Beard and Moustaches
Starkey asks:
I have a question on beards and mustaches. Whats the story?
Hi Starkey – I assume you mean if, and to what degree, beards and moustaches are allowed for crew members.
That’s a good question. Some companies in the hospitality and entertainment business can get a little weird about facial hair. As I’ve mentioned a few times before, in college I worked as an intern at Disney World in Orlando. When I arrived at new employee training, they handed us a book (not a booklet or a pamphlet, but a bona fide, bound BOOK) detailing the appearance policy of the company. They had just started allowing sideburns back then – but ONLY 1″ long, and ONLY 1/2″ wide.
I’ve never seen any rules like that on a cruise ship. For instance, check out this guy, who is labeled as a captain and has that scrappy looking beard.
If you are a competitor in the world beard championships or look at all like this guy, then you may have a problem. Short of that, you’re probably ok as long as you keep it groomed.
David J. Hahn
David J. Hahn is a Broadway conductor and keyboard player. He co-founded MusicianWages.com with Cameron Mizell in 2008. Visit his new project, Songwriter.fm and sign up for his songwriting newsletter.
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