Comments on: How the Man Cleaning Your Toilet on a Cruise Ship Can Afford a Mansion on Bali…and How You Can Too!

By: Earl

Earl — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:19:38 +0000

Sounds great Christina! Let me know if you have any questions….

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:35:04 +0000

A graduate in a year and a half and this is my goal! Thanks for the advice. (:

By: “How To Work On A Cruise Ship” — The Sojourner's Passport

“How To Work On A Cruise Ship” — The Sojourner's Passport — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:07:17 +0000

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By: Earl

Earl — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:51:41 +0000

Hey Luana – There are definitely a lot of positive aspects of ship life, but you’re exactly right, the longer we stay on board, the longer we have to put off everything else we want to accomplish. I hope that you’ve made some progress with your other goals since you left the ships!

By: Luana

Luana — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:56:01 +0000

Ship’s life was one of the most valuable experiences in my life, I don’t miss the long hours schedule working in the back office, but I do miss the intense nightlife at the crew bar,being scort during the tours and of course all the people I met from different nationalities plus the places I visited, in my third contract I realized I had to move on to achieve some other goals I had ,but well how I miss that!

By: johnny - onestep4ward.com

johnny - onestep4ward.com — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:00:38 +0000

yeah i know mate – crazy eh? i’m defintiely keen on learning about building websites, altho it’s tempting to outsource it and get someone to do it for me but that way i’ll never learn. From what i understand, you disappeared to Mexico and learned your skills, i might have to take a leaf out of your book and do the same thing!

i read your shiplife post, it seems like a pretty stressful experience but one that i would love ot try. Did u find it quite easy to get your first job? I’ve heard that can quite a struggle?

iv been to india a couple of times actually but never got offered any roles – how did u manage to do that?
.-= johnny – onestep4ward.com´s last blog ..Cheap travel – boat from Thailand to China (taking a cargo boat, up the Mekong river, from Thailand to China)… =-.

By: Earl

Earl — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:12:50 +0000

Hey Johnny – Thanks so much for your comment. It’s always wonderful connecting with other long-term travelers wandering around the world! It is funny, your list of everything you’ve done is eerily similar to mine. Don’t forget to get over to India so that you can add Bollywood actor to your CV. That was probably my favorite ‘work’ experience over the years…

As for cruise ship employment, its not a bad way to earn some good money in a quick period of time as long as you don’t mind living a bizarre lifestyle. I don’t know if you read my article on Ship Life, but it gives a better understanding of what to expect.

With my blog, I designed it using Atahualpa theme for wordpress. It is a fully customizable theme so basically, I created what you see using the tools that the theme provides and not by using a set template. It’s still a work in progress and learning the technological side, while not terribly difficult in the end, is incredibly time consuming! But Atahualpa definitely makes the entire process much easier to handle…

I’ll definitely be following your blog as well and look forward to hearing more about your own adventures. And thanks for subscribing! Keep in touch…

By: johnny - onestep4ward.com

johnny - onestep4ward.com — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:15:17 +0000

hey mate,

awesome site, awesome stories, awesome life! I feel as if u are me in 5 years lol! I left 4 years ago and have lived in 5 countries, visited around 30 and been a teacher, counsellor, salesman, producer etc and recently was thinkin about the cruise ship game! i have subscribed to ur site and im looking 4ward to reading more.

i just started my own blog (http://onestep4ward.com) tryin to chronicle my last 4 years but im struggling with the technology a bit! did u make this site yourself?
.-= johnny – onestep4ward.com´s last blog ..Cheap travel – boat from Thailand to China (taking a cargo boat, up the Mekong river, from Thailand to China)… =-.

By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:39 +0000

Hey T-Roy…
The best advice is to contact the cruise lines directly through the employment sections of their websites. After filling out the application and sending it in, the KEY is following up…email, phone, just keep following up until they finally set up an interview. Often the recruitment departments are incredibly busy and disorganized, so they need the applicant to hound them!! Another excellent option is the cruise employment agency at http://www.exciterecruitment.com – they are based in the UK. Forward your resume to them and keep following up. They have some of the best contacts in the industry. One piece of advice – don’t use an agency that charges you money! There is no need for it and all they do is forward your resume to the cruise lines, which you could do yourself in just a few minutes…

By: T-roy

T-roy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:25 +0000

So give us some pointers on how to get a job on a cruise ship? Got any links to any websites that are used for hiring employees? 6 months on and 6 months sounds like a sweet deal and would allow one to travel infinity like you said. The only other job i can think of that lets you work a few months and retire the rest of the year are the king crabber fishermen in Alaska…and it has a 100% accident rate! lol

By the way, just got back from Cuba and had a good time, even though they tried to probe at immigration on the way out because I was American (as i didn’t have anything and only assumed that). Was talking to some amigo’s about that trip sailing down the Amazon River at the start of the year. I might actually have some takers who are wanting to go.