subject: Land Your Dream Job On A Cruise Ship [print this page] The cruise line sector has been growing more than no other over the past ten years. Over the last first years, all leading cruise lines have doubled their fleets and number of employees. a lot of new cruise ship lines have come out trying to get their share from the cruise market explosion. But with all the cruise ships currently being built the number of cruise line work force internationally is expected to triple by 2010. A cruise ship, for those who arent aware is a self contained floating community that makes recreation accessible for up to 3,000 passengers. There are hundreds of jobs and skills needed to keep a cruise ship operational. Working with a luxury cruise line makes available numerous rewards, but the most common reasons for working with a cruise line, are: you can learn while saving a great amount of money for a short period of time as all of your expenses are handled by the cruise line, including food, accommodation, medical care, airline ticket to the port of embarkment and back home, regardless of which part of the world you live in; citizens of certain countries do not need to pay taxes on the income they earn at sea; you are able to travel extensively without spending any of your own money; discounted cruise rates for relatives and family members.
Cruise lines hire staff all year round and are looking for highly motivated, energetic, outgoing, friendly and professional employees with a positive attitude and strong commitment to customer service excellence. Contract duration tends to vary between 3 and 9 months and in most cases you have the choice to extend your contract. It is not hard to qualify for a cruise line job and it is likely that any experience you have in hospitality, or any job where customer service, and working with customers or clients was involved will be enough qualification for cruise line employment.
