Small Cruise Ship photo From 2000 to 2010, major cruise lines launched over 100 new cruise ships! Each of these cruise ships employ between 500 and 1,500 crew members and support staff. That means over the last ten years over 100,000 new cruise ship jobs have been created! In addition, cruise lines are planning on introducing another 21 new cruise ships over the next three years creating over 21,000 more cruise line jobs. Most of these cruise ships scheduled to launch over the next three years are "mega" ships carrying over 2,000 passengers.

The cruise industry is absolutely booming and provides working vacations for thousands of people worldwide. Last year there were 12.6 million embarkations from U.S. ports which was a 9.8 percent increase from the year before. It is estimated that over 14 million North Americans will take a cruise next year.

What does all this mean to you? That's simple; there has never been a better time to be looking for work in the cruise line industry. Whether you are looking to work on a cruise ship for a short-term job change or a long term career, the cruise industry has a place for you.

The average ratio between crew to guests is about one to two, meaning it takes about 1,000 crew members to man a cruise ship that carries 2,000 guests. In addition, for whatever reason, turnover on the cruise ships is generally pretty high, so cruise lines need to fill an awful lot of positions every year and thus they are ALWAYS HIRING!

Turnover is high because people get promoted, change ships, change cruise line companies, go on vacation, return to school, or just take their savings and settle down back on land. The average initial contract generally ranges from three to nine months. With all of your living expenses, medical insurance covered by the cruise line, a high percentage of your earnings can be banked, thus giving you a nice little nest egg after each contract.

Cruise line employees also usually get excellent perks and benefits. These benefits often include:

Free room on the cruise ship. Usually either a single stateroom or a shared stateroom with another employee.
Free meals
Air travel en-route and homeward bound
Free laundry
Free medical insurance (which is required by maritime law)
Discounts at ship board and often land based stores, bars and restaurants
Reduced cruise rates for family and friends

CruiseJobFinder will provide you will all of the resources you need to land an exciting career in the cruise industry.

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