How much vacation time are you given? - Page 11 - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

sweet angel · 06-12-2008, 06:20 PM

I recently started a new job, so I don't get any time off until the end of September, when I get a week. After March 31, 2009, I'll get 2 weeks.

RaeVynn · 06-12-2008, 07:51 PM

When I worked for this company as an employee, I had 15 days of PTO, plus 2 "floaters".
Now, I'm a contractor working at the same company, and I just tell them when I need time off

nealberk · 06-14-2008, 02:10 PM

Just announced th my boss that I was thinking about another 15 day transatlantic next year. He hates the idea of my taking off three weeks again. Apparently upper management had a cow when I was gone for that long.

Tracey · 06-15-2008, 02:06 PM

I get as much as I want, none of it paid though.

brendy · 06-15-2008, 06:38 PM

I get two weeks plus six paid holidays.

packard89 · 06-17-2008, 08:42 PM

I am a self employed hairdresser, so I can take as much vacation time as I want. It usually ends up being about 3 weeks per year. Unfortunately, it is not paid.

sk8erguy1978 · 06-23-2008, 03:05 AM

3 weeks, 2 personal, 5 sick. So just over 4 weeks since I can use sick as vacation, boss is cool like that.

BUT. I work weekends, 12 hour shifts, so if I need a weekend off for something I kill 3 days...Kinda sucks. But school helps cause I can't miss too many classes...

packercruising · 06-24-2008, 05:58 PM

I'm retired but it used to be 4 weeks. It took 20 years to get it up to 4 weeks. And they didn't start that until I had been therer 20 years so the way they set it up I got gyped out of 2 weeks vacation.

Like the year I turned 21 they changed the drinking age to 18.

Thanks for asking!

crs8803 · 06-30-2008, 06:31 PM

I have six weeks and paid holidays. I did not use all of last years amount and was able to carry over an additional week this year.

Dave Wojo · 07-01-2008, 01:42 PM

They lump all of our vacation and sick time under Paid Time Off, or PTO. In June I celebrated my 8 year anniversary with the company, which puts me at 5 weeks of PTO per year.

Unfortunately my DW just started in a new position, moving from part-time to full-time, and only gets 2 weeks per year.

I'll likely spend the rest of my vacation time on home projects and on long camping weekends. If I don't use it I lose it, and I'm not one to give earned vacation time back to the company.