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THE WORK4TRAVEL FRONTIER CLUB
For picture captions hold mouse cursor over picture. As a traveller for adventure you'll participate in all kinds of interesting and varied activities and enjoy all manner of unusual experiences. Working a little along the way makes it all possible. |
WORK AT SEA AND YOU CAN TRAVEL THE WORLD WHILE GETTING PAID
I'm writing to let you know that so far I’ve travelled from Malta down the Suez canal, across the Red Sea to East Africa, down the coast through Mombassa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti and now in the Seychelles. I’m working on a private yacht for four months as a stewardess and having an unforgettable time, thanks to your help." ... Kate Rigby Kate preferred the more intimate atmosphere of working on a small luxury yacht , but with the phenomenal growth in all kinds of cruise holidays there’s a wide choice of working environment waiting for you:
Mid size ships, 500-1,000 passengers, can also operate for overnight gambling jamborees, with lots of noise and fast paced action. Casinos can be extensive where the action is constant and noisy. Several of these operate round-the-world cruises and to exotic destinations. The new breeds of super liners are more like floating resorts than ships. Larger than the QEII (some twice as big), they accommodate 1,000-3,000 passengers with a crew of up to a 1,000 or more. Casual no-frills cruising on huge sailing ships such as those operated by Windjammer Barefoot Cruises.
'Club' Ships, which are totally different from any traditional cruise ship. Theme Cruises, generally on smaller vessels, provide an ever richer variety including: adventure, archaeological, astronomy, Country & Western, educational, exploration, gay/lesbian, murder mystery, naturist/nude, October fest, ornithology, dancing, singles, etc. Enjoy your forte while getting paid for it - a job made in heaven perhaps! Cruise liners are like floating towns and need everything, and more that a town does with a long list and great variety of jobs - consider that Carnival Ships alone offer some 28,000 jobs: Beauticians, hosts/hostesses, manicurists, nurses, nursery help, bartenders, cocktail waiters/waitresses, casino staff, dancers, musicians & entertainers, DJ’s, receptionists, cashiers, hairdressers, shop assistants (why work in your local shop when you can do it all over the world!), pool/spa assistants, catering staff, housekeeping & laundry help, stewards & stewardesses, maintenance staff (plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc), nurses, computer technicians, photographers, security officers, stores assistants, office/accounts, etc. Working a Passage: If you just want to get to the Canaries, Tahiti, the USA, or anywhere else in the world, with a bit of adventure thrown in, then consider Working a Passage. It’s an exciting way to travel cheaply. And last, but by no means least, is the great choice of locations for cruise ship work. Today’s cruise ships roam all over the world, from 2-day party cruises to Around the World in 180-days, and with a variety of itineraries:-
"My job was varied and interesting and I was lucky to meet and work with some fascinating people of all nationalities. There is a certain bond that grows between the crew of a ship when you spend such a length of time so close together. Some bonds I am still keeping a year later, and hope to keep long into the future. I have never felt as happy, exhausted, and part of a huge team before."
"On board there were some 200 staff of different nationalities to a maximum of 750 passengers. The British were treated especially well (not always well deserved) and it’s a great chance to learn about other people’s cultures and lifestyles."
"I had no special qualifications for the hostess type of work, just enthusiasm and the ability to smile constantly and be friendly and helpful. Languages do help but are not essential as English is widely spoken and the international shipping language. I managed to pick up some Swedish and Greek while on the ship."
"The second night of a cruise is always much more fun. The passengers are more relaxed and know their way around the ship. It’s surprising how well you get to know people when they are only on board for a short time. People open up more on holiday!"
"Each port is a tour base. Although officially off-duty during the day, the passengers still think of you as the ‘face of the ship’ and you still tend to act as hostess and answer questions. It’s a great feeling."
"For the evening I had to change out of my uniform into cocktail/evening wear for dinner followed by socialising in the lounges, strolling from table to table and answering questions, making sure everyone is happy and chatting about the next day’s tour. During the evening there were two cabaret shows during which I was able to relax and have a drink before the next round of chatting. It’s hard on the voice!"
"We sailed from the home port of Limassol, Cyprus, to Egypt, Israel, the Greek Islands and Piraeus. The whole job was a great chance to travel a part of the world I’d never seen before and get paid for it."
"With just 16-men to operate the hulk of steel it is a hard job to reactivate the engine, yet there is still time to sample the exotic nightlife of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Working a passage is a unique experience. It can be extremely lucrative although I have always found the pleasure of 'working the ship' to be of more value. More importantly it's great fun. "The trip took two and a half months and we visited a variety of places including Cape Town, Durban, Bombay and the Seychelles" Why not enjoy a life working at sea - travelling the world and getting paid for it? Cruise Ships - Major Vessels - What jobs are available?
Purser's Office: Secretaries with typing and basic computer skills, accounts, bookkeeping, clerks (qualifications not essential), receptionists, personal assistants (to officers). Pay around £300 ($600 week). Restaurants: Waiters, busboys, wine stewards. Galley: Butchers, bakers, buffet chefs, pastry chefs, sauce chefs, galley assistants. Bars: Bar stewards, bar waiters, cocktail waiters, bar managers (can expect to earn £20,000 ($40,000) a year) Entertainment Department: Cruise staff: Hostesses - the job of social hostess is possibly the most enviable on the ship, being in the forefront of the social scene, introducing passengers to the captain at welcoming and social receptions and generally being the 'life of the party' - earnings can be £500 ($1000) week. Sports and fitness instructors, child carers, entertainers, musicians, singers (all categories from Country and Western to Calypso), dance hosts, escorts, DJs, animators, specialty acts (tarot, palmistry, golf instruction), shore excursion assistants (shore managers can earn £500 ($1,000) a week), technical assistants (lighting and sound engineers, stage technicians), broadcasters (large ships only, for onboard TV stations). Good technicians can earn £400 ($800) a week).
Concessionaires: Staff always needed for retail shops, hair/beauty salons, health spas/fitness centres, casinos, photography, etc. The above is a partial list only, and there are also more singular jobs such as gardeners (for onboard plant displays), butlers for prestige suites, etc. N.B. Rather than relate each job to gender - male and female - all openings are available to both and the above is written for easy, i.e. handymen can also be handywomen, etc. For ease, we have used the figure of £1 (British pound) = US$2.00 Picture above: Meeting Mercury in port at Skagway Alaska on Club 11,000 mile round-trip expedition from our Club base in New York to Dawson City, Yukon |
"Hi;
Luxury
yachts often operate as private clubs at sea for those wanting to
celebrate special events and for VIPs. Some are involved in small corporate
charters and for high-roller gamblers.
Small
ships, up to 500 passengers, for intimate, and often ‘exclusive’
cruising, with access to ports unable to cater for larger ships.
Offbeat
liners, such as the Hanseatic (84 passengers, 122 crew) built
specifically to provide worldwide exploration-style cruises in luxurious
contemporary surroundings. It carries a fleet of 14 Zodiak inflatable craft used
for shore landings and viewing wildlife in their natural habitats, especially on
the Antarctic sailings. Choose to work on one of these if you are interested in
the natural world.
Alaska
...Amazon ...Antarctica ...Arabian Gulf (Red Sea) ...Around Africa ...Around
South America ...Around the World ...Atlantic Isles (Canary Isles/Madeira)
...Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific ... Bahamas ...Bermuda ...Canada/New
England ...Caribbean ...Chilean Fjords/Patagonia ...Europe (Eastern &
Mediterranean) ... Galapagos Islands ...Greek Islands ...Hawaii ...Indian Ocean
...Mexican Riviera ... North Cape/Baltic Sea ...Northwest Passage ...South
America (east coast) ...Southeast Asia ...Tahiti & Surrounding Islands
...Transatlantic Crossing ... Charter/Roaming Ships.
Buenos
Aires to Bhavnagar, India, aboard a 100,000 ton scrap tanker began with
just a telephone call. Club member Gavin is shown here lighting the furnace in
the massive boilers for the steam turbine ...
Hotel
Department:
Security
officers, maintenance (general handymen to mend a bookcase or put up a notice
board), concierges (larger ships), stores managers, baggage masters, laundry
masters, bankers (large ships only), journalists (to prepare daily news sheets),
computer technicians - can earn in excess of £400 ($800) a week