Thread: kitchen jobs

how's it going. just joined the forums after reading some of the very informative posts about working on cruise lines.
i'm looking into working on a cruise ship in galley as a sous chef or chef de partie. i was wondering if anybody had any information about the kitchen aspect of cruise ships.
i figure long hours are a norm i've been doing 12 hour or more days 6 days a week most of my career so think long hours are a def. But was wondering about personnal experience in the kitchen or working in the restaurants and how the atmosphere is behind the scenes.

any info would be greatly appreciated.

Harold

Hey Harold! Welcome to our friendly cruise community!

I'm hoping someone who reads this will be able to give you some pointers.

In the meantime, do explore the rest of cruiselinefans and meet some of the great members we have here.

A quick question...have you been on a cruiseship before? Or talked with anyone who has been behind the scenes in the galley?

thanks for welcomg me.

i've never been on a large cruise liner before. i've done like a day cruise ship down a river but nothing more then that.

i've never met anybody who has ever worked on a large cruise ship before. my parents go on cruises all the time and have seen a galley on a tour and stuff but nothing more then that.

harold

You are correct in that the hours are long and grueling! I don't recall having met an American chef on a cruise ship, but that doesn't mean there aren't any.

Check out this thread that our Captain just posted this morning. --> Employment info (Get A Job on a Cruise Ship!)