Few job markets have grown as rapidly in the past ten years as the cruise line industry. For the past several years leading cruise lines have doubled their fleets and their number of employees. Many new cruise ship lines have emerged trying to get their share from the cruise market explosion. A cruise ship is a self-contained floating community that supplies pleasures and services for up to 3,000 passengers. There are hundreds of jobs and skills required to keep a cruise ship operational.

Working for a luxury cruise line offers numerous rewards, but the most popular reasons for doing it are:

• You can not only earn, but save a substantial amount of money in a short period of time, because your expenses are covered by the cruise line (food, accommodation, medical care, and airline tickets back home).

• Citizens of certain countries do not have to pay taxes on the income they have earned at sea (U.S. citizens pay taxes if employed by a U.S. based cruise line).

• Travel in style around the world for free (even getting paid for it).

• Getting away from a boring job, career or every day routine.

• Discounted cruise rates for relatives and family members.

• Cruise line jobs are the best form of travel jobs, since aboard a cruise ship you will be working in many different countries and ports of call. Other travel jobs cannot offer you visits to such a variety of places, counties, climates, and continents as a cruise line job.

While working for a cruise line you can enjoy a wining combination of having a profitable and exciting job, cruise career, traveling all over the world, and always following the sun and the good weather. You get to meet crew members, passengers, and local people while at the same time saving substantial amounts of money since you do not have to pay for accommodations and food.

 

Cruise lines hire staff all year round. They are looking for highly motivated, energetic, outgoing, friendly, and professional employees with a positive attitude and strong commitment to customer service. It is possible that a job that you have worked in the past will give you enough experience to perform various cruise ship jobs. Almost every hospitality related job working with customers should give you enough experience and a serious chance to get hired for a number of cruise ship job positions.

 
There are cruise line jobs for just about everyone. Cruise lines hire applicants from almost every country in the world. Many entry-level positions are also available. Regardless of your nationality or previous employment experience, there may be a job for you aboard the hundreds of cruise ships operating worldwide.

You must be legally authorized to work on board a maritime vessel. In order to qualify, you must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Pass Physical Exam/Drug Screen
• Have a Reasonably Clear Background