I wonder if working on a cruise ship these days would be a good job or a bad job?
According to the crew I have talked to it is a good job. Look up Chris Tang on youtube. He is a British guy that works on a ship and explains it pretty well
I managed a fairly big IT team for Royal/celeb.
I got to go on “work cruises” a couple of times per year while I had my teams doing installs or upgrades.
The quality of life on a ship depends on a lot of factors. There is a definite caste system, based on job function - which also happens to coincide with nationality.
Regardless of your job, your sleeping quarters suck. But, the crew bar is super cheap.
If you are young and want to party - work as a show/dancer, shore excursion or casino staff member. I would add the kid club staff to that. They are a little off, but fun good people.
But it is an extension of college life in a lot of ways. Groundhog Day: work hard, party hard. The money stinks.