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Cruise ship worker gives huge warning against sleeping with people on board
We've all wondered what really happens on a cruise ship between workers and passengers, and it would seem it isn't anything good.
Being alone at sea with new people constantly coming aboard presumably gives workers a big selection of potential partners.
But one worker has advised everyone to stay away completely, claiming it could be a recipe for disaster.
A Former Crew Member Spills the Salty Truth
Lucy Southerton, who hails from Birmingham, knows exactly what it’s like to live and work on the open sea.
At just 19 years old, she joined a cruise ship crew as a massage therapist, and she’s now sharing her behind-the-scenes experience on her YouTube channel, Cruising As Crew.
Lucy’s insights strip away the glossy romance of cruise life and reveal what really goes down when co-workers get a little too close for comfort.
Cruise Ship Romances Come With Serious Consequences
What seems like a dreamy fling surrounded by sunsets, cocktails, and the sound of waves could actually turn into a nightmare, according to Lucy.
She warns anyone tempted to spark up a “seacret” relationship to think twice.
"Sleeping with a colleague on a cruise ship is very different to sleeping with a colleague in a job on land," she explained. "Now, the reason is if you're working a job on land, of course, everyone in the office likes the office gossip and is involved in everyone's business.
"But you get to leave the office and go home to your friends and your family who are completely separate from those people that you work with."
Sleeping with people on a cruise might not be the best idea. Credit: Megan Maloy / Getty
There’s No Getting Away From Shipboard Gossip
Unlike your regular 9-to-5 where you can leave the drama behind at the office, life on a cruise ship offers no such luxury.
"On a ship, you have obviously left your friends and family at home to work on a ship, which means that the people you work with are going to become your friends, your family and everything in between.
"So you're going to be getting all of your needs met from this one group of people," shared Lucy.
And if that group is also the source of your romantic drama? Buckle up.
"They're also going to be your professional team who you want to impress on a professional level if it's a career and you want to progress. And what this means is there is no escape.
"There is no escape from the people you work with because you work every single day on a cruise ship contract, so you will see these people every single day and they will want to talk about the new relationship that's sparking up between you and so and so."
When the Crush Turns to Chaos
Sure, the butterflies and banter feel exciting at first. It’s all good when things are going smoothly—until they’re not.
"And this is obviously amazing when everything is going well because it's fun to tell your work colleagues, 'Oh my God, we did this, we did this. It was so good. We had such a good time," Lucy went on.
"And it's really fun to see your crush at work. It adds a little bit of excitement to the day like, 'Oh my God, he's over there'. When the conversations you're having with your team members are, 'Yeah, I'm really upset, I'm really disappointed, or 'I've really upset him or her.
"And you can't escape him or her. You have to see them every day for the next four months.
"That is when it gets a little bit sticky. And you know what? If we could control who we got feelings for, wouldn't life be literally 20 times easier?"