15 Things Cruise Lines Won’t Tell You

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4. US Labor Laws Do Not Apply

We’ve all grown up with the idea that life for a sailor can be rough but what we don’t see on the cruise ship is how much work goes in to serving thousands of guests. Many ship employees work 10 to 14 hour days and the average contract has them out to see for about a year at a time.