Kenya Cruise Ship

Working on a ship means you live and work onboard. This also means it is a 7-day work week with 10+ combined hours per day. Employment on a cruise ship is DEFINITELY a full time position. However, due to the intensity of shipboard work & life, it is on an assignment rotation basis. Assignments vary depending on the position and brand. For most fleets, it can be anywhere between 4 months thru 9 months depending on the position. That's the best part. Although you work 7-days a week while on assignment, crew members get a BULK time off upon completion of the assignment period. It's like banking your days off and taking it all at once.

 

 

When applying for a cruise ship job, cruise employers consider the age, English skills, and background of the applicant. Although age can be an arbitrary number, having a past background with the law can prevent an applicant from getting hired. Although the most cruise lines and agencies will tell their applicants that the minimum age to work onboard ships is 21, there are crewmembers that have been able to get hired at the age of 18, 19, and 20.  For the most part it depends on which department that you will work for.

But, for positions within the food and beverage department and within the casino department, the minimum age is definitely 21.  This is mainly due to the minimum age to serve alcoholic drinks and to gamble. It has been know that cruise lines make exceptions for some applicants in select departments based on maturity. For example, Princess Cruises' employment website states that applicants that apply to be production cast members (dancers/singers): "We do sometimes accept 18 year olds if they show maturity and responsibility".