If You have ever worked on a cruise ship what is the best way to get a job up there???

Question

I want to do sumthin like waitress, cut salade, whatever lol just to get my foot in the door in the culinary world, i have beentrying to get on to this for three years with no luck, can anyone please help me??? thank you !! :)

Answer 1

Working on cruise ships is a super-difficult job -- 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week, and contracts range from 4 to 12 months.  Also, you'll share a small cabin and as a kitchen worker you don't get to hang out in the passenger areas.

If you're from North America or Europe, you technically can apply for jobs on any cruise ship but you DEFINITELY have better options for an entry-level kitchen job on land.  

There are two exceptions: NCL America and Majestic America Line are legally obliged to hire Americans and so even their entry-level jobs follow normal US working hours and pay (minimum wage or close to it).

NCL America's employment site: http://164.109.173.40/employment/nclAmer...

Majestic America Line http://www.majesticamericaline.com/about...



If you're from another country and really want to work on a ship, you can contact these cruise lines directly:

Carnival Cruise Lines

http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Fun_Jobs/ccl...



Celebrity Cruises

http://www.celebritycruises.com/aboutcel...



Costa Cruises

http://www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/Corpo...

Crystal Cruises

http://www.crystalcruises.com/employment...



Cunard Line

http://www.cunard.com/HR/



Disney Cruise Line

http://dcljobs.com/



easyCruise

http://easycruise.com/gb/splash/jobs.asp



Holland America Line

http://www.hollandamerica.com/about/empl...



MSC Cruises

http://www.msccruisesusa.com/job_usa.asp...



Norwegian Cruise Line http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/cruiser/cmsPag...



Oceania Cruises

http://www.oceaniacruises.com/T_MainCont...



Princess Cruises

http://www.princess.com/employment/



Regent Seven Seas Cruises http://www.rssc.com/employment/home.jsp?...



Royal Caribbean International

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/ourCompany...



Seabourn Cruise Line

http://www.seabourn.com/HR/default.asp?M...



SeaDream Yacht Club

http://www.seadreamyachtclub.com/list_c....



Silversea Cruises

http://www.silversea.com/silversea.aspx?...



Windstar Cruises http://www.windstarcruises.com/WindstarI...