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Working On Cruise Ships

There are many different types of people who find themselves craving a bit of adventure, yet don't have the funds to just go off into the wild blue yonder. Some go backpacking - working along the way picking fruit or doing bar jobs. Others choose to set sail on the many different cruise ship operators around the world. The major difference I guess would be that you are being paid to travel around the globe instead of going from place to place earning enough money to move on to the next destination.

The impression that most people have of working on a cruise ship is that for the length of the contract (which is usually around 6 - 8 months) they live a life full of adventure, fun and allot of alcohol and sex. For the most part I can tell you that it is true. Life on a cruise ship is full of those things on a daily basis.

Being part of a cruise ship crew is an adventure where you sleep, eat and breathe the life of being on the seas. The advantages of being part of the crew is for the most part, you get free travel and get to go to some of the most exotic locations in the world and get paid for it, copious amounts of alcohol are consumed and is very cheap (as little as 1 dollar a drink), and you are travelling with allot of like minded individuals who more or less want the same thing fun and great times. Not to mention that there is a hell of allot of room swapping and sleep overís with crew and passengers alike. 

Another advantage of working on a cruise ship is that you are paid in cash and depending on what you are doing on the ship as part of your job you can return home at the end of a contract with quite a fair bit of money in your pocket. People who have been doing it for a number of years quite often have bought and paid off houses outright and if you choose to make a career out of it which quite a number of people do, well most cruise directors are often quite wealthy and live the rock 'n' roll lifestyle.

It must be said that life on the seas is not for everyone and there are cases where people have signed on for a contract and have found themselves wanting to catch the next plane home. However, those that do stick it out and are more relaxed have the time of their lives. Not only do you get an adventure, but also you make friends with people all over the world and come home with enough memories to write a book. The other thing to remember is that life on a cruise ship can often be intense including the fun. Cruise ships often work 7 days a week and so you can find yourself having time off rather than whole days off, yet most find their work on a cruise ship a totally enjoyable experience that it is not that much of an issue.

Another important thing to remember when looking at which cruise company to work for is that different cruise companies allow their workers different privileges or freedom when working on their ships. For instance Disney as they are mostly a Christian Family values type company can be quite restrictive when allowing their crew to do certain things on the ship. For instance I believe that you must be a non-smoker to be employed by Disney and the consumption of alcohol by crewmembers might be very restrictive. As far as Iím aware, the cruise ship that allows the most freedom and privileges as well as the best pay rates for crewmembers are Princess Cruises.

If you are considering working on cruise ships for an adventure or simply for the money. It is not a decision that one should just jump into. You must consider that there are things such as an initial expense to get on the cruise ship that might include a full medical, training in sea safety as well as travelling expenses to meet up with the cruise ship, all of which thereafter is generally paid for by the company. You must be committed to the lifestyle for the next 6-8 months and you will be separated from current friends and family only being able to communicate via email and letters or phone calls when in port. (Although most cruise ship companies offer very cheap deals for family members to visit). If you do decide to take on the challenge and embrace the culture then you will surely come away with an experience of a lifetime.

Category: Cruise Ship Destinations

Cozumel, Mexico is a small island off the Yucatan peninsula in the western Caribbean, and many ships port at both Cozumel and Playa del Carmen. It has white-sand beaches,great snorkeling and diving, and some fantastic shore excursions. Cozumel is the gateway to the fascinating Mayan ruins at Tulum and Chichén-Itzá. A shore excursion to the magnificent pyramids at Chichén-Itzá will take a whole day.

If you have never been to the island of Cozumel, you are in for a fantastic surprise!
One of the many things you can do is snorkeling on the world famous reefs. There are miles and miles of incredible reef, all clean, immaculate and protected. There are mountains of living coral that will amaze you.
Cozumel, Mexico hosts all kinds of different formations like caverns, walls and drift currents. Snorkelling Cozumel is perfect for everyone- no matter the level of skill. They cater to folks that are beginners as well as advanced.

Since Cozumel consistently ranks among the top 3 - 5 dive destinations in the world among scuba divers, it goes without saying that the snorkeling must be incredible, too! Cozumel enjoys some of the clearest water found anywhere in the Caribbean and visibility can be 150 feet or more depending on the water currents.

Looking at an aerial map, take note of the fact that Cozumel sits well away from mainland Mexico. The constant flow of currents keeps the waters around the island clean and filled with fresh nutrients that corals feed on. If water is stagnate and not moving, some corals will grow but the majority of them depend on nutrients and sunlight to develop and thrive.

Since clean water is crystal clear, more sunlight can penetrate deeper and this allows corals to grow at deeper depths. A deeper depth coral colony will survive more natural events such as storm surges as well as be protected from human destruction (walking, crushing, harvesting for souvenirs, etc.)

While there are coral reefs and corals growing all around the island, Cozumel's most beautiful corals are formed and located on the west side of the island where there is more natural protection from the open Caribbean sea and it's storm surge. This more protected west side of the island has, over millions of years, produced coral formations growing upward from the bottom of the sea some 400 feet and more! It’s no surprise then that divers get excited coming here and seeing these beautiful underwater formations!
where there is coral and protection from the elements and predators, there will be fish, lobsters, crabs, eels, stingrays and a multitude of other sea critters for snorkelers to enjoy!

On the topic of Nightlife
Carlos n' Charlie's is the place to go to relax and enjoy a good time with friends day or night. It is a 100% Mexican restaurant and bar where the genuine personality and the subtle humor of the founder of the Anderson Group are present in every detail. The customers can behave as they wish, dancing and singing or just watching the fun. The big differences at Carlos n' Charlie's are the kindness and good sense of humor of the staff, the original dishes and beverages and primarily the unsurpassable experiences that you will have when you visit this unique bar / restaurant.

Category: Cruise Ship Destinations

Places To See In Grand Caymen via Cruise Ship

Grand Cayman Island is a very prevalent cruise liner seaport of call in the western Caribbean. Like Costa Rica, the Cayman Islands were discovered by Columbus. He originally named them Las Tortugas for the reason that of the a mulitude turtles on the islands. They were soon after renamed Caymanas in favor of the crocodiles on the island. At the moment the Caymans are a key Caribbean banking and monetary hub and a prevalent cruise and holiday destination. Although Grand Cayman is flat and relatively unappealing, its lax tax and banking laws have seen millionaire residents from around the globe.Its crystal clear water and sparkling beaches don't hurt either!

One of the top seashore excursions in the Caribbean is on Grand Cayman. Paddling with stingrays on  Stingray City is prevalent with all ages. From 30 to 100 stingrays venture the peace waters of shallow North Sound, which is situated not far off from two miles east of the northwestern tip of Grand Cayman. Tourists to the vacinity can paddle or snorkel in the middle of these serene animals. An alternate shore excursion allows you to go out with the stingrays from the dryness of a glass bottom boat. This excursion additionally includes an island tour and a stop at the Cayman Turtle Farm, the solitary profitable sea turtle nursery in the globe.
Grand Cayman is additionally one Caribbean islands where you can travel on a semi-submarine. This shore excursion moreover gives tourists the chance to look into the undersea vacinity around Grand Cayman. This "Cayman See and Sea Tour" includes a stopover at the Cayman Turtle Farm and the prestigeous Seven Mile Beach. The trip in addition travels the small island city of Hell, a terrific place to send off a postcard back homewards!
The last Grand Cayman shore excursion is positive to generate you sweat. Kayaking along the vulnerable coastal area makes tourists to look into the expansive mangrove communities, shallow sea grass beds, and coral reefs. What a relaxed way to go to see the many coastal ecosystems of Grand Cayman!
Stingray City at Grand Cayman Island is one of the on the whole well-liked shore excursions in the Caribbean. A Multitude of cruise vessel travellers and travellers compel to the brief craft trip from the northern side of Grand Cayman to intermingle with these fluid sea animals. Stingray City is located immediately off the coast of Grand Cayman Island and makes up of a series of sand bars that cross over the North Sound from Morgan Harbor to Rum Point. Inhabitants tell that the stingrays started congregating into the vacinity 10 years before when fisherman used to gut fish on the shallow sand bars. The stingrays would fail to remember their normally shy characteristics and eat on the guts of the cleaned fish. Right away the stingrays started to connect the noise of a dinghy motor with food. In the late 1980s, divers first feeding squid to the stingrays, which is individual of their best meals. Before long, dozens of rays would exhibit up every day to be fed, attracted by the dinghy engines and the recall of an laid-back meal.
At hand are three ways to enjoy Stingray City. All three entail a curt craft trip to the sand bar vacinity at the North Sound. The tours can be organized on the cruise ship or at the dock. The largely prevalent is a snorkeling trip. Many Caribbean guidebook books suggest the snorkeling at Stingray City the "best snorkeling experience in the world." It definately has all of the personality of world-class snorkeling such as excellent clarity, Many friendly stingrays and fish, and trouble-free entry. You don't have to have any snorkeling experience to take this shore excursion, and the water is shallow, so you don't have to be a accomplished swimmer.

The second way to enjoy Stingray City is as a SCUBA diver. It is terrific diving in place of all the reasons Stingray City is terrific snorkeling.
The third way to experience Stingray City is via glass bottom boat. This alternative is a first-rate alternative if the weather is too blustery in favor of snorkeling (as it was the day we were there). Furthermore, a glass bottom boat ride can be put together with a tour of the island and its other highest tourist attractions--the Cayman Turtle Farm and the "village" of Hell.
The beach is assorted with resort hotels, but we all confirmed that our vision from the cruise ship was better than several of the resorts. Leaving the bus, we took the small boat ride into the North Sound to where the two glass bottom boats called the Stingray Explorer Observatories were anchored. Every one of us had a terrific point of view from our seats on the glass bottom boat, although a team of folks were a not sufficiently claustrophobic.

The stingrays started surfacing even ahead of the diver got into the water. He fed them squid while we listened to an informative narration about the Stingray City vacinity and the "life of a stingray". The diver coaxed rays up to the windows, and we all got various terrific photos of the rays by turning off the camera flash and putting the camera lens entirely next to the glass window. I've snorkeled with stingrays in French Polynesia and in the Bahamas, and was a insufficiently fearful that this tour would be disappointing. However, it was a excellent alternative. I in reality got better photos of the stingrays, and I didn't get wet! Subsequent to viewing the rays for about 20 minutes, we returned ashore and continued our trip to Hell and the Cayman Turtle Farm. The tour was a gopermittede and a not to be faulted way to appreciate all of balance leading locations on Grand Cayman in scarcely half a day.
If Grand Cayman Island is on your cruise ship's schedule, be persuaded to try and spot Stingray City. With three way of visiting the area, it's recommended for all ages. You won't be disappointed.

 

Category: Cruise Ship Destinations