Jobs on Cruise Ships - Ship Staff Hired From All Over the World by Martha M Lapinski

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Travel to foreign lands and get paid to do it, it sounds like a dream come true. If you’re a “student of cultures” it may be even better than a dream come true, it may be an opportunity too good to pass up. Luckily, it’s possible to learn about other cultures on a cruise ship. Most cruise lines hire, either directly or through concessionaires, staff from around the world. If you’re an employee, you have direct contact with people from other cultures, and will therefore learn more about them as you get to know one another. It is also quite possible that your roommate, unless you are a senior staff member, will be from another country, enabling you to spend more time and learn more. Since you’ll be together for at least six months, which is the shortest contract for cruise ship staff, you’ll have ample opportunity to learn from one another. Not only will you develop life-long friendships, you will have the opportunity to visit some exotic ports of call and experience different cultures first hand. One of the larger cruise ships may employ up to 1,000 people. Of these people, around 50 countries will be represented. The breakdown in employees will be around three-quarters from Asian countries: the Philippines, Indonesia, and South Asia. The remainder of the employees will be from Europe, Eastern Europe, Australia, North America, and South America. You may find employees from the Middle East and Africa, but they are less common. With each different country and culture represented, the cruise ship employee has a chance to learn about the world outside their own back doors. They will be able to see the sights, hear the sounds, taste the cuisine, and drink in the beauty of another country as they are given time for shore excursions. And if living among those from foreign cultures wasn’t enough of an opportunity to learn, quite often the passengers will be from other countries than those who are working on the ship. In your day-to-day dealing with the passengers, you may be able to strike up a conversation and learn just a little bit more. Once your contract has been fulfilled, if you’ve done a successful job of meeting your passenger’s needs, as well as your employer’s expectations, you’ll likely be offered another contract. Perhaps you’ll be required to remain on the same crew, but you may be allowed to transfer to another job on another ship in the fleet. If this is the case, your opportunity to continue this on-the-job learning will expand with each new crew you work with. Take whatever chance you can to leave the ship and explore the ports of call. Purchase books about the areas you visit, immerse yourself within the culture, and absorb all you can. Don’t lose an opportunity to learn something new about the places you go. Not only will you be expanding your own knowledge, you could be increasing your opportunities for the future. Those who have in-depth knowledge of the ports of call can apply for positions as a cruise director or excursion leader. This will give you even more chances to leave the ship and enjoy traveling in the countries you visit. And that is part of the reason you wanted to work on a cruise ship in the first place, isn’t it, to travel and learn about other cultures? You can learn about foreign cultures while working on a cruise ship, if you take the opportunities you’re given to get to know your fellow crew mates, take time to visit off the ship, and study about the places you go. It may take a little bit of work, but it’s not hard to do. All it takes is an interest and determination to do so.

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