I have been in my current job – retail/ customer service – for nine years and running. The people side of things, for the most part, has been great! I have good working relationships with managers, those co-workers who have stuck with this as long as I have, and our regular repeat customers. I’m known by shoppers as the go-to when making decisions regarding buying used electronics.

I have a strong audio-visual-technical knack and background, so anywhere assistance is needed on a ship where someone needs to be amplified or lit up, if something needs to be displayed, programming reader boards, automated paging, any time of the day or night, I. Am. THERE! 🙂

Now for the bad news: I’m a fifty-plus year old guy, and my job history before the above was less than stellar. I hope that those factors will not work against me should I decide to seek work out on the waves.

Your suggestions are appreciated!

Thank you!

Dear Phoebe, it is possible to get a job on a cruise ship without previous experience. However, the job applicants who have work experience normally have priority and are more likely to get a job. I advise you to apply for your preferred job position through the cruise line’s website (find the “careers” section) or through the local recruitment agency in your country. Keep in mind that the cruise industry has been severely affected due to the pandemic, and you might not be able to find job openings at this moment. It might take some time until the cruise industry recovers and start hiring like before. I wish you the best of luck and fingers crossed.