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 sea. Aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Bolette, the galley team once again proved their artistic flair, showcasing an impressive collection of terrifying yet beautiful pumpkin creations that brought the spirit of Halloween alive for both guests and crew.
Take a look at the Bolette chefs’ terrifying pumpkin creations and let us know — which one is your favorite?
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...
Dear all,
The vessel GEMINI (IMO 9000687, MMSI 311000160) is a Passenger (Cruise) Ship built in 1992 (33 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Bahamas.
This is to inform you that the crew members onboard the MV Gemini, operated by Miray Cruises, have not been paid for up to four months. The company has provided no clear information or updates regarding the delayed payments, and the situation is becoming increasingly difficult for everyone onboard.
Even though ITF inspectors...
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...
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...
On behalf of all crew members onboard of MV Gemini- Miray Cruises-passenger ship (IMO 9000687, MMSI 311000160) under the flag of Bahamas.
This is to inform that Miray Cruises has denied to pay its employees without any warning or reason, crew from all departments, some crew have their salaries late about 1, 2 and even 3 months with no payments and no any clear explanations why that is happening. some crew had to sign some documents declaring they received the money to avoid further...
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