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Crews Critics is a rating and review site where you can register anonymous profiles to complete surveys and submit your own reviews about your experiences working on cruise ships. We will keep you updated with industry news, job postings, recruitment agencies, salaries, and other requests that you have so that we can support you. There will also be an entire forum devoted to rating the crew amenities, food, leadership and more and you will be able to cast your anonymous votes.

Anonymity is so important to people, and we see a greater need for an outlet where we can also review our ship life experiences without that fear of retaliation. So we are very proud to announce the partnership of Crew Center and Crews Critics. With the popularity of Crew Center’s followers, and the not for profit work that Crews Critics did as the "Sea Me Foundation" in 2019 (to expose the violations and the high number of sexual assaults onboard), we have some huge aspirations. We know that people rely upon their jobs and that there is a lot of fun that comes along with working and traveling, and there is no better camaraderie than those of ship friends! We want this website to bring you friendships, new connections, career networking, smiles and laughter. We also want to be fully transparent to the world about what needs changing, so that crew wellness finally gets the much-needed attention that you all deserve.

And it's not just for crew. Without the passengers, we wouldn't be here! So there is a dedicated passenger area that can also participate and just like onboard, there are passenger only and crew only areas. There are also places we can all come together so that we can have guest and passenger support, working together for a better tomorrow. We won't say it looks easy, but we are confident that Crews Critics will be the biggest cruise community online and we can't wait to engage with you.

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Thread 'Viking Explorer staff'
Viking called “Explorer staff” Cabin: Shared with 1 Explorer staff or Hotel admin. Amenities: Staff/Officer mess which is almost the same as crew mess but just a bit more pretty. Free internet but really slow and not expect it to be fast enough to do much. Food: Better than NCL and RCCL ( I was there, TBH,Viking is the best but doesn't mean it will make you enjoy much) Sunday egg benedicts is a pluse for staff/officer mess. Duties: You have to work as Guest service merged with shore...
Thread 'How Much Money Cruise Ship Crew Make & Their Side Hustles'
Ever wonder what crew members make and how they spend their time onboard when they aren’t working? Firstly, all crew receive free room and board and all of their meals. They pay high rates for internet and phone, but most cruise lines include WhatsApp now. Unless they are in an Assistance Manager role or higher, they generally share a very small room with 3 other people and one bathroom. Because they all work different shifts, someone is always coming and going - making room and board...
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Thread 'Stateroom Attendant gratuity'
Good day! Just to highlight somethings NCLH is doing to Stateroom Attendant! Norwegian Cruise Line doesn't pay Stateroom Attendant any of the gratuity the guests pays, NCLH pay Room Steward a flat salary of $1600 per month without gratuity, they say tell the guest that the gratuity goes in a pool and pay some Crew which is a lie, because Room Steward doesn't get that gratuity. Room Steward have 20,22,22,23,24 or 25 Room that's what we have to deal with thanks to the help of this a Fleet...
Thread 'Upside Down Pineapples Not Allowed on Carnival Ships?'
Carnival's Brand Ambassador, John Heald, recently said that upside-down pineapples would no longer be allowed as door decorations on Carnival cruise ships. The upside-down pineapple has long been associated with the swinging lifestyle, with some passengers using it to signal interest in connecting with others who share that lifestyle. The ban was shared by Heald in response to a Facebook post where a cruiser asked for advice on meeting other singles while sailing. After a comment joking...
Thread 'Carnival Cruise Line Guest Services Experience'
Company: Carnival Department: Guest Services Salary: $2,000 plus To begin with, I have made very good friends working with Carnival. Friends I know I can depend on both emotionally and financially. Cabins: The bigger the ship, the small the cabin. You share your cabin 99.9% of the times with another GS team member. Not all roomates can be good but my roomate last contract was amazing. Pray to God or whatever higher being that you get a good one and not one from hell! Plus praying for...
Thread 'Disney Cruise Line Position: HR Manager Interview'
Company: Disney Cruise Line Position: HR Manager Contract: 4 month on 2 months off Interview process: took 1-2 months Type of interview: Initial screening with senior recruiter, Interview with Senior HR Manager, Final interview with HR director. All virtual (I am UK based, recruiting team in US, so don’t know if this is different if you are based elsewhere). What kind of questions did they ask that stood out? Try to write one or two here. All interviews had a really relaxed feel, just...

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