Permanent Passenger: My Life on a Cruise Ship by M
List Price: $12.50 Publisher: lulu Salesrank: 2380 Our Price: $9.99 Availibility: Costumer Rating: Customer Reviews: What can I say! From a former cruise staff member of the early 90’s, Micha’s stories are right on the money. I laughed so hard my head and stomach both hurt. Awesome read for avid cruisers and novices too, to understand just what our lives are like living aboard, below decks. Karen A great book that gives an inside view to the live of cruise ship employees This book was a quick read as it is very hard to put it down. It is told from the author’s point of view of being an assistant cruise director for Carvinal Cruise Lines during the early 1990’s. It goes through most aspects of the ship with funny stories. If you’ve ever cruise before or are thinking about working on a cruise ship, you should definitely read this book. The author tells it like it is, without holding back. The aspect I like the best about the book is that Berman approaches the book as a way to tell his stories of being aboard, not trying to do too much with it and create more than what it is. While the cruise industry has evolved into the newer and bigger superliners, it is a great read. a MUST HAVE for cruise ship employees if you have ever wanted to work on a cruise ship - this book is a Must Have as part of the hiring process! It is written in a fun way to tell you all about the life, but it has some good insight on the other things that go on. I had decided to pursue my dream to work on a cruise ship and this was a wonderful tool to help me get through it and to also know what to expect. I now have that dream job and I recommend it to all of my friends on board, since I think we can all benefit from it; no matter how many years we have worked at sea. Whether you are a passenger or a cruise ship employee - it is enjoyable for everyone to read!! A nice idea….just not quite fully there Let me start by saying that I DID enjoy reading this book. I cruise several times a year, so I read anything I can get my hands on that has to do with cruising. I anxiously awaited this book to arrive and I started reading it immediately. This book definitely had the potential to be extremely engrossing. What made it not engrossing, to the extent I thought it would, is the fact that it is so obviously written by someone who’s not a writer. While that could be a plus, in this case it is not. While reading I would find that there were not many transitional areas from one topic to another. There was a lot of jumping around. Quite often the author repeats himself, as well. For example, He writes about something in chapter one, and you’ll read that same thing over again in Chapters 3 and 5. Another thing about this book that I found unnecesary, is the addition of the author’s bowel habits (in the same waters that we swim in) and his zit popping escapades. Why, I ask you, is it necessary to include such details in a book such as this? I could have done without those details. If you enjoy cruising and have wondered what it’s like to live and work on a cruise ship…you’ll probably enjoy this book. Don’t expect it to be a well written book and don’t expect to be drooling over each word, but expect to have a little fun with it. I don’t regret reading it, but I won’t read it again. Enjoy! Behind the metal doors If you have ever watched and enjoyed television shows about the inside workings of crab-fishing boats in Alaskan waters, or any of the many other shows such as about what goes on behind the scenes at airports, you will love this book. The author has a wry sense of humor and takes you behind the scenes on an enormous cruise ship. He tells a personal story about his persistence in getting a job as an entertainment director on board, including a dramatic scene where he confronts one of the shakers and makers of the cruise line in a urinal. At the end of the book, one wishes for more exposes. Strongly recommended.