Why It Costs $1 Million Per Day To Run One Of The World’s Biggest Cruise Ships | Big Business

It takes a staff of 2,400 people working day and night to keep Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas sailing. From tiny cruise-ship kitchens, chefs whip up 30,000 meals a day.

All waste onboard is dealt with in secret, crew-only areas of the ship. And the engine room and captain's bridge work together to power and move the floating city. We go below deck on one of the world's largest cruise ships.

0:00 Intro
1:02 Inventory Manager
2:39 Navigation
4:40 Hotels
6:49 Food
13:56 Waste management
21:01 Live entertainment

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Why It Costs $1 Million Per Day To Run One Of The World’s Biggest Cruise Ships | Big Business

[Aaron-edxs]

The logistics involved in having everything you need on-ship that every customer and crew member could possibly need is as impressive as anything else

[pjjumbe]

working 10-12 hours a day for four months without a day off is insane. Hats off to these hard working people.

[angelroshmanov]

I used to be a cruise agent, responsible for the worker on the ships and their immigration documents, communication with authorities, logistics, etc. It was a fancy position, but legit one of the worst jobs I have ever had, it was miserable. This industry is borderline modern-day slavery and gluteny, as well as extreme ecological hazard. It is quite an amazing experience to be in one of those ships, but at the same time it feels almost nightmarish.

[petemujo]

I used to work a assistant waiter on one of these. What they don’t tell you is that the crew gets the most disgusting food possible so much so, that after the dinner is over and the guests leave we then use to collect untouched meals from guests in order to eat something normal for change, because crew dining are has to feed over 84 nationalities that work there and of course there is no system one taste fits all.
Also, the reason why they are in advance as far as cheap labor goes is directly connected due to the fact that it is not registered under the USA flag so therefore they don’t have to pay regular salaries and we as a crew therefore never had a day off unless you achieve some miracle and get named worker (slave) of the week and that js your prize. They said your contract lasts for 4 months without a day off, that is false, unless you are captain or some high rank worker the length of the contract last from 6 to 8 months non stop. You eat shit food if you are not connected with the chef or if you don’t have someone to bring you left overs, you work for 6-8 months and you get month and a half to be home, and you are non stop tired. The reason why they have workers in the first place is because all of them almost come from poorest countries like balkan, afrika, India, Philippines, Indonesia etc. and their only income comes from the ship so if they don’t oblige they will get fired and believe me, they have done a lot that they didn’t have to do. Also, many of the workers can’t be hired to be the “face of the company” because they are too dark skinned to be in front of the guests but they of course don’t tell them that when they are hiring, they just say “the only position available is in the galley, take it or leave it”. There is a lot more that I could write this is just the tip of the iceberg, luckily I don’t do it anymore i have found a way to earn a lot more on the land compared to 1200$ that i as an assistant waiter was making there. It’s good to know that next time you leave a tip to someone, just remember there are a lot of people back there that quite literally don’t get to see the light of the day for 6 months due to combination of tiredness and bad shifts, and those people are the ones who should be awarded the most.

[monsieurboris]

I work at a restaurant as a chef and our head chef has been on one of those during his early career years. I love to listen to his stories from the ship, it is fascinating that they produced so much in very limited spaces. And cruise ship kitchen staff work 14 hour days... not 10-12

[xtreyx]

The same people who complain about the worker’s pay, are the same people who go on cheap cruises and spend as little as possible 😂

[JoeKlenk]

Can you imagine how much more the boat would cost if it wasn't registered in a no tax country and if they paid the workers more than $5 an hour.

[bobbyomari]

Much respect to all the workers. I am sure they are all overworked and underpaid. Regardless, the workers are very kind and always smile while they work hard to provide to their families abroad. So many moving parts and it’s wild how massive these ships have gotten to handle so many guests.

[sanyundekou]

I have the most upmost respect for the cruise staff and crew. They do an incredible job making sure your voyage is seamless. All that goes on behind the scene simply mesmerizes me. I am definitely Royal Loyal.

[brendanfernandez]

7 day cruise, 7500 passengers, average cost of $1500(you have to factor in balconies, suites, variable pricing) is $11, 250, 000 in gross revenue for rooms. Now take into account royal Caribbean says customers spend roughly $100 per day as well. That’s another 5mil right there.
If they’re spending 7-8mil per cruise to operate, they’re still making 5-6mil per cruise easily after any taxes and port fees easily. I’m strongly believe I’m underestimating how much net profit they’re making. I’m sure it’s much more

[kevindietick]

I work for Carnival as a Stage Lighting Engineer. I am always busy, checking all the lights to make sure nothing is burned out, making sure the color gels on the lights were still in good condition, checking video projectors and lasers, checking Co2 tanks used to create low fog on the stage. Preping the Pyro and counting it every week to report the count to the safety officer. One of my emergency duties is to station myself need Rib 19 Port side, there is a emergency exit there that I would guide people to. I am also one a medical response team that responds to a cardic arrest. We are not paid very much, but incorporating that we have no expenses at all, it makes up for it. As busy as I am, I still love my job

[Astrotamtv]

i remember when i was like 12 i went into the liberty of the seas with my family, great experience and i was overwhelmed by the scale of everything. now royal caribbean cruise ships have gotten way more bigger and complex and now i'm more amazed by the whole magic going inside the ship to keep the equation running.

[BigBoiiLeem]

I very much like that while these were made into independent videos a while back, when you compiled them, you changed the order of footage, used new stuff we hadn't seen before, and made a new voiceover, instead of just stringing the videos like most channels do. We like to see that extra effort, makes the video very entertaining.

[TravelSpreeOfficial]

Glad you were able to use some of our footage, awesome video as a whole!

[MileyHumphrey-qljp]

I believe New investors should focus on under-the-radar stocks, especially given the present rollercoaster nature of the stock market. 35% of my $270, 000 portfolio consists of collapsing stocks that were previously respected, and I don't know where to go from here.

[SilverSerpentRider]

I tested positive when I went on a Royal Caribean cruise quite a few months ago. The room service was great, I got my own room, and nurses came twice a day to check up on me. They were very sweet. I got complimentary WIFI, too. We were also refunded for the 3 days I had to be in quarantine.

[moonflowerkei]

the ship itself is an engineering wonder, and the management of resources is mind blowing. But all i can think of is how they should pay their people more and give them vacation days.

[jamesthemaniac]

The wildest part is that I was ON that cruise where 50 people tested positive, and we never heard a peep about it until we had gotten off the ship after the week was over.

[JPE]

The amount of work the staff, chefs and crew do to keep the ship running is really admired, their work needs to be appreciated and honestly it's the true meaning of hard work

[kinginthenorth]

My brother worked on a cruise ship and he said if a guest made a complaint about a staff they were gone. No questions asked. They get rid of you for the slightest infraction sometimes.