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Calling a Cruise Ship Crew Cabin Home for Months at Sea
seafaring Joanne Tai 02/10/2024 seafaring Joanne Tai 02/10/2024

Calling a Cruise Ship Crew Cabin Home for Months at Sea

Go behind the scenes into the compact world of cruise ship crew cabins – where space is tight, walls are thin, and every corner becomes your own.

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What are the best ways to get internet for seafarers?
seafaring Joanne Tai 02/10/2024 seafaring Joanne Tai 02/10/2024

What are the best ways to get internet for seafarers?

How do seafarers stay connected at sea? A guide to eSIMs, SIM cards, crew wifi, port connections, and the factors that shape connectivity.

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How Seafarers Typically Spend Their Free Time Onboard
seafaring Joanne Tai 02/10/2024 seafaring Joanne Tai 02/10/2024

How Seafarers Typically Spend Their Free Time Onboard

What do seafarers do in their free time? How do we stay entertained or connected? These are the most common recreational activities onboard.

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Exploring Maritime Careers: A Beginner’s Guide to Life at Sea
seafaring Joanne Tai 01/10/2024 seafaring Joanne Tai 01/10/2024

Exploring Maritime Careers: A Beginner’s Guide to Life at Sea

The maritime industry powers global economy from cargo ships to cruise liners. This guide breaks down ship roles, skills, and training for life at sea.

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How to choose and use an eSIM for seafarers (+ what to know)
seafaring Joanne Tai 13/03/2024 seafaring Joanne Tai 13/03/2024

How to choose and use an eSIM for seafarers (+ what to know)

Learn what seafarers should know about using an eSIM, and how it can simplify staying connected without the usual SIM card hassle.

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What the Seafarer’s Life Is Like Beyond the Ocean Views
seafaring Joanne Tai 12/03/2024 seafaring Joanne Tai 12/03/2024

What the Seafarer’s Life Is Like Beyond the Ocean Views

Seafarer’s life is tough, lonely, and demanding, but also full of quiet beauty. For those who’ve found home on a ship, this is what it really looks like.

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The start of it all: becoming a seafarer changed my travel story
travel, seafaring, freedom Joanne Tai 11/07/2022 travel, seafaring, freedom Joanne Tai 11/07/2022

The start of it all: becoming a seafarer changed my travel story

In 2016, a random JobStreet ad led me to a seafaring career. Six years and 15 countries later, it’s proof that life’s best adventures start unexpectedly.

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How I packed wrong for my first overseas work assignment
travel, seafaring Joanne Tai 19/07/2020 travel, seafaring Joanne Tai 19/07/2020

How I packed wrong for my first overseas work assignment

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