No other industry has been growing so rapidly in the past seven years as the cruise ship industry. Just for the last four years all leading cruise lines have doubled their fleets and number of employees. Many new cruise ship companies have emerged trying to get their share from the cruise market explosion. With all the cruise ships currently under construction the number of cruise ship jobs worldwide is expected to triple by the year 2009.
Major Cruise Lines:
- Carnival Cruise Line
- Norwegian Cruise Line/NCL America
- Celebrity Cruises
- P&O Cruises
- Costa Cruise Line
- Princess Cruises
- Disney Cruise Line
- Royal Caribbean International
- Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
- Star Cruises
- Holland America Cruise Line
- Sun Cruises/Airtours Cruises
- Mediterranean Shipping Cruises/MSC Cruises
Cruise Ship Vacancies
There are next constant urgent vacancies in cruise industry:
- Golf Instructor
- Hair/Nail Technician
- Beauty Therapist
- Massage Therapist
- Fitness Instructor
- Cruise Director
- Food & Beverage Manager
- Shipboard Shops Managers
- General Merchandise Shop Managers
- Fine Jewelry Shop Managers
- General Merchandise Sales Associates – On Board Retail
- Jewelry Sales Associates – On Board Retail
- Jeweler – On Board Retail
- Safety Officer
- Shore Excursion Manager
- Shore Excursion Assistant Manager
- Shore Excursion Staff
- Chief Purser (Reception Manager)
- International Purser (Receptionist who speaks other languages fluently)
- Pursers (Receptionist)
- Trainee Pursers (Limited Experience)
- Housekeeping Managers
- Assistant Housekeeping Managers
- Deck Supervisors
- Food and Beverage Manager
- Assistant Food & Beverage Manager
- Head Waiter / Maitre D'
- Food and Beverage Management Trainee
- Restaurant Manager
- Corporate Chef
- Executive Chef
- Executive Sous Chef
- Sous Chef
- Chef de Partie
- Demi Chef de Partie
Cruise Ships Employment
A modern cruise ship is like a floating city, there are all kinds of job positions available. Some jobs require highly developed professional skills, others don't. In order to be hired by a cruise ship company successfully you should review very carefully the list of job positions and the specific requirements for them. Then you should decide which job position (or job positions) are most suitable for you.
Cruise lines hire people from all over the world and you could work on cruise ships regardless of your nationality or citizenship. So get a cruise ship job if you fancy travelling!