How to Get a Job on a Cruise Ship [Paperback]

Don H. Kennedy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0929255062 | ISBN-13: 978-0929255064 | Publication Date: October 1991

A Step-by-step Guide To Getting One of 30,000 Jobs with Over 30 Cruise Lines and 100 Cruise Ships

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

This book is based on my success in getting jobs on board ships with four different cruise lines and all the questions I was asked about them by hundreds of job seekers.

From the Back Cover

Would you like a job where you could... Earn an excellent salary and benefits Work short-term or long-term Live rent-free and eat all the free food you want Get paid to travel to the most beautiful places in the world? If so, this book will tell you step-by-step how to apply. Written from the author's personal experience with four cruise lines, in it you'll learn... What jobs are available and what you would do in each Where you have to apply for each position and what you need to send with your application to be considered What you must include in your cover letters and resumes How and when you should follow up to get an offer

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Careersource Pubns (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929255062
• ISBN-13: 978-0929255064
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,474,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "all new, second edition"- Lie! The prove, February 28, 2005

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Paul Gibson "Sales Manager" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How To Get A Job On A Cruise Ship (Paperback)

When I looked at the book I neither found such information on the front or back cover, nor in its content. It is clearly written "first edition March 1, 2000" and this is the truth! The author can and do say anything in the description BUT the ugly reality is that he is shameless enough to lie you only and only to sell you his 5 years old, low quality book.

As a Sales Manager with 11 years experience I am telling you that his tips are practically useless for marketing and selling yourself to the cruise lines. That's why this author and his book are for 0.5-star rating because trust and honesty are the foundation of everything. Instead of shamelessly lying you, it is better to finally move his ass a little bit and at least update his book although it badly needs a transplantation of valuable content! If you are looking for the latest cutting edge stategies for applying and writing an impact cover letter and resume, the only book in the world I recommend is Cruise Ship Job in 14 Days!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 5 years old, useless information, January 22, 2005

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Martin Parroni "Head Waiter" (Rome, Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How To Get A Job On A Cruise Ship (Paperback)

A true expert will keep his book up-to-date giving his readers the most accurate and current information. For the past 5 YEARS this book is NOT touched from its author. This is the reason why most of the addresses, telephone and fax numbers are outdates and useless. Tell me how your application will reach a cruise line, so they can consider you, if the address from the book is wrong? The only current and full with instructions from the Professional Association of Resume Writers book is Cruise Ship Job in 14 Days. Check it out.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice try!, February 13, 2005

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Richard Matthews (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How To Get A Job On A Cruise Ship (Paperback)

This is a nice try for a good quality book. It is neither updated for the past 5 years, nor it offers something more than good tips on cover letter and resume writing. I doubt that anyone can defeat the severe competition for any cruise ship job having only this as foundation and advice.

I have also bought Cruise Ship Job in 14 Days and if I have to compare them it's just like Ph.D thesis and pupil's notebook with tips and tidbits of basic information. I followed The L.A.S.E.R Strategy for Next Generation Applying and got a job in 10 days as an Engineer onboard of Royal Caribbean Cruises. That's why if you really want a cruise ship employment at least you will need the current addresses of the cruise lines in order your application to reach them. Does the author care that the ones in his book are 5 years old? NO! Will you rely on him for the best possible advice and strategies on getting a cruise ship job?