There has never been a better time to get cruise ship jobs. A recent report prepared by Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) highlights the fact that cruise lines are going stronger than ever. According to the study, in 2006, 12 million people worldwide took a cruise vacation - an increase of 7% over the previous year. This generated a staggering $35.7 billion and supported 348,000 jobs, paying $14.7 billion in wages.
This is great news for those looking for jobs on cruise ships and other cruise line employment because each of these cruise ships employ between 500 and 1,500 crew members and support staff. This will create a demand for an additional 10,000+ new crewmembers!
Knowing that cruise lines have a tendency to build larger ships where more crew are needed, you can be sure that jobs in the cruise line industry are secure for the foreseeable future.
However, this is not the only compelling reason to start your career on a cruise line. Cruise lines are looking to offer cruises to new destinations that may have been neglected over the years, giving more crew the chance to visit new and exciting places they may never get to see otherwise.
It is estimated that over 11 million North Americans will go on a cruise vacation next year.
I recently got back from a hectic week at the International Sea Trade Europe event in Hamburg, Germany. WorkOnCruiseShips.com were commissioned to conduct a study into morale & retention of crew working onboard cruise ships on behalf of Navitas Telecom, a leading provider in onboard mobile GSM networks.
For this study, we surveyed hundreds of crewmembers across a wide selection of cruise lines and departments onboard, and as a result I was asked to be panel speaker at the Sea Trade event where the findings of the study would be announced to several major cruise line companies and journalists from leading cruise line publications.
I’m pleased and proud to say that the whole event was a success and the attendees were impressed with the findings. Not only will this study help the cruise line industry in improving crew morale by providing better communication facilities for staff onboard, but we also made some pretty amazing contacts that will definitely benefit members of http://www.workoncruiseships.com/
After the event, I had the opportunity to do quite a bit of networking, which included a discussion with the Hotel Director of Disney Cruise Lines (that’s the guy who oversees virtually every part of the Disney Cruise Line operation, from overseeing the design and build of their 2 new ships, to finding the staff to work on them!) I was totally stunned by what he revealed about the whole Disney Cruise Line “philosophy” on hiring and retaining staff onboard. And he proved to that Disney Cruise Lines are ahead of their competitors in terms of looking after their most important asset - the crew. Indeed, they have the highest staff retention rate in the entire industry which proved that they’re definitely doing something right!
Over the coming weeks we’ll be revealing some great information, tips and resources that we learned from attending this event, for those wishing to get into the cruise line industry - so stay tuned!
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