Cruise secrets: Ex crew member reveals the very worst part of working on a cruise ship

Joshua Kinser explained that the job of a cruise ship worker can be rather difficult in various ways.

“There are many difficulties and challenges that cruise ship crew members must endure on their lengthy contracts at sea,” he said.

One of the biggest grievances Kinser had during his time on cruises was the tedium, especially when it came to the food.

“The monotony of the job becomes tiresome,” he explained. “The food served to the crew can sometimes be about as appetising as the seaweed that gets tangled in the cruise ship propellers.”

“I wish I could have told passengers how much I wanted a lobster tail or some of the great food that they were eating in the passenger dining rooms,” Kinser added. 

“I know it may seem petty to some people out there, kind of a first-world problem sort of thing, but after three months eating the same slop that is served on some of these ships, most employees just want a taste of the wonderful food that the passengers eat.”