There's no doubt, getting a job on a cruise ship can be one of the toughest types of jobs to get. If a job on a cruise ship was easy, then you would not be reading this newsletter right now - instead you'd be getting paid to cruise around exotic islands like the Caribbean, the Bahamas or perhaps the whole world - and having a blast at the same time!

Sure, some people get a job on a cruise ship at their first attempt. But amost, it can take a little bit of determination and persistence (and the

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There are plenty of websites on the internet that would have you believe that working on a cruise ship is a job for anyone and everyone.

I'm here to tell you this is simply not true... because not everybody is cut out for life aboard a cruise ship!

As a former hiring manager for several major cruise lines, I've interviewed many people who were brilliant at their job on land... yet, the answers they gave at the interview suggested that they could not live and work on cruise ships... so we didn't hire

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Your response to a letter of rejection may, incredibly, get you a job on a cruise ship!

I know that sounds a little "crazy" but listen to this...

One of our members went for an interview with a major cruise line recently... but received the dreaded Rejection Letter a week later.  She was extremely disappointed by this outcome because naturally, she had her heart totally set on this opportunity.

Now at that point, a lot of people would probably tear up that letter... allow the bad news to ruin their day... and then many would

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While it's great to write these tips in this blog and give people new ideas, techniques and inside information they can use to get cruise ship jobs. It's also good to take a step back occasionally and look at the cruise industry as a whole, to see exactly where it's going.

Some of you will be considering a job on a cruise ship as a genuine long-term career option, while other's see working on a cruise ship as a one-off life experience; where you get to see a bit of the world, have fun and get

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A proven way of becoming irresistible to any cruise line employer is to become reasonably competent in a second language. Cruise ships visit many different countries and attract passengers of all nationalities, so the demand for crewmembers with foreign language skills has never been greater.

Now before you groan :) in just a moment I'm going to show you exactly how anyone can become competent in a second language within a very short period of time by using specific speed learning techniques - even if you flunked languages at school, like me!

The universal language onboard

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Who says Bigger is Better?

When most people think of cruise ships, they envision a giant, floating resort packed with thousands of passengers, 10 stories high, and equipped with every amenity imaginable.

As you probably know, the number of mega ships or "superliners" is increasing all the time. Not a year goes by without yet another contender for "world's biggest cruise ship".

In fact, Royal Caribbean's Project Genesis (right), due for launch in 2009, will carry up to 6,400 passengers, nearly 4,000 more than the largest cruise ship currently afloat!

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Ask any cruise ship recruiter what THE most important thing is when they are looking at candidate applications, and they'll tell you "the resume".

The resume can be make or break as to whether you're considered for an interview, so it's important that your resume looks good and also sells you in the best possible way.

Here's our ten top tips for making your resume work for you:

1) If you're applying for several different positions onboard, especially if they are with different cruise lines, then tweak your resume slightly to focus on the specific parts

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As you can probably imagine, most weeks we receive hundreds of emails about working on cruise ships.

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