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?
A recent investigation into a Carnival ship in Australia has raised serious questions about crew working and living conditions. The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) describes the reports as “horrifying,” while the company says inspectors found no major issues.
So what’s really going on?
From experience situations like this are rarely black and white.
On one side, many of the claims long hours, pressure to work while sick, and fatigue are things crew across different cruise lines have...
Anonymous testimony
I worked for Celebrity Cruises for ten years.
Ten years of steady career growth, commitment, and responsibility. Ten years of showing up, even in the most difficult circumstances.
During the Covid period—one of the most challenging crises the cruise industry has ever faced—I stayed. I continued working on board, managing emergencies, supporting passengers, and ensuring operations continued under constant pressure, uncertainty, and fear.
In addition to my official...
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...
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...
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...
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