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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  Oh BTW, I've always thought working on a cruise ship would be so cool. What was your position there and how did you like it? I always see most people that work on cruise ships are not American. I've only seen one that was and she was a dance instructor. I always wondered why there weren't many Americans doing that job. Seems great to me, room and board free and working for tips, never having to see "trouble" guests for very long and probably never again LOL. I know the living quarters aren't all that, but even for the passengers it cabins aren't very big. |
Americans don't work on ships because the pay is crap. Of course it depends on each company but not by much. I.E., ship stewards (room cleaners) and waiters, bartenders, etc make $50 a month. A. Month. They are guaranteed $1000 in tips so if they don't get tipped, the cruise line will compensate them for it. That's why tipping is so important.
For the first 2 years I worked in the kids club area, ages 3-17. My favorite age groups were the 9-11 YOs and the 15-17 YOs.
Then for the last year I hooked up with Chad and we were the Port and Shopping Guides. Basically, we told people where to shop, what to buy and what tours to take... lol. In the Caribbean, it was jewelry. In Europe it was souvenirs.
