Hi Dean, I'm one of the candidates of the Lounge technician post for royal carribean. What kind consoles do they use and what are some of the daily tasks
@@geealarab day to day running of venues depending on the ship is how many you have, consoles vary between ships, but don’t expect high end big consoles, one of the things you will do is the pool deck with a band. It’s fairly simple!
Yes I do. The theatre has a sound and light tech assigned to it. The lounge tech covers sound and light in the smaller venues and we help out where we can
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!
How do you even get a job as an audio engineer on a cruise ship? Ive been doing live sound for 30 years, and I never thought of looking into an option like this.
as someone who also has 30 years experience... I wonder the same thing, I've applied at multiple places online without any reply, which is foolish.... cause like wtf wouldn't they want someone with 30 years experience !?
It was by pure chance being honest. I went to a school of music and I knew a lot of musicians going away working on cruises. I started sending my CV out to loads of company’s (allcruisejobs.com) and a recruitment company found me. It was pure luck. I didn’t even know I was interviewing for Royal Caribbean. I interviewed for stage staff and lunge tech and got sound tech cause they were desperately looking for people. I had experience working with radio mics and this was a big factor in getting the sound tech gig
All your videos were super super interesting mam...you bring a chill and positive vibe..keep doing what you do and thanks for sharing your life with us..
Hey Michael, any big venues will mainly use DigiCo’s. That was the SD8 but there are newer ones on newer ships. Some of the older ships and smaller venues have Yamaha’s (LS9) or Mackies. But I think fleet wide you’re mainly going to be working with DigiCo.
Im hoping to be a cruise ship musician but i was wondering if you know what the downtime is like if youre a singer and what the schedule is? Also, is it possible to get hired if you have mild disabilities?
I’m unsure about the hiring process for musicians/singers as they normally have a recruiter. As a person employed directly by the company you have to pass a medical. On our ship the lounge singers/musicians had one day with no performances a week. Then six days with 3, 45 minute sets. But this all changed week by week
When I saw you with that headset on I was so relieved to see they let you take it off for the show. So many times I have heard bad mixes in theatre then looked back to see the engineer with one ear covered, and thought, that explains that! Anyway thanks for sharing!
Well maybe the setup is not calibrated and that causes problems. Many times the sound engineer can't change important configurations, they just try to mix the best they can. But if the hall has acoustic issues... few people know how to actually solve them
This is awesome! My school only has a Yamaha CL5 and only a 4 speaker line array. But our sound engineer/designer wants to get a new setup. Everything we use is so old and outdated. (Except for the light board...)
Thanks for the video, very interesting. A quick question. Did you learn your craft on this particular hardware/software? or is one digital desk pretty much the same as another?
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! 😊
Thank you for this Christine! I always wondered about applying for jobs like these because I'd never gotten a chance to observe the position, or understand it from a first person POV. All the best to you and your team!
Really interesting. As a musician, I admire the way sound people are invariably the most calm, collected, and Zen people on the planet, while musicians are the most neurotic, grating, and annoying. Was looking at musician videos to see whether I’d be able to do the job and yours came up in the feed. It gave me some extra insights from a different angle. Thanks.
Thanks for the video, it was very helpful! Im in the middle of the hiring process with Royal Caribbean! I've applied for a lounge technician role, but I'm sure that i will be able to become a sound tech during the first contract! fingers crossed, hopefully i will get on ship by the end of summer :)
@@deanwarham6641 Navigator of the Seas, but i will have to wait till february 2024. tbh I thought it will happen a bit faster...anyway im quite happy with this offer )
I'm curious to know about pay. Cruise ship sound tech jobs postings don't include the pay scale. My boyfriend is a theater sound tech and we are curious to know if it makes financial sense to apply for a cruise ship job. Thanks!
It all depends on a lot of factors. A big one would be which country you are from. Since this is an American company, the american crew members have to pay tax. However most other countries do not require you to pay tax on your pay while at sea
