Answer 6

I am an American, I worked on a cruise ship.  There was something like 900 crew members on the ship, about 22 of us were from the United States, and there were a total of about 68 countries represented in the crew.

Most of the people from the United States worked in one of the following departments:

Cruise Staff

Sports Staff

Youth Staff

Production Team

Production Show Cast

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