Cruise Line Jobs
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This page is designed to serve as a resource for those interesting in applying to work on board a major cruise line. The contact information was obtained from the companies themselves, or from secondary sources. For further information on cruise life and employment aboard other cruise lines, please visit the links at the bottom of the page. If you have any other employment or contact info, please post it to the Virtual Leaving Book. For information about working for the Walt Disney Company, check out the Other Disney Jobs page!
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Recruiting Agencies
These are agencies that represent multiple cruise lines and often concentrate their hiring to certain countries. If you don't mind which cruise line you join, this would be the best option:
Canada
Cast-A-Way Resort and Cruise Hiring Agency
- 3551 Boul. St-Charles suite 218
- Kirkland, Quebec H9H 3C4
- Tel: (514) 694-1194
- Fax: (514) 694-9606
- E-mail: mailto:castaway@total.net
- Website: http://www.cast-a-way.com/main/contact.html
- Hires for positions with the following companies: Disney Cruise Line, Steiner, Greyhound Leisure Services (giftshops on ships), Renaissance Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Club Med
Just Cruis'n Recruitment
- WEBSITE: http://www.cruiseshipemployment.ca/index.html
- E-MAIL: mailto:resumes@cruiseshipemployment.ca
- PHONE: 514-671-0776
- Hires for RCCL, NCL and Celebrity
United Kingdom
Excite Recruitment
- Website: http://www.ExciteRecruitment.com
Cruise Lines
Carnival
Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and photograph to:
- Shipboard Personnel
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- 3655 NW 87th Avenue
- Miami, FL 33178
- Phone: (305) 599-2600
- Website: http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/fun_jobs/fun_jobs.aspx
- E-mail: Shipboard Food and Beverage Recruiting: mailto:crewadminrecruiting@carnival.com; Pursers Department: mailto:shippursers@carnival.com; All Other Shipboard Recruiting: mailto:SRecruiting@carnival.com
Disney Cruise Line
- WEBSITE: http://dcljobs.com/
- PHONE: (407) 566-SHIP
- MAILING ADDRESS:
- DCL Human Resources
- P.O. Box 10165
- Lake Buena Vista
- FL, 32830-0165
Holland America
- WEBSITE: http://www.hollandamerica.com/about-best-cruise-lines/Main.action?tabName=Jobs
- PHONE: (206) 286-3496
- MAILING ADDRESS:
- 300 Elliott Ave. W.
- Seattle, WA 98119
- Attn: Human Resources
Norwegian Cruise Line
- WEBSITE: http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/cruiser/cmsPages.html?pageId=JoinOurTeam
- E-MAIL: mailto:shipboardresumes@ncl.com
- REGIONAL HIRING AGENCIES: http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/staticPage.html?pageId=NCLS.HowToApply
- MAILING ADDRESS:
- Norwegian Cruise Line
- Employment Manager
- Dept. CM
- 7665 Corporate Center Drive
- Miami, FL 33126
Steiner Leisure (onboard spas)
- WEBSITE: http://www.str.co.uk
- PHONE and E-MAIL: http://www.str.co.uk/contact.asp
- Steiner is the company responsible for hair, beauty and fitness personnel on over ninety luxury cruise ships including:
Carnival, Celebrity, Crystal, Cunard, Dolphin, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Orient, P&O, Premiere, Princess, Royal Caribbean, Radisson Seven Seas
Royal Caribbean/Celebrity
- WEBSITE: https://jobs.rccl.com/jobs/rccl_jobs.nsf and http://www.hcareers.com/RCCL/
- FAX: (305) 539-3938
- MAILING ADDRESS:
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
- 1050 Caribbean Way
- Miami, Florida 33132
Recruitment Scams
There are a large number of scam operations that purport to be hiring agencies. They charge upfront fees for visas and work permits and often do not deliver any employment arrangements. The CruiseLinesJobs.com Website has a constantly-updated list of known fictitious companies that pretend to be legitimate agencies for employment on cruise ships. Check it out at http://www.cruiselinesjobs.com/eng/cruise-ship-job-scams/
External Links
- CruiseLinesJobs.com - an excellent resource covering all aspects of finding a job aboard a cruise ship
- Working on Cruise Ships from Gapyear.com
