‘Happy To Have A Job’ Crew Excited to Return to Cruise Ships
May 04, 2021
Thousands of crew members have already come back onboard as more and more cruise lines announce service resumptions.
But how far in advance do operators notify their employees about work opportunities, and what do they need to go through to get back on ships with COVID-19 still affecting travel?
Cruise Industry News spoke with seven crew members, who asked not to be identified, but were working for MSC, Viking, AIDA and other major American and European cruise lines to find out how smooth their return onboard was after the pandemic-related pause in operations.