Leilani and I worked for Carnival for 3 years. Nice gig. Sensible rules
  1. Do not go into the Casino - it makes sense, if a crew member is winning and a paying passenger is losing, some passengers might suspect that the games are rigged
  2. Do not go into the passenger's rooms - it was OK for them to come to your cabin. If a passenger goes to your cabin, it implies consent
  3. If you are using a limited item like a bar stool or exercise machine and there are no more available, you are expected to give that item to a paying customer if he/she even looks like he/she wants to use it - after all, they are paying your salary
  4. Act appropriately when in the passenger areas


Plus they fed us passenger food but in our own dining room, allowed us to eat at the passenger buffets after the first rush of passengers went through it (there was always plenty of everything left), and they treated us with respect as long as we acted like professionals.

I did another few month stint with RCL/Celebrity and I'll never go back to them. They treated us like indentured servants -- wouldn't even bring our gear on the ship when it started raining because the waterproof food containers had to go on first. Made us tear down our gear every night. Feed us inferior food. Restricted our movement on the ship. And generally treated all the help as if they were the enemy.

I've heard that some musicians on some lines have to do extra duties like helping out with Bingo games, doing bus duty on land tours, etc. -- be sure to check that out first.

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