Image via WikipediaI fell in love with cruising in January of 2008. My first cruise was on the Carnival Conquest. It was 7 days. We visited Montego Bay, Jamaica, Georgetown, Grand Cayman and Cozumel Mexico. While I loved visiting new places, I was just as intrigued by the ship during that cruise. Walking around and taking in all the sights on the ship, I thought "WOW, I wonder what it's like to have a cruise ship job?", so I decided to investigate.
The Carnival Conquest debuted in 2002. It can carry 2,974 passengers and 1,150 crew members. The ship is a floating city. There are stores for shopping, multiple restaurants, a beauty salon, a health spa, a casino, a disco, multiple entertainment lounges and numerous bars. There are many different jobs openings on a large cruise ship. Let's look at a few areas of the ship.:
Entertainment
This is the most important function of the ship. When you are not sleeping, eating or visiting a port of call, you must be entertained. You are at sea for days. What are you going to do? There are contests, bingo, shows, classes, the disco, the casino and bars. The jobs available in this area are the Cruise Director (Manager of all ship entertainment), Assistant Cruise Directors to run the contests and MC the shows. Dancers, singers, band members and production crew are needed to produce the shows in the main theater. Specialty acts and Guest entertainers are needed for the main stage and the various lounges aboard the ship. Not to mention the DJ at the club and a multitude of bartenders and bar backs.
Salary Range: $3000 to $7000 US, per month
