Working on cruise ships

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION = 13
• Why Cruise Lines Need People Like You = 13
• Facing the Facts : Conceptions & Misconceptions of Life at Sea = 13
• Applying for a Job - Confirming Contact Details - The Application Procedure - On-the-spot Applications - Making a Favourable Impression - Interviews - Contracts - Taking the Job = 19
• What to Expect - Working Hours - Health & Safety - Rules & Regulations - Dress Codes = 26
• Living Conditions - Accommodation & Food - Seasickness - Leisure - Chores - Adapting to Life at Sea - Contact with Home - The Passengers = 30
• Financial Matters = 36
• Practical Preparations - Visas & Documents - Joining the Ship - What to Take = 37
• The Hierarchy - Who Wears What? = 42
• ABC of Jobs at Sea = 44
• The Unofficial Charts : Top Tens for Would-be Mariners = 47
• DECK DEPARTMENT = 51
• Opportunities for Deck Officers = 52
• Training for Deck Cadets = 53
• Royal Navy = 55
• Security Personnel = 55
• Finding a Job in the Deck Department = 55
• In the Words of Deck Officer = 56
• HOTEL DEPARTMENT = 59
• Some Tips on Tips = 60
• Purser's Office : Secretaries - Bookkeepers - Receptionists - Clerks - PAs = 62
• In the Words of a Fourth Purser = 63
• Catering for All = 65
• Jobs in the Restaurant : Maitre d'Hotel - Waiters - Busboys - Wine Stewards = 65
• In the Words of a Waiter = 66
• Jobs in the Kitchen : Chefs - Butchers & Bakers - Catering Ratings - Galley Assistants - Dishwashers = 68
• Sample Menus for Lunch & Dinner = 70
• Catering Concessionaires = 74
• Behind Bars = 74
• Bars Manager - Cocktail Waiters = 74
• In the Words of a Bartender = 74
• And Don't Forget the Crew = 75
• Keeping the Ship Ship-Shape = 76
• Opportunities in Housekeeping at Sea : Housekeepers & Chief Stewards - Cleaners - Porters - Pantry Stewards - Cabin Stewards - Laundry & Tailoring Personnel = 76
• In the Words of a Cabin Steward = 78
• Other Jobs in the Hotel Department : Baggage Masters - Porters & Bellmen - Provisions Personnel - Garbage Handlers - Concierges - Carpenters & Joiners = 79
• Useful Addresses for Jobs in the Hotel Department = 80
• OTHER UNUSUAL JOBS AT SEA = 83
• Specialist Opportunities : Gardeners - Florists - Kennel Staff - Librarians - Computer Technicians - Printers - Butlers - Port Lecturers - Art Auctioneers - Cruise Sales Managers - Priests - Couriers & Group Escorts - Bankers = 83
• In the Words of a Cashier = 87
• ENTERTAINMENT = 88
• Cruise Staff = 89
• Childcare Positions - Sample Daily Programme of Children's Activities = 91
• Sports & Fitness Insturctors = 91
• Stage Managers & Technical Staff = 94
• Addresses of Cruise Staff Employers = 94
• In the Words of a Social Hostess = 94
• In the Words of A Cruise Director = 96
• Showbusiness : Opportunities for Entertainers = 97
• Addresses of Entertainment Agencies = 98
• Sample Daily Programme = 99
• In the Words of a Dancer = 104
• What's Your Line? : Opportunities for Expert Lecturers = 105
• Jobs for the Boys : Gentlemen Hosts = 107
• Shore Excursions : Work in the Tour Sector = 108
• CONCESSIONAIRES = 109
• Retail Outlets : Shop Managers - Sales Assistants - Window Dressers = 110
• Addresses of Shop Concessionaires = 110
• In the Words of a Gift Shop Assistant = 111
• Hair & Beauty Salons : Hairdressers - Beauticians - Manicurists - Chiropodists = 112
• Spas & Fitness Centres : Gymnasium Staff - Masseurs - Physiotherapists - Aerobics Instructors = 113
• Addresses of Beauty & Fitness Concessionaires = 113
• In the Words of a Fitness Instructor = 114
• Casinos : Croupiers - Cashiers - Pit Bosses - Casino Technicians = 115
• Useful Contacts for Casino Work = 115
• In the Words of a Croupier = 116
• Say Cheese : Opportunities for Photographers = 118
• Maritime Photographic Employers = 118
• In the Words of a Ship's Photographer = 119
• TECHNICAL & ENGINEERING = 122
• Opportunities for Engineering Officers and Ratings - Electricians - Technical & Communications Engineers = 123
• Training - Recruitment Agencies = 124
• In the Words of an Engineer = 126
• The Radio Room : Radio Officers - Assistant Personnel = 127
• Training for Radio Room Personnel = 128
• MEDICAL DEPARTMENT = 129
• Opportunities for Medical Personnel : Doctors - Nurses - Medical Orderlies - Medical Dispensers - Physiotherapists - Dentists = 130
• In the Words of a Nurse = 132
• WHICH LINE? WHICH SHIP? = 134
• Which Line? = 135
• The Cruise Lines : Alphabetical listing and review of over fifty cruise lines : African Safari Club - Airtours - American Hawaii - Arcalia Shipping - Canaveral - Caravella - Carnival - Celebrity - Commodore - Compagnie des Isles du Ponant - Costa - Crystal - Cunard - Delphin - Deutsche Seereederei - Direct - Disney - Festival - Fred Olsen - Golden Sun - Hapag-Lloyd - Holland America - Hyundai - Jadrolinjia - Japan Cruise Line - Leisure - Louis - MSC - Mitsui OSK - NYK - New Century - Nina - Norwegian(NCL) - Orient - P & O - Paquet - Paradise - Phoenix - Premier - Princess - Radisson Seven Seas - Regal - Renaissance - Royal Caribbean(RCI) - Royal Olympic - Royal Seas - Saga - Seabourn - Siam - Star Cruise - Sun Cruises - Swan Hellenic - Thomson - Transocean - Windstar = 135
• Ship Charterers & Marketing Agents = 149
• Who Owns What? : Alphabetical listing of Cruise Lines showing the Ships they currently operate = 150
• Which Ship? = 160
• How Old? : New Ships - Old Ships = 160
• How Big? : Large Ships - Small Ships - Mid-size Ships = 162
• How to Spot your Ship when it eventually comes in = 164
• Cruise Ship Listing : Alphabetical listing of Ships showing their Operating Company - Launch Date - Predominant Nationality of Officers - Size - Crew Total = 165
• OTHER OPTIONS = 180
• Sailing Ships & Yachts : Operators of Sailing Ships - Yachts & Yacht Crewing Agencies = 180
• Riverboats & Coastal Vessels : Operators and their Itineraries = 183
• Explorer Vessels & Passenger Cargo Ships : Operators and their Itineraries = 186
• Themed Cruises = 189
• CRUISING ITINERARIES = 190
• Caribbean - Alaska - Mediterranean - Black Sea - Northern Europe - Middle East & Indian Ocean - Southeast Asia & the Far East - Australasia & the South Pacific - North American East Coast - Central & South America - Transatlantic Crossings - Around the World - Nowhere = 190
• ADDRESSES OF CRUISE LINES & OTHER COMPANIES = 199
• Alphabetical Listing of Cruise Lines, Operators and Agents = 199
• Other Useful Addresses = 211
• Appendix 1 : Landlubber's Glossary of Nautical Terms = 213
• Appendix 2 : Family Tree of Jobs = 218
• Further Reading = 220