Medical exams for cruise ship jobs
Dear musicians,
To work on a cruise ship you must pass a medical exam. How detailed this exam is depends on the cruise line that has offered you a job. Some include detailed blood analysis, drug tests, chest x-rays, detailed medical questionnaire and more. Some cruise lines require that your Body Mass Index (BMI) is below 35.
Being in good general health is thus important and we want to make sure our clients are aware of this policy so they won’t be surprised later.
Some musicians are asking whether they can get a medical exam done before they are offered a job. This, however, does not make much sense since all of these cruise lines have different medical exam procedures. Wait until you’ve been offered a job to get a yours done. At that point we’ll be able to give you detailed instructions and provide you with the correct forms.
Once completed, the medical results are typically valid for 2 years.
It’s also important to note that the exams are at your cost. Some cruise lines reimburse a part of the costs to you once on board the ship, some don’t.
If you have any questions about medical exams, let us know.
4 Comments
Comment | January 23, 2012 at 6:51 am
i have a conjenital heart problem ,do you think i can have achance to work in cruise line?
Comment | January 23, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Stewart,
This is something that the cruise line’s medical department would have to decide after they’ve reviewed the doctor’s medical exam.
Marco
Comment | January 24, 2012 at 11:25 am
i am asthmatic, have been for 22years i am currently 24 yrs old. my asthma is under control and well managed. i am able to do any activities a non asthmatic person does as i take daily preventatives. i have seen asthma disqualifies employment, is this still the case even if it well controlled???
Comment | January 24, 2012 at 3:10 pm
As I stated above, we’re not deciding on whether someone is fit for work or not, that’s the job of the medical department at the cruise line who will base their decision on the medical exam your doctor has conducted.
In general, we’ve had clients with certain pre-existing, well-controlled conditions that have worked on cruise lines for many years. However, we’ve also had people turned down by a cruise line because of certain conditions and despite the fact that they were under control.
Marco
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