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<\/p>\nA MAN who lives on a cruise ship for 10 months of the year has revealed the biggest pros and cons of his job. <\/p>\n
Jack Nolan is a house band musician on board, and regularly updates his social media pages with videos from the Virgin boat. <\/p>\n
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In a recent video, he explained that while he has to live in a "teeny tiny cabin", there are several reasons he believes it's one of the best jobs in the world.<\/p>\n
His first reason is travel, as he said he's been able to visit some incredible places around the world thanks to working as a cruise ship performer. <\/p>\n
And the second biggest perk of his job is that it allows him to save money. <\/p>\n
"I can easily save thousands each month because two of life's biggest outgoings – rent and food – are totally free.<\/p>\n
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"Even the flights are paid for! And because these bases are covered, it allows for more creative time and energy into other things like, I don't know, making TikTok videos!" <\/p>\n
And the last major reason Jack loves his job is because he's able to meet people from all over the world. <\/p>\n
"I think there's about 20 or 30 different nationalities on my ship," he said. <\/p>\n
"And these are people you live with for months. You become friends with them, you learn their ways, their languages, their cultures."<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Of course, there are also cons to working on a cruise ship too. <\/p>\n One of the biggest daily struggles Jack has to deal with is the WiFi. <\/p>\n "The WiFi on ships isn't the best," he sighed. <\/p>\n "In fact, it's a daily struggle! To my knowledge I do work for the only cruise line that offers completely free WiFi to everyone on board and I don't just mean WhatsApp. <\/p>\n "This is great, but don't expect to be downloading videos anytime soon."<\/p>\n Another big downside is missing home, as well as the living arrangements on board. <\/p>\n "Depending on the company and your position, you might get your own very, very small cabin and that's if you're lucky," he said. <\/p>\n "Most crew sleep in bunks and share cabins that look like this and it's not fun, trust me.<\/p>\n "Plus, we live where we work – we're all in this big floating tub together and sometimes it can feel like there's no getting away from work like you would in a regular land job. <\/p>\n "For some, this can be a hard adjustment."<\/p>\n "Worked on cruise ships and met my husband there too," one person commented on the video. <\/p>\n "Cons are really bad lol but nothing can compare to waking up in a different country every day."<\/p>\n "I was lucky enough to have my own very large ocean view cabin," another added. <\/p>\n "I was only 1.5 stripes but that was back in 2013. I know a lot has changed."<\/p>\n Some people in the comments also slammed the low quality food the crew get given on the ship, but that wasn't something Jack ever experienced. <\/p>\n In another video showing the crew mess – where they all go for their breakfast, lunch and dinner – Jack showed what they were given. <\/p>\n Of the dinner, he said: "The spread is usually much the same every day.<\/p>\n "There's always rice for the international crew. There's usually some kind of beef, chicken, meats, pastas, fish, fresh vegetables."<\/p>\n Jack added that "occasionally" there will be a special occasion or celebration where they "really raise the bar for the spread they put out". <\/p>\n He used Orthodox Easter as an example, and said they "quadrupled the amount of bread", as well as doubling the variety in the salad bar. <\/p>\n "They were even dishing out ice cream which was amazing," he gushed. <\/p>\n "We don't usually get ice cream in the mess! <\/p>\n "It really lifts the spirits when there's a bit of variety in the everyday food that we get here on the ship.<\/p>\n "Safe to say my plate was very full that day."<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/prince-harry-heart-invictus-trailer-841130479.jpg\")
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