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Answering your assumptions about working on cruise ships

Cruising As Crew
Cruising As Crew
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👁️ 6K views📅 5 years ago⏱️ 16:29
What This Creator Said
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Veteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

you actually work incredibly hard when you work on a cruise ship it's definitely a work hard play hard kind of environment

i am not rich i am not uh extremely wealthy so yeah wrong again i'm afraid

crew parties are amazing oh my god we got one right we've got one right yeah they are they're amazing

i have never had a problem i've never felt unsafe i don't know in what context they mean

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Don't believe social media portrayals; crew work hard.
✓Manage expectations about earnings; it's a normal wage for many.
✓Be open-minded about roommates; compatibility matters more than friendship.
✓Stay out of gossip to avoid workplace drama.
✓Take advantage of the opportunity to save money while onboard.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Sharing a cabin with a roommate — It's usually okay; compatibility is key, and you can have great experiences even with non-friends.
Safety for women — It's a very safe environment; thousands of females work onboard without issues.

Questions This Creator Answers

QIs working on a cruise ship an easy job?
QDo crew members get rich?
QAre there enough food options in the crew mess?
QIs sharing a cabin an awful experience?
QAre crew parties amazing?

Topics Covered

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Hey sailors, I asked you all to send in your assumptions about what it is like to work onboard cruise ships and today, we are going through them all, to see if there is any truth to them or not. MUSIC The music in my videos is from Thematic, a royalty-free music sharing site. Music by MYSM - Look At Those Clouds - https://thmatc.co/?l=128E3FE1 WATCH NEXT Going through my roommates https://youtu.be/GTx2h0M_9ho Pros and cons of working in the shops onboard cruise ships https://youtu.be/TywnD5D51no FOLLOW Website I https://www.cruisingascrew.com Instagram I https://www.instagram.com/cruisingascrew/ Facebook I https://www.facebook.com/Cruising-as-Crew-305351116816700/ Twitter I https://twitter.com/cruisingascrew Pinterest I https://www.pinterest.co.uk/cruisingascrew/ Thank you for watching