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Article #156: Cruise Jobs - Five Tips For Getting Hired

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Cruise Lines hire - entertainment list. Choose jobs that interest you -
specialists, dependable employees, Practice public speaking whenever
seasonal and year-round workers, people possible, study a foreign language or get
that know how to get hired and staff your CPR or Lifesaving Certification.
looking for comparable wages. Sell yourself - Apply early and often -
How will I find my dream job on a cruise but don't pester the Personnel Office by
ship? Who will hire me? What do I need to phone. Send follow up letters and resume
know? Where will I get tips for getting updates. Great tips for getting hired!
hired? You will find the answers to these The cruise industry hires year-round and
and other questions about working on a seasonally. Most employees work for a
cruise ship if you read the following period of six to nine months with one to
excerpts from Mary Fallon Miller's book two months off. Many departments add
'How to Get a Job with a Cruise Line'. staff for holiday cruises, and peak
You'll get to know how much they will pay sailings through winter and spring.
you, what you'll be doing and how long Doctors and nurses can find year round
you will be doing it. employment or assignments as brief as two
Imagine what it takes to operate a to three months. Peak hiring times for
floating resort - a virtual city. That is youth counselors? Holidays and summer -
what a cruise ship is. It employs perfect for students or teachers who love
experienced workers in over three hundred to travel. List your specific dates of
kinds of jobs to run this kind an availability (e.g. from May 15 to Sept.
enterprise. Here are some good tips for 1) so the Personnel Office knows how to
getting hired! Those people that are schedule you.
seasoned in the entertainment industry The pay compares to good jobs ashore -
will be considered first - and then if plus you save a lot of money because most
you are proficient in such occupations as expenses are left behind. On board ship
hospitality, tourism, restaurants and your room and meals are included. No more
bars, teaching, childcare, sales, rent, grocery, electric, or gas bills!
customer relations, gaming, marketing, You can bank your salary and tips, or
fitness, health and beauty, medicine and blow it all in ports of call. Sample
healthcare, administration, banking, current pay ranges: Casino Manager:
accounting and financial management, your $2,000-3,000 per month (revenue sharing.)
skills will also be in demand. Gift Shop Retail Sales: $1,000-1,500 per
Cruise lines hire dependable, competent month (commission included.) Hairstylist
people with outgoing, positive attitudes, Beautician: $1,000-1,300 per month (tips
students, career-changers, retirees - included.) Shore Excursion Manager:
"people" people, who enjoy working with $1,800 - $3,000 per month, plus
others. Your number one priority as a commission.
cruise line employee is to provide a If you really are interested in learning
safe, fun and memorable vacation how to get a cruise ship job, you'll need
experience. to know what you want to work at, find
To get hired on a cruise ship you need out who's hiring, determine how to get
to: Know the players - Royal Caribbean hired, establish whether it is year-round
International, Princess and Carnival are or seasonal employment you'll be involved
known as the 'Big Three', with the with and how much they will pay you. Make
largest fleets in the industry. These a plan and stick to it!
employers should be at the top of your






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