The newest edition to the Cunard fleet, the Queen Elizabeth, is on track for its maiden voyage in October. Designed with the distinct art deco feel of the 30’s and 40’s, the Queen Elizabeth is beginning to take shape inside, where the Britannia dining room’s staircase and the Kew Garden’s inspired garden lounge are almost [...]
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The 5th in its fleet, Queen of the West is the newest of the American Cruise Lines’ ships. It was acquired by the company and is now being upgraded ready for its first voyage into the Pacific Northwest on the 7th August 2010 from Portland. This 230 foot cruise ship will travel to various ports [...]
The maiden voyage of Norwegian Cruise Lines newest ship, the Epic, took place from Miami on the 8th July and was met with some mixed reactions. This uniquely designed ship offers everything you can possibly imagine on a cruise ship including wave-like cabin designs instead of the ordinary box shaped ones, as well as plenty [...]
If you have the travel bug, but you still need to earn money, then working on a cruise liner is just for you. You can find plenty of cruise ship jobs which cover all industries so you can find where you are best suited. From chefs and servers, to housekeeping staff, entertainers, spa therapists, and [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
When you want to work while travelling, one of the best ways is to get a cruise ship job. There are literally hundreds of options you have for working on board a cruise liner and the best part is that you don’t necessarily need a degree of any kind to secure cruise ship employment. Below [...]
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 [...]