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| Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line (MOPAS) | |||
| Shosen Mitsui Bldg, 1 Toranomon,
2-Chrome, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105, Japan Tel: 81 - 3 - 35877111 |
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| The three mid-sized (often
corporately chartered) vessels - Fuji Maru, Nippon
Maru, Shin Sakura Maru - of this line follow
itineraries that include Southeast Asia, Alaska,
Australia and a world cruise. As MOPAS
caters for predominantly Japanese passengers, however,
Japanese-speakers only should apply. |
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| NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) Cruises | |||
| 3-2 Marunouchi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku,
Tokyo 100, Japan Tel: 81 - 3 - 32846001 |
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| This is the passenger division of
the major Japanese shipping company, NYK Line. Its single ship, the
deluxe Asuka, offers worldwide itineraries for a
mainly Japanese clientele. Job applicants should also
speak Japanese. |
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| New Century Cruise Lines | |||
| 100 Orchard Rd., no. 02-01,
Singapore Tel: 65 - 7326765 |
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| Singapore-based New Century caters to local
fun-loving gamblers with its mid-sized Leisure World.
Karaoke-singing croupiers with southeast Asian language
skills might strike it lucky here. |
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| Nina Cruise Line | |||
| Via T. Galimberti 7/2, 16128 Genoa,
Italy Tel: 39 - 10 - 588911 |
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| This Italian Cruise Line owns the
vintage Italia Prima. A mid-sized vessel, she is
frequently chartered to German tour operators, including Neckermann Seereisen. |
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| Norwegian Capricorn Line | |||
| PO Box 1666, Crows Nest, NSW 1585,
Australia. Tel: 61 - 2 - 99669955 |
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| This recently-formed Australian
division of Norwegian Cruise Line
(see below) operates the Norwegian Capricorn
(formerly NCL's Norwegian Star) out of Sydney.
An attractive, mid-sized ship, she offers itineraries
around Australia, the South Pacific and Indonesia. |
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| Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) | |||
| 95 Merrick Way, Coral Gables, FL
33134, USA Tel: 1 - 800 - 3277030 |
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| One of the established leaders of
the mid-range cruise market, Norwegian
Cruise Line is, despite its name, an
American-based company, now owned by the giant Carnival Corporation. In keeping
with its title and Scandinavian roots, however, the line
employs many Norwegian officers and the names of its
ships have Norwegian associations (Norwegian Crown,
Norwegian Dream, Norwegian Dynasty, Norwegian Majesty,
Norwegian Sea, Norwegian Sky, Norwegian Wind and Leeward). The NCL flagship is the famous Norway (formerly the France) - one of the last great ocean liners and still the longest cruise ship in the world. With this mature vessel as a notable exception, NCL operates a fairly modern fleet, based predominantly in the Caribbean and the Americas. NCL has also recently formed a separate Australian division, trading as Norwegian Capricorn Line (see above). The British company, Orient Lines, has also recently become an NCL subsidiary. The official cruise line of the American National Basketball Association and National Football League Players Association, NCL is a particularly good bet for those interested in sports and fitness-related jobs at sea. The line is also known for its varied sports and music theme cruises, featuring specialist guest speakers and performers. |
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| Orient Lines | |||
| 38 Park St, London W1Y 3PF, England Tel: 44- 207 - 4092500 |
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| Recently taken over by Norwegian Cruise Line, Orient Lines currently operates
the mid-sized Marco Polo and looks set to expand
its fleet to a second vessel. Sailing to unusual
destinations, such as the Antarctic, Marco Polo
provides some interesting opportunities for guest
lecturers and specialist experts. |
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| P&O Cruises | |||
| Richmond House, Terminus Terrace,
Southampton SO14 3PN, England Tel: 44 - 1703 - 534200 |
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| Formerly the Peninsular
& Oriental Steam Navigation Company, P & O Cruises is a
long-standing British company with an enviable pedigree
that dates back to the early 1800s. Over the years, the
line has amassed a loyal following amongst both
passengers and crew members and is a good source of
employment for British officers and staff. Since the much-lamented retirement of the popular Canberra, P & O currently operates the large, modem Oriana and Arcadia and the smaller, older Victoria - offering a combined variety of worldwide itineraries. P & O's Australian division also sails the mid-sized Fair Princess out of Sydney. The launch of Oriana's new sister ship (Aurora) in the year 2000 could mean good news for millennium job-seekers. P & O Cruises comes under the corporate umbrella of the P & O Group - also the parent company of P & O Ferries and the giant American-based cruise line, Princess Cruises. |
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| Paradise Cruises | |||
| 52 Kitiou Kyprianou St, PO Box 157,
Limassol, Cyprus Tel: 357 - 5 - 369000 |
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| One of several Cyprus-based lines
offering budget 'mini-cruises' to Egypt and Israel, this
company operates the Atalante - a vintage vessel
with mostly Greek officers. Don't expect sophistication
or too many job opportunities here. |
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| Phoenix Reisen | |||
| Koelnstrasse 80, 53111 Bonn,
Germany Tel: 49 - 228 - 7262855 |
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| This German company
markets a fleet of older ships (mostly under long-term
charter from Eastern European companies such as Belata Shipping) with some unusual
worldwide itineraries. Phoenix
attracts predominantly German-speaking passengers (and
therefore requires German-speaking employees). The
flagship, Maxim Gorki, is one of the world's
most easily-recognised vessels (on account of its unusual
funnel) and was the floating venue for the 1989 Malta
Summit meeting between George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev.
Albatros, Carina |
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| Premier Cruises | |||
| 400 Challenger Rd, Cape Canaveral,
FL 32920, USA Tel: 1 - 407 - 7835061 |
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| An amalgamation between Premier, Dolphin
and Seawind cruise lines has
resulted in a single fleet of six mid-sized older vessels
that includes the Rembrandt (previously NCL's famous Rotterdam).
With its popular music theme cruises, Hannah-Barbera
cartoon characters and lively ambience, Premier caters mainly to the
family market. It consequently offers popular mainstream
itineraries in Mexican, Caribbean and Mediterranean
waters, including 2-night cruises to the Bahamas aboard
the OceanBreeze (for a charter company called Imperial Majesty Cruise Line). This is the line for popular music bands and children's counsellors. Big Red Boat, IslandBreeze, SeaBreeze, Seawind Crown. |
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| Princess Cruises | |||
| 10100 Santa Monica Blvd, Los
Angeles, CA 90067, USA Tel: 1 - 310 - 5531770 |
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| The larger, more 'American'
division of the P & O Group,
Princess Cruises is the
company forever associated with The Love Boat -
the television series originally filmed on the Pacific
Princess which sold the romance of cruising to
millions of viewers in almost a hundred countries. The
fleet has since been upgraded to include the distinctive
dolphin-shaped Crown Princess and Regal
Princess and the mammoth new Grand Princess
(launched as the world's largest cruise ship), but the
publicity brochures ensure that the Love Boat association
lives on. With each vessel of this large, expanding fleet requiring between 500 and 1000 crew members, Princess is currently one of the cruise industry's major employers. It is a particularly good bet for British job-seekers and employs many British officers. Keen travellers should note that Princess also offers more diverse worldwide itineraries than many of its mainstream rivals. Dawn Princess, Island Princess, Ocean Princess, Royal Princess, Sea Princess, Sky Princess, Sun Princess. |
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| Radisson Seven Seas Cruises | |||
| 600 Corporate Drive, Suite 410,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334, USA Tel: 1 - 800 - 4774279 |
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| Floating very much at the upper end
of the cruise market, this luxury fleet comprises several
very different, yet equally stylish vessels. These are
the petite, yacht-like Song of Flower, the
larger Tahiti-based Paul Gauguin and the
distinctive twin-hulled Radisson Diamond. The
1999 launch of the Seven Seas Navigator heralds
the first of a new series of deluxe ships as part of the
line's long-term extension programme (good news for
job-seekers). |
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| Regal Cruises | |||
| 4199 34th St., Suite B103, St.
Petersburg, FL 33711,USA Tel: 1 - 813 - 8671300 |
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| Regal
currently operates a single vintage ship (Regal
Empress) on budget 'fun' cruises out of Florida and
New York. General job opportunities here are limited. |
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| Renaissance Cruises | |||
| 1800 Eller Drive, Suite 300, Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33335, USA Tel: 1 - 800 - 5255350 |
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| Whilst not as upscale as Seabourn, Silversea
or Radisson Seven Seas
cruise lines, Renaissance
also attracts well-travelled, well-educated American
passengers. Having sold off most of its deluxe yacht-like
fleet (only Renaissance VII and Renaisance
VIII currently remain), the line is now in the
process of building a series of larger (690-passenger)
vessels to cover different worldwide cruising regions.
These numbered, as opposed to named, ships (R1, R2,
R3, R4 etc.) could mean good news for job-hunters,
especially French citizens (due to a financing agreement
with the French government). |
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| Royal Caribbean International | |||
| 1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL
33132, USA Tel: 1 - 800 - 3276700 |
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| Currently one of the world's
biggest cruise lines, Royal
Caribbean International (RCI)
has a wordwide fleet but, in keeping with its name, bases
the majority of its ships in West Indian waters for at
least part of the year. Large, modern and
well-facilitated, RCI
vessels each display a distinctive blue anchor logo as
part of an easily identifiable corporate image that
attracts a faithful, predominantly American, following of
passengers. Always at the forefront of cruise ship innovation (including shipboard 18-hole golf courses), RCI looks set to break new barriers with its three new 'Eagle Class' vessels, to be launched in 1999, 2000 and 2001. The first of these, Voyager of the Seas, not only takes over the title of the world's largest cruise ship, but even boasts rock-climbing facilities and a real ice-skating rink! Royal Caribbean International provides plenty of employment opportunities in all sectors of the industry. Job seekers might also be interested to note that RCI has recently taken over its mainstream rival, Celebrity Cruises. Enchantment of the Seas, Grandeur of the Seas, Legend of the Seas, Majesty of the Seas, Monarch of the Seas, Nordic Empress, Rhapsody of the Seas, Sovereign of the Seas, Splendour of the Seas, Viking Serenade, Vision of the Seas. |
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| Royal Olympic Cruises | |||
| 87 Miaouli Akti, 18538 Piraeus,
Greece Tel: 30 - 1 - 4291000 |
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| This line was formed in 1995, as
the result of a merger between two established Greek
cruise companies, Epirotiki
and Sun Line. Not
surprisingly, Greek themes are very much in evidence on Royal Olympic ships and many of
the officers and restaurant staff are Greek. The company has announced plans to build two new ships, which should provide various employment opportunities and upgrade its fleet of small and mid-sized older vessels. These are based mostly in European waters and cater to a mixed, international clientele (good news for linguists). Jason, Odysseus, Olympic Countess, Orpheus, Stella Oceanis, Stella Solaris, Triton, World Renaissance |
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| Royal Seas Cruise Line | |||
| 507 North Florida Ave., Tampa, FL
33602, USA Tel: 1 - 800 - 2906222 |
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| Royal Seas'
Caribbean party cruises might mean good news for casino
staff and night-owls, but general job openings with this
single-ship operator will be fairly limited. Royal
Seas |
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| Saga Holidays | |||
| Saga Building, Middleburg Square,
Folkestone, Kent CT20 1AZ, England Tel: 44 - 800 - 505030 |
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| Saga
is a travel company for the over-50s that now operates
its own cruise ship, the mid-sized Saga Rose.
With frequent sailings out of Dover and with
predominantly British officers, this line could be of
particular interest to British job-seekers. |
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| Seabourn Cruise Line | |||
| c/o Cunard Line, 610 Blue Lagoon
Drive, Miami, FL 33126, USA Tel: 1 - 800 - 2214770 |
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| Recently amalgamated with Cunard Line and now operated under
the Cunard umbrella (see Cunard
Line), this Carnival-owned fleet currently
consists of six deluxe ships, offering a range of unusual
worldwide itineraries. Seabourn
has always been a leader (many would say the leader) in
the upper end of the cruising market and its standards of
service are high. If you have the relevant experience and
enjoy working in a more sophisticated atmosphere, this
could be the line for you. Seabourn Goddess I, Seabourn Goddess II, Seabourn Legend, Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Spirit, Seabourn Sun |
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| Slam Cruise | |||
| Chaiyod Arcade, 33/10-11, Sukhumvit
Soi 11 Rd, Klongtoey, Phrakanong, Bangkok 10110, Thailand Tel: 66 - 2 - 2558950 |
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| With a single diminutive vessel (Andaman
Princess) and catering to a Thai and Malaysian
clientele, this Bangkok-based company is a prospect for
Thai-speaking job-seekers only. |
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| Silversea Cruises | |||
| 110 East Broward Blvd, Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33301, USA Tel: 1 - 800 - 7229055 |
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| Competing in the luxury cruise
market with a range of worldwide itineraries, Silversea operates two modern
sister ships, Silver Cloud and Silver Wind.
Carrying less than 300 passengers apiece, these ships
offer watersports facilities and are affiliated to Le
Cordon Bleu Culinary Academy. Job-seekers may be
interested to note that two new, slightly larger, sister
ships are due to join the fleet in 2000 and 2001
respectively. |
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| Star Cruise | |||
| 391B Orchard Rd, 13-01 Ngee Ann
City Tower B, Singapore 0923 Tel: 65 - 7336388 |
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| The largest cruise line in Asia and
one of the largest in the world, Star
Cruise operates an expanding modern fleet of
various-sized vessels, ranging from the petite,
yacht-like MegaStar Aries and MegaStar
Taurus to the huge 2800-passenger ships, SuperStar
Leo and SuperStar Virgo. The line has
recently sold its SuperStar Sagittarius to Hyundai Merchant Marine and
currently charters its SuperStar Capricorn to
the same company. With the 1999 launch of Hapag-Lloyd's new Europa,
Star Cruise will operate its
predecessor as MegaStar Asia. Based in Singapore, Star Cruise itineraries include Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Thailand and Japan. As its passengers are from Asian- as well as English-speaking countries, those who speak Chinese, Japanese or other Asian languages would have the advantage in applying to this line. |
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| Sun Cruises | |||
| 391B Orchard Road, 23-01 Tower B,
Ngee Ann City, 238874 Singapore Tel: 65 - 7399866 |
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| Sun Cruises
(not to be confused with Airtours'
Sun Cruises) is a Singapore-based company that
currently owns a trio of modern vessels - Sun Vista
and the diminutive Sun Viva and Sun Viva 2.
They provide lively cruises to Penang, Phuket and Kuala
Lumpur for a mixed Southeast Asian and western clientele.
Speakers of oriental languages and would-be karaoke
singers take note. |
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| Swan Hellenic Cruises | |||
| 77 New Oxford St, London WC1A 1PP,
England Tel: 44 - 207 - 8002200 |
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| This is a British-based upscale
line, offering destination-orientated cruises aboard its
single modem ship, Minerva. With the emphasis on
education rather than entertainment, expert lecturers on
subjects ranging from literature to marine biology could
strike it lucky here. Variety acts, on the other hand,
should send their demo tapes elsewhere. |
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| Thomson Cruises | |||
| Greater London House, Hampstead
Rd., London NW1 7SD, England Tel: 44 - 207 - 3879321 |
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| Competing in the burgeoning family
cruise market, this division of Thomson
Holidays currently charters three mid-sized older
vessels. These are Emerald and Sapphire
(from Louis Cruise Lines)
and Topaz (from the appropriately - named Topaz International). Rather
confusingly, Thomson also
markets the vessels of lines such as Premier, NCL
and Star Cruise but is not
connected with their staffing requirements. This line might appeal particularly to British job-seekers who enjoy a 'holiday camp'-style workplace. Opportunities here, however, are more limited than with rivals such as Airtours, because Thomson does not actually own its ships. |
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| Transocean Reederei | |||
| Palmaille 45, Postfach 501522,
22767 Hamburg, Germany Tel: 49 - 40 - 380160 |
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| This German company operates under
long-term charter, the mid-sized Calypso and Astor.
Catering to an almost exclusively German clientele, these
vessels provide affordable cruising in Europe and the
Caribbean. An ability to speak German is a must for work
on these ships. |
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| Windstar Cruises | |||
| 300 Elliott Avenue West, Seattle,
WA 98119, USA Tel: 1 - 800 - 2587245 |
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| Windstar operates an unusual fleet
of modern hi-tech sail-cruisers - something of a cross
between a small, luxury cruise ship and a sailing ship. A
subsidiary of the Carnival
Corporation, the fleet currently consists of the Wind
Star, Wind Song, Wind Spirit (each with
approximately 90 crew members) and the larger Wind
Surf (with a crew of 180). Formerly owned by Club Med, Wind Surf may
soon be joined by her previous 'sister-ship'. With exotic island-hopping itineraries and a range of watersports facilities (instructors take note), these vessels offer a more informal style of upmarket cruise than most of their competitors. A warning, however, to any would-be mariners who long to scale the rigging - those giant sails are computer-controlled. |
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