How to get a cruise ship job - complete guide to cruise line employment in the USA and Canada

Drectory of recruitment agents for cruise ship jobs:

• United States
• Canada

Cruise Ship Jobs Can Be Fun

Travelling to distant and exotic places has been a life-long dream of many of us. Unfortunately, it costs quite a lot of money and not each of us can afford it. However, there is a way of solving this problem: get a job on a cruise ship, travel around the world and get paid for it!

Cruise Lines Are Hiring NOW!

Cruise holidays became very popular recently. With growing number of holidaymakers, cruise lines have new cruise ships constructed and launched every year. There is a high demand for qualified and experienced staff to work on cruise ships. Since most of the cruise jobs are very demanding, the employees on cruise ships change very often. So, the cruise lines with their recruitment agents often seek new staff willing to start cruise ship jobs.

Getting a Cruise Ship Job Is Tough

Not everyone with limited skills and experience qualifies to work on a cruise ship. Recruitment agents choose carefully who has the best chance to deal with the pressure of a cruise ship employment. Generally, it is more difficult to obtain a job on a cruise ship than to get the same kind of job ashore. Anyone can become a kitchen porter or a room attendant in a hotel - but only few manage to get the same kind of job on a cruise ship.

Your Next Steps

After you have read about what the cruise ship jobs are about, you have decided you want to get one, right? So what do you need to do now? There are some procedures everyone must go through. We will tell you more about cruise ship employment and the process of applying for a cruise ship job and the recruitment procedures here.

Most recruitment agents recruit for cruise ships, as well as for cargo ships, yachts, ferries, and other kinds of passenger and goods ships. The most popular employers are leading cruise lines, such as Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Holland America, Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Line, Star Cruises, and others.

Of course, reading a few articles about cruise ship jobs is not enough. I suppose you want to know more. That's why we have prepared a list of useful web sites for your attention.

For more information about cruise line employment please visit the Cruise Ship Jobs website.

• About cruise ship employment
• Applying for a cruise ship job
• Recruitment process
• Recruitment agents: USA
• Recruitment agents: Canada
• Useful Links