Author name: Wolfgang Juranek

The cruise ship medical examination confirms you are fit for shipboard duty; most healthy applicants pass, and incomplete paperwork causes […]

Most cruise ship jobs require clear, practical English for work and safety, not perfect grammar or a particular accent. English

New cruise ship crew should budget for upfront costs like medicals, travel, and documents, plus a savings buffer to cover

Your first week on a cruise ship is structured, intense, and built around safety, training, and learning how the operation

Most cruise lines set the minimum age for crew at 18 to 21 depending on the position and cruise line,

Land-based hospitality experience is valuable to cruise recruiters, but only when it is translated into language that reflects shipboard reality

Most first-time cruise ship applicants need far fewer certifications up front than they assume, and the ones they do need

Whether a cruise ship crew member pays income tax depends on their country of tax residency, not on the cruise

On most cruise lines, gratuities are added automatically to every guest's bill and pooled, then distributed across the departments that