http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com Tips & Resources for people who want to work on cruise ships Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:00:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/02/02/how-safe-is-it-to-work-on-a-cruise-ship.html http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/02/02/how-safe-is-it-to-work-on-a-cruise-ship.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:29:42 +0000 Renee Ruggero http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/?p=631 The Costa Concordia was indeed a tragic accident, but the fact remains that working on a cruise ship is still a safe environment. In 2011, over 16 million passengers cruised according to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). Between 2005 and 2010, cruise lines carried almost 100 million passengers with a total of 16 deaths related [...]

]]> http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/02/02/how-safe-is-it-to-work-on-a-cruise-ship.html/feed 0 http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/21/is-crew-life-onboard-one-big-party.html http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/21/is-crew-life-onboard-one-big-party.html#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:52:39 +0000 Renee Ruggero http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/?p=619 A common perception of crew life onboard is that it is one big party below decks every night. Crewmembers that work onboard cruise ships TODAY will disagree with this false perception. Yes, there was a time (about ten years ago) when crew parties were the norm. But, today crew life is far less of a [...]

]]> http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/21/is-crew-life-onboard-one-big-party.html/feed 0 http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/19/despite-the-costa-crash-the-cruise-industry-is-strong.html http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/19/despite-the-costa-crash-the-cruise-industry-is-strong.html#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:58:49 +0000 Renee Ruggero http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/?p=613 After the Costa Concordia ran aground on Friday, January 13, 2012, it wasn’t a shock that various cruise line stock prices would drop as a result. Yet, analyzing the current stock prices and history, the stock prices are not as low as one may think and they are already increasing. When the NYSE opened on [...]

]]> http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/19/despite-the-costa-crash-the-cruise-industry-is-strong.html/feed 0 http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/18/reports-from-the-crew-of-the-costa-concordia.html http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/18/reports-from-the-crew-of-the-costa-concordia.html#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:15:58 +0000 Renee Ruggero http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/?p=609 Although much has been said about the actions of the Captain of the Costa Concordia, the real heroes of this disaster were the crewmembers. For starters, ship’s purser Manrico Giampedroni, helped load passengers into lifeboats before setting off to search the decks for more passengers around midnight. Unfortunately, Giampedroni slipped, broke a leg and became [...]

]]> http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/18/reports-from-the-crew-of-the-costa-concordia.html/feed 0 http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/15/what-is-a-crew-cabin-like-on-a-cruise-ship.html http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/15/what-is-a-crew-cabin-like-on-a-cruise-ship.html#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:54:27 +0000 Renee Ruggero http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/?p=606 A common question that arises from potential applicants looking for a job on a cruise ship is, what is it really like to live onboard? Understanding what a crew cabin looks like could break the decision to even work on ships for some applicants. Keep in mind, though, that crew cabins vary between cruise line, [...]

]]> http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/15/what-is-a-crew-cabin-like-on-a-cruise-ship.html/feed 0 http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/08/do-you-love-to-travel-get-a-cruise-job.html http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/08/do-you-love-to-travel-get-a-cruise-job.html#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:07:11 +0000 Renee Ruggero http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/?p=591 Many people dream of traveling to exotic destinations around the world. But, the cost of airfare, hotels and cruises make the opportunities few for most of us. This could be the reason why so many dreamers make it a goal to get a cruise job. Yes, there’s the reality that you have to actually work [...]

]]> http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/08/do-you-love-to-travel-get-a-cruise-job.html/feed 0 http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/06/how-many-people-work-on-cruise-ships.html http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/06/how-many-people-work-on-cruise-ships.html#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:06:32 +0000 Renee Ruggero http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/?p=585 Earlier this week, I discussed the new ships that are on the horizon for 2012 which equate to new jobs created within the cruise industry. But, do you know how many shipboard employees there are in total? If we combine the two largest cruise corporations, Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, their combined total [...]

]]> http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/06/how-many-people-work-on-cruise-ships.html/feed 0 http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/04/growth-of-river-cruising-more-cruise-jobs.html http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/04/growth-of-river-cruising-more-cruise-jobs.html#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:34:04 +0000 Renee Ruggero http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/?p=582 When many of us think of cruising we only think of big ocean-going cruise ships. But, if you limit your search for a cruise job to only the major cruise lines, you may be missing out on other opportunities. River cruising is a growing segment of the cruising industry and with that growth is a [...]

]]> http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2012/01/04/growth-of-river-cruising-more-cruise-jobs.html/feed 0 http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2011/12/27/new-years-resolution-%e2%80%93-get-a-cruise-job.html http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2011/12/27/new-years-resolution-%e2%80%93-get-a-cruise-job.html#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:28:47 +0000 Renee Ruggero http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/?p=573 With New Year’s Day just around the corner, you may be trying to come up with a resolution that you can actually stick to. In general, one of the reasons for New Year’s resolutions failing is that you don’t have a specific plan of attack. To land a cruise job in 2012, it takes more [...]

]]> http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2011/12/27/new-years-resolution-%e2%80%93-get-a-cruise-job.html/feed 0 http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2011/12/24/christmas-on-cruise-ships.html http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/2011/12/24/christmas-on-cruise-ships.html#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:37:25 +0000 Renee Ruggero http://cruiseshipjobsblog.com/?p=567 Just as a cruise job is a unique career choice, Christmas on a cruise ship is definitely an unconventional way to spend the holidays, even for crewmembers. A cruise vacation for passengers at Christmas is a way to relax and possibly get together with extended family members. On the other hand, for crewmembers, it’s just [...]

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