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Articles and experiences shared by crew members working on cruise ship. Find out more about ship life at sea together with tips and advices for first time crew members and cruise oldtimers.

Articles and experiences shared by crew members working on cruise ship. Find out more about ship life at sea together with tips and advices for first time crew members and cruise oldtimers.

Royal Caribbean Crew Q&A

Submitted by kgnadmin on

Royal Caribbean Crew Question & Answer enables you to ask question relevant for crew on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. At same time you can answer some of the questions posted by other crew members. In comment box below type your question.If you have answer write in Reply below the question you want to answer.

Legal Advices about the Crew Gratuities

Submitted by kgnadmin on

There are many very important legal issues which concern a crewmember’s tips. As most cruise ship crewmembers know, tips or gratuities comprise the bulk of salary for many cruise ship crew positions. For example, a cruise ship cabin steward may regularly earn Four Thousand Dollars monthly, but only receive a base salary of Fifty Dollars; the remainder of their compensation being paid by tips.

Five Types of Crew Who Work on Cruise Ship

Submitted by kgnadmin on

As a crew member on board a cruise ship you will find people from all over the world with different characters. Sharing this small space of working and living environment, people are not only categorized by crew, staff and officers but also with their individual characteristics. 

Clearly not all crew can be categorized by this list. While a lot of them fit into the categories, remember to recognize everyone and celebrate the differences together with the similarities.

1. Old-Timers

Eight Types Of People You Will Find On A Cruise Ship

Submitted by kgnadmin on

The crew of Cheok Board filmed this hilarious video about the types of people spotted on a cruise ship. Don’t take this video personal, after all Cheok Board is a comedy production company. This funny video was shot on Royal Caribbean Mariner of The Seas however this apply for all cruise lines. We enjoyed this video so much and hope you will enjoy it too.

Here are the eight types of people you will findo on a cruise ship acording to Cheok:

Dangerous Ports for Cruise Ship Crew

Submitted by kgnadmin on

Almost all ports in the world hide some kind of danger. No matter if it is in Europe, Australia, Caribbean, or America, everywhere in the world crime is present since no country is crime free. These are some of the ports with most dengeour from the crew survey which we conducted. These advices should be taken serious because the situations we will present in this article can happen to any crew member.

My time on cruise ships as a crew member

Submitted by kgnadmin on

More often than not I am asked about my time on cruise ships.  I look back on 2007 with the rose-tinted glasses of time and nostalgia.  I remember the bad times and how terrible I felt for about half my contract but the positive memories make me desire to return.  Below is a standard response I intend to direct someone to if they ask me about my time on the ship when they're considering a job onboard a cruise ship.