I got back from the CRP nearly a year ago, and i initially planned on doing the cruise. I was always aware that it was a very intense job, but a lot of the people who i worked with last year, have gone out and worked F and B on the cruise, and thoroughly loathed it-so much so that 2 of them left after less than a week? Whats so bad about it-is it that much different from working in a restaurant in the parks? Is it just F and B that drives people away or are all the position similarly horrific?
I can't speak from a personal level because I am in Youth Activities but I suspect they didn't give it a fair chance. It's a very new environment coming on a ship and you can't really judge everything in your first week because there is a lot of intense training to get through. I think the biggest challenge in F&B can be the culture shock. I know british people who have found it hard because they look to other people from the same culture and there aren't very many in f&b. The british, canadians and americans tend to be in the entertainment departments like Youth Activities. Shiplife isn't for everyone but most people adapt to it well and enjoy it. There is good money to be made in f&b that's for sure.
Thats very true-you earn all this money with no where to spend it-if your going for a happy clappy disney experience, id think the CRP that i did in Epcot is more suitable than the cruise.......if your loking to save id definately consider the cruise
I guess it all depends what you're looking to do also... the programs at Disney World tend to attract people who want to have fun and do something a bit different. You are very restricted as to what jobs you can do and the money you can earn. DCL is more of a career choice... it is a real job afterall and not a *program*. Saying that though... it is perfectly liable to do just one contract to experience the ship life and see a bit more of the world...
the annoying thing is trying to get a job on the cruise line-every time i get in touch witht eh cruise people here in the UK they are so inconsistent in if they will even consider me-sometimes they say yes, then no-its infuriating-i finished the CRP last December, working in f & b. The cruise people accepted me earlier in the year, then my plans changed, and later in the year they said i had tohave 2 years f & b experience-even though i know plenty of people who have got a job without that. If they cant get themselves together, they dont deserve dedicated castmembers with the requisite skills
Unfortunately Disney don't do the hiring directly themselves. The company you are talking about are 'The Agency' who recruit on behalf of Disney in the UK and some of Europe. 'The Agency' act as like a 'screening process' before you actually get to meet Disney and interview with them. Just like any tourist job though they do tend to recruit in 'seasons'. The people you would meet from Disney at an interview travel the world recruiting... it's safe to say they are only in the UK at certain times of the year. You should look out for advertisements and apply at those times. You are more likely to get a response if you respond specifically to an advertisement. Disney usually post in 'The Stage'.
really? Ive been applying via international services based in France-and like i say, they have no consistency-some times they will say yes, then randomly out of the blue they will come up with a rule about needing 2 years experience-which you didnt need a month ago. International services are not at all helpful
