8. Tips Are Very Good
Although pay on cruise ships is good, good tips put that income over the edge. Adding to that, cruise ship employees don’t have much opportunity to spend their earnings, nor space to stow anything they might buy. They tend to build up reserves of cash. This is why it may be easier to find employees from countries where the money goes even further. With enough tours on a cruise ship, one could retire from the industry after a few years with enough to build a home.