Home Affairs Says All Foreign-Flagged Cruise Ships Must Employ Aussie Staff

[CRUISING ALONG]

Just found this latest article in Cruise Passenger magazine written by Teresa Ooi 14 May 2021

 

https://cruisepassenger.com.au/exclusive-home-affairs-says-all-foreign-flagged-cruise-ships-must-employ-aussie-staff/

 

Cheers

 

CRUISING ALONG

[By The Bay]

55 minutes ago, CRUISING ALONG said:

Just found this latest article in Cruise Passenger magazine written by Teresa Ooi 14 May 2021

 

https://cruisepassenger.com.au/exclusive-home-affairs-says-all-foreign-flagged-cruise-ships-must-employ-aussie-staff/

 

Cheers

 

CRUISING ALONG

Where are they going to get the staff? There is already a shortage of staff here in OZ.

[GUT2407]

Won’t be many ships here then.

[gogo65]

I was coming to post the same article...

Can’t see how that will work in the long term, fares will increase dramatically if they have to pay Aussie wages..

[OzKiwiJJ]

Home Affairs haven't got a clue about what is happening in the real world here. If restaurants and hotels can't get enough staff where on earth are the cruise lines going to get them from? Especially staff to work the long hours that cruise ship crew do.

[mr walker]

53 minutes ago, By The Bay said:

Where are they going to get the staff? There is already a shortage of staff here in OZ.

And yet there are plenty of people abled bodied and mind getting money to not work. I wise person told me 40 years ago that unemployment in Australia will never go much below 5% as 5% of people will never want to work when you get money for it.

 

[Chiliburn]

First the link didn’t work and I couldn’t see such a article on Cruise passenger.

AND do we have a home affairs ?

[possum52]

5 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

First the link didn’t work and I couldn’t see such a article on Cruise passenger.

AND do we have a home affairs ?

The link worked for me ok. Yes we do have a department of Home Affairs - Dept of Home Affairs

 

Leigh

[gbenjo]

Just goes to show how out of touch the govt is with the real world  or just another attempt at political correctness.?

[Chiliburn]

7 minutes ago, possum52 said:

The link worked for me ok. Yes we do have a department of Home Affairs - Dept of Home Affairs

 

Leigh

I stand corrected,the opps link didn’t work.

[Chiliburn]

8 minutes ago, gbenjo said:

Just goes to show how out of touch the govt is with the real world  or just another attempt at political correctness.?

You might be able to get the position as buffet tester graham.

Lock the doors before the rabble gets in.

[OzKiwiJJ]

1 hour ago, Chiliburn said:

I stand corrected,the opps link didn’t work.

I just looked up the Cruise Passenger website anf found the article. It didn't mention the big ships, just smaller ones like Ponant.

[getting older slowly]

Tell them they are dreamin.....   no idea.... like that is going to happen.....

 

Well that is it... if they are fair dinkum about this.... no cruising for god only knows......

 

 

[NSWP]

2 hours ago, By The Bay said:

Where are they going to get the staff? There is already a shortage of staff here in OZ.

At $500 a week for a 14 hr day x 7 day week? No Aussie will work for that cleaning and making up cabins and working the food areas, only fillipinos will do that.

[NSWP]

4 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

I just looked up the Cruise Passenger website anf found the article. It didn't mention the big ships, just smaller ones like Ponant.

$1000 to $1500 per diem per pax. Out of my league.

[Chiliburn]

I think the big companies will get around it.

[NSWP]

1 hour ago, Chiliburn said:

You might be able to get the position as buffet tester graham.

Lock the doors before the rabble gets in.

Or oic of the red carpet lol.

[NSWP]

2 hours ago, By The Bay said:

Where are they going to get the staff? There is already a shortage of staff here in OZ.

Like none.

[GUT2407]

1 hour ago, Chiliburn said:

You might be able to get the position as buffet tester graham.

Lock the doors before the rabble gets in.

And where does he eat if rabble aren’t allowed.

[GUT2407]

43 minutes ago, NSWP said:

Or oic of the red carpet lol.

He showed how good he was at that last time. Lost it.

[Russell21]

You may be surprised at the number of Aussies employed by the cruise lines in normal times.

[gbenjo]

2 hours ago, Russell21 said:

You may be surprised at the number of Aussies employed by the cruise lines in normal times.

Only in certain roles eg  guest services and entertainment but virtually  none in the day to day running of the ship. 

[gbenjo]

13 hours ago, GUT2407 said:

He showed how good he was at that last time. Lost it.

I didn’t lose it ..it was misplaced ( and not by me) during the OPT renovations. Anyway it was pretty much redundant as there were very very few  guests worthy of such treatment ( especially the one from Newcastle way) 😱

[Chiliburn]

Is it pride of America? The ship that everyone talks about that is crewed by America’s so it can operate in Hawaii.

I haven’t been on it but the talk is the crew aren’t so good.
Surly ,lazy and not very passionate .

Thats what we can expect.

[gbenjo]

13 hours ago, GUT2407 said:

And where does he eat if rabble aren’t allowed.

The rabble says he prefers Princess anyway so not a problem.