cruising around the world aboard a luxury ship and mingling with people from all over the globe may sound like an absolute dream. After all, who doesn’t want to spend their days eating exotic cuisine and exploring foreign lands? But actually, working on one of those ships isn’t quite as glamorous as it’s cracked up to be.
People that work on cruise ships lead lives that may shock the general public. Some cruise workers even lead secret double lives, unbeknownst to their loved ones back on land. It’s sort of like Las Vegas in a way, what happens on the ship stays on the ship! That is of course, until now.
What the Crew Doesn’t Want You to Know
Although being on a cruise ship is slightly different than working in a resort on land, it’s still in the same realm of the hospitality industry – and working in hospitality is far from being a walk in the park.
Hospitality workers spend their days serving the needs of others, often in exchange for pretty low hourly pay and long, grueling hours. Working on a cruise ship is no exception, so it should come as no surprise that the crew’s days aren’t all “rainbows and unicorns.” Read on to get all of the dirty details of the secret lives of cruise ship crew members.
The Wisdom Segment
I
Moaning Myrtle in the “Harry Potter movie was played by an actress whose real age was 37 at the time the movie was shot.
II
Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, Dracula, had an enduring influence on the myth of vampires, so much so that has never gone out of print. Scholars have argued that it is a Christian allegory, while others suggest it contains covert pscho-sexual anxieties reflective of the Victorian era.
III
A traditional vampire repellent, garlic, has been in use for over 2,000 years, as a form of protection. The Ancient Egyptians believed that garlic was a gift from God, Roman soldiers thought it gave them courage, sailors believed it protected them from shipwreck, and miners from Germany said it protected them from the evil spirits underground. In all cultures, brides carry garlic in their hands, and cloves of garlic were used against illnesses in ancient times. Modern day research discovered that garlic is a highly effective antibiotic.
IV
Myspace, one of the earliest Social Media apps, still has over 200 million registered users. Millions of these users still post daily updates! When was the last time YOU hung out on Myspace? If you even have one still...
V
Emerald Sea was the code name under which Google+ was developed. This fact was never made public until recently.
VI
It took about two years for Facebook to reach a market audience of 50 million. These numbers were record-breaking, and it doesn’t seem like any other platform will be competing with them anytime soon.
COMMENTS