What entry level positions make the best money

what entry level positions on a cruise ship, you think would make good money?

That even for someone from North America who wants to work on a ship would take?

Like a list of positions and why?

If its an entry level position on a cruise ship, you can bet the pay will be very low by American standards.

The Art Auctioneer? I think he gets a commission.

If you enjoy cruising, WORKING on a ship will NOT be the same thing at all! I would imagine some sort of engineer or ship mechanic would make the most as an 'entry" level salary.

NONE of the entry-level service jobs make much at all.

If you enjoy cruising, WORKING on a ship will NOT be the same thing at all! I would imagine some sort of engineer or ship mechanic would make the most as an 'entry" level salary.

NONE of the entry-level service jobs make much at all.

Of course you do get free room and board and a little bit of money for the twelve hours or so of work each day. Also a break every six months or so.

The cruise industry is not the place to get rich.

Check with NCL. Their Pride of America is based in Hawaii and must follow US wage and hour laws

Suggested reading: "Cruise Confidential: a Hit Below the Water Line", by Brian David Bruns. It's a light hearted expose of the cruise industry, written by the first (only?) American to be hired and complete a contract as a waiter on Carnival. Haven't read the sequel (Ship for Brains) yet -- but I think it's about his "second" on-board career, as a ship's art auctioneer. :cool:

Your first mistake is assuming that a cruise line is willing to hire you.

If you are from North America, your chances of being offered a position of any kind are very slim.

If you carry a US passport, your only chance is getting a job with NCL America in Hawaii. No other cruise line will take a chance with an American.

If you have a Canadian passport, you might get lucky and have a chance at child care or entry level in the entertainment department. These are very low paying jobs.

In any case, in order to be accepted on any cruise line, you need to pass a drug test. Most people from North America cannot do that.

Employment on a cruise ship is no way to get rich. For the workers coming from places like Indonesia, or the Phillipines, etc., it is a decent way to make a living, and send it home to their families. As said, with the exception of NCL Pride of America, and a handful of other US registered cruise ships, employment of Americans is very limited. A few opportunities in entertainment staff, photography, shops, shorex, casino and the like, but even there, most come from other countries. And the hotel and deck department including officers are very rarely from US. They don't even recruit for those jobs in the US. Just look at any cruise line web site for employment opportunities and you will see what I mean. One possible job that may have some promise is if you are an experienced IT techie.

I believe most Americans that get a job on a cruise ship only do it for the experience, and not for very long. Certainly not for the wages.