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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...

Just wanna share a concern. I am from Norwegian Cruise Line. Been on a maternity leave and I am ready to go back onboard. They require to pass on some requirements like medical cert that indicates we have to be fit to work at sea. And it is already provided. I'm not sure why, but most of the who wamts to return back to work were having a hard time to come back. No respond to any email being sent to the person incharge at miami office. Not only for maternity leave but also those who have...

Good day! Just to highlight somethings NCLH is doing to Stateroom Attendant! Norwegian Cruise Line doesn't pay Stateroom Attendant any of the gratuity the guests pays, NCLH pay Room Steward a flat salary of $1600 per month without gratuity, they say tell the guest that the gratuity goes in a pool and pay some Crew which is a lie, because Room Steward doesn't get that gratuity. Room Steward have 20,22,22,23,24 or 25 Room that's what we have to deal with thanks to the help of this a Fleet...

Not sure which ship this is yet, but you can clearly see the Carnival Cruise Line logo on the screen panel, and it looks like Deck 8 near the stairway. The video was posted on X, but no info on when this actually happened

I know this will go to an empty box, but as I mentioned above if you and your partner works for NCL don't come to Norwegian Luna. I've been working for NCL for over 10 years, no warnings, no problems, not even a single complaint until now. I've been married for five years and I love my partner more than anything in this life. All the ships where we have been working had been so nice to give us a cabin for just the two of us, we don't even need to ask for it. Thats our little home far from...

Open Letter from RCCL Serenade CREW. I've been working for RCCL for almost 11 years and the experience in this kind of itinerary really put all the crew members down, "down" meaning we lost a lot of money, I believed that restaurant department are not the only one who's affected but also the BAR DEPT and the HOUSEKEEPING DEPT. Our salary depends on the gratuities that the guests are paying unfortunately the guests have the rights to opt out their gratuities. Week by week there's more and...

Just got this message from Princess about the new tattoo policy that kicked in April 2, 2026, and honestly, it’s going to affect a lot of us onboard. Looks like anything visible over 5x5 cm now has to be fully covered while on duty or in guest areas—even sleeves. Sharing the full message below… curious how everyone else feels about this change 👇 PRINCESS Cruises A message to OUR TEAM All Shipboard Teammates Dear Teammates, We'd like to share a friendly reminder that the updated Tattoo...

Carnival’s John Heald was replying to a guest celebrating an anniversary onboard Carnival Panorama—all warm and professional… until his message suddenly turned into pure dog chaos 🐕💩 Turns out, he forgot to switch off voice dictation while his very naughty German Shepherd went full drama mode in the background 😅 To his credit, John owned it and apologized—but honestly, this is why people love him. Because sometimes… the real entertainment isn’t onboard. It’s at home 🐾😂

A crew member seeking information about the rules and policies regarding pregnancy and maternity leave sent us the following message: “Can you please tell me what rights pregnant crew members have? It’s a taboo topic. I’ve looked everywhere, and everything seems so ambiguous. I thought maybe you could help me. Thank you.” What are the cruise lines' policies if a crew member becomes pregnant on a ship? Do they offer maternity leave? Can the crew return to the ship after maternity leave...