Im going on a cruise Jan/08...Ive heard I will have to have a passport and then Ive heard I can use my birth certificate..does anyone know for sure?...
and what was your experience of it like? we ve done 2 and going on our 3rd this year aboard the oceana we thoroughly enjoy them, just wondering what the majority of you think who have been fortunate ...
My grandparents (who i live with) decided to book me a ticket on HAL for a 23-day cruise with them in November. Am I going to be the only young adult on a trip like that? I heard that Holland America ...
I was wondering if anyone has booked their cave tubing shore excursion through www.belizecruiseexcursions.com before and have done the Xtreme Cave Tubing. I was considering booking through them ...
Do cruise staff get paid per hour, salary, or purely on tips.
I doubt purely on tips because I am sure that would be against labor laws.
If you know this answer, then also what is the ...
I am looking to find out from experienced 'curisers' which cruise line they prefer, what time of year is the best to go to really enjoy the curise and off shore excurtions. Also, I don'...
i'm going on a 3 night cruise. i'm 15 years young im going to the bahamas with my family and a friend waht should i bring and how much should i bring of it. what am i not allowed to bring ...
imputh
What kind of workers are there on different cruise lines?
i went on holland america line and they were all indonesian. im wondering what nationality other workers are
Holland America highlights the fact that they have an Indonesian staff. We were on the Maasdam last year and found this to be a problem - we had more than one communication issue in the dining room and lounge.
We were on the Radiance of the Seas in October, (I guess that's now "last year" too! - Happy New Year), and the cruise director made it a point to let us know, more than once, that the crew came from 55 different countries! We cruise about 2 -3 times a year and find this to be preferable.
Also of interest was the fact that the Radiance had five different crew dining rooms - each one for a different type of geographic cultural cooking! I'm sorry that I don't recall more of the specifics to relate to you.
Ara57
There seem to be lots of east European and former Soviet Bloc countries in the dining rooms. on HAL. We had three Croatian waiters in a row.
Those people work like mad without much time off. I don't begrudge them any tips they make.
The entertainment staff are largely American or West European on many ships.
I have seen nationality listed on some websites and in books about cruising.
coolliz2444
On Costa Cruise lines I have heard that they are mostly Phillipino and Italian since its an Italian cruise ship but they have people from all different countries around the world and even the US and Canada and they have people from all parts so its a great variety. Also on some ships like the NCL Pride of Hawaii, they ahve to follow all of the rules and are limited to so many foreign workers and they all have to be american other then that number or they all might have to some have regulations if you are just doing the US like Hawaii and are not rotating through foreign waters.
Kiddo
Used to be married to a cruise ship security officer, and on one of his ships, there were 33 different nationalities.
:)
On carnival cruise lines most of the workers are from all different countries but the workers are grouped together. (for instance all workers that work at the bars might be from bulgaria.)
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