Work on a Cruise ship?

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OP for US Citizen's staff is not so bad. I would also want to know what rank you would carry. Even amoung staff their are benefits restricted based on rank. Read your contract VERY carefully. Cruise ships and companies don't operate under US Employment laws and protections. No EEO, no OSHA etc. It is all international law, which is laughable, and contract law. Staff is usually European on most vessels, very few US Citizens outside of cruise director even if that, so you will be the minority. Good luck either way.

Originally Posted by massphatness

DON'T GET FIRED! Was talking to an assistant cruise director from NCL when Grace & I were in Hawaii -- she said that when someone is terminated with cause by a cruise line, you are left at whatever the next port of call happens to be.

False. Unless that port of call is in the same country as the country of residence/citizenship of the person and they could kick you off the boat the cruise line, not individual, would be required to pay for and guarantee departure to the home country of citizenship/residency under International Law.