Hi all,
im going into my final sea phase and still require 4 1/2 months sea time. My company, whom i actually think are probably one of the better companies, appear to have no berths avaliable. This appears to be the norm through out other companies also. When calling the agency i originally applied through, they say they have cadets who have been waiting 6 weeks for a berth. Why do they take on so many cadets if they have no berths avaliable??
It makes me wonder, why do cadets put the time and effort in at college and when it comes to going to sea we are messed around soo much.
My first sea trip i was given 12 hours notice to get to an airport, and spend months away. Why can't companies give cadets notice for joining ships?! Surely companies know when they are going to have ships in port, how many berths are avaliable and how long for!
My experience of all of this would strongly advise anybody who wanted to join this industry to think again. It is not the glamarous life of a cruise ship that every potential cadet is sold at the interview.
im going into my final sea phase and still require 4 1/2 months sea time. My company, whom i actually think are probably one of the better companies, appear to have no berths avaliable. This appears to be the norm through out other companies also. When calling the agency i originally applied through, they say they have cadets who have been waiting 6 weeks for a berth. Why do they take on so many cadets if they have no berths avaliable??
It makes me wonder, why do cadets put the time and effort in at college and when it comes to going to sea we are messed around soo much.
My first sea trip i was given 12 hours notice to get to an airport, and spend months away. Why can't companies give cadets notice for joining ships?! Surely companies know when they are going to have ships in port, how many berths are avaliable and how long for!
My experience of all of this would strongly advise anybody who wanted to join this industry to think again. It is not the glamarous life of a cruise ship that every potential cadet is sold at the interview.
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