Princess Cruises?

Medic722 said:
Greetings all just got hired back in November. Awaiting ship assignment.
Excited to get started, everyone at Princess has been
amazing. Answered all my questions and so friendly. Made me feel very welcomed.
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How long was the hiring process for you? From the time you submitted your résumé to getting hired?
 
Pay...?

Can any one give me an idea of what pay is like? I have read the posts... I don't want to know an exact.... Maybe a range?

Thanks :-)
 
similar to ems jobs overseas (or at sea), anyone know if programs exist for traveling temp emts? There are such programs for nurses and physical therapists....spend so many weeks in one location then getting put into a new area. My guess is that if this exists, it would be more for the ER tech role
 
Oversees Paramedics

The little researching I did on the internet is that it seems what I've found is that you need to hook up with an agency for placement, and they charge for their services. I have a few friends that do the oversees jobs, but it was not a great interest for me personally. The cruise ship however, I'm extremely interested in doing and have not heard anything back since my resume submission in November.
 
griffithsgriffin said:
similar to ems jobs overseas (or at sea), anyone know if programs exist for traveling temp emts? There are such programs for nurses and physical therapists....spend so many weeks in one location then getting put into a new area. My guess is that if this exists, it would be more for the ER tech role
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The great majority of remote EMS type placement opportunities are for paramedics. Remote Medical International is an example of a company that provides remote medical providers.
 
griffithsgriffin said:
similar to ems jobs overseas (or at sea), anyone know if programs exist for traveling temp emts? There are such programs for nurses and physical therapists....spend so many weeks in one location then getting put into a new area. My guess is that if this exists, it would be more for the ER tech role
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I have a friend working in Afghanistan with a company Onsite OHS... You can google that to see more about them. She enjoys it.
 
Hmm.. I'm hoping the guys who are already working at sea get a chance to check this thread out again soon..

I'm dying to know about what they think of working at sea.

I'm considering giving up my cushy job in IT, with its benefits, large salary, and all my posessions that I don't need anyway.. and going on an adventure.
 
i have a buddy that works on carnival cruise ships traveling thru the pacific from san diego to hawaii.

he is not a medic, but scuba instructor. his biggest complaint is theft. you cannot leave ANYTHING out of your LOCKED lockers. also you will be charged for boat gear you are responsible for(bags, meds, tools, etc...)if its stolen.

other than that he says you have so much down time, and you arent really supposed to go to the guest areas when off shift. take a 2tb external hard drive to get movies from everybody. the crew areas are really cramped and confined, with very little room.
 
troymclure said:
i have a buddy that works on carnival cruise ships traveling thru the pacific from san diego to hawaii.

he is not a medic, but scuba instructor. his biggest complaint is theft. you cannot leave ANYTHING out of your LOCKED lockers. also you will be charged for boat gear you are responsible for(bags, meds, tools, etc...)if its stolen.

other than that he says you have so much down time, and you arent really supposed to go to the guest areas when off shift. take a 2tb external hard drive to get movies from everybody. the crew areas are really cramped and confined, with very little room.
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That seems to be par for the course as I've heard from cruise line employees. It seems to be the policy of cruise lines to put responsibility for gear and items on the employee.

Thanks for the info though. The more I consider this and the more I hear from people doing it, the more interested I am in pursuing it.
 
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medicaustik,

Third contract Princess Medic here....I admire your enthusiasm, it's needed for this type of career. To respond to troymclure's experience with other job fields, you've got to understand that there are rank structures on the ship. You have crew, staff, and officers in that respective order. With each ranking/job function, there are certain amenities and perks to the job. It was stated his friend could not really go to the guest areas and that theft was an issue. I've never come in to contact with theft problems, nor I have even heard of any on Princess. As for the guest areas, paramedics are officers, and we have full reign of the ship except for the casino. It's actually encouraged that we spend time in passenger areas (the passengers like to see and talk to someone in uniform). Each job on the ship has different work hours, living conditions (size of rooms, beds, and how many people to a room, deck the cabin is on), and time off. There are definitely jobs on the ship I would purposely not do because of some of those conditions. But as a Paramedic and a personnel of the Medical Team, we have great schedule, time off, and living conditions comparatively speaking. Good luck in your decision to apply.
 
You won't get anyone to discuss pay. Particularly because each persons pay is different based on qualifications, education, experience etc. I hope you can understand. It is comparable to any other paramedic job out there and keep in mind they cover room and board.
 
CruiseMedic said:
You won't get anyone to discuss pay. Particularly because each persons pay is different based on qualifications, education, experience etc. I hope you can understand. It is comparable to any other paramedic job out there and keep in mind they cover room and board.
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Thanks for the info.

To be honest, pay doesn't concern me all that much. As long as it is reasonable. The fact that you have almost no expenses at sea is awesome enough.

Honestly, it seems like an awesome job for a single guy in his early 20's.. I think I'm going to give it a shot.

Any info on the process you havent shared already? Anything you think will give me any edge? I have ER experience as a tech as well as field experience. I imagine they like ER experience..
 
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medicaustik said:
Thanks for the info.

To be honest, pay doesn't concern me all that much. As long as it is reasonable. The fact that you have almost no expenses at sea is awesome enough.

Honestly, it seems like an awesome job for a single guy in his early 20's.. I think I'm going to give it a shot.

Any info on the process you havent shared already? Anything you think will give me any edge? I have ER experience as a tech as well as field experience. I imagine they like ER experience..
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Surveying all the new hires, it does help to have clinic or ER experience on the resume. Critical care seems to be a trend as well. I think they are also looking for the medic that is over the "lights and sirens" so to speak. If you still want the traumas, MVA's, gun shot wounds, etc., this isn't the job for you and they are not looking for that person.
 
CruiseMedic said:
Surveying all the new hires, it does help to have clinic or ER experience on the resume. Critical care seems to be a trend as well. I think they are also looking for the medic that is over the "lights and sirens" so to speak. If you still want the traumas, MVA's, gun shot wounds, etc., this isn't the job for you and they are not looking for that person.
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I think my wants are right in line with theirs. I still love EMS all around and responding to calls.. but I also enjoyed my time in the ER. I think I just like all facets of medicine.. :D
 
Go for the gold my friend! And just another perk to the job....in the past year, I've seen 18 countries and 43 cities around the world and getting paid for it!
 
Damn.. no japanese here :(

Though, I would consider learning Japanese.. :)
 
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Thanks for the information; it sounds like a great travel experience. Is the internet good enough to take classes on, when underway?

CruiseMedic said:
Go for the gold my friend! And just another perk to the job....in the past year, I've seen 18 countries and 43 cities around the world and getting paid for it!
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