This is not true. Cruise ship workers work every day of the week. There are no particular days off, but there is some time to relax during the day. Working on a cruise ship means being a salaried worker. Most of the workers on board have a contract. Lower-level crew tends to have the largest contracts, with an average contract length of ten months (Motter). The salary that members earn on a cruise ship is varied. The size of the ship, the cruise ship and your work experience will all affect your pay. Another factor is salary versus commissions. “Tipping is serious business. It represents well over 95% of what the crew earns. Carnival gave me something around $60 a month or so when all was said and done. The "salary" also included a cabin shared between shipmates, plenty of food and two groups of crew per month” (Askin). Most cruise ship workers come from second or third world nations. Many cruise lines claim that this is no longer the case, but statistics show otherwise. One of the worst aspects of working on a cruise ship is the feeling of belonging on the ship. The ship your employees and guests stay on is owned by the company, so it controls what employees eat, how cold it is in the cabins, when it's break time, and so on. It's easy to feel trapped while on a cruise line contract (Hutchinson). Raising money is easier at sea because there are no living expenses. All income taxes are paid,