Why are cruise ship captains foreign?

Cruise ship captains are rarely American because the job requires a great deal of international experience. Most cruise ships travel to multiple countries, so it is important for the captain to have an understanding of different cultures and customs.



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Why are so many cruise captains Greek? Ship Officers traditionally came from Greece, Italy, England and Norway, home to decades of sea-going tradition and world-renowned maritime academies, where women were not allowed until the last quarter-century!

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Carnival Cruise Lines has a long and storied association with Italy, as all of our captains are Italian and many of our ships were built there.

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A particularly large number of employees come from developing countries in Asia and South America. People from the Philippines account for almost 30% of all employees in the global shipping industry.

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The salaries of Cruise Ship Captains in the US range from $18,053 to $476,518 , with a median salary of $86,503 . The middle 57% of Cruise Ship Captains makes between $86,503 and $216,093, with the top 86% making $476,518.

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While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $102,500 and as low as $14,500, the majority of Cruise Ship Worker salaries currently range between $30,000 (25th percentile) to $58,000 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $90,000 annually across the United States.

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Immigration officials will often come onboard cruise ships to check documentation and the process of keeping the passports centrally makes it much easier and faster for the cruise line and passengers.

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“Captainess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captainess.

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