Your mental health is extremely impacted by sleep. Crew schedules don't allow for the proper rest that is required and therefore how do you find ways to support your well being? More importantly, how does the ships management and crew help support each other?
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...
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...
Cruise ships are famous for their festive spirit, and Halloween is no exception! Every year, crews across the fleet transform their vessels into floating haunted houses filled with creativity, laughter, and fun. Among the many highlights of these spooky celebrations are the incredible pumpkin carvings crafted by the talented galley teams. With limited tools and plenty of passion, these culinary professionals turn simple pumpkins into eerie masterpieces that capture the magic of Halloween at...
While most of the attention has been on the 18 Carnival Sunshine crew members recently deported by CBP from Norfolk, it looks like this wasn’t an isolated case.
We’ve now learned that 19 Royal Caribbean crew members were also deported back in April 2025 and under very similar and troubling circumstances.
One of them shared his experience:
I am a former crew member who worked for Royal Caribbean International. I am writing this with a heavy heart. I loved my job and gave it everything I...
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