Where are the staff from?

[StinkyFeesh]

Hi folks, been reading a ton since becoming a member here. I've already booked a cruise on the Pride for July. I'm curious, I don't know who owns this line, but I see some other lines are foreign. Where are the staff from? Are they generally American? I'm just curious about language barriers as last year we went to the Riveria Maya and there were some there.

 

Also going to have a ton of questions soon as well. I'm trying to learn as I read but some things aren't too self explanatory. Is there a FAQ anywhere? For example I keep reading about sign and sail cards but it's never been mentioned to be before reading about them here.

 

Thanks,

JP

[big_duck]

Very few Americans on any cruiseline ship except maybe for some of the higher paying jobs like entertainment staff.

 

There is no way he average (North) American would work the housekeeping or serving staff jobs. NCL America tried it in Hawaii and it was for the most part a disaster.

 

Most of the ships Officer's are Italian. The ships workers are mostly Philippino. The "Hotel" staff, (Stewards, serving staff, etc) come from just about any low standard of living country. The Casino is staffed mostly by Eastern Europeans. The Entertainment staff, Hosts, CDs etc for the most part come from "english as a first language country" (US, Canada, England, Aus/NZ, South Africa).

 

There are of course exceptions in each of the categories.

[Hockey Addict]

Welcome to Cruise Critic!!!

 

You will get a card, that looks like a credit card, to make all purchases onboard and to open your stateroom door.

[royd1968]

Where are the staff from? Are they generally American? I'm just curious about language barriers

JP

 

Ive only cruised twice, but there werent any language barriers. there were a ton of accents, but there was no one onboard who couldnt understand me when I said..." another jack n coke please"

[StinkyFeesh]

Thanks for the help.

 

I figured out what the sign and sail cards were about, however people keep talking about how they went online and signed up for theirs, etc etc. The guy I booked with didn't say anything to be about having to do any prep work before we left for our cruise. What else needs to be done?

[big_duck]

Is there a FAQ anywhere?

 

http://www.carnival.com/CMS/FAQs/FAQLanding.aspx

 

Also have a look through this: http://www.carnival-brochures.com/welcome/ebook.asp

[royd1968]

Thanks for the help.

 

I figured out what the sign and sail cards were about, however people keep talking about how they went online and signed up for theirs, etc etc. The guy I booked with didn't say anything to be about having to do any prep work before we left for our cruise. What else needs to be done?

 

 

 

when you fill out your funpass, there will be a section for setting up your onboard account...its very simple!!!

[bighairtexan]

Also, don't know if you have kids but usually the "camp carnival" staff are either American or Canadian.

And you really DO have to fill out the info before you go. Either online or you can download a form and fax it in. If you can't do either, call your TA or Carnival because that Homeland Security wants the info well before sailing and it saves a lot of headaches if it is completed before you get to port.

[MICKMAC100]

Hi folks, been reading a ton since becoming a member here. I've already booked a cruise on the Pride for July. I'm curious, I don't know who owns this line, but I see some other lines are foreign. Where are the staff from? Are they generally American? I'm just curious about language barriers as last year we went to the Riveria Maya and there were some there.

 

Also going to have a ton of questions soon as well. I'm trying to learn as I read but some things aren't too self explanatory. Is there a FAQ anywhere? For example I keep reading about sign and sail cards but it's never been mentioned to be before reading about them here.

 

Thanks,

JP

 

Room stewards are from the Caribbean to Inida, Dinning staff most from India, Casino most from Romania, Buffet staff most from Asia, they all speak very good English

[dan40]

Hi folks, been reading a ton since becoming a member here. I've already booked a cruise on the Pride for July. I'm curious, I don't know who owns this line, but I see some other lines are foreign. Where are the staff from? Are they generally American? I'm just curious about language barriers as last year we went to the Riveria Maya and there were some there.

 

Also going to have a ton of questions soon as well. I'm trying to learn as I read but some things aren't too self explanatory. Is there a FAQ anywhere? For example I keep reading about sign and sail cards but it's never been mentioned to be before reading about them here.

 

Thanks,

JP

 

Carnival is an American Company majority owned by a man in Miami.

 

The ships Officers are all Italian, and the hotel staff are from all over the globe. The able bodied seaman [the ships crew, not the hotel crew] are mostly from the Phillipine Islands. This last is true on most lines, not just Carnival.

 

Language barrier? depends on your language capabilities.:D

 

Dan

[Insel]

One thing that impressed us when we cruised the Miracle was the friendliness of the staff. Despite where we were on the ship, the stewards always had a friendly hello, morning or late at night. Our waiter and his assistant in the dining room were awesome, they were from Peru and Bali. That certainly was a factor in why we chose this ship again.

[MICKMAC100]

If we could speak other languages the way Carnival staff speak English, What a better world we would live in

[luckycruzer]

are the homes of Most cruze ship employees. To be hired, they must read, write, understand and speak english. Americans, for the non-staff jobs, will not work for the wages that these wonderful people are assionate to earn. English being the common factor for communication for all employees, they are eager. I cant imagine a wonderful Italian officer having a conversation with a delghtful conversation with someone from Bali, in a longuage other then English. So---it works..and has been since I've been cruzing, in 1969. Never had a problem being serve, understood, or taken care of on any ship

[ok4uni2cruz]

I saw very few employees on the ship from the states. Each employee wears a name tag that also includes the country in which they are from. It was actually really fun reading name tags to see all the different countries! There was a nurse on the Conquest from Texas but that was the only American I saw.

NEVER had any communication problems.

[dan40]

are the homes of Most cruze ship employees. To be hired, they must read, write, understand and speak english. Americans, for the non-staff jobs, will not work for the wages that these wonderful people are assionate to earn. English being the common factor for communication for all employees, they are eager. I cant imagine a wonderful Italian officer having a conversation with a delghtful conversation with someone from Bali, in a longuage other then English. So---it works..and has been since I've been cruzing, in 1969. Never had a problem being serve, understood, or taken care of on any ship

 

"To be hired, they must read, write, understand and speak English."

 

So thats why there are no Americans working aboard!

 

Dan

[Carnival AZIPOD]

"To be hired, they must read, write, understand and speak English."

 

So thats why there are no Americans working aboard!

 

Dan

 

Hahahahaha! I guess I got disqualified when I made a posting about the "MUSTARD DRILL."

[Carnival AZIPOD]

Any idea where FunShip Freddy is from? Is he part of the entertainment staff? For one thing, I know Freddy understands English VERY WELL (ie. he responds promptly to requests).

[luckycruzer]

dancer..mostly the girls, I am told by staff