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Crew Forum is a rating and review site where you can register anonymous profiles to complete surveys and submit your own reviews about your experiences working on cruise ships. We will keep you updated with industry news, job postings, recruitment agencies, salaries, and other requests that you have so that we can support you. There will also be an entire forum devoted to rating the crew amenities, food, leadership and more and you will be able to cast your anonymous votes.

Anonymity is so important to people, and we see a greater need for an outlet where we can also review our ship life experiences without that fear of retaliation. So we are very proud to announce the partnership of Crew Center and Crews Critics. With the popularity of Crew Center’s followers, and the not for profit work that Crews Critics did as the "Sea Me Foundation" in 2019 (to expose the violations and the high number of sexual assaults onboard), we have some huge aspirations. We know that people rely upon their jobs and that there is a lot of fun that comes along with working and traveling, and there is no better camaraderie than those of ship friends! We want this website to bring you friendships, new connections, career networking, smiles and laughter. We also want to be fully transparent to the world about what needs changing, so that crew wellness finally gets the much-needed attention that you all deserve.

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Thread 'OE Corinthian: Crew Raise Urgent Concerns Over Working Conditions'
PLEASE MAKE MYSELF ANONYMOUS. I JUST WANT TO BRING THIS ONE UP SO THAT IMMEDIATE ACTION WILL BE DONE. I am writing to formally bring attention to the unsustainable and distressing working conditions currently faced by the restaurant team aboard the OE Corinthian.While the pressure of a new ship opening is understood, the leadership under F&B Director and the Restaurant Manager has become unreasonable and inconsiderate of basic crew welfare. These are the issues that we think need...
Thread 'Norwegian Gem Crew Concern: Same Work Schedule During Dry Dock in Marseille'
- Message from crew member - Hi good day Can you help me regarding this? We are here in dry dock in France, we don’t have passenger but the schedule is the same as we have passenger. Can you post this to aware the management, cause no one have guts to complaint about this, this is for all the crew here in ncl gem "This is our schedule here on a ship in NCL, we are here in marseille france for a dry dock, even though we don't have passengers. Our schedule now is the same as our schedule...
Thread 'Crew Feedback: Challenges Facing Silversea Teams in Recent Years'
I am working for Silversea cruise company 6 years and prefer to stay anonim as all facts I describing below it is not subjective opinion but present reality since last 2 years. I would like to take into your account about several ongoing issues affecting crew welfare and operational standards. Firstly, there appears to be a lack of support and cooperation for old "original" crew who were very proud before to work for this company. Instead of promoting and hold experienced personnel who...
Thread 'Crew Life Behind the Luxury: Sailing Through the Excess Released'
Hi! I wanted to share something special with this community because I genuinely believe this book will resonate with many. I recently co-authored Sailing Through the Excess, based on the true story of Timmo Elliott’s 13 years working aboard some of the world’s most prestigious superyachts. And honestly… the reason this story hit me so hard is because so many of us understand what it means to live and work at sea, away from home, under pressure, constantly adapting to people, expectations...
Thread 'Are Crew Living and Working Conditions on Margaritaville at Sea Acceptable?'
Crew member who worked aboard Margaritaville at Sea two cruise ships Islander and Paradise says the company sells “high salaries and big promises” but the reality is a mix of questionable salary practices, fear of retaliation, and unsafe, unsanitary crew conditions that people are afraid to report. The crew member says the contract falls short of basic protections under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), including an unexplained withholding of pay and a salary structure that makes...
Thread 'Crew Concerns Regarding Living and Working Conditions Onboard Aroya Cruises'
We are 1500 crew onboard the startup cruise line called Aroya Cruises from Saudi Arabia, operated by Columbia Cruise Services. Since the inauguration on December 16th, the situation and living conditions for the crew are getting harder and more uncomfortable. Prices in the crew bar are getting higher a can of soda costs $2.50, even a bottle of water costs $1, and $12 for a pack. No promotion, no discount, and you can only get it between 6 PM and 1 AM. Five refilling stations have been under...
Thread 'Crew Experience at Explora Journeys 1'
First of all thank you very much for letting me share my experience at Explora Journeys, it was my first contract with this company, however i've been in other company. I had a terrible contract with this company, when i was embarked from my country to Turkey, they aren't provide us accommodation like hotel, so no rest on that day, after pick up time from airport we directly went to the ship, we had a training for one hour, afterwards we have to go to our section 8 p.m in the evening after...
Thread 'Norwegian Sky Abusive Scheduling and Manipulated Rest Time TO BOOST THE SHIPS RATINGS IN THE FLEET'
We received a message from concerned crew member on Norwegian Sky, requesting anonymity due to fear of retaliation. The crew member describes a toxic work environment marked by grueling schedules, manipulated opportunities for rest, and unfair competition systems. The message highlights how management allegedly prioritizes fleet rankings over crew well-being, leaving many crew members overworked and unable to enjoy rest or shore time. Here is the message: I just want to share what's the...
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