Cruise secrets: Crew member reveals ‘worst’ thing he was made to do on the ‘side’

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

“The monotony of the job becomes tiresome,” he told Express.co.uk. “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.”

Homesickness can also be a problem for cruise ship workers. “The isolation from friends and family and one’s life on land can be very difficult for some to deal with at times,” Kinser said.

However, the most difficult challenge of all is falling in love. “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.

“There is a constantly changing group of crew members on ships. Every cruise many crew members finish their contracts and pack up and head home or to their next ship.”

He continued: “The peril of falling in love on a cruise ship is that the person you fell in love with will one day pack their bags and walk down that gangway.”