This term is often used for all the workers on a cruise ship, but it actually refers only to a specific group of employees on board. The crew are those in the ship’s complement without stripes such as housekeeping, food & beverage, bosuns, repairmen and utility workers.
Staff are the hotel division of the ship, like guest services, cruise division/entertainment, shops, spa, casino. They often have their
Officers are usually the marine department with stripes on their uniforms. Think of the structure/classes of the military – the
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