Do you think the crew on cruise ships get bored with their jobs?

Question

On the ship all the time. Water, water, water. I think I'd jump overboard!

Answer 1

I think they work too hard to be bored. but then they may enjoy that type of work environment.  Look at this website.

Answer 2

No, they don't get bored - but they sure work hard.  And, they do get port time off the ship... Plus, after working for several months, they get several off to go home to visit.

Answer 3

If they do...it's an easy suicide.

Answer 4

I think the hardest part would be dealing with difficult passengers who make unreasonable demands. I have taken many cruises and notice a camaraderie between crew members. They party and enjoy themselves when not dealing with the public. They also have a chance to see the world. Their hours are long. The work is hard. I would imagine they value their private time.

Answer 5

There´s always a lot to do. And if by any chance there isn´t, then you have a lot to see or if you are at sea, you can rest... you can always rest when you work onboard.

I worked both reception and later the gift shops...

At the gift shops was cool, cause we didnt work while on port.

As a manager, you always have stuff to do, even if the shops are closed, but if you don´t, there´s always a nice port.

In destinations where customs hits you strong and checks your merchandise,  I worked 7pm till midnight, with the shops open, after midnight i had to call or page the system manager, so he could generate my day sales report, with that I had to merge into another computer, edit it, bla bla bla, took me an hour, then I had to print the customs declaration for the shops and the spa (the spa was my responsabilities as well, cause according to my boss, they were not reliable)... printing this declaration with all my items, took me another 2 hours or so... so I had to sign, seal the envelope and slide under the pursers door. So went to bed around 3am

next morning, at 7am i had to be up, groomed and ready for customs officials, who may show up or not... if thhey did, another 3 hours or so inspecting licour and cigarettes...

so when there was time off, i usually slept.

Answer 6

maybe not cuz they have stuff to do, with the ship and the navigation system or whatever they have there, but i guess they get bored a little that's why they have alcohol

i wondered the same things about bus drivers and people who drive trains and stuff

Answer 7

The crew of a ship are doing a job of providing services to new passengers at almost every cruise or port.  The job may get fatiguing at times, but if they're good at what they do, it's not boring to them.  They get time off to spend away from the ship to do what they want for long periods so they don't burn out.  A job enjoyed is not work, in the toiling sense of it, but a way of loving doing something.

Answer 8

My husband worked on a cruise ship for seven years... During that time he turned into a hermit, when not working he would end up in his cabin, either reading a book or sorting stamps for his collection... Bored definitely, overboard no...

P.S.During those years, he learned to speak fairly correct italian (his ships main port of call was Genoa), and made some good friends among his colleagues, whose friendship we still continue to share although they are spread over several countries!