Pros
seeing the places i would not have had the chance to see- if i am allowed off the ship... (on more than one occasion the gods that be, the almighty, all powerful staff captain, decide that no crew is allowed to go ashore for some reason - one time we landed in a US port and no culinary team members were allowed to go ashore- the reason given was that some Jamaicans got caught smuggling and now everyone is being punished - WTF , it makes no logical sense, but that is the order of the staff captain so it is written - )
Cons
the micro, petty, im the boss and ill papplito you if you even look at me sideways attitude of ship management - for sure the daily management is of the old school, but its mostly unspoken, and for sure lots of things are covered up - managers are me first, and CYA attitude - age, race, gender discrimination is the way it is - though they'll say it aint so - bs, reality is reality - try being a white woman aged 50 - u will have a very tough time i recommend if you really need the job, then stick to your countrymen and keep a low profile, yes sir boss kind of a thing
