Imagine sailing through the Caribbean; palm trees on the horizon, the vacationing in the Caribbean.
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Rachael spends her time on the cruise ship in the daycare, where she runs programs for all the kids and teens on the ship. You might think that working on a cruise ship - especially in their daycare - would require a university degree or specific courses, but the truth is, all you need is some previous experience and a bit of post-secondary school. That means, if you start babysitting course, which is a good place to start.
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"There are 2 different types of days on the ship, sea days and port days. Sea days are when we are sailing non-stop. On these sorts of days, I usually work for 10 to 12 hours a day. Sometimes it's more like 14 hours. On sea days I wake up around 8:30, get dressed and grab a bowl of run programs for the kids until lunch, then come back at two, and then break for dinner and run a program one more time," Rachael says about her job working in the cruise ship daycare.
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Do we really need to tell you what's cool about working on a cruise ship? First, you get to travel to some pretty cool places. There are a ton of cruise lines out there that you could work for and they go to places like the Caribbean, explore different cities all the time.
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