The Secret Lives Of Cruise Ship Workers

Crew Members Are Super Cliquey

A cruise ship can be pretty similar to high school. Not everyone hangs out in one big group and each ship tends to have different cliques. Often times, these cliques have to do with countries workers are from, since cruise ships often have a diverse array of workers from all over the world. Cruise workers call their groups “mafias” and each is known for a specific thing.

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For example, one former cruise ship worker told Mental Floss that the Filipino mafia on their cruise ship was known for getting booze after hours (crew bars close around one or two). Of course, they’d sell it to you at a huge markup. While cruise ship workers may be lucky enough make close friends with others on the crew, there’s no guarantee that you’ll stay together on the next voyage. Crew members have little control over the routes they are assigned to, or the ships, and often friends are broken up.