

> HELP - Need aadvise!
>
> Is there anyone who has been a bartender on a cruise ship! I have an
> interview coming up next month with Princess Cruise Liners an i could
> do with some advise.
> Regards
> Dave
I used to work for P&O Cruises, same company as Princess. No flairing on the
ships - no floormats, wrong sort of pourers, low ceilings. Only one of P&O
ships had flairing (when a couple of TGI bartenders worked on board - they
used to do demonstrations on party nights etc. After they left their wasn't
anyone else to take over, and the other ships had an older clientel and a more
"refined" image so it wasn't really suitable anyway. While I was at sea (4
years) I hardly ever did any real flair, just "working" moves.
However, P&O launched a new venture Ocean Village geared more towards the
younger market and went all out with mats etc to encourage flair (or at least
my friend who set it up did). However, downside being that the crew are the
lowest paid of any in the P&O fleet, by a BIG margin.
Princess is slighly more "relaxed" an atmosphere than P&O, so they may
encourage flair in some of their bars, although with 13 bars on a ship maybe
only one or two will be suitable in atmosphere, and the low deckheads
(ceilings for landlubbers!) will always be a problem.
All that said, while "exhibition" flair may be innapropriate or impractical
(ceilings/mats) more working style flair is obviously still a possibility.
There's a lot of panache you can put into your bartending that doesn't require
bottles/tins/glasses to leave your hand at all.
Oh, one thing - it certainly feels strange to be trying to juggle/catch things
while the floor is moving under you!
In the interview, concentrate on your professionalism and desire for customer
service - flair ability may be a bonus, but they really want to know that your
customer's satisfaction is your main priority. That and accurate stock control!
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