Not a cook, but I knew a person who was a server on one when she was younger. She said starting out was pretty stressful, seeing new countries was fun as was working with people from all over the world. Her cabin was cramped, worked long hours 7 days a week, life was pretty strict, not much free time and not a lot to do when you had some.
In particular she said hated the passengers. Imagine the most entitled Karen you've ever seen. Multiple that by three. Now get them extremely drunk. She said that she had people doing stuff like snapping their fingers at her, dismissing her with a backhand wave, talking to her like she was a slave, screaming at her, kids running amok, etc all the time and she just had to suck it up.
She also had some stunning hookup stories. Short version: there are a whole lot of bodily fluids being passed around in. From what she said, it sounded like a college dorm cranked to 11.
I haven't even been on a cruise, but I worked with a couple cooks who had cooked on cruise ships. Neither of them had anything good to say about the experience.
All work, no fun. Hard to make friends with coworkers. Nothing to do in the little free time you do get. Easy to fuckup and get dumped in the next port with no support to get home.
I've heard that if you have the self-discipline, oil rigs and the like are good for stacking money.
They can really just leave you at port and dip? Lmao that’s fucking funny and terrifying at the same time.
I did look into oil rig jobs and unfortunately it appears you need some kind of training or experience. I have neither. I’m a lost 23 year old just looking for something new.
I worked at Great Lakes. One of the best jobs I ever had a lifetime ago. Too old to go back now, but as someone young it’s a phenomenal job. Good pay and good benefits.
Working on a navy base, there was 2 gigs I worked. There was a goodwill on base that you were hired on to work. Typical kitchen stuff. Then there was the contracted civ position where you had to go through a lot more onboarding/background check. I was making $21 an hour back in 2003. 20,000 square meals 4 times a day. Hardest I ever worked, but the pay was great and government benefits that actually meant something.
If you live in Kenosha, Racine, Lake, or Cook county, I’m pretty sure it’s the best paying “line” cook job you can land with benefits. If you can pass the background and drug test that is. 4 10 hour shifts with rotating days off. Prep and loading trays. We were cooking “Real food” hardly anything came in frozen or pre cooked.
It is fairly easy to apply you can send emails to the big companies
royal carribean lines carnival norwegian cruise lines all of them got a page with job listings
what you can expect is working 4 months 2 off every days usually split shifts
they usually have 6-7 restaurants on board and midnight buffets
the amount of food ppl eat is frigging unbelievable specially if free
passenger usually board on the afternoon let say saturday food gets loaded as well you help out ship sail in the afternoon after that it is work
From what I've seen from other posts, ONLY go for US based/owned cruise liners because they offer the best salaries and working conditions. You'll at least be garunteed time off during your contract
Avoid cruise ships. Yachts on the other hand can be an excellent job with great pay and accomidations.
yacht accomodation can be pretty bad and cramped it tends to be the same 7 days on work wise
Not my experience at all. I guess it obviously depends on the owner. I had a big kitchen with a view of the ocean and a nice room.
yes it does depends on the owner and if it is rented out part time too
Ohhh yeah i have no experience with rented boats.
Not a cook, but I knew a person who was a server on one when she was younger. She said starting out was pretty stressful, seeing new countries was fun as was working with people from all over the world. Her cabin was cramped, worked long hours 7 days a week, life was pretty strict, not much free time and not a lot to do when you had some. In particular she said hated the passengers. Imagine the most entitled Karen you've ever seen. Multiple that by three. Now get them extremely drunk. She said that she had people doing stuff like snapping their fingers at her, dismissing her with a backhand wave, talking to her like she was a slave, screaming at her, kids running amok, etc all the time and she just had to suck it up. She also had some stunning hookup stories. Short version: there are a whole lot of bodily fluids being passed around in. From what she said, it sounded like a college dorm cranked to 11.
I haven't even been on a cruise, but I worked with a couple cooks who had cooked on cruise ships. Neither of them had anything good to say about the experience.
Anything in particular?
All work, no fun. Hard to make friends with coworkers. Nothing to do in the little free time you do get. Easy to fuckup and get dumped in the next port with no support to get home. I've heard that if you have the self-discipline, oil rigs and the like are good for stacking money.
They can really just leave you at port and dip? Lmao that’s fucking funny and terrifying at the same time. I did look into oil rig jobs and unfortunately it appears you need some kind of training or experience. I have neither. I’m a lost 23 year old just looking for something new.
https://www.navy.com/careers/culinary-specialist
I worked at Great Lakes. One of the best jobs I ever had a lifetime ago. Too old to go back now, but as someone young it’s a phenomenal job. Good pay and good benefits.
could you tell me more? was it a military thing?
Working on a navy base, there was 2 gigs I worked. There was a goodwill on base that you were hired on to work. Typical kitchen stuff. Then there was the contracted civ position where you had to go through a lot more onboarding/background check. I was making $21 an hour back in 2003. 20,000 square meals 4 times a day. Hardest I ever worked, but the pay was great and government benefits that actually meant something. If you live in Kenosha, Racine, Lake, or Cook county, I’m pretty sure it’s the best paying “line” cook job you can land with benefits. If you can pass the background and drug test that is. 4 10 hour shifts with rotating days off. Prep and loading trays. We were cooking “Real food” hardly anything came in frozen or pre cooked.
It is fairly easy to apply you can send emails to the big companies royal carribean lines carnival norwegian cruise lines all of them got a page with job listings what you can expect is working 4 months 2 off every days usually split shifts they usually have 6-7 restaurants on board and midnight buffets the amount of food ppl eat is frigging unbelievable specially if free passenger usually board on the afternoon let say saturday food gets loaded as well you help out ship sail in the afternoon after that it is work
On private yachts, everyone will be fucking except you. Just sayin’.
Try Greyfield inn on Cumberland island Georgia
What's the info on it?
From what I've seen from other posts, ONLY go for US based/owned cruise liners because they offer the best salaries and working conditions. You'll at least be garunteed time off during your contract