Say what you will about booking gigs aboard a cruise ship, but the facts are simple: Actors will get invaluable experience (not to mention an impressive credit) while traveling the world for free. That’s probably why countless performers of stage and screen got their starts in the industry—their sea legs, if you will—aboard cruise ships; see below as to why perhaps you should, too.
You’ll gain crash-course acting experience.“Cruise ships are fantastic gigs for actors—especially for those who have talent but not enough experience. I watch actors go into these contracts quite green and leave experienced and confident. I think of it as a summer camp for performers.” —Benton Whitley, casting director for Royal Caribbean and AIDA cruise lines
The financial benefits are endless.“It’s a great way to save money because your accommodations and food and everything are provided, so I have a lot of performers who do a contract or two and then go back to New York or the West End or wherever their home base may be, and pursue other endeavors…While on board, performers get ‘passenger privileges.’ Top talent are accommodated in their own ‘officer’ grade rooms
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