Alaska Cruise

Alvaro you should apply for a cruise ship. Very few Americans work on cruise ships. While the foreign people work very hard on the cruise ship and follow rules to a T, I had spoke to my older son about working on a ship as he loves to cook. He always works in a restaurant. After I had my first cruise in 2006, seeing all the people working very hard on the ship, I talked to a few of them. They told me there were like 2 american workers. After doing this cruise I see why. Upon telling my son about working for a cruise line and what the workers told me, you cannot be on main decks when you have off hours, you cannot fraternize with the cruisers, you have your own floor for cabins and entertainment while on the ship. My son went off on a rant saying he would do this and that and I said NOW I know why not many young Americans are able to do this job, he would not have followed the rules. But most young people today do not think rules apply to them here in the US and Spring Break really shows it. The only draw back might be working on a ship 7 days a week, and several months in a row before you get to be home for a month or so personally had I known about cruises when I was younger I would have looked into it. I have met so many wonderful and beautiful people to enjoy on the cruise. I seldom talk to the people cruising, I am to busy trying to see the workers nametags and where they are from. LOL I love cultures and always eager to learn. So for me cruising is the best of two worlds you get to be out on the beautiful sea and learn something from everyone that works on the ship. I have always made it my duty to know the Restaurant Captain. I know my room steward personally before I leave my cruise, and I always tip my room steward cash before I get off the ship. Even knowing part of the tips we pay go to him, I still think if he is willing to know me and I him or her, then they deserve a personal tip handed to them. If you are interested, most of the cruise ship lines have a link for employment at the bottom of their first page. Let me know if you look into it. Would be a wonderful way to meet you someday!

the only time you can go on a Alaskan cruise is during May through September I asked our cruise counselor which month would be the warmest and he said do May. Of course June and July and August would probably be warmer but I want to do it while the kids are still in school. so we are doing early may 2013. only drawback of not doing one would be gas prices and what the ship could charge us extra So we are watching everything right now to see what we will do.

Oh Bob the alaska cruise will be our 4th. We just come off the newest Carnival ship a week before Xmas. Material things don't mean much anymore to older couples so we enjoy a cruise. We opted out for a cruise this year to afford the alaska cruise next year. Carnival is nice if you just want to get on a ship and relax. Even though there are lots of kids and young adults, I tend to manage to manuever around them LOL my husband and I seem to enjoy the buffet's more or room service. I don't like to have a permanent sit down time, and we found out its mostly the same food. We tried it when we were on the elation, but it just seemed to formal to us. And for me way to much food. when I passed on soup, the waiter seemed kind of annoyed with me. then I had my salad, my entree, and I was finished. Then when desserts come around again I bowed out and he seemed annoyed again. I think the diningroom is great if you can actually eat all the food. But for me I like the buffet I can take a spoon of this and that and try various things. I seldom eat dessert. My husband on the other hand ate everything put in front of him and then was miserably full LOL I thought that just to funny. I think we are going to go on the Princess as i did her in 2006. I have been reading reviews and I was going to go on a norwegian and they have been giving some pretty bad reviews so thats why I wanted to hear from people that did alaska cruises. I am looking forward to the cruise we plan on going in may of 2013 unless Gas is just unbearable and we have to pay all the surcharges they can put on you depending on the gas price at the moment. thanks for all your information it was greatly appreciated!