Cruise lines were under the impression for many years that guests would prefer 10-14 day cruises due to the vacation time in the United States, but lately with more and more Europeans taking cruise vacations, the 7 day cruise is on top. The 7 day cruises are extremely popular not only amongst the European passengers, but for those from North America, they can experience cruising for 7 days and then spend the remaining time exploring the fantastic port destinations. After the announcement from Norwegian Cruise Liner’s Epic that they would mainly be offering week long cruises, the second largest cruise ship in the world, Liberty of the Seas from Royal Caribbean also announced that they would be offering week long cruises in Barcelona. Barcelona seems to be the number one port for the 2011 ...

Jobs in the cruise industry are picking up as construction began on the new Cairns cruise terminal which is being built in number 3 wharf shed. The Premier, Andrew Fraser had the honor of turning the first sod on the site, and with the $ 11 million contract being awarded to Hutchinson Builder, operating out of Cairns for the last 13 years, the build is expected to be a good one. The best part about the building of the new cruise terminal is that 84 jobs are being awarded in the construction side of things as the build progresses. The heritage shed is being transformed into a modern multi functional cruise terminal which will also bring in plenty of jobs in the cruise industry. The onshore cruise liner jobs will include retail, hospitality, administration, and marketing jobs among others. A...

With 2010 fast approaching, many cruise companies are starting to think about expanding and making sure that there passengers are totally satisfied. To this end various new cruise terminals are being discussed including a river cruise terminal in Savannah. The cruise liners bring in about $100 per day from guests whilst the crew spends about $87 per day. This is on food, sight-seeing, shopping, and more. The new terminal planned for Savannah is obviously going to be on the small end of the scale, but is still expected to bring in thousands of Dollars to boost the local economy. Serve Drinks on a Cruise Liner The main aspect of building a terminal in Savannah is the location. It would have to be built somewhere that will provide adequate departure and arrival space for passengers including ...

As part of its overhaul and new brand awareness, a UK sales team is being put together for Azamara Cruises. Bookings were previously done through parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises, but the new look Azamara Club Cruises is now offering exclusive bookings and exciting new options for their passengers. This is a great onshore cruise job opportunity that you can get if you enjoy working on land in the travel and tourism industry. Azamara will not only offer its passengers a better cruise experience, but they will also create a more relaxed cruise experience, adopting the tag line, “You’ll love where we take you”. Added benefits include an offer of wine included in the cost of dinner, as well as all gratuities. To add to the relaxing atmosphere, the itineraries of the cruise ships wi...

If you are looking for travel and adventure as well as a good paycheck, then perhaps you should be looking to where the skies are blue and the beaches are warm. According to various awards recently held including the Conde Nast Traveler Choice and the Golf Digest 2009, Pebble Beach Resorts in California are tops when it comes to beach resorts to stay at and, of course, to work at. Pebble Beach Resort Jobs In the Conde Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards for 2009, Pebble Beach’s The Inn and Spanish Bay second in the Large US Mainland Resorts category, whilst the other of Pebble Beach’s resorts, The Lodge came in at number 4. In the Small Resorts category Casa Palmero was awarded second place. Since its inception in 1996, the Conde Nast Travelers have awarded The Inn and Spanish Bay a...

The much anticipated Oasis of the Seas from the Royal Caribbean International’s fleet will make its maiden voyage in December 2009. This cruise ship is larger, longer, heavier, bigger, and more costly than any other. In fact the journey just to reach the stern is a quarter of a mile. With the advanced infrastructure and state of the art facilities, the Oasis of the Seas is one of the best places to get a cruise ship job. There are 18 decks in total where the crew of 2165 will work in a variety of positions from deckhand, to steward, massage therapist, chef and more. The great thing about this cruise ship is that it is not a carbon copy of other cruise liners. There are brand new attractions that have never been seen before on a cruise ship. This means that the variety of jobs on offe...

Travelling might be one of the things on your list when you graduate, or even throughout your life. The problem is that when we have work every day of the week from 9 to 5, travelling does tend to get left on the side lines. This means that only when we retire do we start planning our travels. Now, this might suit some people, but for those that want to see the world before they have to see it through bifocals, you should think about embarking on a working vacation. Travelling while you earn a living is definitely a grand way to live, but not many people do it. They might decide that working on a cruise ship or for a beach resort is not a real job. A lot of people think that you need to study and settle down somewhere to be a success. But why not work in all different locations for numerou...

If you are getting more worried about the economic climate and you are finding that jobs are just not what they used to be, you should think about switching to the cruise industry, where its smooth sailing. The cruise industry is not taking strain under the struggling economies of the world and to cement this fact even further, Singapore has just broken ground on a new S$ 500 Million Cruise Terminal in the South Marina. This cruise terminal is expected to be operational by 2011 and will create over 3000 jobs in the tourism industry. Cruise liners are becoming more and more popular and in the last year alone, Singapore has experienced a huge growth in cruise passengers, and are expecting their one millionth passenger towards the end of the year. During the first half of 2009, Singapore has ...

If you are in search of a shore based cruise job and want to explore the wonderful city of Sao Paulo in Brazil, then you might be in luck. Royal Caribbean Cruises has just opened an office there as part of its expansion of the cruise industry in the area. In the past 7 years it has been noted that Brazil has increased the number of guests boarding cruise liners by 623 percent. This is one of the fastest growing cruise markets worldwide. With Brazilian ports opening up as well, you can be sure that more and more job openings are looking to be filled. Looking back at the 2008 to 2009 season, it was reported that almost 40 thousand jobs were created from the cruise industry in Brazil. To help this figure along, Royal Caribbean is offering 21 departures from Brazilian port Santos during the 20...

The cruise industry in Europe is on the rise yet again, with most tourists travelling to ports in Italy, Greece and Spain. The majority of the cruise ship business is finding its way to Costa Cruises. They were voted the number one cruise liner for 2008, and remain the top for 2009 thus far. Costa Cruises boasts a fleet of 14, which is set to increase by 2012 to 17 ships. In 2008, Costa Cruises made the record books when its total number of passengers reached the 1.2 million mark. It is said to increase further to 1.5 million for 2010. Europe is the busiest cruise liner destination in the world, with the majority of employment in the busy ports in Italy, Greece, Spain, and France. Many businesses have seen a huge increase in revenue through the cruise industry. A recent study funded by Cos...