How can you get a cruise job (kitchen) if you're in the Philippines?

Any way to get a kitchen job on a cruise ship?

• Most of the kitchen job posted are in restaurants, maybe hotels but I never see anything for cruise ships.What site would you recommend? If you've been on a cruise ship before, which ...show more

• Answer:

  I work on the cruise ships and I would suggest contacting the Cruise lines and find out more. Also on the company web sites there are buttons to the vacancies, but all are not apparent, some are called 'about us' etc. so keep searching. I also contacted a company that supplied a very good guide book with job profiles, how to get work, contact addresses etc and you got a bi-monthly news sheet with all latest vacancies. They are based in Glasgow, so plug it into a search engine, they were helpful. The service does cost a few quid but in my mind well worth it. But be prepared for some long work hours and not large pay as it’s made up with tips in the areas you are looking at. Just done some research for you as it was a couple of years ago I used them and the company can be found on www.cruiseservices.co.uk The other thing to think of is 10 hours a day is a good day in some jobs on the ships with 11 and 12 being more like it, with the accommodation and bar work, other jobs have less work time, or if you have experience in something and get offered a supervisors position, or go for administration on the Pursers side of life, the working hours are less. but the company I mention will check your CV and suggest the options. Good Luck