I wonder if anyone here ever works on board a cruise ship

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On my first cruise, I met many happy crew members on board the cruise ship. I got to know some of them by first name basis, as well as their home town, universities attended, the number of children they had, their parents, their favorite food, their work schedule, and others. I was quite surprised to learn that many of them were graduates. At least those whom I managed to get into a conversation. All of them had good spoken English, and yet they were happy to clean window, clear table, and other work assigned to them. The only thing I did not dare to ask is the salary. Salary is a very private matter, though they mentioned that they can make more than a thousand dollars a month. Many of them came from countries where a thousand dollars is a lot of money. They seem very happy at their work. The only thing is that they cannot go home every evening to be with their family. They can only go home for 2 months after the stint of 6 to 8 months of work.