1. Salary: Working on ship can really help to boost up your financials. Mostly, because living onboard means that your accommodation, meals and working uniforms are provided and you don't have to pay for it. Also ship is tax free zone. Some small things from time to time you are required to pay, but generally speaking biggest part of your earnings can be saved.
2. See the world: Working on ship gives you chance to visit places that many people just can dream of. Talking about beautiful tropical islands and some worlds greatest tourists destinations.
3. Get experience: Working in highly professional international environment gives you experience that can be very beneficial later in career , no matter in what area you will work.
4. Expand your horizons: You will be amazed how many new things is there to learn about everything: different cultures, people, working, living,food, etc.
5. Meet new friends: Constantly meeting new people and making new friends and relationships
6. Develop your language and communication skills: Language speaking on ship is english. To get a job you need at least basic knowledge of english and cruise ship is good opportunity to learn it better. Only keep in mind that as long as your english speaking ability is insufficient you will probably be placed on some low ranking positions to work.
7. Opportunity for career advance: Cruise companies often promote ambitious and hard working professionals to higher positions. How high you will go it depends only from yourself and your performance on work.
8. No visa and work permit hassle: This apply on people from Europe ( mostly eastern), Asia, Latin America, etc. For most part of them is almost impossible to have legal right to immigrate and work in countries like United States, Canada, Great Britain. Working on cruise ship require to have seaman visa and employers provide you with documents needed for that visa to be issued.
9. No bad weather: Cruise ships main areas is places where tourism is primary industry, that means sun, sea and beaches all the time. Some cruises are on north in Alaska but only in summer.
10. Great food: All these ships have at least five star hotels and restaurants With some limitations, employees have access to it also.

And that was 10 good things. Now it's fair to make same with negative aspects, since cruise ships has some limitations and issues that you need consider seriously before you decide to go work on ship.

10 REASONS WHY NOT TO WORK ON CRUISE SHIPS

1. Hard work: Well, it is something that some people have no problem with at all but on the other hand some other people are terrified of 12 or more daily hours on work. Of course, it may vary from position to position but some duties can be stretched trough all day long and, yes, sometimes it's not easy. Because of that you have to know best for yourself before making a decision to apply. If you are not too old or too young and in good health you will have no problem with performing it. It is different mater will you like it or not. Like I said, only you know. Think about it before making a decision to go on ship.
2. Discipline and regulations: Personally I felt sometimes like in army. If you cannot stand it keep away. Strict compliance with personal hygiene regulations is a requirement abroad the ships
3. Accommodations is sometimes in very small cabins without windows with three or four roommates. Higher ranked positions has better accommodations.
4. Limited access to ship facilities like pool, gym, bars, sports, etc. On some ships crew has its own pool and bar, but generally speaking passenger facilities are prohibited or limited for crew use.
5. Zero tolerance to bad attitude, heavy alcohol drinking, drug use, fighting. Do that and you are fired.
6. Flirting with passengers is strictly prohibited. However, you are allowed to have girlfriend or boyfriend among crew.
7. Home sickness (nostalgia). Crew are away from their home for at least seven or more month. For some people this is quite hard. Although there is several ways to keep in touch with folks back home ( telephone, emails, etc.) you have to realize that you will be isolated from your family, friends and other things back home.
8. Sea sickness. This is not to often but for some people it is problem.
9. Ability to work under pressure sometimes is required.
10. High tolerance toward cultural and mentality differences between passengers and coworkers. When many people work hard together sometimes it leads to conflicts. You are required to keep out arguments and report any problem to your supervisor.