Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada

The very first contract I had aboard a cruise ship came about in May of 2000 when I boarded the MS ASUKA operated by the NYK Cruises Co., Ltd., a Japanese company with it’s head quarters in Tokyo, Japan. I was on for a grand total of about 48 hours and sailed between Halifax, Nova Scotia and New York City.

So how did I land this job? Well one of the CEOs from the company and his wife happened to see my show while I was performing at the Canal City Shopping Complex in Fukuoka, we exchanged cards and about about seven months later I was on the ship. Total fluke.

If you’d like to go the route of contacting the lines directly keep in mind that the Entertainment Directors for these companies receive a ton of performer promo on a weekly basis and unless you’re promo really shines and sticks out amongst everything else they’re looking at, they may not even give it a second look.

If you can get you foot in the door however and establish a good relationship with any of these companies you might save yourself thousands of dollars in agent commissions by going direct. The list below is by no means all inclusive, but these are some of the bigger companies that it would be worth submitting your materials to.

Bon Voyage!

Carnival Cruises
Attn: Director of Entertainment
3655 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, FL, 33178
USA

Celebrity Cruises
Attention: Director of Entertainment
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL, 33132
USA
Web: http://www.celebritycruises.com

Crystal Cruises
Attention: Director of Entertainment
2049 Century Park East #1400
Los Angeles, CA, 90067
USA
Web: http://www.crystalcruises.com

Cunard Cruises
Attention: Director of Entertainment
c/- Carnival Cruises UK
Richmond House
Terminus Terrace, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 3PN
UNITED KINGDOM
Web: http://www.cunard.com

Disney Cruises
Attention: Director of Entertainment
P.O. Box 10210
Lake Buena Vista, FL, 32830-0210
USA
Web: http://disneycruise.disney.go.com

Holland America Cruises
Attention: Director of Entertainment
300 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, WA, 98119
USA
Web: http://www.hollandamerica.com

Norwegian Cruises
Attention: Director of Entertainment
7665 Corporate Center Drive
Miami, FL, 33126
USA
Web: http://www.ncl.com

Prestige Cruise Holdings
Attention: Director of Entertainment
1000 Corporate Dr. Suite 500
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33334
USA
Web: http://www.prestigecruises.com

Princess Cruises
Attention: Director of Entertainment
24844 Avenue Rockefeller
Santa Clarita, CA, 91355
USA
Web: http://www.princess.com

Royal Caribbean Cruises
Attention: Director of Entertainment
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
USA
Web: http://www.royalcaribbean.com

Silverseas Cruises
Attention: Director of Entertainment
110 E. Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
USA
Web: http://www.silversea.com.

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