REAL Letter of Employment sample:
If you have successfully passed the final interview with the recruiter, you are patiently waiting your Letter of Employment, a document essential for your C1/D visa.
Days are passing by, months perhaps, your letter is not in sight.
You’re calling your recruiting agent, which is in reality just a “hiring partner” of the company you’ll work for, only to get “Nothing yet, be patient, it’s probably on it’s way …”
The thing is – your mediator has no slightest clue of when the latter will come.
He/she only knows what company tell him, and, of course, company is going to call him only when they figure out they need somebody onboard as soon as possible.
Scenarios in which a candidate gets more than a week notice to start packing are becoming a thing of past.
Managing the crew rotation within the fleet of 20+ cruise ships is a tall order.
A Fleet Rotation Officer, as they call him, has to fit in myriad of variables, and place a new-hire in a worm bed of his predecessor even before he disembarks off the ship. In perfectly tuned rotation schedule, something will always happen too quickly to respond in a proper way; medical emergency, promotion, resignation, dismissal …
That’s why cruise line companies like recruiting partners who have candidates on stand by. It cost them nothing.
At the other hand, nobody likes to place his life on hold, and wait for the opportunity that might come soon, or only after many months of waiting.
Be prepared to travel at 1-2 days notice, but be also prepared to be simply told that a company has “shifted their recruiting policy”, and your services are no longer needed.
Why?
Dozens of candidates from Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Macedonia … have all of a sudden received rejection letter.
It seems that a good number of newly hired crew from those countries have tried to earn a buck by suing a company for whatever they could think of, lodging false claims in cooperation with local medical practitioners and bonus hunting ex-crew, familiar with ways to hurt a company.
Having only one tool in their tool box, a sledge hammer, cruise companies in question have not only stopped their recruitment activities in those countries, but axed those poor candidates that already had their joining date and name of the ship.
After passing rigorous recruitment process at no small price, after resigning their previous jobs, and placing their hope for the future in elusive cruise ship job at the other side of the world, BUM!
In eloquent words of their rejection letter:
Why was this decision made? As a result of business needs, the recruitment demands and strategy have shifted, and we must adjust accordingly.
It is not in any way a negative reflection on you, personally; itβs simply a business decision.
Here’s a poll I opened in 2009, asking successful candidates “How long do you wait for your Letter of Employment?”
It involves more than 7 recruiting agencies (hiring partners) in Europe and all cruise lines.
Click at the screenshot for a link to a more recent poll results.
(mjesec=month)
Please contribute to a poll.
Register a free account at the crew forum and tell us how long do you wait for your LOE.
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I Have an interest in working for a cruise line..How often do they hire out of the Tulsa, Ok area?
If you’re US citizen, it doesn’t matter where you’re from exactly.
There are very few recruiting agencies hiring Americans.
I know of 2 Canadian:
https://www.facebook.com/castaway.agency
http://www.cruiseshipemployment.ca/recruiter/users/main.php
Good luck!
I am a Carnival crew member since 2010 until present is it possible if i can request to join Costa Fascinosa since ship belonged in same company is it possible
You are asking at the wrong address. Try crewassistance@carnival.com but don’t keep your hopes up high …
Hi.I sign off at Carnival Ecstasy last Aug.31,2015 and I have arrived Philippines at Sept.02,2015.I’m photographer.May I have please same sign on schedule and same flight with Webster Pangilinan.If you don’t mind..please send me my letter of employment and ticket at my email..Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
Rosanna, this is an internet forum, a place where people write about whatever cruise related issues they want. It is not Carnival’s scheduler office.
Hi, i’m new hire in housekeeping. Where can I get information about my join date? I’ve received my LOE, but unfortunately I can’t join at that date because of some documents.
Ms Perdana, I would have to know much much more to tell you anything useful. Whoever gives you a LOE, he is most informed party about your leave/join date. Unless it is fake LOE of course.
It’s an official LOE from RCL. Because of my documents got delayed, I can’t join ontime. I’ve contact my agent, and they can’t help much, they said that I have to wait email from RCL. I tried to contact RCL, but the web page seems to error, and I can’t send my email. Could u give any information about this kind of case? Where I have to confirm this? I’ve been waiting for about 2 months since then. Thanks..
Try this email: CrewAssist@rccl.com
ok, I’ll try..
i have some question!i have passed interview 5 days ago for princess cruise and how long does it take to get in the ship?
It can take up to 8 months, and possibly more.
Hi hello..iam just ask about sign on..I have LOE from my last ship at radiance of the sea..suppost to be my sign on radiance..then suddenly they change my ship..iam joining at the explorer of the sea..theres any changges to my same ship before…bcouse iam sad..I have my promotion there as stateroom..my last posistion us a cleaner.they promte me..theres a chance to take my promotion from new ship of explorer..thk u..
I was trying to understand this message but … no luck ..
how long does it take to receive offer letter of employment,i attended final interviews on the 30th of November 2015
http://www.inozemstvo-posao.com/smf_1-1-2_install/index.php?topic=738.0;viewResults
How can i log in using my crew ID in the carnival web site
Biju, I am somewhat astounded to Carnival’s generosity to have you for their employee, considering your weak command of English language.
If someone asked me to scramble a normal, meaningful sentence into what you wrote here, I couldn’t have done it better that you.
I was trying to figure out what you meant by it, but my coffee got cold and I gave up.
Are you sure you got LOE from the REAL Carnival, and not a SCAM? How did you get the job? Via recruiting agency or online?
hi im Luisito from carnival breeze i just signed off last Aug 8 . i just want to know why until now i haven’t receive any email. concerning any of my flight details or my LOE i just got home yesterday but i mean even my last vacation i didn’t receive any email at all?… my employing agency still process my papers. i know how important for us to confirm if were coming back or we need some more time to process some of our papers. as well for the company. thank you sir for your consideration.
And how should I know? I don’t work for Carnival.
I got selected through Hiren international dubai consultancy in February 2016 and till now waiting for my LOE, how can I get information about LOE from RCL
Contact Hiren international dubai consultancy and ask them.
hi im Rey Ruel Emerson C. Dugenio i just signed off of carnival paradise last dec.15,2016, i want to join back anytime sir/ mam this is my new email adres:: emersondugenio79716@yahoo.com,,,,, Thank u you sir/mam for your consideration
Somebody is trying to pull a fast one …
Dear sir and mam.
This is to inform you that. I get the offer letter 6 month ago. I want to know joining date when it will come. Can you please assist me . for the further information.
I am very thankful to you.
This is to inform you that I have nothing to do with yours or anybody else employment.
This website is of informal character. It informs. It does not issue letters of employment.
We are very thankful to you.
Sir and mam
i ve been waiting for letter of employment for almost 5 monts, and it still not knock my house door yet, can anyone share ? will it come for sure ? its just a matter of time, isnt it ?
I am looking to do a Employment Reference for someone who worked for Carnival Cruise Lines, can you give me direction on where to go?
I do not see a tab to click on other than yours that would be any thing close to verification of employment.
crewassistance@carnival.com
Hi..π,” Admin” how are you? Im Jerry ” THW”id# (307795) I dont have any issue about I retire or took carnival for granted. Actually I realy..realy..totally missed Carnival so much for having 10 years with the company last year.. Just because of my medical was pending i took for medication for 6 months + 3 months of observation…so almost 11 months im still here in PHIL.! Everything was inform to my agency and carnival office aswell..so they give me time to recover..!I never let them down not to send email about my situation..! My concern is Im going to repeat my medical on july 05,2018..if I will be fit to work do you think im already rehire and 1 down position..? But if will yes im rehire im ok about that as long as im going to join Carnival ship again…!!! Can’t wait to see FREEDY hahaha!!! Thank you admin for informations…you really help a lot to crew members…I am carnival 100%!!!!god bless to you!!!
I hope it works out well for you.
Is Hiren International Dubai legal recruitment agency for Cruise Ship? Is it really required to give Php10,000 as bond for the US Visa? And 100Aed for english test?
Thank you
can carnival cruise line cancel my job offer because i didnt travel to miami port,i had some issues with my previous company but i got the c1d visa in my passport.can they give me another joining date please..thanks
I sign-off last june 18, 2019 from CCL.
Done with my mandatory medical.I was issued with FIT TO WORK but the manning agency advise me that will they will forward my medical fitness to CCL Principal for approval. It almost 15 days passed, but i was not able to receive any confirmation.
Where should i follow-up pertaining to the confirmation of my medical certificate? How long does it take? I emailed CCL crewassistance and CCL medical department, unfortunately, no advised received. can I ask what is the CCL landline to follow-up my medical certificate confirmation? please help.
Why did you signed off? It seems to me that you are not very much interested to work …
sign-off meaning leaving the work because of finished contract.
What are you not telling me? If it had been two years after you completed your medical, and it was time to renew it, you could do it without any kind of involvement by your manning agency. Your next contract start date you get when leaving for vacation, and only if you fail to get “fir for duty”, you have a problem.
I want to ask when was letter of employment coming?? Because offer latter allready come two month ago,thank
Impossible to say, but two months waiting is nothing to worry about.
hi i passed interview last week how long it takes to obtain a visa?
How do you plan to obtain a visa without the letter of employment?
i meant after gettting the letter of employment how long it takes to obatain a visa? and they interview for C1 D visa?thanks for answering!
They do interview for C1/D visa. How long till you get an interview? That depends on your local US embassy.
hello can i get the asistant position after 1 year sign off? and what are the requerements? thanks
Dear Sir,
My name is Foday Touray with a Crew ID #515445. I have secured the US C1 and D Visas respectively and completed all documentations. Am also ready to join on board soonest but unfortunately since my LOE was expired update, I don’t receive one which is nearly three months.
Fearing of expiry of one of my visas.
Thank you
You seem to think that I work for Princess. Wrong. I don’t.
I have a friend went for his visa and is waiting on letter of employment form your company since November. Why is it taking so long his c1d visa is on hold because of loe can someone please answer me. This is so unprofessional.
How do you figure I have a company? How did you arrive to that conclusion? So unprofessional.
i just want to try asecond change to comeback on board