Category Archives: cruises
Why Indians are on demand on Cruise Ships
The shipping industry looks promising for Indians overall. Employment of Indian nationals in the Merchant Navy grew 35 per cent globally last year, increasing from 22,103 in 2017 to 27,364 in 2018. But this isn’t simply because the worldwide shipping … Continue reading
Why Clean Cabins are Important
As cruise ship crew, you will call your cabin ‘home’ for anywhere between six to eight months, depending on your contract. Based on your position, you will share your cabin – with one person, if you’re lucky, or up to … Continue reading
Common Illnesses On Cruise Ships
The last thing anyone wants is to fall sick far away from home and be forced to take leave. Despite high quality cleanliness and care, cruise ship crew need to look out for symptoms of illnesses they can contract on … Continue reading
Important Qualities To Succeed In Cruise Ship Jobs
Cruise ship jobs require certain capabilities, and not just those pertaining to the technical aspects of the position. To be successful, you will need to work on a number of soft skills. Here are a few qualities that are important … Continue reading
Women In The Cruise Industry
When one thinks of cruise ship jobs, the immediate association is with long working hours, chaos and months away from family. Back in the day, these conditions were considered more appropriate for men. But today, times have changed and women … Continue reading
Dangers Of Jumping Cruise Ship
Many Indians have long harboured desires of living in more developed countries, particularly in the West – Europe and North America. One of the perks of cruise ship jobs is being able to visit many of these countries, and the … Continue reading
Why Candidates Should Offer Feedback
Feedback typically constitutes information about an action or behaviour that can be used to change or improve certain behaviours. It can be either positive or negative, although it is usually the negative that comes to the fore. In the world … Continue reading
Cruise Ship Jobs You Can Apply For
In 2017, former cruise crew member website Crew Center estimated that around 250,000 people worked on cruise ships. Cruise ship companies can employ anywhere from a few dozens to more than a thousand crew members on a vessel depending on … Continue reading
How Recruitment Agencies Hire For Cruise Ship Jobs
Cruise ship jobs are some of the most lucrative positions out there for people in developing countries such as India. The foreign exchange rate makes salaries very attractive and offers youngsters the chance to save a lot of money quite … Continue reading
BEFORE & AFTER: CRUISE SHIP CREW ACCOMMODATION…
History has not been kind to cruise ship crew. Logs show that living quarters were cramped and comforts were almost non-existent. Cruise ship crews were just not considered important enough to be given decent accommodation. Even on big cruise liners … Continue reading