Work On a Cruise Ship

Love to cruise?  Then we have found a way for you to be paid to cruise. Cruising is the fastest growing travel sector worldwide.  There can be over 200 different cruise ship vacancies on any one ship with many opportunities for professionals whether you are looking to build a career or have a bit of fun with retirement or semi-retirment. Working on a cruise ship is great for seniors travel, particularly if you cannot afford to pay to cruise as often as you would like.  This is a great way to do it.

Cruise ships cater to all sorts of different people - mature age customers, singles and families,  so companies are always seeking a wide range of skills and backgrounds. 

In the next 5 years, more than 50 new cruise ships will be launched in this booming industry.  This means lots of cruise ship vacancies will be available with a wide variety of skills required. 

The types of jobs are wide and varied:  childcare workers, entertainment specialists, retail staff, photographers, production staff, counsellors, gym instructors, tour guides, dance instructors, teachers and plenty more.  Great cruise jobs for seniors include: 

Gentlemen Host.  Gentlement hosts are single men who’s job is to entertain and dance with mature single cruise customers.  You generally need to be 45+.  In exchange for dancing and chatting, you are given free room and board on the ship.  You litereally get paid to have fun.

On Board Lecturer:  Most cruise lines offer a series of lectures held throughout the day, it is a very popular form of entertainment.  Topics generally include history, art, health and well being, politics, science and any sort of interesting topic really.  If you are suitably qualified in your field and appointed as an onboard lecturer, you will generally receive free room and board on the ship.

Arts and crafts teachers:  Cruise ships are always looking for fresh topics.  So if you are a knitter extaordinaire or specialise in scrapbooking, there could be a place for you on the ship.  No hobby is too obscure, if you can teach it, let them know.

If you are interested on pursuing cruise ship work, I can recommend the eBook How To Work On a Cruise Ship .  The book is written by Derek Baron, an ex- cruise ship tour manager.  He goes through the pro’s and con’s of working on a ship, the types of jobs available and what to expect on-board.  He also gives great tips on how to write your application and the types of things that go down well in the interview.  There is also a good description of all the cruise companies and the type of people they like to employ.  Click here for more.