How Cruise Ships Celebrate Christmas On Board

How Cruise Ships Celebrate Christmas On Board

Christmas tends to be one of the biggest holidays in the year, particularly in the western hemisphere. Cruise ships with sailings around this particular day tend to go all out to create a festive spirit across the ship, with special decorations, menus and events. This typically means that Christmas is a busy day for ship crew on duty. Most guests will want to indulge in something special and treat themselves.  DECOR Many cruise ships put up Christmas décor just after…

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What Can Cruise Ship Crew Do in Port

What Can Cruise Ship Crew Do in Port

The COVID-19 pandemic seriously hampered cruise ship operations. Given that coronavirus outbreaks did occur on cruise ships and the high risk they pose with semi-enclosed areas, high population density and limited medical resources, the industry is nervous about extending pre-pandemic shore liberties to crew. There’s only so much cruise ship companies can do about passengers, but they have greater control over crew behaviour. All companies across the world had suspended shore leave for crew through the pandemic, although it is…

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How to Answer Common Hospitality Job Interview Questions

How to Answer Common Hospitality Job Interview Questions

As the world opens up post pandemic, the hospitality industry too seems to be getting back on track. This means interviews to fill roles that may have been laid off or for new positions are up for grabs. The competition is still high, so get your foot in the door by going in well prepared. Here are a few questions you might commonly be asked. Tell us about yourself Interviewers sometimes use this question as a kind of ice breaker,…

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Comparing Hygiene Norms: Cruise Ships vs Standard Food Outlet

Comparing Hygiene Norms: Cruise Ships vs Standard Food Outlet

The coronavirus pandemic has made everyone sit up and take more notice of hygiene and safety practices. Theoretically, there may not be a vast difference between standards on cruise ships and in restaurants across India, but the reality is often quite stark. Restaurants and food service outlets in India come under the purview of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare established only in 2011. Since that…

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Hope For Chefs during Lockdown

Hope For Chefs during Lockdown

This isn’t the most bullish of markets – many restaurants are shut, cruise ships are grounded, staff has been laid off and people are staying home. But it doesn’t mean that all is lost. The general public still needs food, and having the food service industry function at least partly can ensure some movement of money in the economy. The Goa government has joined other state governments in making the food service industry more accessible during the coronavirus lockdown. Restaurants…

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What Makes A Dish Delicious

What Makes A Dish Delicious

As a consequence of the evolutionary process, our brains are trained to find food that looks good appetising. As a cruise ship chef, the idea is to make even the simplest dish taste and look good so guests keep coming back for more. These points are easy enough to practise even while you’re on leave from work. TASTE Fresh Ingredients One of the key ways to make sure a dish tastes good is to ensure fresh, high quality ingredients. Cruise…

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Coronavirus:‌ ‌Cruise ‌Ships ‌Tackling Epidemics

Coronavirus:‌ ‌Cruise ‌Ships ‌Tackling Epidemics

The latest coronavirus scare has been causing concern across the world. Only recently 138 Indians including cruise ship crew on the Diamond Princess cruise ship were screened for the contagious virus, with more than a dozen testing positive. The rest were repatriated. Due to thousands living in close proximity on board cruise ships, contagious diseases such as coronavirus can spread easily, causing an epidemic outbreak. Cruise ships have safety standards in place to avoid such instances, which explains why the…

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River Cruising Destinations Around The World

River Cruising Destinations Around The World

One might imagine cruise lines as typically massive luxury vessels coasting along the seas. And while popular cruises generally stop by gorgeous seaside ports, there is unbeatable romance and beauty to be indulged in during the best river cruises in the world. Here are just a few: DANUBE Europe is one of the prettiest continents to take in from the river. Medieval architecture, small towns and beautiful mountains are best seen from a river cruise. As Europe’s second longest river,…

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Cruise Ship Jobs: Diverse Crew

Cruise Ship Jobs: Diverse Crew

Cruise ships are probably some of the most culturally diverse workplaces on the planet. Often cruise vessels can have more than a thousand people working as crew itself. Symphony of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, carries a 2200-person crew of people from the far corners of the world. Diversity in nationality According to the Royal Caribbean cruise line, there are more than a hundred different nationalities working across their fleet. Some of these might be part…

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How To Progress In Your Cruise Ship Career

How To Progress In Your Cruise Ship Career

There’s a lot to look forward to in your first cruise ship job. The work environment is quite unlike the shore-based hospitality industry in many aspects. So many prospective cruise line employees wonder what their career graph will look like in the future. With cruise ship jobs, you can get on board in one department and then switch within the company after a few contracts and find something else you might like. Or you can stick with the same department…

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