The floating hotels that are cruise ships offer a wide array of job opportunities. If you are healthy, energetic and fancy the idea of travelling while you work, a job on a cruise ship could be right for you.
While most industries in the UK are contracting, the international industry of cruise ship tourism is growing, with more and more ships being built and many on order. If you already work with the public in the travel or hospitality industry, it's very likely that you can find work on a cruise ship.
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Areas of employment range from servicing the ship to looking after the passengers. So while the usual sailing positions need to be filled - officers, seamen, engineers, etc - hospitality positions can range from massage therapists through to restaurant staff, entertainers to class lecturers.
Skilled jobs onshore also require skilled workers on ships, but there are still many positions open to unskilled workers. While the jobs are much sought, people also leave quickly, either joining another company or settling down on shore, meaning that positions come up over and over again. Many cruise companies also have trainee schemes.