Is there any cruise line that will hire someone younger than 21?

Question

I read that most require you to be 21 but I was wondering if their are any that will hire you at younger that 21.

Answer 1

I went on the Carnival Ecstacy ship last week, and there were several people that were 19 years old that worked as the activities people who said they were hired at 18 years old. So I know that Carnival will hire younger than 21....I don't know about other cruise lines.

Answer 2

Assuming you are talking about working on board a cruise ship, most well known cruise lines rarely hire Americans, unless you have some special skills with an impressive resume. In most cases, you have 65 nationalities working on board. I guess the way they see it is why would we pay a certain amount when someone else will do it for less.