Has anyone been working on a cruise ship that went into dry dock? I am about to start a new job on a ship and was told that we will be in dry dock after I've been there about a month. I was just wondering what dry dock is like for the entertainment department. thanks!
I never did it, but I had some friends that told me about it. Mostly they did nothing. There's no entertaining to do, so from what I understand you do some drills now and then, but mostly just explore whatever city you're docked in.
Let us know what it's like.
Hi Claire,
The last ship I worked on went into dry dock for 5 days. We were stationed in Freeport, Bahamas.
There is no entertaining to do, and whilst I was there I didn't have to do any drills. I got off the ship whenever I wanted, and headed to the nearest town/beach to meet up with people and hang out. The downside of it, was that there was lots of contractors on board doing work, meaning that the ship was quite a mess at times, and you had to be very careful (lots of cables lying around). The contractors were also doing some work on the ventilation of the ship, so two days I woke up in a sweat as there was no air-con.
Other than that, it's pretty much a nice little break in the middle of your contract. Enjoy!
My friend was in dry dock on a cruise ship for a week - he said it was just like being in a hotel - him and the other musicians just relaxed and jammed - you usually get paid anyway..
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