Work on a Cruise ship?

MrWolf55 · 07-22-2012, 10:01 PM

Read an interesting story one time about an American who worked on a cruise ship as a waiter and how he basically was ostracized by the entire crew. They all came from poor foreign countries and couldn't understand why someone from the richest and most prosperous country on earth would want to work on a cruise ship and would be willing to work for such low pay. They all thought he was a moron and apparently he had a hard time fitting into the life.

That being said, you mentioned you would be staff and not crew, so I'm sure your situation would be much different. On every cruise I've ever been on, most of the upper-jobs (like chefs, guest relations, casino pit-bosses, cruise directors, etc.) were all from the United States or Europe. So you would probably be in good company. But I bet it's probably difficult to get past all the different cultural barriers between you and your shipmates. Would certainly be an interesting work environment. At any rate, it seems like an adventure and I hope it works out for you. Keep us posted!

07-22-2012, 10:01 PM	#4
MrWolf55 Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 112 Trading: (3)	Re: Work on a Cruise ship? Read an interesting story one time about an American who worked on a cruise ship as a waiter and how he basically was ostracized by the entire crew. They all came from poor foreign countries and couldn't understand why someone from the richest and most prosperous country on earth would want to work on a cruise ship and would be willing to work for such low pay. They all thought he was a moron and apparently he had a hard time fitting into the life. That being said, you mentioned you would be staff and not crew, so I'm sure your situation would be much different. On every cruise I've ever been on, most of the upper-jobs (like chefs, guest relations, casino pit-bosses, cruise directors, etc.) were all from the United States or Europe. So you would probably be in good company. But I bet it's probably difficult to get past all the different cultural barriers between you and your shipmates. Would certainly be an interesting work environment. At any rate, it seems like an adventure and I hope it works out for you. Keep us posted!