Hello,
long time lurker first time poster,
Firstly let me thank the creator and contributors of this invaluable resource for the information I have gained from trawling the vast number of pages.
I would like to draw on your collective knowledge to help me find my place in this fascinating industry.
I am a aspiring deck cadet, and i am determined to be accepted by a cruise liner. I have some questions to pose to this community in the hope you can help me. Let me thank you in advance for your considerations and input.
I understand that competition for cadet ships with cruise companies is fearsome, however i am unsure how well armed i am for the race,
let me outline my experiences and qualifications.
I have good mostly A/B GSCE's including maths and science,
Good A-level results, A's and C's in economics, chemistry physics and psychology
I am also qualified to Coastal skipper level by the RYA and i have completed their yacht-master theory course.
furthermore I have many complimentary sailing courses such as STCW's, power boat level 2 , RYA radar
I enjoy yacht sailing very much and am a capable navigator with a good working knowledge of collision regulations,
I am familiar with most pleasure craft navigation software, and i am comfortable engaging with emerging I.T technology.
My work experience consists almost exclusively of Hotel work, mostly bar and waiter positions. i have worked in large established chains such as the Hilton and some other lesser known boutique hotels. The established training methods employed by these companies have instilled in me a strong customer service ethic, which i feel will be transferable to the cruise liner industry.
Thank you for sticking with me if you are still reading.
Basically i have some questions regarding the weight of
A) My sailing qualifications
B) My experience in customer service
C) Traditional education
Furthermore I think I may be too late for September 2013 enrollment, but I would love to start this year if possible, opinions?
and if I am too late how do the January enrollments work?
So how do you think I weigh up? does anybody think I stand a fair chance?
I am confident I do but would like to get the opinions of some of you guy's in the industry
Thanks again for reading,
George
long time lurker first time poster,
Firstly let me thank the creator and contributors of this invaluable resource for the information I have gained from trawling the vast number of pages.
I would like to draw on your collective knowledge to help me find my place in this fascinating industry.
I am a aspiring deck cadet, and i am determined to be accepted by a cruise liner. I have some questions to pose to this community in the hope you can help me. Let me thank you in advance for your considerations and input.
I understand that competition for cadet ships with cruise companies is fearsome, however i am unsure how well armed i am for the race,
let me outline my experiences and qualifications.
I have good mostly A/B GSCE's including maths and science,
Good A-level results, A's and C's in economics, chemistry physics and psychology
I am also qualified to Coastal skipper level by the RYA and i have completed their yacht-master theory course.
furthermore I have many complimentary sailing courses such as STCW's, power boat level 2 , RYA radar
I enjoy yacht sailing very much and am a capable navigator with a good working knowledge of collision regulations,
I am familiar with most pleasure craft navigation software, and i am comfortable engaging with emerging I.T technology.
My work experience consists almost exclusively of Hotel work, mostly bar and waiter positions. i have worked in large established chains such as the Hilton and some other lesser known boutique hotels. The established training methods employed by these companies have instilled in me a strong customer service ethic, which i feel will be transferable to the cruise liner industry.
Thank you for sticking with me if you are still reading.
Basically i have some questions regarding the weight of
A) My sailing qualifications
B) My experience in customer service
C) Traditional education
Furthermore I think I may be too late for September 2013 enrollment, but I would love to start this year if possible, opinions?
and if I am too late how do the January enrollments work?
So how do you think I weigh up? does anybody think I stand a fair chance?
I am confident I do but would like to get the opinions of some of you guy's in the industry
Thanks again for reading,
George
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