Cruise workers reveal what happens if you quit your job in the middle of the ocean
On a cruise ship, quitting your job is a luxury not all workers can afford.
"What will happen is the cruise line will fly you home, but will deduct from your wages what you owe," Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Carnival — the world's three largest cruise companies — did not respond to questions about their resignation procedures for shipboard employees or which scenarios qualify for compassionate leave.
The bartender said that when he informed management he could not afford the steep airfare, his crew officer suggested he continue working for the next month. He then requested medical leave but the ship's doctor denied his request, according to an audio recording of the meeting. Walker, the maritime lawyer, said in most scenarios, cruise lines pay for employees' flights home if they are fired, but not if they resign. Repatriation costs can be particularly burdensome for new hires, who may be required to buy their own uniforms and pay for transportation to the cruise's port of departure, he added.
"I could call my family and friends but they found that hard because I would call them crying and they were like, just get out of there," she told Insider."But I was like, there's nowhere for me to go, I'm stuck in the middle of the ocean."
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