Sounds like a fucking nightmare to work on a cruise ship

@pennyp7382

11 ай бұрын

I went on a 3 day cruise and it was too long. 6 months of that food and atmosphere. No way.

@MrJessebo

11 ай бұрын

All for $3k/mo! But it's tax free so I guess there's that. And 99% of ships you're in a bunk bed

@Theredmeep852

11 ай бұрын

@@MrJessebo yeah fuck that

@devilpupbear09

11 ай бұрын

Unless you're the captain

@danielhewson4132

11 ай бұрын

Imagine working as a cleaner…if you are on hazard clean up you go in full outfits to clean puke

I could never work 7 days a week for 6-10 months in a customer-facing position. That's super human

@DoctorMysterio15

4 ай бұрын

​@@parmen6237like pretty much in our modern society, it's the kind of BS we shouldn't be normalizing or *'geting used to it'*

@Hammerage1

4 ай бұрын

But then you get like 6 months off.

@jessinicole7998

4 ай бұрын

I bet they hope to get a mild covid case

@OatmealTheCrazy

4 ай бұрын

​@@jessinicole7998 I unironically did for most of early covid, esp after vax came out

@jakemartinez6894

4 ай бұрын

@@Hammerage1 But are you on a salary, actually getting paid during those 6 months off?

I still can't get over the 17min of free internet....

@OilyAnimal3

3 ай бұрын

What now 😮

@jimmyryan5880

3 ай бұрын

​@@OilyAnimal3 I still can't get over the 17min of free internet....

@holdenroth5929

3 ай бұрын

@@OilyAnimal3 There was a video where a cruise ship performer said she only got 17 minutes of complimentary internet, and had to pay for the rest of it with her own money.

@ablamill8357

2 ай бұрын

70

@angeliquemaez5569

2 ай бұрын

Right!!

Wow I could not envision a worse kind of hell

@brkitdwn

Жыл бұрын

You are a resident of Gaziantep Turkey or Ukraine 😏

@sivrxJ

Жыл бұрын

US Navy

@carnivaltriumphhh3604

Жыл бұрын

yes because hell is working in the Caribbean and the Bahamas all week with free housing and good pay

@vich3359

Жыл бұрын

​@@carnivaltriumphhh3604 lol it's not good pay

@user-sz2px8pv3f

Жыл бұрын

​@@vich3359 They choose to work for them. They don't have to stick around for the "not good pay" I imagine that it's more than you're thinking it is though

“It’s like a slave ship with a food court.” -Bill Burr

@fracturedframe1462

Жыл бұрын

I love Bill burr

@adventurefaps9571

Жыл бұрын

Common Bill Burr based take. Dude always calling it like it is and is always sticking up for workers over capitalists

@kalzindor803

Жыл бұрын

All of it just waiting to sink into the ocean like Titanic.

@Inkbkank.2029

Жыл бұрын

Bich wat ?

@Inkbkank.2029

Жыл бұрын

@@fracturedframe1462ummmm no

You have now been sentenced to: Carnival Cruise Ship confinement

@lenapoolaw211

Жыл бұрын

😂

@ferrari9530

Жыл бұрын

I wonder what happens if you quit while working on a cruise.

@timewhale6080

Жыл бұрын

@@ferrari9530 you walk the plank

@algrant33

Жыл бұрын

​@@ferrari9530 literally, they drop your ass off at the very next port call. You're responsible for getting home from there. Hope you saved up plane ticket money!

@algrant33

Жыл бұрын

@Gol Acheron if you leave on good terms, you might be able to book passage to the homeport (for a fee). If you're fired they will literally shove your passport into your hand with whatever belongings you can grab in 15 minutes and escort you off ship at whatever port call happens to be next

Let's not forget to mention that he's part of the "better" crew. Artists (musicians, singers, dancers, enterteiners), shop assistants, wellness crew (massages, hair dressers), all of those have more free time and better wages. The ones that really have to go through hell are waiters, cooks and the cleaning staff.

@RikKrist

3 ай бұрын

He literally mentioned that in the first few seconds + the caption.. but thanks

@footluvher54

3 ай бұрын

Try being the staff that controls the ship and maintains its mechanical functions

@Velatus5978

3 ай бұрын

​@@footluvher54 I would assume that the technikal staff like mechanics, Navigators and such get an actually decent pay and rest time as their Jobs are something you can't just take anyone for and need a lot of Training and mistakes because of stress/to much work would be extremly costly.

@angelicarodriguez1878

2 ай бұрын

I’ve gone on multiple cruises throughout the years. Every single crew member from cook to waiter to room attendant ALWAYS says they love their jobs. Always. And they seem genuine in their response. There hasn’t been a single crew member that has said anything even remotely negative about working for the ship. A lot of the crew are from very poor countries and to them, being able to work on a cruise is a lottery, highly coveted. Yes, it is hard work but I wouldn’t think of them as victims…

@mcr1968

2 ай бұрын

I did it for 14 yrs and absolutely loved it. I did 5 to 6 month contracts. Although I worked every day, the hours varied and I got spend a lot of time in port. It was the best job I've ever had.@@angelicarodriguez1878

Working on a cruise ship was the worst experience of my life. I was on overnight shift 7pm - 7am. But we had to do multiple safety drills per week per coast guard regs (thats what they told us) so 3 or 4 days a week i slept for 3 or 4 hours and was woken up to do hour or two hour long safety drills. No going back to sleep after that lol. And it was minimum wage. The checks were a joke. I got to see hawaiii "for free" but i looked over the edge of that boat into the darkness so many times. Couldnt make it through my whole contract. When i dont sleep shit gets dark for me.

@mcchicken1849

4 ай бұрын

Glad that you quit early, job like that isn't worth your life.

@sauronthegreat5799

4 ай бұрын

I assume you're not a poor person from a third world country who has no choice but to work like a slave on a ship for slave wages.

@SerErryk

3 ай бұрын

What happens if you want to quit a couple months in?

@EpicMobileGamingZ

3 ай бұрын

You are weak

@Wowzaman638

3 ай бұрын

Yeah when I don’t get sleep I get…dark as well

Finish a 6 month assignment , family announces they are going on a cruise to welcome you back

@backpfeifengesichtsyndrome3708

Жыл бұрын

Imagine you were stationed on a boat or submarine those 6 months lol

@backpfeifengesichtsyndrome3708

Жыл бұрын

@The Wandering M could you elaborate for the uninformed?

@hi...9019

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@backpfeifengesichtsyndrome3708the Navy NOS stand for Navy Occupational Specialty. Sonarman have ST as their NOS and is either STG or STS G stand for Surface Vessal. S is subsurface, which is basically submarine.

@Utubeaddict4life

Жыл бұрын

I like Kylie she’s hot 😊

@OnePeace117

Жыл бұрын

​@@backpfeifengesichtsyndrome3708 I was deployed on an aircraft carrier for 10 months. I got home and my wife suggested we go on a cruise. I told her I would be happy if I never stepped foot on a ship again

I worked in a cruise ship as a cook for 4 years (with intervals of course) and it was great to make money, but I wouldn't never go back to it, not even if they gave me a chef's position and payment. lol it's tough, but as I live in a third world country and was making money in dollars all I did was read and avoid expending in my time off, I came back and bought myself a house and my dad a new car.

@memesfromdeepspace1075

Жыл бұрын

If you workholic this place for you

@jesuschristiskingandsavior461

Жыл бұрын

"Wouldn't never" is a double negative. So you're really saying you would. "Wouldn't ever" would be the right wording. Not making fun of you, just helping you. As you sound/look kinda stupid

@halamadrid71814

Жыл бұрын

You took the cards that life handed you and you played the game. Congratulations on winning!

@specimenskitz

Жыл бұрын

Well done !

@PapillonOne

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Hardworking and smart is a great combination.... !

I worked on bunker vessels - small ships that refuel others. Sometimes we bunkered Royal Caribbean cruise ships like this one and lemme tell you, every time those little doors on the side of the ships opened where the all the piping connections are, the guys inside always looked absolutely miserable.

That’s why I get a feeling of resentment from the crew when I am on a cruise ship.

@housemana

3 ай бұрын

yep.

@Septimus_ii

2 ай бұрын

It's not slave labour, but it's as close as most westerners will see firsthand

@RagingDuck859

2 ай бұрын

I mean if you clog your toilet it is never your problem it is Always someone from enginnering that has to come and fix it

This is why they prefer to hire internationally. They are easily able to take advantage of the people who are escaping “third world” conditions.

@Rubbernecker

Жыл бұрын

The good news for Americans is that it's quickly becoming a third world country, so you know, soon it will be easier to get a job on a cruise ship.

@Salmon_Toastie

Жыл бұрын

@Sam Wallace Can confirm personally 3 Phillipino chefs I’ve worked with also have worked on cruise ships as one of their first jobs

@mustang8206

Жыл бұрын

Oh it's definitely third world. No reason for quotes

@86kickass

Жыл бұрын

Beats starving lmao

@Bdjsbubuu

Жыл бұрын

I'm from South Africa and I'd take my conditions over cruise ship ANYDAY. It's a different level of low living, I don't know how it's even legal 🤢

That was the saddest ice cream ever

@sakibc1787

Жыл бұрын

Dam I felt that

@epistarter1136

Жыл бұрын

Even MacDonald's (when it works) can do better 😭

@isaacgarcia2825

Жыл бұрын

It is free tho so you can go as many times as u want

@elit408

Жыл бұрын

@@isaacgarcia2825 not if you work there, that’s why his was lookin so sad

@seraphilight

Жыл бұрын

It was free

I didn't know there were still more reasons to hate cruises, that I hadn't found yet. Truly the gift that keeps on giving.

@ana419

3 ай бұрын

Really, so done with this.

As a licensed massage therapist who worked on a cruise ship he's telling the truth. I worked 18hrs a day

@maxinac

4 ай бұрын

Maritime law no overtime pay, eh? 😂

@Sercer25

3 ай бұрын

no happy ending to your workday?

@alexjmason1

3 ай бұрын

As an officer onboard a cruise ship. You were never working more than 8-10 hours a day. Your hours are monitored by senior officers, this would never happen.

@torrielee

3 ай бұрын

@@alexjmason1 you. Sure??? I have proof

@maxinac

3 ай бұрын

@@alexjmason1 Unless there's federal regulations that extend outside of national waters, I'd guess protocol changes from company to company

Your boss: "You need a day off to rest your voice? Ok, here's a mop."

@gabrielmoroianu3267

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@Sincewayback1997

11 ай бұрын

He’s lying they get pto days just like everyone one else

@carterrecore3823

11 ай бұрын

@@Sincewayback1997 he works on the ship and you don’t. Pretty sure he knows what he talking about

@Trapluhhoe

11 ай бұрын

⁠@@Sincewayback1997 pto isn’t a scheduled day off

@catherinehiggins8006

11 ай бұрын

Now swab the deck...😂

They need a union.

@JamesRockefeller45

10 ай бұрын

Then they will just hire them somewhere else lol

@dng6121

10 ай бұрын

@@JamesRockefeller45 soo true international waters registered in the Bahamas.

@perisaizidanehanapi7931

10 ай бұрын

​@@JamesRockefeller45which is why rioting is a thing.

@tgbluewolf

10 ай бұрын

​@@perisaizidanehanapi7931Especially dangerous on a ship: limited space, middle of the ocean...last thing they need are fires and stampedes.

@PhotoStudio96

10 ай бұрын

@@perisaizidanehanapi7931why would u take the job then?? 😮

I went on a cruise about 30 years ago. My friend was a travel agent and got great deals. Any how, on the last day, I gave our room steward and waiter each an envelope with a $200 tip (spent more on tips than I did on the cost of the cruise!). It was sad to see these two hardworking men cry, all because I acknowledged them with a good tip. Turns out, it was more than two weeks pay for them (back then).

@detectif1061

3 ай бұрын

$200 was more than their 2 weeks pay? back when was this? the 1940's? doubt it.

@rustteze

3 ай бұрын

​@@detectif106130 years ago, monthly for a steward from Phillipines would have been about 400-600, so it kinda checks out.

@johnnyllooddte3415

2 ай бұрын

2weeks pay from a 3rd world country is 10 times less than they make on the ship.. get a grip

That sock is suspect!!😂😂

@magnusgranskau7487

2 ай бұрын

a fire hazard

Anyone else just getting random what it’s like to work on a cruise ship videos all of a sudden?

@cjraymond8827

7 ай бұрын

yes

@Ramberta

6 ай бұрын

yep, and it's an excellent reminder of why a cruise is literally my nightmare fuel. this industry is warped beyond repair

@chickennugget5372

6 ай бұрын

@@Ramberta 😂😂

@cosmodewit

6 ай бұрын

​@@Rambertathe pollution alone should be enough reason to ban these monstrosities.

@1garryrippon

6 ай бұрын

That's why it's called "random".

Went on my one (and only) cruise for my grandfathers 90th birthday, we had the same waiter every day while we were there so we got to know him. It was a Filipino guy with like 5 kids and a wife he saw like 4 months out of the year, his situation was really not ideal tbh. He told us stuff like in the video, then a minute later he would like get up on the table and dance it was back to all fun and everything. I felt so bad for him, just kinda put me in a guilty mood for the rest of the trip

@jin_cotl

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@AgentE1Games

Жыл бұрын

@@jin_cotl bruh

@Cheers.-

Жыл бұрын

I think the guilty mood was deserved

@kirenjohn

Жыл бұрын

He’s probably making a lot more money working there than he would do in the Philippines

@saouer

Жыл бұрын

​@@kirenjohn yeah, but living- truly living- should not revolve around money. its why this world is so fucked up.

glad you got a day off homie, most of us that worked never got one. And my days weren't as long as housekeeping and food staff...

I just got home from a 10 day Norwegian cruise and several of the crew members would come out to the islands and swim with us and hang out on the beach

Most cruise ships are registered in foreign (3rd world) countries. The primary reason for this is because it enables them to avoid the stricter laws in the US pertaining to safety standards, taxes, disability, and employment.

@littlejackalo5326

Жыл бұрын

Sorta. They do receive less oversight, but they are still bound by some of the laws of the country that the cruise line is incorporated out of.

@danmclaughlin1180

Жыл бұрын

@@littlejackalo5326 this is why you'll see most cruise ships, cargo ships & even billionaire mega yachts flying the Marshall islands (RMI) 🇲🇭 Bahamas🇧🇸, Panama🇵🇦 & liberia 🇱🇷 etc.. Oversight??? That's quite a loose word in most these countries.

@georgeptolemy7260

Жыл бұрын

Aaaaand tax breaks

@itsascaryworld9788

Жыл бұрын

That’s not true

@fripi

Жыл бұрын

@@itsascaryworld9788 what of this is not true? Most of the working conditions would not be allowed under other flags than those mentioned...

Met a musician once who did 9 weeks on a cruise ship (7 day cruises so I think he had port day off). Said it was the most soul destroying thing he'd ever done.

@Bankable2790

Жыл бұрын

Wow, why?

@nathanwahl9224

Жыл бұрын

I know several musicians who have done it for years and love it.

@craigsouder9334

Жыл бұрын

I met a guy entertainer onboard who got all kinds of benefits..he loved it.

@AlkalineGamingHD

Жыл бұрын

@@Bankable2790 Time away from family, many crew will be with that ship for months on end (even up to a year), repeated playing of the same song like your a living jukebox, the living conditions on the boat itself (food/livings/crowds/coworkers you cant hide from), etc. Cruise ships can be kick ass for the right kind of person in the right kind of job. I know people who could never imagine a world without them working on a ship as well as others who secretly hoped they would have all been sunk during the great beer emergency couple years ago

@BTSArmy-ge5gf

Жыл бұрын

its for young people without any responsibilities

My first thought is "so it's like joining the Navy except with tourists".

Can that ice cream cone be any smaller⁉️ 😂😅

@dd-uy5lx

Ай бұрын

cruise ship ceo said, hold my beer.

As a former cruise musician, I feel a huge sense of relief being on dry land right now.

@djhansiofficial

Жыл бұрын

Did you get paid good?

@magvs_maestro216

Жыл бұрын

How long did you do it for?

@xodox2505

Жыл бұрын

Demn

@shonenjumpmagneto

Жыл бұрын

No wonder the cruise musician in 2012 was an alcoholic.

@vasst4506

11 ай бұрын

How'd you get into it?

Best bit of advice I got when I was an apprentice chef “never work on cruise ships or island resorts, they sell it like a holiday but you’ll be worked like a dog and if/when you do get a day off you can’t do much if anything at all and you’ll probably end up working anyway”

@lifeischeesy

Жыл бұрын

Cooks on cruise ships get one day off a week, and even though they get to see the world, 16+ hour days kill the desire to do anything but sleep in their off time. I almost did it, but I found a great restaurant instead and my friend went. They quit as soon as they finished their first job. Unless there are some amazing benefits it’s just not worth it.

@Ballerboithaone1

Жыл бұрын

And unless you’re an American you ain’t getting paid shit. Companies flying foreign flags pay slave wages.

@oldkingcrow777

Жыл бұрын

​@@lifeischeesy The pay is generally fantastic for any job like that where you do 14+ hr days daily, sometimes with no daynoff for weeks or months. Not everyone has the mental or physical strength for it, but mental is by far the deciding factor above physical. You work 14+ hr days, for 2months STRAIGHT and you're likely making more than a lot of folks make in a whole year doing some no effort job. I worked so hard one year on this really rough production. 7 days straight wasn't uncommon but 6 was the norm. Long 12 hr min days. I ended up banking like 2900-4400 per week for that month and a half it was the roughest. You don't care about the money while you're exhausted, but that's good lol. Once you're finally rested and you see you made over 10 grand in a single month, you don't care that you felt like dying the whole time 😂

@lifeischeesy

Жыл бұрын

@@oldkingcrow777 I work for a production catering company at the moment and we’ll have 18hr days 5 days a week. Take home after taxes is about $500/day… you only need to work 8mo a year but goddamn those 8 months HURT haha

@voidinheritant

Жыл бұрын

​@@oldkingcrow777 the chefs in the restaursnt i work at do 9-4 then 6-10 6 days a week

Was just on Mariner of the Seas. Appreciate the crew perspective. You guys work your asses off! We appreciate you!

I work on a cruise ship, and this is my 3rd contract as a staff cook, and yes no day off it is what it is we have to work, save money, invest back home and never come back again

Working on a cruise ship got that weird type of energy

@Mr.Thermistor7228

Жыл бұрын

bro fr wtf, mad weird vibes

@miker5445

Жыл бұрын

Ya that modern day slave type energy

@notcosteffective9920

Жыл бұрын

Lol wait til u start working

@zeljkostrbac9469

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't have a soul kinda vibe

@TheFrontyer

Жыл бұрын

For real. I used to work at sea (offshore vessels), and the people who had previous experience on crusies were all weird as fuck. Usualøy alcoholics, as cruise ships allow their crew to drink alcohol.

"its the lowest point of the ship" *ship confined space cleaner and maintenance crew laughing*

@DavidSharpMSc

Жыл бұрын

Engineering team also laughing

@oldkingcrow777

Жыл бұрын

They laugh at their paycheck differences from the musicians too 😂

Zero days off!!! Next sentence, “I get a day off a week”

These companies can make the work team work in rotation, so there is a day of rest alternately for everyone, but they work without rest throughout the week, not to mention that they have to deal with some annoying travelers, terrifying weather conditions, as well as drowning accidents, etc. Don't they deserve at least a rest day? I mean come on they are not slaves

@arakwar

4 ай бұрын

Having a rotating schedule still require more staff, so you have people who can have a day off.

Gotta be careful with that nightlight lol could be a fire hazard

@ashakydd1

Жыл бұрын

Very likely a LED bulb which produces very little heat.

@j-bob_oreo

Жыл бұрын

you are showing your age

@morganbaldwin4828

Жыл бұрын

@@j-bob_oreo sarcasm, it’s a if you know then you know sorta joke

@YouLookedLoser

Жыл бұрын

​@@manidafred7872 Anime profile pic makes you the biggest headass of them all

@Mr1121628

Жыл бұрын

What an idiotic comment. No. Just no.

Why these companies cannot figure out a way to give ppl ONE single day off a week - is ridiculous.

@ForgeofAule

11 ай бұрын

It would cost too much money and space as you would need quite a few more people

@EA-tz2vz

11 ай бұрын

On the ship? At sea? Why wouldn’t you work OT. This dude is liar

@CAVEMANsean

11 ай бұрын

​@Joseph yea no excuses, they'd just raise the price to cover all the extra employees. Yall act like people haven't been trying to make work places better for decades. Companies have made it clear that if they have to spend more money YOU have to spend more money, so everybody would have to stop buying the cheapest cruise they can find and probably book the most expensive. And as soon as a company goes back to this and charges less and everybody books it we'll get back to this

@laidbackgames4440

11 ай бұрын

I struggle to believe a cruise ship spends over a month at sea and never has the time to dock or just have a smaller boat pull up to swap the crew every 2 or 3 weeks. It would be trivially easy to make a shift change work. Unless that ship is actually crossing the ocean at the farthest points between land as slowly as possible.

@RicoDuroska

11 ай бұрын

@Joseph you realize that these employees are aware of their schedule and willingly start and maintain employment with the cruise line, right? They’re not slaves. You know that, right?

Hi guys my father is a waiter on a cruise ship, he lived longer on a shop than he did in his own country, all his life he only gets to stay in here for 3 months before needing to go back, and the pay is not at all worth it, but for my country it's above average pay, he sometimes shit and cough blood because of the work and he can only sleep 2-3 hours

@Goldberry_

3 ай бұрын

When I was 14 (I’m 38 now) I went on a family cruise with carnival cruise line in the Caribbean. I still remember the waiter saying he worked 19 hours a day.🤨😦 so your saying it’s still like this?

It's been 5 years of my life on various cruise ships as a dancer singer. I loved it. Trying to get my three girl group on as a fly on, hope it happens. Happy sailing

As an 18y/o cadet who worked 77hr weeks I can confirm. It’s hell

@Tvojastara.

Жыл бұрын

Was it paid well? What did you do if it isnt a secret?

@bradyjohnson8955

Жыл бұрын

Cadet for who and what were your responsibilities?

@BTSArmy-ge5gf

Жыл бұрын

80 hr weeks arent bad when the ship is your whole life

@PRLOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Lol I would have killed for 80 hour work weeks when I was stationed on the USS Vicksburg. U had it pretty good.

@EvzieBoii

Жыл бұрын

@@Tvojastara. the pay was good for me age ~£700/month with food and accommodation included and tax free. I was an electrical engineer cadet.

Damn this makes it seem like you can't be a cruise line customer without being complicit in horrifying worker abuses.

@somethingsomething404

Жыл бұрын

cuz thats true

@alexgataric

Жыл бұрын

Must be why cruises are cheap compared to resort vacations.

@mustang8206

Жыл бұрын

Only go on Pride of America cruises. They are registered in America which means they follow American labor laws

@conmattang8492

Жыл бұрын

How is signing on for a job, consensually, "abuse".

@pickleluvrs

Жыл бұрын

Or pollution. More people should read up on how much cruises pollute

My dad used to play the piano on Norwegian lines. He loved it. He was lucky tho, he finagled short runs during the summer as he was a school teacher. RIP dad!

Dude got the light from the creatures from SpongeBob 😂

Be careful, you can actually start a fire with that sock over the light like that. I've seen it happen.

@sellcy6739

10 ай бұрын

It happened to my bucket hat when I was a little kid , I put it over my lamp so it wouldn't be so bright in my room. Had the firefighters in my house that day and rip to my hello kitty bucket hat 😂😭😭

@jonnyM_007

10 ай бұрын

Yes! Please turn it off or just unscrew the light bulb. Super dangerous

@kylebusc3624

10 ай бұрын

Its 2023 ill bet my life those are all LED lights which don't get hot

@jasonhendrickson1086

10 ай бұрын

We need a new story about a sinking ship, let him keep doing it, let's see what happens.

@ayarioussama3396

9 ай бұрын

Yes 👍

And he doesn't even mention that half the travellers are Karens.

@magvs_maestro216

Жыл бұрын

Damn lol

@_l-om4ki

Жыл бұрын

True

@user-sh3fl3zf1r

Жыл бұрын

i was thinking, you know, if the pay is good, it might not be so bad until i saw your comment

@deraldo313

Жыл бұрын

Karens or insufferable blacks.

@tb8654

Жыл бұрын

​@@user-sh3fl3zf1r bruh there really ain't Karens on cruises lmao I've been on 4 so far with groups of 4 or more, I'm in my late 20s and I've never had issues

This series is fascinating and informative to us in the not-knowing. Pls keep it up so we know how to behave better and help you on cruises! Outstanding!!

Thank you and your colleagues for making me and my family's cruise vacations a fun filled experience. We appreciate you.

This is why I loved being a guest musician rather than a resident- you get to use all the facilities that the customers use but also get access to all the crew areas+ benefits. 🙌🏻 the pay is better too and it’s only like 3hrs of work a day.

@ericabelcher8760

10 ай бұрын

​@SheBettaSang Can you tell me a little bit more about your experience at Holland America, please, if you don’t mind? I was just curious.

@thisismyusername6717

10 ай бұрын

@@SheBettaSangso what kind of pay do u bring home usually?

@user-jp7rk1uf2n

9 ай бұрын

​@@thisismyusername6717they won't tell us. It ain't that good.

@beajaye8244

8 ай бұрын

Plz HEAR what is worker is saying 😢

This is like being in the navy, but you get your own room and drinkable water lol

@dovie2blue

11 ай бұрын

They usually share a room with 3 others

@aimesdavid2800

11 ай бұрын

@@dovie2blue they do! Former pride of America employee here.

@ericabelcher8760

10 ай бұрын

​@@aimesdavid2800Do you mind telling me more about your experience please? Hope I'm not being too invasive! Its just I was considering accepting a position on that same ship! I've worked in Hospitality Management for 18 years now but haven't worked on a cruise ship as yet. I've been doing research & hearing horror stories from alot of my former Coworkers for the past 7 years. So I was just curious.

@jasonhendrickson1086

10 ай бұрын

Oh look a crybaby Navy boy complaining about water. You're one of those vets.

@toziassmitt

8 ай бұрын

@@ericabelcher8760DONT DO IT

Alot of people here are saying its terrible but the reality is the job is actually so relaxing u can relax every now and then look at the ocean while doing your job. After work u can relax and sit and swim like the tourists. And ive met cruise workers they said its the best all the ship food is free and they get to travel the world for free. They said theyve been to like 100 countries around the world touring outside too when the tourists tour the countries

@feelosophy1921

29 күн бұрын

Uh no

Am pleased you show this side if your job as it's not easy and can be quite challenging. Thank you ❤

this is why my mom always pays the cruise ship workers 100$ tips with a thankyou note (our specific room cleaners)

@mufferducker822

Жыл бұрын

I just wanna say that me and my friend are hotel housekeepers and we keep those kind of notes.😄

@Concavelens

Жыл бұрын

Holy fuck that's alot for a tip But ig if you can afford a cruise it's probably nothing to you

@scottmcalister2091

Жыл бұрын

I do the same ,you're mom sounds like a good person so is mine ,Its good to know some people still appreciate others effort and hard work.We were raised by goid mothers.

@TheBoxingNinja

Жыл бұрын

​@@Concavelens cruises are actually very affordable, you can do a cruise for $138 for a 3-4 day cruise. That's cheaper than a hotel. The food is included so that's cheaper than eating out 3-4 days in a roll, and it's cheaper than booking a page ticket. Cruises are super cheap compared to anything. My sister went on one and said there's people who just stay on cruise ships all year long that have "Work from home" jobs; they say it's cheaper than paying rent and bills and buying food. I'm going to go on one one-day, I just need to actually take some time off work.

@Concavelens

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBoxingNinja oh my god Such a wonderful experience at that price Good luck on your trip!

The whole time I've spent studying in a professional tourism school every single professor always said "whatever you do, never accept to work on a Cruise ship" and I'm happy I've listened to them because every cruise ship working story I've heard from ppl close to me are basically sugar coated hellscapes

Them sword fights are definitely the biggest nightmare on that ship 😅😅

People who’ve never worked on a ship before don’t know that working every day is very normal. Ships don’t sleep and neither can the people working to keep it above the water. I did the same thing in the navy except I couldn’t drink at all and lived in places you wouldn’t even be allowed to put prisoners. I’d take this cruise ship over a destroyer in a heartbeat.

@whitey1234

5 ай бұрын

Amen. People don't understand and honestly probably couldn't hack it! My longest at sea with no ports was 108 days on an Amphib right after 9/11. Working on a cruise ship sounds like heaven after serving in the Navy!

@blakedavison8850

2 ай бұрын

I’d hope the pay is better than minimum wage on a destroyer

@whitey1234

2 ай бұрын

@@blakedavison8850 Well it's NOT and I can assure you folks employed by a cruise line have it 1000% better than folks in the Navy serving onboard any Navy vessel.

That ice cream was sad as hell. Homie couldn't even hook you up

@CraigStCyrPlus

4 ай бұрын

Some people gladly don their shackles.

Burns whole ship down with sock light on day off

That sock on that light can catch fire. That's why lampshades are suspended above the light bulbs and sockets, so there is no contact with the hear and electricity. But of course, that's common sense. You can get opaque bulbs, lower watts or mini lampshades with metal loops that clip onto the glass of the lightbulb while suspending the shade away.

@engineprojects

2 ай бұрын

Unless it is led that inmits non to low warmth

Take care and rest your voice as often as you can. I kinda here some strain on it already as you speak.

Next up: I burned down a ship using a sock.

@PortsladeBySea

Жыл бұрын

Seems a bit risky 🤔 🔥🫢

@trygveevensen171

Жыл бұрын

No way they're using incandescent bulbs on a ship

@JetFixer003

Жыл бұрын

It’s an LED light y’all. Barley puts off any heat

@alanrowley6402

Жыл бұрын

Nobody uses incandescent bulbs anymore duh

@goddycarino6747

Жыл бұрын

​@jdslyman Don't you know that bed sheet, beds, curtains and paints on walls can be burned?

Knowing they have to deal with people like my mother-in-law on a daily basis terrifies me and at the same time, provides me a much deeper respect for every one of these workers. Those poor poor souls...

@kendallbailey4661

Жыл бұрын

Lmaoo 😭 mother in law

@stevesmith-mc1zk

Жыл бұрын

You are an a$$ for saying this (but we all agree with you. We just don't dare say it out loud).😏

Since companies register ships where-ever, perhaps the countries they visit should get together and make some cruise crew labour laws. Imagine if creece, Italy, France, Spain, UK and Norway (or just eu) told all cruise lines you either follow all our labour laws or you don't come anywhere near our waters or harbours.

@rustteze

3 ай бұрын

There is law, any ship travelling between two US ports, has to have atleast 50% US nationals. The companies just add one more outstation port into the itinerary. They'll always find a loophole

@riku3716

3 ай бұрын

@@rustteze this is the reason why I had my suggestion apply to anyone wanting to use the nation's ports at all.

😍I love seeing your Cruise Chronicles!

“How did the fire start?” “Not sure, but there was a burnt sock near this broken light bulb”

been there. I was a DJ and if you were sick they locked you in your cabin and brought you meals like you were in solitary confinement. It was work work work work work work work.

@Gnwsxyz

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂haha wait until u start to get stress and anxiety

@skullsaintdead

Жыл бұрын

In fairness, though being locked in is far too severe, I wish people took cold and viruses more seriously. Some people (like me, I have severe chronic pain) are terribly affected by ordinary viruses, it massively increases my pain, which is already so severe, I'm housebound, in constant hell. People should stay home and not go into work until all symptoms have abated. Please think of others.

@agereartist3763

Жыл бұрын

​@@skullsaintdead I understand that's and I really wish it was something that was recognized in rules and laws all over. Like my school for example treats it like a complete educational and moral failing of anyone for staying out sick. Not taking days off is rewarded (very crappy reward tbh). Like I get sick pretty easily and often. So this far I've been out for a lot. It's not something I can control. But every time my teachers get upset with me and act like it's a choice so it's easier to just suffer at school than stay at home. It's very sad how the rules and stuff don't consider/care about people that just can't afford to get sick.

@luchacefox259

Жыл бұрын

So I am curious about sex on cruise ships. Was everyone banging everyone or was everyone just exhausted from working all the time? Did guests sleep with employees or was that forbidden? I was a DJ for a couple years too and Im sure you would be the one who would know LOL.

@skullsaintdead

Жыл бұрын

@@agereartist3763 That's awful, I wish people were more empathetic, & its totally unacceptable for your school to think sickness is a moral failing (its self*less* to take time off being sick, some people are just unlucky to get sick more than others & they might get more severely sick too, its often down to genes & totally beyond our control - its not like anyone _wants_ to get sick!). I remember saying to my friend 'I detest taking time off for sickness because its so horrible for me - I'd always prefer to work (when I used to be able to work)' but she was the complete opposite, saying getting a cold gave her a mini break! Fortunately, she's super understanding but I think some other people like to think they're superior & 'tougher' than their peers, & choose to belittle or disrespect instead of just being empathetic.

Same for most military on ops. It’s tough thanks for what you do.

Even when I attended an African Safari, the workers there got one week off every other month or something like that. Surely the cruise ship companies can figure out a way to give their workers a day off now and again. What this video isn’t even showing you are the poor workers who do the back breaking behind the scenes work. The workers who come dangerously close to losing limbs from the hard labor and muscular atrophy from not getting a break but needing to work 12+ hour days. I kid you not! Usually they’re from the Philippines. Exploited workers! I don’t go on cruises for this reason.

I just recently went on a cruise and the waitress, I think she was from the Philippines, explained to me that she misses her family. She hasn't seen her family for months and she was so emotional about it 😢

@whitey1234

6 ай бұрын

Perhaps she should find a different job instead of whining to customers about it. Very unprofessional.

@OceanicNASA

5 ай бұрын

Then she shouldn’t be working on the ship.

@RedRoseSeptember22

5 ай бұрын

She chose the job.

@Ovalee

5 ай бұрын

You guys need to understand some things about people who work abroad. She chose that job because she felt it was the best option to support her family at the time. There are actually places in the world where it can be harder to provide for your family within your own country as opposed to working in another country and sending money home (many countries have a better currency than PH Peso, it’s very hard to earn a living there). You find a lot of Filipinos as domestic workers in other countries, even neighboring countries to PH like Hong Kong; a common example being the caregiver of another household’s children and cooking and cleaning within their home. They cannot just leave their job whenever they want, most of their money earned if not all are sent to their family (if they are provided necessities in their work) because they are not paid a lot typically. Still more than what they would get at home. I don’t blame you for not knowing for what it’s like for other people in the world, but don’t be so quick to assume things about those you don’t know anything about.

@DuskLegend

4 ай бұрын

Three rabbis above me^

Thank you for being honest about the true side of almost any entertainment job - it sucks and no money is worth this shit

@edz8067

Жыл бұрын

Just 5 hours a day, try working in the kitchen....

@slowazzd2165

Жыл бұрын

​@@edz8067 he said he SINGS for 5 hours a day he probably has other work responsibilities too

@nathanwahl9224

Жыл бұрын

@@slowazzd2165 probably not.

@SirDankleberry

Жыл бұрын

It's a way better job than saturation diving or working in the mines.

@gutsfiend6678

Жыл бұрын

@@SirDankleberry you get paid way more for either of those

Severe and highly-earned shout out to all crew and cast that work on cruise ships. Because of you, I've discovered my favorite way to vacation. Because of you, I can get away from my mundane, routine life and experience lasting, genuine peace, relaxation, fun, and joy.

Really enjoyed my four cruises.... The crew was always friendly and attentive, and I tipped well. Didn't realize what a tough time they had though.

There is something truly awful about the atmosphere of a cruise ship that I can't quite accurately describe.

@phillipwright1752

Жыл бұрын

Ide like to understand more of what you mean , this is intriguing

@americanviking4601

Жыл бұрын

I share this feeling

@impleasen

Жыл бұрын

Bed bugs mixed with food poison and athletes foot?

@jjskillsgaming2740

Жыл бұрын

Maybe overwhelmed

@arplays4837

Жыл бұрын

It's soulless, everything is crowded and engineered to be "entertaining", compare this to a forest or even a beach and you'll notice how much more relaxing they are...

When the ship disappears without a trace, blame the sock

@BMoney77

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking it was a fire hazard lol

@shortaay29

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@dawnieruns

11 ай бұрын

@@BMoney77 Yes me too!

Thank you, I so enjoyed all of you employees!

The sock on the light is a great fire starter 😂

I can relate to the physical and emotional exhaustion working in a cruise ship. But as a Filipino based in the Philippines, the pay is way better than working in the Philippines. So it is common sense to accept this job rather than working in a graveyard shift for US$ 500 per month

@ruangreyling2073

11 ай бұрын

Yip, as a South African who worked on a cruise ship for just over a year (2 contracts) I agree.

@NoU-pf8fc

10 ай бұрын

I find it guys you guys have to work in hellish jobs, just so you can escape even worse hellish jobs with toenails as payment.

@alienvomitsex

10 ай бұрын

​@@NoU-pf8fcthat's how capitalism works

@FreeWorldSpirit313

7 ай бұрын

That's very understandable. Unfortunate you have to take a shit job to avoid a shittier job.

@romanromanowski9038

6 ай бұрын

​@@alienvomitsexThere always is Cuba with no cruise ships !

That sock will literally catch fire and you will kill the entire crew. 🤦🏾‍♀️ Never let your makeshift light-dampeners TOUCH the bulb.

@CalebShimomura

11 ай бұрын

if it's an LED it's probably fine? but yeah if it's fluorescent or INCANDESCENT that's very not smart. (These days, fluorescent lamps are cost-effective, though, so i imagine it's at least not incandescent.)

@Heather-4444

10 ай бұрын

It’s also not ON the light bulb. It’s on the lamp. There are better ways to manage this, but it’s definitely not ON any light bulb.

@animalsmistakenformonsters1492

10 ай бұрын

​@@Heather-4444Doesn't have to touch to combust.

@LeahBeah173

10 ай бұрын

@polybiusnymb6446 I got such a kick of how you worded that 😂 idk why but I have been in tears 😂

@polybiusnymb6446

10 ай бұрын

@@LeahBeah173 hell yeah. 😎

I love these behind the scenes videos. Thsnk you!

I appreciate all you guys do for us 👍🏿 and I make sure I pre-pay my gratuities

I heard if you put an incandescent light bulb in that thing you have a sock on, it doubles as a fireplace

That's the Tween Deck. And there is another deck below, that's where the engine people live 🤣

@TUIfly_simpilot

Жыл бұрын

"Two decks actually" -🤓

@fripi

Жыл бұрын

@@TUIfly_simpilot depends on the ship I think? But true, on those I worked on that were two, I somehow don't like to frame it that way because most machines are on both decks 😅

@phiksit

Жыл бұрын

the engine people 🤣

@fripi

Жыл бұрын

@@phiksit I can't think of a better name for it 😅 It really is a special group even on the naval side.

@fadelraya2226

Жыл бұрын

They called it the machinist right?

I have been to many cruises from different cruise lines and they all said that that had days off. In every single cruise, I have seen cruise members from different positions enjoying their free time outside the ships.

Dude the sock light is so goddam relatable holy

Me and my wife talked to the bartender on a cruise ship. She loved her job. While she did say during the cruises they would work straight through, she also mentioned she could take a few months off after every Cruise to go be with her family. Seemed to really value her job, and enjoyed the life of travel.

@samu-chan

11 ай бұрын

a few months off after a week of work??

@ldegraaf

10 ай бұрын

What she meant was at the end of every contract she could take some time off. A contract lasts several months to almost a year depending on the company.

@Probableloss

7 ай бұрын

heads up if she bad mouths her job especially to customers she wont have one bartenders are a dime a dozen on cruise ships, i almost did myself until i got the truth from a friend years ago, its not all bad for sure but you cannot bash ship life to the people youre serving you can and will be dropped off at the next port whereever it is with your luggage and pass port and be left to find your own way home maybe this one was being sincere but from everything ive heard doubt its a money things not an enjoyment thing from what i understand

My cousin worked on a cruise ship right before Covid. She was very homesick and wanted to come home after about 3 months. She was overworked and rarely got a proper day off, the literally split her ‘day off’ over two days so she would only get a few hours free before having to work again. She was in the spa and spent days booking people in only for the manager to give all of her bookings to the other girls who just sat on their a** all day even though she had spent so long getting people to actually come for a treatment. The food they get isn’t the same as guests, which is something she was told by someone who was going around recruiting while she was still back here training. She lost so much weight and was so emotionally and physically exhausted she just wanted to come home. As she was under contact there was no way she could come home early, but then Covid happened and obviously it was put on hold and after a month of being confined to a tiny cabin where she saw no daylight, she came home. I have the utmost respect for anyone working for a cruise line - it’s not all as great as it seems. She was under the impression she would be able to visit the beautiful countries she was going to but in the 4 months she was there (3 if we don’t include when she wasn’t allowed to leave her room) she actually got off the ship and was able to explore 4 times! It’s so sad because they take advantage of people from third world countries who have no choice and they can seemingly get away with the awful working conditions.

@comentaristax9804

Жыл бұрын

As someone from one of those countries is a bit understandable. It's either that or even harder work for less pay or simply no work at all most of the time

@AnythingMike

Жыл бұрын

Your cousin is a lazy person

@Yeshua_is_king_2024

Жыл бұрын

Was she paid good at least ??!

@georgialoco

Жыл бұрын

@@Yeshua_is_king_2024 I think in the 3 months she was there she earnt $10K, converted to just over £8K excluding taxes in the UK. I guess it’s kind of subjective of if that’s good pay, because that’s obvs a lot of money, however when you think she worked 12-14 hour days every week with 1 day off i don’t think it was anything too fabulous, especially as she didn’t even get to experience any real ‘perks’ of the job ie. seeing the places she was travelling to. But had she been at home during that time, she wouldv’t earnt more but had all the over heads such as rent, fuel, groceries etc. I do think it is down to who you work for and in what department, it’s a stereotype that the beauty or spa team can be a bit snooty but they are paid the highest (that’s what she said), which makes sense that the people she worked with weren’t very nice and the manager gave away her bookings to the people who didn’t try as hard as her. EDIT - forgot to add, she did also work on comission and she found it really hard to sell because after coming from a relaxing treatment she didn’t want to be shoving down peoples throat to spend $200 on a face cream after they had spent that on a massage. So they did get a portion of what they sold in products thought it wasn’t a high percentage.

This made me smile.

Yall Remind me of life on a Naval Ship. Once out to sea the watches have to be manned 24/7. Every day is groundhog day. At least you guys get a room instead of a rack with 80 to 300 other guys in the same berthing.

Going on a cruise is my own personal idea of hell

@ralfzacherl9942

Жыл бұрын

Agree, I'll never go in my whole life. Just seeing cruise ship tours in some cities and being locked with those people on a ship for multiple days? No thanks.

@tyle_2860

Жыл бұрын

@@ralfzacherl9942 nah cruise ships are nice but the workers are treated poorly

@Siamese_cat_

Жыл бұрын

I went on the 2nd largest cruise ship back in 2018 and it was incredible. But after COVID, I won’t ever be going on one again.

@paulhunter9613

Жыл бұрын

@@ralfzacherl9942 you sound more like a canned spray cheese and saltine cracker type guy in a kayak anyway

@blockinglowtier

Жыл бұрын

Fr I'd just join the Navy if I want to go on a ship

This just shows that even if people spend luxury money, it wont help to provide basic necessities for the people offering the service

@CJ-vq5tg

11 ай бұрын

cry harder

@kyleayres5397

9 ай бұрын

Socialism doesn’t work.

@kyleayres5397

9 ай бұрын

And what “basic necessities” don’t they get. Free food. Free housing. Free travel. Decent tax free pay.

@kolyashinkarev7366

8 ай бұрын

​@@kyleayres5397and no free time whatsoever, that's basically slavery with extra steps

@MiauMichigan

7 ай бұрын

​@@kyleayres5397free food that gets recycled into other dishes if not eaten, free tiny housing with other 3 people without windows, free traveling where you get to spend 2-3 hs on the destination and you have to get back on the ship, decent tax free pay starting from 800 USD a month. What an amazing job!

I spent 6 days on a crusie for a buddies wedding the staff were all super welcoming and joyful 10/10 would go again

It's basically like being on deployment on a Navy ship. We get Sunday off.

People don’t understand that the workers on the ship are working 20 hour days. They don’t get off the ship and explore like we are able to so, while they are traveling to these destinations, they aren’t able to enjoy them. They have to deal with rude people who probably didn’t tip (because you can take them off at the end of your trip) and they are on the ship for 7 months at a time. You have to always have a smile on your face and people think they get to eat the food that we enjoy and that is not true for all cruise lines. They have their own food stations down below and they can get in trouble for asking their co-worker to make them something other than what they are supposed to be eating.

@Gnwsxyz

Жыл бұрын

❤u clearly know everything how this shit works

@haleyclay7008

Жыл бұрын

@@Gnwsxyz not necessarily. I just ask the crew members and usually they are very honest.

@MeanBeanComedy

Жыл бұрын

They're not working 20hr days.

@Gnwsxyz

Жыл бұрын

@Haley Clay i am a former crew my friend ..i mean u dint have to work 20hrs but u.have to be active at least 16-17hrs coz u have a break shift and its way different and difficulties working in ship there nothing good..u live way shitty life..u don't even know whether its day or night...and u r doing this for 2.5-3$ per hr lol....ur body and stamina is way way weaker inisde the ship...people almost all crew are mentally stressed and fcukd up...there's only draw backs and nothing in ship.. The good thing u hear about from very very few people/crew is i love the friendly environment and made so many friends..which might be true..other than that nothing is true...travelling countries bla bla that's a joke..u dont even get time to explore anything...of u dont rest during ur break time my friend u r fckd...this applies for most of the crew even for high ranks...very frew crew are living okay with their job....everything is horrible

@haleyclay7008

Жыл бұрын

@@MeanBeanComedy typical not but if you ever pay attention, you will notice that you will see them doing multiple jobs around the ship. If their coworker falls sick on the ship, who do you think has to pick up the slack. Usually it’s around 16 hour shifts but it can vary depending on your duties on the ship and how many people are healthy to work that day.

My boyfriend does this for a popular cruise line, he’s a bartender. He works 12-14 hours every day with only one break in between. He mostly depends on the tips because the salary is so small for the amount of work he does, but it doesn’t seem as bad when compared to the lack of opportunities back home in the Caribbean. I can’t wait for him to quit.

@adesh3573

Жыл бұрын

Soon as I saw "back home in the Caribbean" I immediately understood. Trinidadian here and I'd give my left kidney and my right nut to get out

@super1234567891011

Жыл бұрын

Do you know what type of Hijinx happens on a cruise ship between the staff?

@wolfymudkips4266

Жыл бұрын

He should just quiet, find work somewhere else

@xgtwb6473

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully he gets some rich milfs paying him for extra 😂

@xgtwb6473

Жыл бұрын

​@@super1234567891011 terrible 😂😂

Working on a cruise ship sounds amazing

I could never work that much!

I'd sink the ship if I didn't get a day off.

@valhalla797

Жыл бұрын

yeah imma fucking rent an iceberg

@jahnvjagannath1062

Жыл бұрын

Lol 😂 I am saying when I am tired that’s it all bets off and good luck waking me up if I am knocked out 😂😂

@izsak333

Жыл бұрын

Visit a therapist

@Emmet-id6xq

Жыл бұрын

In the sea of comments I'm drowning in laughter 😅😂😂😂😂😂

@KiTA-

11 ай бұрын

@@izsak333 Lose some weight.

I worked on the Slot machines. The casino closed at 2am and had to shutdown when we got 5 miles into shore. I was off a lot.

Your makeup skills are out of this world.

I was in a top 40 band. I worked 6 nights a week and on my day off I was in rehearsal. What a wonderful life!!! Being thankful for gigging