| From the people that I have talked to that have done it, it can be a really neat gig, or it can also be a gig that really wasn't a great experience in the end.
I've talked to some that thought it was great - fairly easy (if repetitive) repertoire, but pretty good at building the chops. Then there were the "opportunities" to meet people, not to mention going to exotic locales and such.
Then there were guys who totally hated it. They thought they were overworked for what they got paid, were not allowed to talk to the folks on the ship, and in general were treated like second class citizens.
I think that a lot of it depends on which cruise line you wind up working for, but off of the top of my head, I can't remember which ones were referred to as good and which were referred to as bad.
For what it's worth, I have always wanted to do it if only for the experience, however, it's just not the kind of job married dude with kids takes. If my wife ever gets a wild hair, leaves me and takes the kids(doubtful after nearly 15 years) I'll probably give it a go.
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