NCL Reviews

Pros

Flexibility, benefits, pay, hours, location

Cons

Certain vice-president has his own agenda.

Pros

Travel industry perks, cruise deals

Cons

9 am must start even if you have worked over nights and weekends
Senior Management's excessive cost cutting habits can harm progress and productivity
Work/personal life imbalance due to unreasonable expectations regarding workload

Pros

nice office location and friendly colleagues

Cons

lack of leadership and training

Pros

Great product. Great benefits. I had some great and talented co-workers.

Cons

No room for growth. They do not promote from within. Low morale. Work late hours and no positive feedback from management, unless in front of Senior Management. Managers are not leaders. Constantly felt like I was either managing myself or my own manager. Lots of drama in the department, too many people telling each other they were at fault instead of leading the team.

Advice to Senior Management

They need some restructuring for upper management. Many left recently because of the how they were being treated by directors and the lack of concern and care from VPs.

Pros

-Fun environment
-Young office
-Cruise benefits are great
-The potential to make a lot of money is there
- Working for a company that's growing

Cons

-Really low starting salary
-Management plays favorites
-Becoming really strict with office policies
-High turnover rate
-Unstable job security
-No room to move around in the company or get promoted

Advice to Senior Management

The management with the exception of one coach doesn't really do anything to develop their employees. It's basically everyone for yourself unless you're a coach's favorite or a top producer. The coach's main duty is to send out motivational emails all day. I mean come on.

Pros

big corporation
good health benefits package
discounted employee cruise rates

Cons

smaller cruise line than competitors
low pay in this particular position

Advice to Senior Management

leadership is good

Pros

As a shipboard officer, you get the opportunity to travel the world and visit ports most other commercial ships do not travel to. The lifestyle is much better than other ships. Other officers create a friendly-competitive atmosphere to help bring out the best in all.

Cons

Senior shipboard management and shoreside management had severe communication and leadership problems, particularly from the Miami office. Serious disconnects between corporate office and shipboard community. Do not plan to have a dependable schedule.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to your experienced, mid-level officers who have experience in the company. They run the ships, know the personnel onboard, and have the best insights.

Pros

A place where you can learn a lot. The job requires a huge amount of responsibility and hence the opportunity to learn; but not from senior management but from your external resources.

Cons

Very little information is shared. Prioritized groups within the company have greater "say" in decisions, regardless of how other groups are impacted.

Advice to Senior Management

Kick Royal Caribbean's ass for once.

Pros

Ability to travel. Salary was all inclusive - did not pay rent, food, uniforms. Accomodation provided.

Cons

Long hours - up to 16 hours a day. Not too much time to enjoy ports of call.

Advice to Senior Management

Give more positive feedback to staff. Promote from within. Have empathy for the staff as well.

Pros

Work for NCL if you want discounts on crusies

Cons

The majority of the sales lead you receive are dead end with really no potential.

Advice to Senior Management

To make a better approach at marketing and to better train employees.