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...

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...

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...

During 2009, the cruise company Costa Crociere from Italy, introduced the largest of their fleet, Costa Pacifica to the cruise industry. This luxury cruise liner is one of the largest in the world, with a capacity of up to 3800 passengers. It docked for the first time in Tunisia last Thursday (11th June 2009), which is where it will make its weekly stops. With curious onlookers who have never seen such a huge cruise liner stop here before, Costa Pacifica will set sail to various destinations from the la Goulette harbor including Malta, Rome, Palermo, Barcelona, Savona and others. It is hoped that the exotic destinations coupled with the luxury 5 star hotel accommodation and facilities will put Tunisia on the map as a sought after tourist destination. Costa Crociere is expecting more than ...

If sailing the seas while you serenade guests in a sultry song sounds like just the thing for you, then you should think about the various entertainment jobs you can apply for on the newest cruise liners for the rest of 2009. Any talent that you have will be most welcomed on cruise ships, who always strive to offer their guests something unique and brilliant. Your resume and CV will need to be perfect and you will also need to audition for the cruise liner’s head of entertainment or the theater directors. Working in the cruise ship entertainment industry comes in many forms. You can get jobs entertaining the kids on board, with games, songs, juggling, dancing, puppet shows, and children’s theater. You could find a great gig in one of the bars or restaurants singing, or providing stand-...

Cruise ships all over the world offer various exciting shore excursions at all the ports that they visit, and this means that if you want to get paid to lead tour groups into interesting and exotic locations, you can simply apply to one of the many cruise lines. There are various shore excursion jobs that you can get including shore excursions manager, or leading various specific tours such as scuba diving groups, game fishing groups, hiking groups, cycling groups, and others. Whatever hobby you enjoy, or whatever activity you are trained to do, you can easily find a shore excursions job with a cruise liner. Shore excursion managers do not only take certain groups ashore, but they are also in charge of planning the excursions and manage the different excursions and excursion leaders. With ...

Costing about $72 million, the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal in Seattle, Washington opened on Friday the 24th April 2009, docking its first cruise ship the Amsterdam, the flagship of Holland America Cruises based in Seattle itself. This 2 berth cruise liner terminal has been constructed to assist Seattle in coping with the huge influx of cruise passengers and crew members, which this year is expected to reach about 801 000. This terminal, located at Pier 91 in Interbay, will see around 211 cruise ships sail, mostly on local short trips and cruises around Alaska. The Smith Cove Cruise Terminal has been instrumental in providing various cruise jobs and will continue to provide plenty of jobs in the travel industry and hospitality industry within its 143 000 square foot 2 storey building. The tr...