Who has worked on a cruise ship recently?

Cruise Ship Jobs! who has worked in a cruise line?

• Hi, ok so I'm looking to research, I would like to know the steps and how to go about getting a job working as a cruise line... Please answer my question only if you have any ...show more

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  1. What position are you qualified for ? Depending on this, it depends on where you apply. Some positions are held by concessions, so you would not apply to the cruise line directly. 2. Then you need to get the job. 3. Once you have it, the Cruise line will issue a Letter, for the US embassy in order to get your C1/D visa. Without this letter - and without a contract from that cruise line - you will not get it. 4. The cruise line will send you forms for the medical exams. Some cruise lines use certain medical institutions to have the medical done, others send you the forms, which you need to have completed by a doctor (this included HIV test, Drug Test, Blood tests, TBC test and much more) 5. Not all people working onboard a cruise line will have/need a seaman's book. If you will need one, that application is normally done, once you come onboard. 6. Cruise lines require that crew members have certain certificates and tests. Most cruise lines do the training and issuance of the certificate onboard (such as Survival Craft, Crowd Management, Crisis Management, Fire Fighting...ect) - the cruise line will tell you that when you have the job. So basically your next step is to apply and get the job. After that all the above (and more) will follow. I would like to comment to the other poster. It is not that the pay is so low - most US citizens can not deal with the army like hierachy onboard a cruise ship - and many think they will have a life like the people they see on the "Love boat" The one who wrote the book, claiming he is the only US citizen who finished one contract at Carnival - found a good marketing slogan. Plus - there is much more out there than Carnival Cruises