Who You Are Likely To Meet On Oceania Cruises
Being a photographer on various cruise boats for several years, I managed to meet a great variety of people. Something that not many people seem to understand is that living in a boat is very different to living in a flat or a house and it has a big impact on people’s social behaviour. People seem to be more open and relaxed as admittedly they will accept the fact that the boat is where everything happens from developing a new friendship and flirting with someone to breaking up and divorcing!
A luxury boat that is moving into the seven seas is like a small floating city. One factor many people overlook at is the fact that on board there aren’t just passengers and holiday-makers but also members of staff that have to stay on the boat for long periods of time. It is strictly forbidden for those people to develop social relationships with the passengers but sometimes it is inevitable.
A common person to find in a luxury boat is about 60 years of age, wealthy and usually retired. They all come from a wide range of different professions but with a few exceptions most of them were very successful professionally. Doctors, lawyers, publishers, editors, journalists, and civil engineers coexist with wealthy shop owners, entrepreneurs and tradesmen. That signifies that high education is not really one of the main factors, although a high income is.
Nevertheless, there is always a smaller percentage of people who are considerably having less but would love to try a luxury cruise. Those are people who have read about those luxury cruises and are really curious to find out how the experience is like. Even though I gained most of my experiences on Silversea Cruises boats where I worked, other colleagues that used to work on Oceania Cruises and Cunard Cruises have witnessed similar incidents.
When it comes to sports, golf is definitely the number one while cricket and polo are also popular. Taking up a luxury cruise for many people could be a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience but it is definitely worth it..