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 seen a rise in the number of passengers in the region by about 20 percent to 540 thousand.
With the 28 thousand square meter terminal, Singapore hopes to attract the largest cruise liners around the world and increase the number of passengers passing through reaching 1.6 million. This terminal is able to host 6800 passengers at any given time and the berth for cruise ships will be doubled. With this new construction, Singapore hopes to become the cruise hub of Asia which accounts for approximately 7 percent of the world’s cruise market.
The economy of Singapore is said to improve when the terminal is complete and according to observers, the cruise ship passengers and crew tend to spend about 30 percent more on accommodation, eating out, visiting places, and shopping among other things.
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) owns the new terminal and are looking to appoint an operator by the end of the year. The tenders for this close on the 4th November. With the number of people boarding cruise liners globally, the need for an International terminal of this caliber was needed for Asia.
At the moment, despite the bad economic climate, the cruise liner industry has been booming and this year according to the Cruise Lines International Association based in the US, it will reach 13.5 million passengers. According to statistics, it is said to reach 27 million by the year 2020.
This makes getting a cruise ship job one of the best things you can do if you want to make great money and have job security. Aside from this, you get to experience some of the most gorgeous places in the world and visit place you have only dreamed of. You can work in just about any field you like on a cruise ship. For example, you can get:
- Chef Jobs
- Housekeeping Jobs
- Entertainment Jobs
- Child Minder Jobs
- Waitress Jobs
- Barman Jobs
- Retail Jobs
- Accounting Jobs
- Spa and Salon Jobs
You will need to have qualifications for some of these fields, but you can easily learn about what you need for cruise ship employment when you become a member of Cruise Job Finder. This useful site will also give you all the details you need when you want to apply for a cruise ship job and will teach you about where to get trained if you don’t have a degree.
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