How to get a cruise ship job - complete guide to cruise line employment in the USA and Canada
Recruitment Process
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UNITED STATES:
Royal Caribbean International, the cruise line that delivers the "Wow!" and the one that put a surfing simulator, rock-climbing walls, ice-skating rinks and other innovative amenities on cruise ships.
CANADA:
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There are two main ways of getting a job on a cruise ship - you can approach cruise lines directly, or apply through recruitment agents.
Cruise Lines
You can contact the cruise lines directly but you need to know who to contact. Otherwise your application and resume gets lost.
Most of the cruise lines have human resources departments. However, some cruise lines do not deal directly with jobseekers but strictly with recruitment agents only.
Recruitment Agents
The best way of getting a job on a cruise ship is to apply for an employment with a recruitment agent.
There are many specialised agents in most countries. We have a long list of recruitment agents in cruise line industry in the USA and Canada.
Recruiter's Role
Recruitment agents are responsible for choosing the best candidates for various cruise ship jobs. Their task is to select suitable candidates for cruise ship employment, check their reference, experience, criminal record, and give them basic training.
Recruitment agents present applicants to the interviewer from cruise line companies during interviews in different parts of world. Recruitment agents responsibility is to prepare the candidates for the interview.
Beware of Scams
There are many companies and individuals that pretend to act as recruitment agents. However, they never find a cruise ship job to anyone. We strongly recommend you to use the service of recruitment agencies with good reputation.
Very often different books and manuals are offered for sale with instructions on how to find a job on a cruise ship. Some of these manuals might be very useful. However, bear in mind that no manual can give you a 100 per cent guarantee of getting a cruise ship job after reading it. Consider them to be one of sources of information, nothing more.
Visit this cruise ship jobs for more information about known cruise ship employment scams.
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