How can I get a job on a cruise ship without paying fees or getting scammed?

Cruise lines looking for employess of age 21 and with a 2 year work experience on land in the position you are applying for. Unfortunately you do not say for what position you qualify and apply for. Some poitions are filled by concessionaires (Photo, Retail, Casino, Spa) and you would need to apply directly to the concessionaires. For other positions, go to the cruise lines websites and apply there. There are a few agencies, which are not scams - but they will not ask you for money up front. Where you live/what nationality you are does not matter. Your experience does.

The ONLY way to get a job on a cruise ship is to apply directly through each cruise line. Every cruise line has a Careers section on their own websites that lists current openings and instructions on how to apply. It doesn't cost anything to apply Almost every ad you find promising cruise jobs is a scam - most of them make you pay $50+ and either send you a list of cruise companies for you to contact on your own, or they sign you up for an "agency" that never gets work for anyone Your nationality doesn't matter - cruise lines employ people from all over the world Here are a few sites Princess http://www.princess.com/employment/index.jsp Royal Caribbean http://www.royalcareersatsea.com/ Holland America http://www.hollandamerica.com/about-best-cruise-lines/Main.action?tabName=Careers&contentMenu=Shipboard+Employment Cunard http://www.cunard.co.uk/About-Cunard-Line/Employment/ Celebrity http://www.celebritycruises.com/aboutceleb/dblTxtSub.do?pagename=careers

Go to the Vancouver port authority and ask if you can speak to a member of whatever cruise line is in port. This way you know it will not be a scam, and ask them how you can apply.