Aurora Tales – Shocking Cruise Ship Stories From Working Onboard
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Before I stepped on board to start my first contract, I thought the racism was a thing that people remembered from football matches in the 1980s.
The sight of a white Englishman taking a seat at a Filipino table was so wild to people who knew the rules.
They were not allowed to be seen in guest areas without requesting a special exception.
By week two at sea, you're in the middle of an acrimonious land divorce.
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There are TWO worlds on a cruise ship… The one you see as a guest — all smiles, cocktails, and “nothing is too much trouble.” And the one we lived in as crew — below deck, white metal walls, fluorescent lights, gossip flying faster than the ship itself. In this video I reveal some of the things that genuinely shocked me working on cruise ships: ⚓ The unspoken rules of the crew mess ⚓ Deck privileges and why some crew are invisible in guest areas ⚓ Friendships and relationships that move at warp speed — then vanish overnight ⚓ Gossip that spreads faster than Norovirus ⚓ The crew bar where everything costs 25p ⚓ And the prison-style economy of internet cards, pot noodles and black-market movie USBs Think of it as a mix between Below Deck, Porridge and the Star Wars Cantina — but with more karaoke and fewer lightsabers. 00:00 Intro 00:23 Racism At Sea 01:35 Who Goes Where? 02:47 Coming Next Week 03:00 Intense Friendships 04:24 Supercharged Relationships 05:30 The Truth Doesn't Matter 09:56 The Horror Of Crew Bar 10:30 If You Get Drunk... 11:22 Cruise Ship Black Market Economy 👉 Next week: 10 Types of Cruise Passenger – Which One Are You? Subscribe so you don’t miss spotting the Hyacinths and Farages on your next holiday at sea. #Cruise #CruiseLife #CruiseShip To preserve other peoples anonymity some AI was used to make this video but every word is 100% true!