Cruise secrets: Ex cruise ship crew reveals the best aspects of job – can you guess?

“You have the chance to talk in-depth with people who grew up in rural communist China or lived through the collapse of the socialist Soviet Union.

“You work with people who grew up in India, the Philippines, Ukraine, England, France, Australia, Nepal, Chile, people from all over the world.

“Through the experience, I learned a great deal about world history in the 20th century, and how much culture, religion, economics, and the different forms of government largely shape our individual experiences and opportunities in life.”

Working on a cruise ship is not all fun and games though. One aspect is very hard to bear indeed.

“The most difficult thing I feel most crew members endure is the hardship crew members face if they fall in love with another crew member on a cruise ship,” said Kinser.