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Photo Department / Trans-Ocean Photos
« on: 17/September/2010 »
They are also hiring and staff cruise lines.

http://www.transoceanphotos.com/home.html

As a photographer on board one of the many ships, you will become an integral part of an efficient and highly productive team. Your duties will involve not just simply taking a variety of different images of the guests, but will entail selling the images and other retail items in the Photo Gallery. The range of photographs will include professional portraiture to candid or social photography taken in a variety of locations, from the dining rooms to shore-side tours.
As a new hire to the company, you are generally expected to work up from the bottom, however the opportunities of advancement are great.

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Photo Department / Re: How is a Photographers life onboard
« on: 17/September/2010 »
Quote from: Šef Foruma on 15/May/2009
Domnic, there has been lot said on croatian version, and I hope someone will clarify this position in english too ..

I'll recap it for you:
Long hours and pressure to sell as many photos to guests as possible.
Many photographers don't like the fact that cruise companies are forcing them to walk around dining rooms and interrupt people while eating, only to shoot more photos, and possibly sell more.
A good number of East Europeans does not mind that, and some of them have accepted that practice in order to live a lifestyle of a "cruise the world and make money" idea.
However, that might be a good deal for East Europe candidates, but probably not so for USA or GB citizen.
European agencies are hiring even unexperianced personall, who never had an expensive photo camera in their hand, as long as they show will to do the job and sell for the company. It is all about the money.
I guess your qualifications can help you get the job, ut be prepared for a lot of work.
There are no US citizen in Photo dpt. onboard cruisers, except for photo manager maybe.
And another thing ... you would have to share very small cabin with your work mate.

How badly do you need the job?

Have to agree with Šef Foruma on this one. On some cruise lines, you work directly for the cruise line company and on others, you are part of a concessionary group earning on a commission base. We have US citizens working for us, but it seems that in general, they don't stay too long.

Apart from that, on our cruise line, when you are in port, you have to wear some stupid costume and hang around the gangway so guests can have their pictures taken with you. So imagine wearing a dolphin suit in summer in Barbados...not pleasant. I don't envy ship photographers.

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Cruise Ship Security / Re: Cruise Ship Security - entry level
« on: 17/September/2010 »
Quote from: Šef Foruma on 16/September/2010
I agree that candidates should educate as much as they can.
Just curious, did u know that Princess uses bulletproof doors at gangways while in port? Two LRADs on each ship as well.

Princess cruising around Iraq and Afghanistan?  b00/

What is your itinerary? And no, i wasn't aware of that...our shell doors are thick enough. We dont have LRAD but our one ship has water cannons. We sail in the Med and around the USA and Europe...so unless there are Viking longboats around our chances of being attacked by pirates is almost non-existantal.

Terrorist attacks? well...that is something that we cannot see or predict. Our biggest problem on our ships is Spring Breakers..

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Cruise Ship Security / Re: Cruise Ship Security - entry level
« on: 16/September/2010 »
Quote from: Šef Foruma on 16/September/2010
I don't think so. Any terrorist with a couple of k $ can go to England or USA and get SSO course in 3-5 days.
As for police/investigative background of a candidate for security job, I imagine it could easily be forged, and knowing how things work in cruise industry, I doubt Cruise companies would go the distance to contact foreign countries' police authorities or military regiments to investigate a candidate.

Not wanting to push the issue any further, i work in the onboard surveillance department and checks were done on me with my previous employer. like i said, each company has different approaches to the whole issue of hiring and training. NCL is a little stricter than most. All of our SSOs are either ex police from the UK/USA or ex Royal Navy.

anyway, what i am advising potential candidates is to get their SSO course done as it will improve thier chances of being hired and to be a little careful if not truthful on your resume/cv.

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Cruise Ship Security / Re: Cruise Ship Security - entry level
« on: 16/September/2010 »
Quote from: Šef Foruma on 14/September/2010
It might not always be the case.

When they need people, they tend to lower their standards.
Also, Princess regularly takes people that very quite low in security, like mall security, or traffic controllers, from India, Canada, US ... and if they get good at what they start to do onboard, Princess will send them to Warsash Maritime Academy IN England, to get them certified for Chief Security Officer job.
It will also provide them with advanced firefighting course at the same time.

However, if a candidate wants to spend money to get himself certified in advance, it can only help, but can also get costly.

Understood and agreed with, however, with NCL, they required that you do have a SSO course before you apply and police/investigative background. Our standards are a littler stricter, so it seems.

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Introductions / Re: Youth Counselor
« on: 14/September/2010 »
Quote from: Šef Foruma on 31/January/2009
Hello Lele77!

I would not trust www.cruiseplacement.com or any other for that matter, unless there is an info written somewhere by someone who used their services.
There is huge number of scams around, and cruise ship job is one of the favorite schemes.
Calling the number that goes to an answering machine is a baaaad sign.

I know that Princess and Disney pay 2 way tickets to get their staff onboard, sometimes just for a week or two, cause it all depends on projected passenger's number. In holiday season, they hire more youth counselors, as well as youth security.
Those are perfect positions for USA citizen at the cruise line.

Have you tried contacting official web sites of the companies you're interested in?


i agree with this. always be careful when it comes to hiring agents and when they start asking for money up front, then you need to rethink their services. I find it best, from my limited experience to always visit the cruise line site and apply directly. I got a position after 2 months.

If you are looking for alternatives, NCL is also quite big on YCs.

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Introductions / Re: Please, give me some info's... :)
« on: 14/September/2010 »
Quote from: Metzi on 03/July/2010
Hello to everyone here...

I really want to go on a cruiser to work on, but I am low at experience of how a cruiser works, so I am here to get some advices from you... My Croatian is bad, but, I can live with it. :)
My English is fluent, on both fields - speaking and writing and I don't have any problems with it. I know a basic Spanish, also.

I had 6 months of a bartender experience.
I had experience as a radio-host, 2 years, I worked on the marketing field for the local NGO, and also went on meetings with CEO's. I have good communication and management skills, as I was vice-president and a project coordinator for the local NGO. I held up some quite good presentations in front of 100+ people.
Also, I have some experience in photography.

I am 21 years old, and I want to go on a cruiser, to work. What do you think? Which position is best suited for me? And on which Cruiser line to go?

Hello there,

I wrote a blog article a long time ago (http://gryedouge.blogspot.com/2008/05/cruise-line-employment-few-thoughts.html) it might give you some ideas. From reading your post, i would suggest you look at the Cruise Staff departments - host, or Front Desk as a receptionist/guest services associate for a position, and work your way up from there. Dont go bar or restuarant. You have talent, experience and valuable skills and that would be wasted elsewhere.

I would suggest appplying directly to the cruise line, if possible, if not then make use of an agency.

If you have any more questions, then please feel to ask.

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Cruise Ship Security / Re: Cruise Ship Security - entry level
« on: 14/September/2010 »
Quote from: CaptainCrash on 26/May/2009
Hi....I would like to apply for any position of security on the ship(any beginner position)?
Is there any person,or agency who could help me?
Where and how to try to apply?
I have 3,5 years experience in that field of job and i serve army on Ship,it was fantastic experience.I also posses license to carry a fire weapon on work place.
If any one could help me....please! :( :( :( :( :(

You need to first get a Ships Security Officers qualification before you start applying. This is one of the basic requirements. Some cruise lines will pay for additional courses but you would also need to get your STCW and certain other ship/maritime related courses done as well.

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