" Cruise Lines " one of the best career opportunity for Hospitality Students
Hospitality industry is one of the fastest growing
industry segments in the world, which offers plenty of opportunities worldwide
for true and passionate professionals. The course Hospitality Studies provides
wide verticals for their students. They have ample of options ready for them. Now
I m going to discuss about cruise liner jobs which is one of those verticals.
Who would have imagined 20 years ago that visiting
different countries will become so easy and hospitality industry will flourish these
way. Now hospitality industry is one of the versatile industries which came
into lime light due to globalization. Cultures have mingled with the breaking
down of economic & political barriers, spurred by the revolution brought
about by the cyberspace. The world is indeed one big market with multi-cultural workforces & movements. Which leads into large growth in tourism & that
helps every country to develop them as big tourist destination. India is one of
them due to its versatility. Same way there are many countries who are show
casing their culture, tradition, cuisine & heritage properties in
International market which helps them to attract tourist from different
countries on large scale. To transport these tourists from their country to
desired tourist destination country we
need air transport or marine transport.
What is marine transport, it is nothing but helping
people to travel from one place to desired destination with the help of
passenger ships. Few years back passenger ships used have only room & food facility.
But now it is a complete extraordinary mixture of food, beverage,
entertainment, shopping, & so many other social `facilities that help
tourist to enjoy his/her stay during sailing. Due to so many facilities we need
skilled people to provide different skilled & professional services to
their passenger.
These cruise liners move from one direction to
another, which helps crew to visit various countries that to free of coast plus
they get paid on higher scale & addition to that they don’t need to shed
any amount on food & accommodation. So it’s like this way, company is
paying you for work which you are doing & you are getting additional perk
from guest for your awesome services which you are providing to them & that
is the part of your duty. The most important & beneficial part of working
on cruise liner is that we are getting chance to roam around the world that to
free of cost.
Eligibility to secure a job on the
cruise line:
- You should be a degree holder in Hotel management.
- You should have relevant experience according to the position you apply.
- You should be fit physically as well mentally.
How
to apply:
It’s
very simple you can go to those cruise line offices & drop your resume
personally or you can mail them on their office address. And you can email them
your resume on their E-mail id along with all the necessary data & required
documents. Such as passport photo copy, CDC photo copy, appointment letters
& experience letters.
Departments, salary, & contract:
· Departments: Accommodation, Food & Beverage Service, Food
Production, & store.
· Salary & Contract: The basic salary start from 40000 to 60000 INR and it grows according to post & promotion plus you get extra perk which is not mention in the contract that is completely depend upon your service & skill. Contract used to be for 9 months on board & 3 months off board. But now most of the companies using 6 months on board & 2 month off board contract.
The
benefits of working on a cruise line as against working on land:
·
We don’t need to spend money on food &
accommodation.
·
We don’t
need to spend money on transportation.
·
We don’t need to pay any tax.
·
We do get 20% discount as a crew in some places.
·
We get to see most beautiful, attractive, &
adorable places that to free of coast or some time we need to spend few
dollars.
