Hi there! I’m Christine and I am a Sound Technician. I worked on board Brilliance of the Seas. I’m making videos to inform people about crew life on cruise ships as well as what my role is as a Sound Technician at Sea.
Are you contracted with the ship or with the entire company. Meaning can they just move you to a different ship for whatever reason? Is it possible to hope from ship to ship and just live on the cruise for presumably indefinitely?
I got my own cabin because i was the head. LX and sound have to share but they are normally entitled to a shared cabin with a window. Depending on the fleet
@@christinecaldbeck cool thank you. I done a couple of contracts for carnival and since worked back on land and can't decide if I want to go back to ships. do you happen to remember what lighting console they had on your ship?
Incredible video Christhine, thanks, one question please: what do you think about all of types of discrimination, scolding and humiliation and mistreatment that some workers receive from bosses or people in authority, that exists within cruise ships?
Hi Christine! How many are you (sound techs) on the ship? Do you also work for other venues or are there other sound techs working on other venues on the ship? I enjoy your videos and I find them insightful! 😊
So the SD8 was by far the best sound desk on the ship and we only have the on of them. All other venues use Yamaha LS9... Do with that what you will...
You would be looking at light tech, Lounge tech or stage technician jobs. Unfortunately as a new hire you rarely get a say in what ship you get put on. It all depends on the individual.
Informative and worth the watch...so, thank you for that! I am interviewing for an Audio Technician spot on NCL (which would be my first contract, in fact, the only other ship I have been on was a large gambling cruise ;-) ). Regardless for my lack of "sea legs", my resume got me noticed. I do have some concerns which, before I agree to terms, would likely address, however for now, I will continue with my "shipboard research". TY again, Christine! Enjoy your day!
Hey Christine! Just applied for Sound Technician and Sound Operator for Royal! I’ve gone to school and done work in the audio field, but more in a studio setting. I’m really looking forward to doing this, but there’s just a few minor things I haven’t had a whole lot of hands on work with. Is there like training that comes with boarding? If I even get an offer anyways. Thanks!
I honestly do not know what the best advice is. I had to learn through using it. It had very little time to get up to speed to I kept a manual near by and I just tried building scenes. There is still a world of knowlege I could learn about that desk. But other then manuals and videos, your best bet it to just use it
Love the content, hoping to tune in live next time! You mention that you were *the* sound tech, how does this work if you're ill? Whether that's cold/flu or worse, or just a migraine? Just got to work through it, or is there always a backup? For such a small team, you folks get so much done it's impressive!
Heyy mam! Love from India!!! I wanna join cruise industry as show sound tech! Can u give me some tips and helpful remarks for working in cruise lines in near future? I'll be glad❤️
Hey there, I have a made a few videos about working as a sound technician last year and i also have some about general crew life. I will be doing a Q&A Livestream on the 19th of February so tune in if you want to ask a few questions :)
