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Cruise Ship Careers
By Staff Writer

Ever been curious about life on a cruise ship? What many don't know is there are many different jobs that can be held aboard. Here are a few examples for wannabe seafarers:
Wine & Cheese Sommeliers: Wine and cheese sommeliers introduce travelers to samplings of new flavors, textures and cheese combinations that complement food and wine. These sommeliers receive intensive training and certification.

Gentlemen Host: Gentleman hosts exist for the simple reason that there are more single ladies than men on cruise ships and cruise lines like to provide dance partners and companions for their lady passengers. And while the criteria for gentlemen hosts are very strict, there are numerous vacancies available.

Cruise lines include Cunard Line, Delta Queen Steamboat Company, Orient Lines, Silversea Cruises, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, and World Explorer Cruises.

Art Auctioneer: Auctioning "fine art" on cruises, often to first-time bidders, has become big business. Park West Gallery of Michigan handles such a high volume of art sales at sea that it bills itself as "the world's largest art dealer", selling art on the Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Norwegian, Carnival, Disney, Holland America, Regent and Oceania lines. (Princess runs its own auctions in-house.)

What are the qualifications for becoming a Cruise Ship Professional? Here are some of the typical criteria:

• Have several years of proven sales experience
• Have an extraordinarily high energy level
• Excel in public speaking and motivating people
• Enjoy providing exceptional customer service
• Maintain a positive, outgoing and highly motivated personality at all times
• Be able to work for 4 to 6 months straight on a luxury cruise ship. For example, Seaborne's contract periods tend to run four months on, two months off.
• Navigate common computer programs easily (MS Word, Excel, Power Point)
  

For those who qualify, there are significant "perks" for becoming a Cruise Ship Professional:

• Possible six-figure income
• Competitive vacation time (typically one month off for every six months on board)
• Opportunities to travel the world.
  

So, how does one find this type of opportunity?

Make a visit to AllisonTaylor.com, to see jobs available from the cruise lines. Please note the importance of knowing what your professional references will say about you to a prospective cruise line employer. Even if your employers were in different professions than the cruise industry, supervisors or HR contacts can attest to your overall performance and work attributes. Supervisors or HR contacts can attest to your overall performance and work attributes.

Bon Voyage!

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