Download or read book Cruise Ship Stories written by Guy Beach and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are reading this intro, then I take it that you have an interest in cruise ships. It could be you want to work on a cruise ships, you want to or have taken a cruise, maybe you are looking for tips on cruising or maybe you just like fun stories about cruise ships. If you are interested in any of those items I just listed, then this book is for you.Before we begin our journey, I guess I should tell you a little bit about myself and why I have written this book. For my cruise ship experience, I worked about 12 years on cruise ships around the world and 2 years working in shore side offices in Florida. I worked with 4 different cruise lines and worked as a scuba instructor/dive manager, shore excursion manager and then in the shore side offices as an IT geek, and finally a few years as an IT officer (yeah, I know, scuba instructor to computer geek, what can I say, it has been an interesting journey).Stories in this book include ones about:Getting a job on cruise shipsLife on board shipsOn board romanceHurricanesRunning agroundAdrift at seaKick backsFalling overboardLiving on a tropical islandCrazy things the crew and passengers doand much much more........................I also have photos about my life at sea that can be seen at: www.cruiseshipstories.comLooking at these photos will bring my sea faring stories even more to life.
Download or read book Cruise Confidential written by Brian David Bruns and published by Travelers' Tales. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Cruise Confidential, Brian David Bruns spills the dirt — or in this case, the dirty water — on those romantic, fun-filled vacations at sea. His hilarious chronicle of the year he spent working for Carnival Cruise Lines takes readers down into the areas where the crew works and lives, leaving readers gasping with laughter as they’re assaulted nonstop with events that range from the absurd to the utterly bizarre. Stewards fighting over food. Cutlery allowances and other nonsensical rules. What the crew calls those onboard (no, it’s not “passengers”). And of course, the sex. An abundance of ready, willing, and able bodies eager for action on a vessel replete with nooks and crannies leads to love in some mighty strange, and seemingly impossible, places. Breezy, entertaining, and informative, Cruise Confidential is essential reading for those planning a cruise or for anyone who just needs a good laugh.
Download or read book Atlas Obscura written by Joshua Foer and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders—the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India. Mind-boggling events, like the Baby Jumping Festival in Spain, where men dressed as devils literally vault over rows of squirming infants. Not to mention the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, Turkmenistan's 40-year hole of fire called the Gates of Hell, a graveyard for decommissioned ships on the coast of Bangladesh, eccentric bone museums in Italy, or a weather-forecasting invention that was powered by leeches, still on display in Devon, England. Created by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras and Ella Morton, ATLAS OBSCURA revels in the weird, the unexpected, the overlooked, the hidden and the mysterious. Every page expands our sense of how strange and marvelous the world really is. And with its compelling descriptions, hundreds of photographs, surprising charts, maps for every region of the world, it is a book to enter anywhere, and will be as appealing to the armchair traveler as the die-hard adventurer. Anyone can be a tourist. ATLAS OBSCURA is for the explorer.
Download or read book The Cunard Colouring Book written by Chris Frame and published by History Press. This book was released on 2019-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stunning illustrations to colour in, charting the history and heritage of the Cunard Line
Download or read book Rick Steves Mediterranean Cruise Ports written by Rick Steves and published by Rick Steves. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 1388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set sail and dive into Europe's magnificent port cities with Rick Steves Mediterranean Cruise Ports! Inside you'll find: Rick's expert advice on making the most of your time on a cruise and fully experiencing each city, with thorough coverage of 23 ports of call Practical travel strategies including how to choose and book your cruise, adjust to life on board on the ship, and save money Self-guided walks and tours of each port city so you can hit the best sights, sample authentic cuisine, and get to know the culture, even with a short amount of time Essential logistics including step-by-step instructions for arriving at each terminal, getting into town, and finding necessary services like ATMs and pharmacies Rick's reliable tips and candid advice on how to beat the crowds, skip lines, and avoid tourist traps Helpful reference photos throughout and full-color maps of each city Useful tools like mini-phrasebooks, detailed instructions for any visa requirements, hotel and airport recommendations for cruise access cities, and what to do if you miss your ship Full list of coverage: Provence, Marseille, Toulon and the Port of La Seyne-sur-Mer, Cassis, Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Villefrance-sur-Mer, Cap Ferrat, Monaco, Cannes, Antibes, Florence, Pisa, Lucca, the Port of Livorno, Rome, the Port of Civitaveccia, Naples, Sorrento, Capri, Pompeii, Herculaneum, the Amalfi Coast, Venice, Split, Dubrovnik, Athens, the Port of Piraeus, Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu, Olympia and the Port of Katakolo, Crete and the Port of Heraklion, Rhodes, Istanbul, Ephesus, and The Port of Kusadasi Maximize your time and savor every moment in port with Rick's practical tips, thoughtful advice, and reliable expertise. Heading north? Pick up Rick Steves Scandinavian & Northern European Cruise Ports.
Download or read book The Truth about Cruise Ships written by Jay Herring and published by . This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's hurricane and flooding video aired on national television by ABC's Nightline to 3.9 million people. A finalist in the Global eBook Awards, this is a behind-the-scenes look at cruise ships in a way that's never been done before. Some of the stories are shocking, some are enlightening, but most are just laugh-out-loud entertaining. This tour behind those "Crew Only" doors will reveal: - How romance on a cruise ship is unlike anywhere else - The insane things passengers do - Why alcohol is mandatory at sea - How nude cruises compare to Christian cruises - A first hand account of damage from getting caught in a hurricane Jay Herring was an American senior officer and one of the few who had physical access to the entire ship. He worked with every department and every senior officer, including the captain. His wife worked in the casino, and combined they worked for Carnival Cruise Lines for 10 years and sailed on over 503 cruises. If you've ever wondered what happens below deck on a cruise ship, then get ready to laugh through an experience unlike any other! . . Chapter 1 How Easy Is Romance on a Cruise Ship? I had been onboard my first ship for five days when I went to the crew bar and met a woman from Trinidad and Tobago. She was a black woman and she was overweight, maybe even a little flabby, but such a sweetheart. I saw her the next night in the crew bar and she looked upset so I went over and sat down. "What's wrong?" I asked. "I just had an argument with the chief purser," she said with her Caribbean accent. "That's too bad." "Yes, I do not get along with the pursers on this ship very well," she said, starting to tear up a little. "I do not have many friends onboard." Although I liked her, I could understand why others might shy away. She had slow, almost voodoo-like mannerisms that bordered on creepy. But she was so easy to talk to and, like me, perfectly content to sit and talk one on one. "So do you have a girlfriend?" she asked, changing the subject. "No." "Have you been with anyone on the ship yet?" "Nope. It's actually been twelve years since I slept with someone." "Come on now." "It's true." I said, and then told her why (more on that later). "Hmm. That's fascinating. You know, I used to sleep with a skinny white guy from England on my last ship. You remind me of him." "Oh, yeah?" "He and I had lots of fun, and I never left him unsatisfied. I may not look it, but I'm actually a really good lover." "You don't say." "I've been with lots of men in my day. I'm forty-one, after all. And in my years, I've learned exactly what men like and how to please them. And now"-she took a sip of her drink-"and now all the men I sleep with are extremely satisfied." I had always imagined athletic girls-especially flexible athletic girls-to be the best lovers. But this lady from Trinidad had me rethinking that assumption. Maybe it was just another one of the after effects of abstinence, but those voodoo mannerisms were now bordering on sensual. "Would you like to have sex with me?" she asked, taking another sip of her drink. "We could go to my cabin right now." Woodrow. I couldn't believe how quickly the opportunity had presented itself. "I might be interested in that." "Might?" "Yeah." "But not right now?" "Yeah, not just yet." "Okay, well, you think about it and I'll call you later this week." She got up and left me at the table, alone with my thoughts. My cabin phone rang at 8:00 p.m. two days later. "Hi, it's me," she said. "How are you?" "I'm good. How are you?" I responded. "Good, good. Are you ready to do what we talked about the other night?" she asked, wasting no time on idle chit-chat...
Download or read book Working on Cruise Ships written by Sandra Bow and published by Vacation Work Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to the enormous range of jobs on cruise ships around the world that describes the jobs and explains how to get them
Download or read book Cruisicology written by David Cashman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1990s the cruise industry has become one of the largest employers of musicians in the world. Thousands of professional musicians work on cruise ships daily, entertaining millions of passengers. Cruisicology: The Music Culture of Cruise Ships provides the first in-depth account of the culture and the industrial determinants of cruise ship music. Based on interviews with working musicians and coauthor David Cashman’s experience as a cruise ship musician, this book investigates how music is organized and made onboard a cruise ship. David Cashman and Philip Hayward study the working life of musicians, why and how corporate shipping lines include music onboard their vessels, the history of musicians on passenger shipping, and the likely future directions of musical entertainment within the industry. Cashman and Hayward illustrate the positive and negative experience of artists making music every day in confined spaces with close proximity to their audiences.
Download or read book How To Get A Job On A Cruise Ship written by Lichén Louw and published by Lichén via PublishDrive. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wondered how to get a job on a cruise ship? This booklet will give information that will guide and assist you in finding work on cruise ships, what job would suit you best as well as the steps needed to get you on board. This is a detailed guideline written from my own experience that you will benefit from. I wish I had something like this available to me all those years ago when I started out... If you are already checking out this book, then you know this is something you want to do but maybe you just feel lost as to how to achieve your goal. That’s where I come in. I have worked for five different cruise lines in many different positions over a period of 17 years. I have started at the bottom and worked my way up to being part of the Senior Management Team and being involved in hiring and firing of staff. So yes, I know what I’m talking about. I have scrubbed toilets, made beds and more, all in the pursuit of my dream job. Are you willing to do the same? If so, then this is the book for you and the answers you seek will be here.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Working on Cruise Ships written by Lichén Louw and published by PublishDrive. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have worked for four different cruise lines in many different positions over a period of 18 years. I started at the bottom and worked my way up to being part of the Senior Management Team and being involved in the hiring process. This is a detailed guideline written from my own experience that you will benefit from. Working on a cruise ship is a FANTASTIC experience and a completely different LIFESTYLE. Discover how you too can have the opportunity to go places most people can only dream of. This booklet aims to help you obtain a position on board a ship by giving you the best advice I possibly can, taken from my personal experience and the guidance I have given countless people over the years. I give you the details, the links to the right websites, examples and so much more. What you will also find here, is the honest truth. No rosy picture painted... the naked truth. If you are prepared for the good and the bad, you will be more likely to succeed. I don’t want to be one of those people who tells you all the pretty stuff to get you there. I’m not out to get you... what I am out to do is ensure you are prepared and that if this is really your dream, to help guide you to achieve that.
Download or read book Selling the Sea written by Bob Dickinson and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2007-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider's view of how the cruising business operates Selling the Sea offers a complete picture of the cruise line industry along with step-by-step coverage of how to effectively market the cruising experience. This updated Second Edition features new coverage of how technology has impacted the industry, new niche markets in cruising, and expanded material on shipbuilding and design. It also includes insightful interviews with today's captains, social directors, food and beverage managers, and cruise line executives who have hands-on experience at the day-to-day workings of a cruise ship.
Download or read book Cruise Ships The Small Scale Fleet written by Peter C Smith and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter C. Smith presents us here with the second release in his visually splendid Cruise Ships series. Whilst his first book concerned itself with the large-scale ships currently cruising through our seas (those weighing 40,000 GT and more) this volume focusses on the other end of the market; the ships that weigh in at less than 40,000 GT, but which are often much more stylish and aesthetically pleasing than their larger-scale counterparts. The elegant interiors and luxurious features on display in today's vast fleet of cruise liners remain unrecorded in all but holiday brochures. This book carries on in the tradition of Peter's last release, giving a complete overview of the best of these ships, the cream of the crop, so to speak.??Each colour profile includes external and interior views of the featured ship. Details of the design, building and service history of each vessel are provided with vital statistics of the ship and its facilities.??This is a book of reference for maritime enthusiasts, would-be holiday cruisers and those who have been passengers. It serves as an impressive visual tribute to the best of the smaller scale fleet currently cruising globally.??As seen in the Bedford Times & Citizen.
Download or read book Cruise Ship Tourism 2nd Edition written by Ross Dowling and published by CABI. This book was released on 2017-01-25 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated and revised, Cruise Ship Tourism, 2nd Edition covers the economic, social and environmental impacts of cruising, combining the latest knowledge and research to provide a comprehensive account of the subject. Despite the industry growing rapidly, there is a substantial gap in the related literature, and this book addresses the key issues for researchers, students and industry professionals. A valuable 'one-stop-shop' for those interested in cruise ships and maritime tourism, this new edition from major names in the field is also an invaluable resource for anyone concerned more widely with tourism and business development.
Download or read book Cruising written by Marc Mancini and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive profiles of two dozen cruise lines, a study of cruises by their geographic itineraries, and an insider’s view of cruise sales, marketing, and operations make this the only guide needed for learning how to succeed in the cruise industry. The content has been written in a magazine-style manner, making it easy and fun to read. And the author has applied a number of educational strategies, lending to Cruising’s easy learning manner. Particular attention is placed on key terms and phrases for better comprehension, activities and discussion items reinforce the concepts, and photos, graphics, and sidebars illustrate each chapter’s content. Dozens of leading industry professionals—including several cruise line presidents—have reviewed this material, ensuring that it reflects real-world insights into the business.
Download or read book Cruise Ship Squeeze written by Ross A. Klein and published by Gabriola, B.C. : New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shocking exposé of modern piracy - the Fast Food Nation of the cruise industry
Download or read book Entertaining on a Cruise Ship written by Paul Romhany and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-03 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cruising is one of the most popular, convenient, and affordable vacation options offered in the travel industry and is becoming the last bastion for magicians to perform their full shows. With more cruise ships sailing to more incredible cruise destinations all over the world than ever before, there has truly never been a better time to get a job as a magician on cruise ships.Learn how to go about working in the cruise industry from getting the gigs, booking contacts, types of contracts, life on a ship, what to do and what is expected from you, plus some incredible magic routines from Paul's own shows as well as stories from some well known cruise ship entertainers.A bonus chapter includes excerpts from Paul's private journal and reveals some amazing insights in to life as a cruise ship magician.If you have ever thought about working on ships, then this is a must, and will become the modern standard book for magicians wanting to work on ships!
Download or read book Death by Chocolate written by Ross A. Klein and published by Breakwater Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book the cruise industry doesn't want you to read. A must read for anyone who has taken a cruise, is thinking about a cruise, or who works in the industry. If you are interested in information that is not contained in any guidebook, and the cruise industry would prefer you not have, you must read this book. The chapters include: The Art of Advertising and Marketing You Wouldn't Believe the Food!! You Can Squeeze Blood from a Tu ip Ship Society Ross A. Klein is academically trained as a sociologist and as a social worker. His previous writing covers a range of topics, including peace and non-violence, child abuse prevention, women and addictions and employability enhancement. He makes his home in St. John's, Newfoundland, and is a Social Work professor at Memorial University. Information about his other activities and ongoing work may be found at www.cruisejunkie.com.
