Chronicles Of A Cruise Ship Crew Member

Author : Joshua Kinser
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1479383716

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Chronicles of a Cruise Ship Crew Member by Joshua Kinser Pdf

In this often hilarious, sometimes shocking, and always insightful book, the well-published travel and guidebook writer Joshua Kinser provides a behind-the-scenes exposé into what it is really like to work as a cruise ship crew member. The perfect book to read on your next cruise, Chronicles of a Cruise Ship Crew Member, goes below the waterline to explore the cramped, dirty and dimly lit crew areas on a revealing tour of the ship's underworld. Go where no passenger has gone before and learn what the crew eats, where they sleep, how they party, and finally understand why all of the officers on a cruise ship are Italian. Climb aboard an adventure on the high seas and witness the wonderful side of ship life where crew members have whirlwind escapades while traveling the world aboard a massive sailing city. Drawing from his experiences working as a musician aboard cruise ships for more than five years, Joshua tells the laugh-out-loud funny and also beautifully poignant story of what cruise ship crew members experience from the minute they first step onto a ship to the day they walk down that gangway for the last time.

Author : Joshua Kinser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1477482415

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Chronicles of a Cruise Ship Crew Member by Joshua Kinser Pdf

In this often hilarious, sometimes shocking, and always insightful book, seasoned travel and guidebook writer Joshua Kinser provides a behind-the-scenes exposé into what it is really like to work as a cruise ship crew member. The perfect book to read on your next cruise, Chronicles of a Cruise Ship Crew Member, goes below the waterline to explore the cramped, dirty and dimly lit crew areas on a revealing tour of the ships underworld. Go where no passenger has gone before and learn what the crew eats, where they sleep, how they party, and finally understand why all of the officers on a cruise ship are Italian. Climb aboard an adventure on the high seas and witness the wonderful side of ship life where crew members have whirlwind escapades while traveling the world aboard a massive sailing city. Drawing from his experiences working as a musician onboard cruise ships for more than five years, Joshua tells the laugh-out-loud funny and also beautifully poignant story of what cruise ship crew members experience from the minute they first step onto a ship to the day they walk down that gangway for the last time.

Author : Joshua Kinser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692324143

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Ship of Darkness by Joshua Kinser Pdf

Welcome to the dark side-of ship life.Travel into the heart of cruise ship darkness with this laugh-out-loud true story of survival on the high seas. Go where no passenger has gone before and explore what it's really like to work on the kind of cruise ship that crew members call a "ship of darkness". From the author of Cruise Ships Do Funny Things To Me, this third book in the Chronicles of a Cruise Ship Crew Member series begins when the author and his always-optimistic girlfriend are transferred to the MS Barnacle-the kind of ship that could play the lead role in a horror flick. But there's a silver lining to the ship swap, the MS Barnacle is cruising around the Mediterranean's most exclusive, exotic, and enchanting ports. Climb aboard the ship of darkness and explore the often seedy and always fast-paced world of cruise ship art auctions as the self-proclaimed pair of pirates set sail on a hilarious port-hopping adventure along the coast of Italy, Spain, Greece, and France. This cruise ship memoir not only explores the sometimes Dickensian life that crew members live below deck, but also examines the fine and watery line between reality and the power of positive thinking. And it's a story where you'll finally discover the answers to your cruise ship questions such as: What do you do when you find a sea monster living inside the drain of your stateroom toilet? Will there be ice cream machines on the life rafts if the MS Barnacle sinks? And what's the phone number of an experienced maritime lawyer?

Author : Joshua Kinser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-02
Category : Cruise ships
ISBN : 1494363917

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Chronicles of a Cruise Ship Crew Member by Joshua Kinser Pdf

Professionally edited 3rd edition released December 2, 2013. In this often hilarious, sometimes shocking, and always insightful book, well-published travel and guidebook writer Joshua Kinser provides a behind-the-scenes exposé into what it is really like to work as a cruise ship crew member. Chronicles of a Cruise Ship Crew Member goes below the waterline to explore the cramped, dirty, and dimly lit crew areas on a revealing tour of the ship's underworld. Go where no passenger has gone before and learn what the crew eats, where they sleep, how they party, and finally understand why all of the officers on a cruise ship are Italian. Climb aboard an adventure on the high seas and witness the wonderful side of ship life where crew members have whirlwind escapades while traveling the world aboard a massive sailing city. Drawing from his experiences working as a musician on board cruise ships for more than five years, Joshua tells the laugh-out-loud funny and also beautifully poignant story of what cruise ship crew members experience from the minute they first step onto a ship to the day they walk down that gangway for the last time.

Author : Joshua Kinser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692323163

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The Hull Truth by Joshua Kinser Pdf

THE PERFECT BOOK TO READ ON YOUR NEXT CRUISE...Climb aboard this hilarious, full-speed-ahead true story about what it's really like to live and work on a cruise ship. From the author of Chronicles of a Cruise Ship Crew Member: Answers to All the Questions Every Passenger Wants to Ask, a #1 bestseller in Amazon's "Cruise" and Caribbean" categories, comes this second book in the Crew Member series by Joshua Kinser, a well-published travel writer and author of twelve books. Book Two delves even deeper into the CREW ONLY area for a behind-the-scenes sea voyage that navigates through the laugh-out-loud ups and downs of a cruise ship crew member's ship life. The nautical adventure begins in the midst of a cold, snowy winter...but then the phone rings. It's the sea calling, and nothing sounds better than walking up that gangway one more time and climbing aboard a cruise ship that has its bow pointed toward warm breezes, cold piña coladas, and beach-lined tropical islands. This time Gertie, a beautiful brunette, is giving the captain's orders during this port-hopping escapade that explores the often seedy and always fast-paced world of cruise ship art auctions. Grab a slice of chocolate melting cake for a deck-swabbing excursion that sails around the Caribbean and across the Atlantic Ocean to ports of call in Germany, England, and beyond. And finally get answers to your cruise ship questions such as: Do you think anyone would rescue my cruise ship manager if I threw him overboard? And, why does the champagne served at cruise ship art auctions always taste about as good as the water that shoots out of a whale's blowhole?

Author : Guy Beach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1492762652

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Cruise Ship Stories by Guy Beach Pdf

If you are reading this intro, then I take it that you have an interest in cruise ships. It could be you want to work on a cruise ships, you want to or have taken a cruise, maybe you are looking for tips on cruising or maybe you just like fun stories about cruise ships. If you are interested in any of those items I just listed, then this book is for you.Before we begin our journey, I guess I should tell you a little bit about myself and why I have written this book. For my cruise ship experience, I worked about 12 years on cruise ships around the world and 2 years working in shore side offices in Florida. I worked with 4 different cruise lines and worked as a scuba instructor/dive manager, shore excursion manager and then in the shore side offices as an IT geek, and finally a few years as an IT officer (yeah, I know, scuba instructor to computer geek, what can I say, it has been an interesting journey).Stories in this book include ones about:Getting a job on cruise shipsLife on board shipsOn board romanceHurricanesRunning agroundAdrift at seaKick backsFalling overboardLiving on a tropical islandCrazy things the crew and passengers doand much much more........................I also have photos about my life at sea that can be seen at: www.cruiseshipstories.comLooking at these photos will bring my sea faring stories even more to life.

Author : Joshua Kinser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692322590

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Cruise Ships Do Funny Things to Me by Joshua Kinser Pdf

From the author of Chronicles of a Cruise Ship Crew Member, a #1 bestseller in Amazon's "Cruise" and "Caribbean" categories. What kind of ridiculous and outrageous stuff happens to people who work on cruise ships? Funny stuff, that's what. At least that's what happened to me while I was sailing around the world working aboard cruise ships for more than six years. This 84-page collection of nineteen true short stories offers a comical glimpse into the life of a cruise ship crew member, those brave souls who dare to leave it all behind to go live inside the hull of a ship, way below the waterline. It takes a special kind of person to want to live so close to a bilge tank. It's true; Cruise ships do funny things to me. And here's the proof.

Author : Brian David Bruns
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781932361704

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Cruise Confidential by Brian David Bruns Pdf

In Cruise Confidential, Brian David Bruns spills the dirt — or in this case, the dirty water — on those romantic, fun-filled vacations at sea. His hilarious chronicle of the year he spent working for Carnival Cruise Lines takes readers down into the areas where the crew works and lives, leaving readers gasping with laughter as they’re assaulted nonstop with events that range from the absurd to the utterly bizarre. Stewards fighting over food. Cutlery allowances and other nonsensical rules. What the crew calls those onboard (no, it’s not “passengers”). And of course, the sex. An abundance of ready, willing, and able bodies eager for action on a vessel replete with nooks and crannies leads to love in some mighty strange, and seemingly impossible, places. Breezy, entertaining, and informative, Cruise Confidential is essential reading for those planning a cruise or for anyone who just needs a good laugh.

Author : Paul R. Wonning
Publisher : Mossy Feet Books
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781301563982

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The Alaska Chronicles – Our Alaskan Cruise Adventure by Paul R. Wonning Pdf

An Alaskan cruise is a wonderful experience. Taking an Alaskan cruise can be the experience of a lifetime. The Alaska Chronicles –Our Alaskan Cruise Adventure relates our experiences on an Alaskan cruise. The Alaska Chronicles –Our Alaskan Cruise Adventure contains not just experiences about our cruise. It also contains information about both big ship and small ship Alaskan cruises. Use this guide to help you decide just what kind of Alaskan cruise you want to take. A big ship cruise experience offers luxury, convenience and plenty of Alaskan culture. A small ship Alaskan cruise provides a more intimate of Alaska because it can put you into places a big cruise cannot get into. The smaller ships have fewer passengers and thus the crew personnel can give more personal attention. This guide contains cruise line contact information and the possible itineraries of the cruises. alaska cruise excursion, cruise, adventures, alaskan cruise guide

Author : Kristoffer A. Garin
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114544237

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Devils on the Deep Blue Sea by Kristoffer A. Garin Pdf

Few businesses in America today are as colorful, lucrative, and innovative as cruise shipping, and this is the first book to give readers a compelling behind-the-scenes look into these floating empires and the modern-day robber barons who shaped them.

Author : Michael Smith,Jonathan Franklin
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780385547437

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Cabin Fever by Michael Smith,Jonathan Franklin Pdf

The true story of the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, which set sail with a deadly and little-understood stowaway—COVID-19—days before the world shut down in March 2020. This riveting narrative thriller takes readers behind the scenes with passengers and crew who were caught unprepared for the deadly ordeal that lay ahead. In early 2020, the world was on edge. An ominous virus was spreading on different continents, and no one knew what the coming weeks would bring. Far from the hot spots, the cruise ship Zaandam, owned by Holland America, was preparing to sail from Buenos Aires, Argentina, loaded with 1,200 passengers—Americans, Europeans and South Americans, plus 600 crew. Most passengers were over the age of sixty-five. There was concern about the virus on the news, and it had already killed and sickened passengers on other Holland America ships. But that was oceans away, and escaping to sea at the ends of the earth for a few weeks seemed like it might be a good option. The cruise line had said the voyage (three weeks around the South American coastline to see some of the world’s most stunning natural wonders and ancient ruins) would carry on as scheduled, with no refunds. And it would be safe. Among the travelers there is a retired American school superintendent on a dream vacation with his wife of fifty-six years, on a personal quest to see Machu Picchu. There is an Argentine psychologist taking this trip to celebrate her sixty-fourth birthday with her husband, though she finds herself fretting in her cabin on day one, trying to dismiss her fears of what she’s hearing on the news. There is an Indonesian laundry manager who's been toiling on Holland America cruise ships for thirty years, sending his monthly paycheck to his family back home. Within days, people aboard Zaandam begin to fall sick. The world’s ports shut down. Zaandam becomes a top story on the news and is denied safe harbor everywhere. With only two doctors aboard and few medical supplies to test for or treat COVID-19, and with dwindling food and water, the ship wanders the oceans on an unthinkable journey.

Author : Josh Kinser
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493078820

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Hiking South Carolina by Josh Kinser Pdf

Hiking South Carolina covers the best hiking throughout the entire state. This book has the reader traversing from the mountains to the sea in one of the most beautiful and diverse states in the US. No matter where you are in the state, it is likely that this book will have a trail for you to explore nearby. Detailed maps and trail descriptions make navigating these wonderful trails easy, and interesting information about the environment and history of each trail gives hikers a unique insight into the trail that they are exploring.

Author : Irving McMurren
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781435714632

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The Abernathy Chronicles, Part Six by Irving McMurren Pdf

Ernest Abernathy is a writer who wanders in and about historic haunted mansions in the Maritimes with a partner who has gifted capabilities of her own. The pair meet ghosts of the past who have been earthbound and seek release to join their comrades in either Heaven or Hell depending on their deeds while on earth. The second story is about another Abernathy, also from the eastern part of Canada. His name is Ahab and like the sailor of old he is a sea captain. His ship the Mary Jane and his crew of divers are after sunken treasure and dive on relics that sank back when Spain was taking gold and silver from the Americas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781435727847

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The Terullian Chronicles Part 1 - The Legend of the Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Foster Wallace
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780316090520

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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace Pdf

These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.