Cruise Ship Job Scams

Employment scams tend to have the following features:

* Jobs are advertised on free websites. Scammers don't like to pay to advertise jobs that don't exist.
* Scammers send emails from free email accounts such as Yahoo, Gmail, ZZN, Hotmail, etc.
* All correspodence from scammers is in poor English and very unprofessional (e.g. saying "God bless you" at the end, etc.)
* Be extremely careful when dealing with someone pretending to be a recruiter from Ghana or Malaysia. There are known scam schemes operating from these countries. They change thier names on weekly basis.
* Some scammers claim to have branches or headquarters in the "Western World", e.g. in the USA, Canada, or United Kingdom. However, addresses and telephone numbers they provide do not exist.
* Most cruise ship job scammers don't charge admin fees. You get a job offer for free. You just need to pay for visa, lawyer fees, etc. Don't pay, the job offer is fake, you'll lose your money.
* Remember, sending money via MoneyGram or Western Union isn't safe. Savings of too many good people ended up in fraudsters' pockets.

Getting a job on a cruise ship is a very difficult and lengthy process. If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely isn't true!
Known Employment Scams

Following is a list of known fictitious companies that pretend to be legitimate agencies for employment on cruise ships:

* Aftermath Shipping GH Ltd (Ghana)
* Agora Global Holdings (Malaysia)
* Ausi Cruise Line (Malaysia)
* Australasian Cruise Line International (Malaysia)
* Avalon Cruise Services (Canada)
* Baltic Tourist Shipping Line (Ghana, United Kingdom)
* Blue Sea Shipping Company (Ghana)
* Canadian Cruise Shipping (Canada and Malaysia)
* Capt. Dorris Morgan (dorrismorganfamily@googlemail.com) - pretending to be from Amble Boat Company (United Kingdom)
* Capt. David Phillip (capt.davidphil@gmail.com) - pretending to be from Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
* Captains Shipping Line (Ghana)
* Cool Jobs At Sea (Oceana International) (Canada)
* Crown Cruise Liners, Crown Cruiseliners International (Malaysia)
* Cruise Canadian Line (Malaysia)
* Cruise Careers (Wyoming Canada)
* Cruise International (New Brunswick Canada)
* Cruise Services International (United Kingdom)
* Cruise Ship Centers International (San Francisco USA)
* Cruise Shipping Line (Canada)
* Crystal Cruise Line (www.crystalcrline.com) - not to be mistaken for Crystal Cruises (www.crystalcruises.com)
* Cuise Ship Service Line Canada (Canada, Malaysia)
* Cruiseship Global Canada, Cruise Ship Global Canada (Canada, Malaysia)
* CruiseQueenliner Cruise Queenliner (Malaysia)
* CTG Group London, Capt Terry Smith (United Kingdom) - not to be mistaken for CTI Group
* Dolphin Ship Management (San Marino)
* Express Cruise Tourist Shipping Lines (Canada, Malaysia)
* Express Cruises and Shipping Company, M.V.Custavia (Ghana, United Kingdom, Australia)
* Fleewing International (California USA)
* Fresh Princess Cruises UK Limited (United Kingdom)
* Frontline Consulting London (Ghana, United Kingom)
* Geoluxary Cruise Lines Int., Geoluxury Cruise Lines (Malaysia)
* Global Arrow Shipping Line (Ghana, United Kingdom)
* Global Cruise Shipping Services (Canada, USA)
* Global Cruise Lines International
* Global Sea Shipping Line (Scotland, Ghana)
* Greenline Consults (Roland Botson, Mark Kyle) (Ghana, United Kingdom)
* Hawks Marine Cruises International (Canada)
* Highsea Shipping Line (Scotland, Ghana)
* Infinity Cruise Lines International (Malaysia)
* Intercontinental Spirit Ship (Ghana)
* Intercontinental Cruises Company London (Ghana, United Kingdom)
* International Cruise Ship Recruiters
* International Transition Abroad - The New Era (South Africa, United Kingdom, USA)
* Ivory Arrow Shipping (Ghana, United Kingdom)
* Jdak Cruises and Shipping (Ghana)
* K-shipping, Kingdom Shipping GH Ltd (Ghana)
* Malaysia Crystal Cruises (Malaysia, United Kingdom)
* Marks and Silogar Consulting (United Kingdom, Ghana)
* Maydott Cruiseline International (Malaysia)
* Midway Cruise Company
* Mutus Cruises (Malaysia)
* Natra Cruising Company (Ghana)
* New World Cruise Ship Employment Agency (Canada)
* Ocean Village Cruises (Malaysia)
* Oceana International (Canada)
* Oceania Cruise Line, Oceania Cruise Company (oceania-cruises.org, Malaysia, United Kingdom)
* Pacific International Shipping Line (United Kingdom, Ghana)
* Pan American Cruise Corporation (Berverly Hills USA)
* Pandayan Sevenseas Manpower Recruitment Services (India)
* Pentagon Cruise (Malaysia)
* Princess Mariana Company
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* Royal Cruiseliner, Royal Cruise Liner, Royal Cruise Line Inc. (Malaysia, Canada)
* Royal Festival Cruises International
* Royal Ocean Village Cruise International (Malaysia, United Kingdom)
* Salsa Cruise (Malaysia)
* San Marino Shipping (San Marino)
* Sea Wave Cruise Liner (Malaysia)
* Sealink Shipping Company Limited (United Kingdom, Ghana)
* Seek Work Consulting (United Kingdom, Ghana)
* Shipping Planet (Malaysia)
* Skylines Cruise International (Malaysia)
* Starcruise (Malaysia)
* Starline Cruises (Malaysia)
* The New Era - International Transition Abroad (South Africa, United Kingdom, USA)
* Touchline Marine Cruises International (Canada, Malaysia)
* Transways Logistics (Malaysia)
* Velta Express Shipping Line (Ghana, United Kingdom)
* Vigo Cruises (Malaysia)
* World Cruize (Malaysia, United Kingdom)
* Xprex Shipping Company Limited UK (Bristol, United Kingdom)

Read more about International Cruise Services from Glasgow, United Kingdom.

All of the above scammers charge upfront fees or fees for visas and work permits. They have been repeatedly reported to fail to find any employment for their victims.

If you come accross any of the above names, please do not send them any money.

If you know of any other cruise ship job scams, please let us know. Thank you.