AUSCC

The cruise line market has been growing more than no other over the past ten years. During the last first years, all leading cruise lines have doubled their fleets and number of employees. Many new cruise ship lines have come out trying to get their share from the cruise market explosion. however, with all the cruise ships currently being built the amount of cruise line work force internationally is expected to triple by 2010. A cruise ship, for those who don’t know is a self contained floating community that makes recreation accessible for up to 3,000 passengers. There are hundreds of jobs and skills needed to keep a cruise ship operational. Working with a luxury cruise line offers a variety of rewards, but the most common reasons for working on a cruise line, are: you can learn while saving a great amount of money for a short duration as all of your expenses are handled by the cruise line, including food, accommodation, medical care, airline ticket to the port of embarkment and back home, regardless of which part of the world you reside in; citizens of particular countries do not have to pay taxes on the income they earn at sea; you are able to travel extensively without spending any of your own money; discounted cruise rates for relatives and family members.

Cruise lines employ staff all year round and are looking for highly motivated, upbeat, outgoing, friendly and professional employees with a positive attitude and strong commitment to customer service excellence. Contract duration tends to vary between 3 and 9 months and in most instances you have the option to extend your contract. It is not hard to qualify for a cruise line job and it is likely that any background you have in hospitality, or any career where customer service, and working with customers or clients was involved will be enough qualification for cruise line employment.