Yeah, just adding to what Lucy already said, there are 2 types of cruise ship musicians, you have 1. Guest bands/musicians - the self-employed bands, pianists or cabaret acts that are employed thru an agency, and dont have to do crew duties like fire drills and lifeboat drills etc. And then there are 2. the 'house musicians' that do. House musos are contracted directly to the company and are on PAYE for tax purposes (although can reclaim their tax back if at sea 6+ months in a tax year), and they are crew, so have all the duties and responsibilities that goes with being crew. House musicians are reading musicians, comprising maybe a trio and an 'orchestra' (7-piece), so they back the cabarets and play for the in-house shows, which requires music reading ability, and you have to be good at it to get the job in the first place. House trios on top of backing the shows and cabarets also need to play for ballroom dancing, and do their own sets of easy listening material - of which you need a great deal of it, as repeating yourself is a big no-no. This is where your reading abilities comes in, as you need several 'pads' of useful music, eg from 60s to up to date. One of the orchestra musos will be the MD, that gets paid more and their own cabin on officer deck, to oversee all the music side of things, do all the count-offs, etc. If you are unlucky enough to be a house keyboard player, you most likely will also be put down to do cocktail piano sets in the Atrium or Tiffany's bar at 10am while your cabinmate the drummer lies sleeping in his bunk, earning the same money as you. I'm not bitter :-) . House pianist will also be expected to play for church services and carol services, sometimes you can sweet-talk the cocktail pianist to do it, or swap duties, so it pays to be on friendly terms with him/her :-) . Best job of all as a muso is frontline (trumpet, sax or trombone), that get the night off half the time, as they dont have parts for you. There's also theatre staff who are also crew, such as lighting/sound, techies etc. and set up the gear wherever the musos happen to be that evening, set the stage, etc. Guest showbands, duos, guitar/vocalists, pianists and cabaret artistes are usually contracted separately thru an agency, but still need a ton of material, although reading ability is not necessarily necessary as they dont back cabaret or in-house production shows, just play what they know. As opposed to reading musos that have to play what everybody else knows. Headline acts or VIP cabaret artistes (think Jayne MacDonald) get the easiest job - passenger status onboard, no drills, good money, and only do typically 2x2 spots a week. To do that you have to be at the same standard as a 'name' act (off the telly), have 2 or maybe 3 very strong different sets (comedy, singing, illusionist, instrumental, whatever) which get performed twice on one night, then your other set twice on another night, for two seatings. Cruise staff (Entertainments Officers) have officer status, dancers have passenger (supernumary) status - dont have to do drills or other duties any more (depends on their contract I suppose). Cruise Directors need a couple or more of strong cabaret sets (some stronger than others!), then delegate all the office paperwork (drawing up daily cruise sheets/programmes etc.) to their ACD, who is probably a time-served Ents Officer. Well, that's how it was when I was on ships, back in the stone age :-) .
Do the cruise lines frown upon hiring mothers and daughters that want to start working in the cruiseline industry? How old do you have to be in order to work on a cruise ship as well as what documentation do you have to have? My daughter, who will be 18 in December, and myself, I will be 54 years young in September, were thinking about going to work on a cruise ship together, she would like the opportunity to travel and go to places she wouldn't otherwise get to see, but shes still alittle shy and she's also at the beginning of her adult life and she is still trying to figure out what she wants to do for a living... I tried to explain to her that working on a cruise ship would give her the experience she needs with the public as well as being able to meet people from all over and get to take her time figuring out just what she wants to do for the rest of her life. I'm at the age of 53, a very young 53, but I've also traveled quite alot as I grew up overseas, we've been quite a few cruises and have been all over the Western and Eastern Caribbean as well as Alaska a few times. I'm just curious whether they would allow a mother and daughter to work on the same ship and possibly be roommates?
I have signed my letter of agreement with Virgin and I'm in the process of finalizing my medical and my STCW training. All things going well, I'm scheduled to join the Scarlet Lady on November 26th! Your videos have been so tremendously helpful in allaying concerns and just answering the myriad questions that come with a new life adventure like this. I'm so incredibly grateful to you for doing them! Of all the things that you have covered, the only question I have (at the moment) - and you're going to laugh - is what brand and color is the lipstick you're wearing in this video? It's lovely! I genuinely hope I have the opportunity to meet you before your contract is up.
Hi, that is so exciting. I will still be onboard when you join so we will definitely meet. Thank you so much for watching my videos and supporting my channel! The lipstick is MAC powder kiss stay curious. Xx
@@martinskesteris8664 It's been an amazing experience! I'm on vacation from my second contract with Virgin and looking forward to joining Scarlet Lady on March 17, for contract #3. About 35 years ago I thought I would like to work on ships. Life did what it always does, and led me on a wild life ride through many, many chapters and gave me this opportunity, now. I'm SO grateful!
@@jen_205 I'm Wardrobe Supervisor. I oversee the wardrobe team and ensure that all of the costumes for the shows are in order and well maintained, ship wide.
2 main departments? What about technical? You know the guys that run the engines (keep the lights on) and fix defects. Without one of the three department's the other two cant function to provide the services of a cruise ship.
If you are a Lisenced or Certified Marine Engineer. They will come looking for you. To get started. Apply to a Marine Engineering Program at a technical collage or university which provides this program. It’s different in different countries, it has changed, In the old days you would apply directly to companies for a cadetship which was an apprenticeship program. The company would send you to their chosen marine school. This may still be possible in the UK, or You apply through Marine Manning Agency. Here in N America and possibly now more likely in the UK. You apply directly to the marine school. Who will arrange work experience. When you complete the first year of the program you go to sea for your first sea experience as a Cadet, it’s kind of like being an intern, sort of like a like an apprentice program. You are an addition to the crew there just to learn. Paid very minimal amount. Are expected to work hard starting with the most crap(literally at times) but get trained to do everything and be in charge of the engine room. After your first sea phase you go back to collage and do another year. Followed by a 2nd sea phase. To gain more experiences. This time you should work at higher skilled tasks. You then go back for 3 year at collage and write your first engineering watch keeping certificate at the end of the 3rd year. After a year as an Engineer You go back for final collage phase an do exams which will count for certification up to 2nd Class and most of 1 st class engineer. It is also possible to be a mechanic work in engine room in a base crew position for several years to get 3 full years of experience and study for engineer certification. Cruise ship usually want cadet program graduates. Is it worth it. An engineer officer 8g to 10g $ per month. No tips though. My Son just completed the program, he is about the same age as Lucy. He did apply to Cruise ship company, Cruise ship companies chose the slightly older candidates who had some kind of shipboard experience over school leavers. My guess there have a much lower attrition rate and are more likely to complete the program. If you really want to go on Cruise ships, it might be worth while working on a Cruise ship in the hotel dept, My son did his sea phase with Desganges, he worked on Tankers, in the Arctic or on Great Lakes. He is now a Engineer in charge of a watch. 6 weeks on 6 weeks off. On a cruise ship he would be just a Junior Engineer his experience would be limited and his time only count half. And he would be paid a lot less. His friends who went on Cruise Ships call him wanting to know when Desganges are hiring. My company would pay him about 45 dollars an hour. With up to a 10g signing bonus. If I could get him to quit Desganges.
Think your channel is brilliant. You did fail to mention youth staff, we come under entertainment. Usually we work 10 - 11 hours a day running activities and entertainment for children and teens. It’s also a hard job as you know how bored they get so constantly trying to keep them busy and engaged, there’s a lot of safety involved such as drills we would have to be the ones to take them to their meeting points in case of emergencies. Have to serve them food etc during meal times on some ships not all. Also safeguarding, first aid trained. Have to communicate and deal with parent feedback complaints etc if they have any. We also have to do registers making sure all children are accounted for when with us, just like others can be hectic and busy but it’s so much fun. I’ve worked on p and o and Disney. Maybe going back to Disney for a little bit but have also been offered carnival so undecided which one I wanna do yet. As youth staff we also have to sometimes help out in other entertainment departments, for example, if one of the cruise staff would be ill we may be asked to run bingo if we are free etc.
Hello, I am a Multimedia and TV Producer with Photography Knowledge background and I have +2 years experience in TV Production Industry wich menas I know how to use all studio equipments, any recomendations of any recruiters to help me get a job on cruise ships?
Hi, I have a few questions about to work on the cruise ship. Is it possible to apply cruise ship on other countries not on your own country? Example you are holding a Myanmar passport and you want to apply cruise ship in Thailand. Do i need to go back to my country only to apply this job? Thank you.
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You mentioned cruise director and hotel director and management roles are positions you work up to. Would this be the same for management roles in the casino? I’m currently an operations manager on land. Would I need to apply for a entry level job and work my way up to management?
It depends what position you are applying for onboard. I'm assuming you want to be a casino manager (correct me if I am wrong)? If you have had experience in a casino and you know the right people you may be able to go in as manager. However usually, being the casino manager is something to work up to. X
The Bosun and the deck crew are usually hired through an agency in their home country. P&O and Princess had some positions for experienced deck crew working directly for safety officer. Not sure if this option still exists.
Ugh are any cruise ship jobs hiring ONBOARD I really miss that life . If I work I rather it be at sea idc . I hate these inland jobs 🙄 at sea everything is laid for and you can save tons of money the fact that you work 7days a week ...which in need at the moment
Yes and no. See reply I gave to Daniel Booth. You would need to do Marine Engineering Dipolma program as a cadet but might get some exemptions. Most base crew are 3rd world but you might get a base position. Best bet is cadet program.
Dear l am interested security job cruise line before I am working Qatar airways as a security officer hamad international airport Qatar and abudhavi as a security inspector now I am working Mauritius as a security officer manufacturing company port Louis l have certificates firefighters and frist aid and scanning systems and CCTV operating systems and access control systems my age 38 year complete and my graduates complete Mumbai university
I learn part of medicine or medicine.... so can i work or it's possible to work cruise ship as health!!!? Plz answer to me any person to know about that👏
I don't know why you so less subscribers. This channel is full of useful information. Plz never stop making videos bcoz of low numbers.
I love working on a cruise..one of the best and most exciting job ever
Thanks for the video! Could you please make a video about Youth staff? It would be very useful
i love tge interviews with the different staff. You do an excellent job here with all your videos.
Yeah, just adding to what Lucy already said, there are 2 types of cruise ship musicians, you have 1. Guest bands/musicians - the self-employed bands, pianists or cabaret acts that are employed thru an agency, and dont have to do crew duties like fire drills and lifeboat drills etc. And then there are 2. the 'house musicians' that do.
House musos are contracted directly to the company and are on PAYE for tax purposes (although can reclaim their tax back if at sea 6+ months in a tax year), and they are crew, so have all the duties and responsibilities that goes with being crew. House musicians are reading musicians, comprising maybe a trio and an 'orchestra' (7-piece), so they back the cabarets and play for the in-house shows, which requires music reading ability, and you have to be good at it to get the job in the first place. House trios on top of backing the shows and cabarets also need to play for ballroom dancing, and do their own sets of easy listening material - of which you need a great deal of it, as repeating yourself is a big no-no. This is where your reading abilities comes in, as you need several 'pads' of useful music, eg from 60s to up to date. One of the orchestra musos will be the MD, that gets paid more and their own cabin on officer deck, to oversee all the music side of things, do all the count-offs, etc.
If you are unlucky enough to be a house keyboard player, you most likely will also be put down to do cocktail piano sets in the Atrium or Tiffany's bar at 10am while your cabinmate the drummer lies sleeping in his bunk, earning the same money as you. I'm not bitter :-) . House pianist will also be expected to play for church services and carol services, sometimes you can sweet-talk the cocktail pianist to do it, or swap duties, so it pays to be on friendly terms with him/her :-) .
Best job of all as a muso is frontline (trumpet, sax or trombone), that get the night off half the time, as they dont have parts for you.
There's also theatre staff who are also crew, such as lighting/sound, techies etc. and set up the gear wherever the musos happen to be that evening, set the stage, etc.
Guest showbands, duos, guitar/vocalists, pianists and cabaret artistes are usually contracted separately thru an agency, but still need a ton of material, although reading ability is not necessarily necessary as they dont back cabaret or in-house production shows, just play what they know. As opposed to reading musos that have to play what everybody else knows.
Headline acts or VIP cabaret artistes (think Jayne MacDonald) get the easiest job - passenger status onboard, no drills, good money, and only do typically 2x2 spots a week. To do that you have to be at the same standard as a 'name' act (off the telly), have 2 or maybe 3 very strong different sets (comedy, singing, illusionist, instrumental, whatever) which get performed twice on one night, then your other set twice on another night, for two seatings.
Cruise staff (Entertainments Officers) have officer status, dancers have passenger (supernumary) status - dont have to do drills or other duties any more (depends on their contract I suppose). Cruise Directors need a couple or more of strong cabaret sets (some stronger than others!), then delegate all the office paperwork (drawing up daily cruise sheets/programmes etc.) to their ACD, who is probably a time-served Ents Officer.
Well, that's how it was when I was on ships, back in the stone age :-) .
You forgot YOUTH STAFF! we come under entertainment, a fellow crew member for Disney here!
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I am really glad that I found your channel. but please make detailed video on IT staff.
Do the cruise lines frown upon hiring mothers and daughters that want to start working in the cruiseline industry? How old do you have to be in order to work on a cruise ship as well as what documentation do you have to have? My daughter, who will be 18 in December, and myself, I will be 54 years young in September, were thinking about going to work on a cruise ship together, she would like the opportunity to travel and go to places she wouldn't otherwise get to see, but shes still alittle shy and she's also at the beginning of her adult life and she is still trying to figure out what she wants to do for a living... I tried to explain to her that working on a cruise ship would give her the experience she needs with the public as well as being able to meet people from all over and get to take her time figuring out just what she wants to do for the rest of her life. I'm at the age of 53, a very young 53, but I've also traveled quite alot as I grew up overseas, we've been quite a few cruises and have been all over the Western and Eastern Caribbean as well as Alaska a few times. I'm just curious whether they would allow a mother and daughter to work on the same ship and possibly be roommates?
Thanks for the video dear
Love you i hope i will see you one day you are amazing
Can you do one for the marine jobs im going to start as a deckhand
Great content!!
Hey Lucy! Great content 😘
Thanks. 🤗
I have signed my letter of agreement with Virgin and I'm in the process of finalizing my medical and my STCW training. All things going well, I'm scheduled to join the Scarlet Lady on November 26th! Your videos have been so tremendously helpful in allaying concerns and just answering the myriad questions that come with a new life adventure like this. I'm so incredibly grateful to you for doing them! Of all the things that you have covered, the only question I have (at the moment) - and you're going to laugh - is what brand and color is the lipstick you're wearing in this video? It's lovely! I genuinely hope I have the opportunity to meet you before your contract is up.
Hi, that is so exciting. I will still be onboard when you join so we will definitely meet.
Thank you so much for watching my videos and supporting my channel!
The lipstick is MAC powder kiss stay curious. Xx
So how was it / how is it? :)
@@martinskesteris8664 It's been an amazing experience! I'm on vacation from my second contract with Virgin and looking forward to joining Scarlet Lady on March 17, for contract #3. About 35 years ago I thought I would like to work on ships. Life did what it always does, and led me on a wild life ride through many, many chapters and gave me this opportunity, now. I'm SO grateful!
Whats your position?
@@jen_205 I'm Wardrobe Supervisor. I oversee the wardrobe team and ensure that all of the costumes for the shows are in order and well maintained, ship wide.
I would love to work on a cruise ship! Omg!
A great channel with more Information,intrested in security Department currently in UAE.
Love to work on crews ships
I love your accent 🤘🏾
Thanks, could you make a video about Security gaurd job detailed
What is the link to virgin voyages to sign up on career job
2 main departments? What about technical? You know the guys that run the engines (keep the lights on) and fix defects. Without one of the three department's the other two cant function to provide the services of a cruise ship.
I believe the technical department comes under the Marine umbrella as it is of course essential.
If you are a Lisenced or Certified Marine Engineer. They will come looking for you.
To get started.
Apply to a Marine Engineering Program at a technical collage or university which provides this program.
It’s different in different countries, it has changed, In the old days you would apply directly to companies for a cadetship which was an apprenticeship program. The company would send you to their chosen marine school.
This may still be possible in the UK, or You apply through Marine Manning Agency.
Here in N America and possibly now more likely in the UK.
You apply directly to the marine school. Who will arrange work experience.
When you complete the first year of the program you go to sea for your first sea experience as a Cadet, it’s kind of like being an intern, sort of like a like an apprentice program. You are an addition to the crew there just to learn. Paid very minimal amount. Are expected to work hard starting with the most crap(literally at times) but get trained to do everything and be in charge of the engine room.
After your first sea phase you go back to collage and do another year.
Followed by a 2nd sea phase. To gain more experiences. This time you should work at higher skilled tasks.
You then go back for 3 year at collage and write your first engineering watch keeping certificate at the end of the 3rd year.
After a year as an Engineer
You go back for final collage phase an do exams which will count for certification up to 2nd Class and most of 1 st class engineer.
It is also possible to be a mechanic work in engine room in a base crew position for several years to get 3 full years of experience and study for engineer certification.
Cruise ship usually want cadet program graduates.
Is it worth it.
An engineer officer 8g to 10g $ per month. No tips though.
My Son just completed the program, he is about the same age as Lucy.
He did apply to Cruise ship company,
Cruise ship companies chose the slightly older candidates who had some kind of shipboard experience over school leavers. My guess there have a much lower attrition rate and are more likely to complete the program.
If you really want to go on Cruise ships, it might be worth while working on a Cruise ship in the hotel dept,
My son did his sea phase with Desganges, he worked on Tankers, in the Arctic or on Great Lakes.
He is now a Engineer in charge of a watch. 6 weeks on 6 weeks off.
On a cruise ship he would be just a Junior Engineer his experience would be limited and his time only count half. And he would be paid a lot less.
His friends who went on Cruise Ships call him wanting to know when Desganges are hiring.
My company would pay him about 45 dollars an hour. With up to a 10g signing bonus. If I could get him to quit Desganges.
please review a content about deck and angine departemen
Lifeguards??. I know RC and Disney have them but what about other lines?
Maybe I have totally missed it - but how about the guest services staff? One of the more demanding departments on board.
Thank you so much
Under F&B is also hostesses 😉 BTW great channel!
I am not sure what to do
I am interested on the crews ship
Ok if I have no cruise ship experience. What’s the best foot in? I have worked in tourism in Hawaii, but where can I get my foot in the door?
Who would you say earns more money on a cruise ship, massage therapist or Art auctioneer?
What does room service come under? Or is it it’s own individual role?
What about deck staff ?
Wished I could hear you
IF I OPERATED A CRUISE LINE I WOULD HIRE YOU TO RECRUIT WORKERS AND GET NEW HIRES ORIENTED.
Receptionist is missing 🤔
Could one be a tarot reader on a ship?
i am a telecom engineer by profession, can i get a job on a cruise ship and if yes where do i apply.
Think your channel is brilliant. You did fail to mention youth staff, we come under entertainment. Usually we work 10 - 11 hours a day running activities and entertainment for children and teens. It’s also a hard job as you know how bored they get so constantly trying to keep them busy and engaged, there’s a lot of safety involved such as drills we would have to be the ones to take them to their meeting points in case of emergencies. Have to serve them food etc during meal times on some ships not all. Also safeguarding, first aid trained. Have to communicate and deal with parent feedback complaints etc if they have any. We also have to do registers making sure all children are accounted for when with us, just like others can be hectic and busy but it’s so much fun. I’ve worked on p and o and Disney. Maybe going back to Disney for a little bit but have also been offered carnival so undecided which one I wanna do yet. As youth staff we also have to sometimes help out in other entertainment departments, for example, if one of the cruise staff would be ill we may be asked to run bingo if we are free etc.
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Hello, I am a Multimedia and TV Producer with Photography Knowledge background and I have +2 years experience in TV Production Industry wich menas I know how to use all studio equipments, any recomendations of any recruiters to help me get a job on cruise ships?
Hiy how about master pizzaiolo please ? Salary ?
Do the ships not have costuming specific people or would that be under stage staff?
Hi, I have a few questions about to work on the cruise ship.
Is it possible to apply cruise ship on other countries not on your own country? Example you are holding a Myanmar passport and you want to apply cruise ship in Thailand. Do i need to go back to my country only to apply this job? Thank you.
What a beauty
It's my dream job bt dont know how to apply
I m your huge supporter
So can you make video about sales and gift shop opertuny in cruise ship
If you do that I can share my all friends especially I'm Indian
Thats a great idea! Thank you very much!
You mentioned cruise director and hotel director and management roles are positions you work up to. Would this be the same for management roles in the casino? I’m currently an operations manager on land. Would I need to apply for a entry level job and work my way up to management?
It depends what position you are applying for onboard. I'm assuming you want to be a casino manager (correct me if I am wrong)?
If you have had experience in a casino and you know the right people you may be able to go in as manager. However usually, being the casino manager is something to work up to. X
is there no social media positions in a cruise
do they give photographers cameras?
Can you give us a site's when can i apply for job...
"You have to be able to talk to a lamp post".
Hi is there a age limit to apply for a job and any advice for someone living in the career who wants to work on a cruise ships.
Is there any job position in cruise suitable for experienced bank teller?
Purser
What about room service
Is there a weight requirement for a cruise ship
What about boson and his team? Are they a part of the cruise?
The Bosun and the deck crew are usually hired through an agency in their home country.
P&O and Princess had some positions for experienced deck crew working directly for safety officer. Not sure if this option still exists.
And if you doing tourism
Could you let me know cruise staff dept wear unifrom or not? Thank you
Yes they do
Security department recuritement start
Aren't there actors as well?
Marine - Security
Security?
Ugh are any cruise ship jobs hiring ONBOARD I really miss that life . If I work I rather it be at sea idc . I hate these inland jobs 🙄 at sea everything is laid for and you can save tons of money the fact that you work 7days a week ...which in need at the moment
Iam interested any jobs in cruise lines please tell me
Hello ma’am, I completed my diploma in mechanical engineering. I don’t have any experience also .. can i get a job in crusieships..
Yes and no. See reply I gave to Daniel Booth. You would need to do Marine Engineering Dipolma program as a cadet but might get some exemptions.
Most base crew are 3rd world but you might get a base position.
Best bet is cadet program.
Hi ma'am I'm interested
Is there any job position in cruise suitable for an experienced preschool teacher.
You could work in the youth staff department. Like kids club! Xx
Hey lady how are you doing go I hope stay safe
No lifeguard
Dear l am interested security job cruise line before I am working Qatar airways as a security officer hamad international airport Qatar and abudhavi as a security inspector now I am working Mauritius as a security officer manufacturing company port Louis l have certificates firefighters and frist aid and scanning systems and CCTV operating systems and access control systems my age 38 year complete and my graduates complete Mumbai university
I learn part of medicine or medicine.... so can i work or it's possible to work cruise ship as health!!!?
Plz answer to me any person to know about that👏
I have done an interview with the medical staff onboard. It will be out on Wednesday
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