While thousands of tourists will embark on cruises for summer holidays, working on a boat reports big? A director lifts the veil on his income.
For a few years now, the world of tourism has been turned upside down by the growing success of cruises; $ 42 billion in global turnover in 2024 according to Statist. And this universe concerns all types of travelers: from the most affordable (as on the MSC World America, which has just been inaugurated) in the ultra luxury (as on the East Express Silenseas which must take the sea next year). And the staff in all of this, are he paid well?
In his show LegendGuillaume Pley received a cruise director a few months ago, whose profession is to supervise all services for passengers as well as their safety on board. And this sector in the sector has agreed to lift the veil on your salary and reveal the constraints inherent in this demanding job. His remuneration can reach heights …
“”So, are wages rather good at sea?“, Asked Guillaume Pley. And the response of the cruise director is cash: it’s a big affirmative yes! But behind this attractive remuneration, there are requirements and constraints …”But afterwards, we work a lot. So someone who is used to 35 hours in France, he will not agree to work as much on the boat because it’s 7 days a week“Explains the director. Indeed, work contracts on board vary between 2 and 8 months, with schedules that hardly allow relaxation.
Employee salaries, on the other hand, start at $ 800 per month depending on the company and the position occupied. A sum which seems derisory, but which, in some cases, allows you to live comfortably. “”If we are from the Philippines, we can bring three families to life with that“, He said. However, the cruise director specifies that that’s not all.”Afterwards, there are tips too“He added.
And these tips can significantly inflate employee remuneration on board, depending on their role and customer satisfaction. As for cruise directors, their wages to them vary between “5,000 and 14,000“per month.”It depends on the experience, the languages you practice“Explained the director.
