Cruise Ship Employment on Large & Small Cruise Ships By Neil Maxwell Keys

Usually when people are expected to have a cruise ship job, to think of a great line of a dozen stories high, filled with thousands of tourists enjoying their journey on board a floating resort that is well equipped with almost all facilities and services.

In fact, the number of cruise ship like this is increasing and it seems that superliners are getting bigger and bigger every year, all competing for the title of The World's Largest Cruise Ship! Improved services, more passengers, and best of all offers of employment, which is great news for job seekers cruise line.

Royal Caribbean is launching the first vessel of its kind Oasis in 2009. This superliner can hold a whopping 6400 guests, which is about 4,000 more than the largest vessel on the planet can bear.

Job opportunities on cruise ships will increase dramatically as these new lines are at sea, meaning many more opportunities available to earn a living by traveling the world!

The use of cruise ships in superliners these can be much more than a job and the work can be fun. There are a lot of fellow crew members aboard, modern amenities, extra services and amenities, and generally the cabins are larger and better equipped. There is a much larger number of passengers on board too, and both the crew and will be a variety of countries and nationalities.

However, a drawback to the most experienced crews of many ships is the fact of life on board is much more hectic. Staff are too busy dealing with the extra passengers, and the atmosphere is less intimate. Making lasting friendships is more difficult and it is not unusual to meet someone on board and then not see again for several weeks, even months. Although in certain circumstances, this can be considered as a good thing!

If it is an intimate experience that is later, may be worth exploring other avenues. Jobs on cruise ships are not limited to superliners with thousands and hundreds of crew members.

Many of the less well-known brands to run cruises on smaller vessels. This usually brings a more relaxed and more friendly atmosphere for the guests and crew members.

There is a wide range of opportunities available in the types of smaller ships in the cruise industry, including employment in small boats, large yachts, ferries, sailboats motor sternwheelers, river barges, ships of exploration and windjammers. These types of boats are often the venue for cruises with a narrower subject, such as river trips, environmental cruises, diving expeditions, cruises, naturalist, or even just to browse adventures.

Those crew who have worked in large and small vessels usually prefer the intimacy and enjoy the more personal working environment smaller cruises. That's not to say they do not like the big lines, just choose to share a relaxed and friendly experience with their fellow crew members and guests.

A clear advantage of smaller ships is their ability to navigate where large liners can not. This means that visits to places that are much more unique and exclusive - not to mention exciting!

For example, imagine an Alaskan cruise - the ship is capable of smallest venturing closer to the glaciers along the narrow and that it would be impossible for the largest liner to sail.

Even cruises jobs available can vary by a smaller boat. Vacant jobs as naturalists and dive masters are often smaller companies, while you will not find those offered by large companies.

Neil Maxwell-Keys is a former member of the crew, hiring experts and best selling author of "Get a Cruise Ship Job." Neil claim popular free e-book TODAY which shows you how to get the cruise ship job quickly and easily. Available at: =>