Preguntas más frecuentes (FAQ)

The hiring process takes some time, so please don’t quit your current job until you get a confirmation of embarkation date or a Letter of Employment. The whole process last from 2 months up to twelve before you step on board since the first interview.

Well, there are a few requirements that the candidate can do by his/her own before even landing a interview: Taking the required Vaccines, scoring a high performance on the Marlin’s English Test and acquiring a valid passport are the top three options.We do not recommend taking part of any safety course (BST, STCW, Firefighting, Crowd Control) before getting the job because most cruise companies provide those on board for free.

Take some time to read our tutorial on how to build a good CV/Resume and even download some samples. But there are a few key points that cruise liners keep an eye for: Most of all, your resume must be in English, it should contain a clear and good profile picture of yourself and it should contain all your work related experiences. If you’re applying for a Bartending job, the recruiter doesn’t really have to know that you worked with scraping car parts at a junkyard.

Every single crew member will share a cabin with at least one more person (up to five people can live in a cabin), but most cruise liners have double rooms with bunk beds. Also, some cruise ships offer single accommodations for selected positions like Officers, Managers and high end staff positions.

Check out our Medical Exams page! But in short, these are the most common health issues that eliminate a candidate right away: Drugs, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Infections Transmitted in Body Fluids (AIDS/HIV), Cancer, Diabetes, Obesity, Mental Disorders, Loss of Consciousness, Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders, High Blood Pressure, Cardiac Events, Severe Asthma, Poor Dental care, Hearing, Ear Disease, Disorders of Speech and Communication, Vision and Eye Diseases, Controlled Medication, Diabetes and Severe Allergies.

By international maritime law, cruise liners have to reimburse seafarers if you had to pay for a VISA in order to join a cruise ship and have to repatriate you after the end of every contract. Every single other expense is not reimbursed. Although, some selected major cruise companies also pay for travel expenses, medical examinations and safety courses.

Of course… not. Your contract with a cruise company is nothing more than a predetermined contract for your position on board, so you will only receive wages while on the ship. Although, some high end positions receive a percentage of the actual base salary during vacations.

If you get sick during your contract the Medical Center on board will provide you care with all the treatments possible for your situation. If you have a predetermined condition, it is most likely that the company will not hire you in first place, but if you acquire something while working, the company will pay for all your medical expenses during the treatment. The only service that isn’t available on board is dental care, so if you have any issues the medical staff will appoint you with a local dentist on the ports of call.

If you have an immediate family member living illegally in United States or if anyone in your family got deported in the past, you will not be able to acquire a work in transit VISA permit and it’s most likely that the company will terminate your selection process. The same applies for other countries that will require you to take a VISA, like Australia, Canada and for the Schengen region.