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What is it Like to Work on a Cruise Ship?

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👁️ 879 views📅 5 years ago⏱️ 10:11
What This Creator Said
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Veteran Cruiser

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Creator's Key Takeaways

i highly recommend if you're going to work on cruise ships to do it in your early 20s when you don't have you know financial you don't have a mortgage you don't have a car you don't have financial commitments

work hard play hard that's the crew member

it was an amazing experience and oftentimes i and so i started as a youth counselor and i very quickly realized that that was not going to be my path permanently working on board

Creator's Tips & Advice

Work on cruise ships in your early 20s when you have fewer financial commitments.
Be prepared for a transient culture and build rapport quickly with crew members.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Living in small rooms without windowsIt's an easy transition if you're used to dorm life, but harder for those with established routines on land.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat is it like to live and work on a cruise ship?
QHow does the crew community feel on board?

Topics Covered

Kids Family4 Happy BaconService Crew4 Happy BaconWifi Connectivity2½ Sad Bacon
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YouTube Video Description

The cruise industry employed close to 2 million people worldwide pre-COVID-19, with people from all over the world traveling to work and experience life sailing around the world. Vanessa McGovern, the co-founder of Gifted Travel Network, talks to TMR about her first job in travel, a position as a kids-club counselor on a Celebrity Cruise Line ship. Vanessa describes what life is like sailing the world, how the employment works, and what she learned most from her time onboard. The full episode is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0G61y1oSUw **Subscribe and like for more #Travel and #TravelAgent content**