Course in Spanish · 19 lessons
Working and living on board a cruise ship
Everything you need to know before setting off on the biggest adventure of your life.
Preview
The first lesson, in full
What is included
What you take away
- 3 hours of on-demand video
- Database of direct recruiter email addresses
- Access on mobile and TV
- Lifetime access
- Certificate of completion
What you will learn
What you will know by the end
Day to day on board
What life on a cruise ship is really like, the part nobody tells you until you are already inside.
The real requirements
What they actually ask for to join as crew, and what you do not need even though it looks like you do.
Upsides and downsides
The good and the hard parts of living on board, told straight by someone who spent 20+ years there.
How and where to apply
The hiring process step by step and which door to knock on to get an answer.
Chain of command and rules
Who is in charge on a ship and the rules every crew member follows from day one.
The recruiter database
Direct email addresses for recruiters, both in-house and external. It is the downloadable resource that comes with the course.
Course content
The 18 lessons, one by one
8 sections · 18 lessons · 2 h 6 m total running time
Section 1
Introduction
1 lesson · 3 min
1 · Introduction: to live and work on a cruise ship · 2:35
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Section 2
The upside of working on a cruise ship
1 lesson · 10 min
2 · Advantages of working on a cruise ship · 10:13
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Section 3
The downside of working on a cruise ship
1 lesson · 8 min
3 · Disadvantages of working on a cruise ship · 7:35
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Section 4
First steps towards a cruise ship job
2 lessons · 14 min
4 · First steps to become a crew member · 5:39
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5 · First steps to become a crew member (2) · 8:02
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Section 5
My first days on board
2 lessons · 12 min
6 · First days on board · 7:21
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7 · First days on board (2) · 4:46
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Section 6
Chain of command and general rules
4 lessons · 30 min
8 · Rules and regulations on board · 9:39
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9 · Rules and regulations on board (2) · 6:54
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10 · Rules and regulations on board (3) · 9:52
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11 · Rules and regulations on board (4) · 3:33
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Section 7
The crew area, its spaces and their use
3 lessons · 20 min
12 · Crew amenities and their use · 8:17
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13 · Crew amenities and their use (2) · 7:32
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14 · Crew amenities and their use (3) · 4:19
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Section 8
What makes cruise ships different, in detail
4 lessons · 30 min
15 · Interesting and useful facts · 5:32
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16 · Interesting and useful facts (2) · 8:13
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17 · Interesting and useful facts (3) · 8:16
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18 · Interesting and useful facts (4) · 7:59
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Before you start
Who this course is for
For anyone thinking about getting on board and wanting to know what they are getting into, and for anyone who has already decided and is looking for the short road. It works at any age. What it takes is wanting to travel, to live alongside people from half the world, and to actually save money.
One real requirement. English is spoken on board, including on Spanish and Italian cruise lines.
Who teaches it
20+ years on board, not from a textbook
I started on ships at 29, with Royal Caribbean, on a six-month contract around the Caribbean working in the on-board shops. From there I moved to activities host, and that experience got me hired as entertainment director at Iberocruceros, where I spent four years. Then came Pullmantur and Princess Cruises, first as assistant and later as director.
Everything I cover in these 19 lessons I lived from the inside. There are no days off on board. You work Monday to Sunday for months, and even so it is an experience no other job in the world gives you. That is exactly what I want you to know before you sign your first contract.
Start with the first contract
19 lessons, 2 h 49 m and the recruiter database that gets things moving.
What students say
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Good course for introduction information when you plan working on a cruise ship. Information given is for crew and staff most of the time, but officers get mentioned. I'm a ship doctor and have some experience (but not the 15 years of David). From my point of view - take this course and apply for work on board. David provides important emails of recruiters, by the way.
Kai Philipp Walter -
taking this course just made me alot more excited and it also opened up my eyes to alot. i really did enjoy this so much
Regan -
He explains in detail and it's easy to follow through
Buhle -
Yes I wanted to know more and I love it. Halfway now, and this sound like great opportunities if you listen & do what they ask & not break the rules. I love what I hear but to physical do something like this is another story by the day.
Rupert -
I'm so happy, is very useful all the information that the course is giving me!!! Thanks...
Juan C.
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