MANY people assume working on a cruise ship is just like taking an extended holiday.
However, Liv, a cruise ship worker, has revealed it’s not as fun as people think.
Liv shared what it was really like to work and live ona cruise ship[/caption]
There was a secret signal they used onboard for when they were getting frisky[/caption]
Taking to social media, the Brit and her colleagues shared the negatives of working on a boat that would send people ‘into a coma.’
Liv said it started with ‘the mess’, a name for the restaurant they have to eat in.
She said that in her case, she ate there multiple times a day and had the option of curry or salad.
A coworker on the ship also revealed that to spend money on the ship, you have to use a special ‘crew card’ which can only be topped up in a two hour timeslot per day.
The workers often have to buy drinking water so if you don’t top your card up in time, you’re in trouble.
Liv added: “On a cruise ship, you live where you work. So imagine your apartment building is also your office block and there’s no escaping Jim from finance.
“He knows where you sleep.”
Another colleague said doing your laundry was a total nightmare, and if you’re even a few seconds late, you can find your wet clothes dumped on the floor as impatient staff want to use the machine.
Last but not least, the cruise employees shared how staff warn others not to come into their bedrooms if they are getting frisky.
“When you’re trying to go to bed and you see this,” said one worker as he pointed to the door signs.
She said it wasn’t quite the holiday people thought it was[/caption]
To the left of the door were the name cards of those staying in the room, but if one was turned upside down, it meant they were busy with someone and you shouldn’t come in.
The clip has since gone viral on Liv’s TikTok account @pandltravel with over 240k views and 7k likes.
People were quick to share their experiences working on cruise ships.
One person wrote: “Do you have a union? Because that drinking water thing seems like a problem.”
Pros and cons of going on a cruise ship
Whether you’re considering a long holiday, working remotely or even living on board a cruise ship for a few months or years, here are the pros and cons from a former cruise shipper.
Pros
- Travel the world, learn and experience new cultures
- Meet new people
- Don’t have to think or worry about room cleaning, or food
Cons
- Internet connection can be painfully slow and expensive
- Limited luggage allowance so have to wear the same clothes on rotation
- Having no control of where the ship would go next and the possibility of visiting the same ports
- Having the same onboard entertainment, on-demand movies, and little choice of TV channels
- No fresh newspapers or new books unless someone adds them to the library
- Relatively the same food week after week unless major menu changes occur seasonally.
- Occasional rough seas, bad weather and viral outbreaks while inboard.
Another commented: “Working for a company that lets you eat in passenger restaurants and use the pools without any questions asked has to be my greatest achievement in life.”
“My number one problem with that is, what do you mean water isn’t free?” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “Best place and the worst all at once!”
“Someone dumped my clothes out the dryer once and STOLE my bag,” claimed a fifth
Someone else added: “The laundry is a whole jungle.”
