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Thinking about cruising?

Cruise ships are a GREAT way to see the world. You only unpack once. You visit fabulous places. You get a ton of hands-on experience. You work ungodly hours for low wages. What a glorious way to kick start a massage career! In six months, you could gain more hands-on hours than people who have been in practice for a decade. And possibly accumulate more repetitive strain injuries than you would normally get during an entire career spent on land. Still want to do it? Got questions? Been there done that? The group looks forward to hearing from you!

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Permalink Reply by Alex Frigino on March 28, 2010 at 2:04pm

Hi Natalee,
sounds like you're a great candidate for cruising. Except for the fact that you have no real experience doing back to back massages. However, you will definitely get a chance to gain a ton of THAT out there :) If you want to increase your profit-making potential you will want to visit your library to learn about sales, selling, and persuasion marketing.
Best regards,
Alex

Natalee Tate said:

Finding someone with experience onboard is difficult. I'm currently still in school but am seriously considering working on a cruise line soon after graduating. After reading an article in Massage magazine, I was intrigued. My instructor is trying her best to find more information for me, but she has never worked, nor does she know anyone that has worked on a cruise line. It seems like the potential to make a ton of money is there. I have 2 jobs and go to school right now, so long, grueling hours really don't phase me. I am extremely durable and don't have a family to tend to, so going away for months at a time wouldn't be an issue either. I just think I'm a good candidate for this job. Am I wrong?

Permalink Reply by Andrea Stefanyk on July 18, 2010 at 7:50am

I jus got hired through steiner. as long as you have the correct amount of hours to work then you will be fine