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Summary: Why this small book is ridiculous
Review: 5 long years this small book has NOT been updated! Can you imagine? This is the reason why most of the addresses, telephone and fax numbers are outdates and useless. When I read the company profiles there were cruise lines, which don't even exist any more due to mergers in the last 2 years. Personally I will return this book with information from 5 years ago after I found it out. Since you need the latest information on cover letter and resume writing as well as the current contact details of the cruise lines, buying this book is like buying newspaper from 5 years ago!
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Summary: Outdated (2000), tiny (79 pages) booklet
Review: Complete disappointment is all I got from this tiny booklet. In the fast changing and very competitive cruise industry to rely on amazingly outdated booklet (2000), which barely scratch on the surface of so huge topics such as "How to get a cruise ship job?" and "What is to work onboard a cruise ship?" will only lead to application failures and disappointments.
That's why if you want complete, step-by-step, professional-grade instructions on impact cover letter and resume writing as well as acing an interview you can find them only in "Cruise Ship Job in 14 Days". Otherwise if you are looking for a book which focuses on the life onboard and contains many stories of people who have worked on a cruise ship the best two are "Working on Cruise Ship" and "How to get a job with a Cruise line and travel around the world".
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Summary: A good introduction to the cruise jobs
Review: For very busy people like me this is a good chance to get an overview of the cruise jobs in an hour. With 2-3 sentences job descriptions I got a general idea what the most common 30-40 jobs are. The short paragraph for each cruise line is a fast way to learn the basic information about them. However the small directory of addresses and telephone numbers is quite outdated because the book is not updated during the last 5 years. The author provides and 5 pages with the basic structure of a cover letter and resume as well as tips on what she thinks might help you to get noticed among thousands of applicants. In conclusion this cute small book is a good and brief introduction to the cruise jobs for busy people like me.
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Summary: Cruise Ship Jobs
Review: Having worked on ships in the past (for 3 years), I know all about the cruise line industry. Everything in this book is true to life on the ships. I wish I had this book when I started looking for a job. I love how Cynthia has broke everything down and is so detailed. I really like the section regarding pay and cruise line profiles. Ship life is a great experience and a great way to save maony, just as Cynthia mentioned. I strongly recommend this book to help in your search for that perfect cruise ship job. Good Luck!! And GREAT job Cynthia.
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Summary: This can get you a job.
Review: I have never written a review but he we go.I just finished reading CRUISE SHIP JOBS! I can safely say that this book is a fantastic resource for finding and landing the job of your dreams on a cruise ship. I wish that books like this were written for other work environments. I never knew how many opportunities there are to work on a ship. Anyone who is interested in working for a cruise ship will want to read this book. There are sections on ship life, job descriptions, pay scales, work environment, resume and cover letter help, and even contact phone numbers and addresses. This was a very well written book. I hope everyone likes it. Chris
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Summary: GREAT STARTING PLACE WITH WONDERFUL JOB DESCRIPTIONS!!!
Review: I ordered this book from Amazon a week ago, and was very pleased when I received it. It's not a large book, but it is packed with valuable information. It also contained the author's e-mail address. You can sign up to receive free updates from her. This book will MOST CERTAINLY get you closer to a cruise ship job. If you do your homework, and follow her plans you can't loose. Also, she held various positions on various ships, which gives you greater insight into what life aboard is really like. You won't be disappointed!!!
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Summary: Not very bad
Review: I personally expected and needed a lot more than just a good overview of this topic. She has succeeded to include all important sub-topics such as job descriptions, cruise line profiles, addresses directory and application writing. However each of them is long only few, small pages and provides only a brief summary.
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Summary: Useless
Review: I went through this booklet in about 1 hour and the only interesting thing, which I found out was the picture of the author on the back cover. It seems that the time on cruise ships has not taught her on high quality work because all sections of her book are very, very brief. The company profiles are 2-3 sentences no matter whether it is the multi-billion Carnival Cruises or Amazon Delta Steam Boat.
Regarding "New Ships" since 2001 all cruise ships listed in her book carry "Unknown Name". At least after I paid more than "Working on Cruise Ships" and "How to get a job with a cruise line", I expected fresh and relevant information. Since 2000 year so many things have changed BUT not and her book. Probably she is quite lazy and careless that her readers are getting only outdated and overpriced booklet.
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Summary: Helpful, but happier with other book more specific, personal
Review: I've looked on Amazon for books to help my granddaughter find a travel job. We ordered several and although this one is helpful, I found How to Get a Job with a Cruise Line by Miller to be newer - 2004, and it had stories and specific tips given by girls like my Brittany - I feel more secure with the advice in Miller's book.
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Summary: Too brief and outdated!
Review: It was a mistake to buy this book because it neither gave me any detailed and insider information nor it is updated in the last few years in order to use the addresses and telephone numbers in my applying. As you see I am very reasonably disappointed.
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