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Job applicants take shelter from the rain as they line up outside the Luneta Seafarer’s Center in Manila on October 6, 2022. The Philippine Statistics Authority said around 2.68 million Filipinos were jobless in August as the unemployment rate climbed to 5.3 percent from 5.2 percent in July. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File

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Paige Javier

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172241659985620221006-kalaw-seafarers-queue-GC-DSCF9435.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Job applicants take shelter from the rain as they line up outside the Luneta Seafarer’s Center in Manila on October 6, 2022. The Philippine Statistics Authority said around 2.68 million Filipinos were jobless in August as the unemployment rate climbed to 5.3 percent from 5.2 percent in July. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Job applicants take shelter from the rain as they line up outside the Luneta Seafarer’s Center in Manila on October 6, 2022. The Philippine Statistics Authority said around 2.68 million Filipinos were jobless in August as the unemployment rate climbed to 5.3 percent from 5.2 percent in July. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA —  International cruise operator <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Carnival Cruise Line</span> on Wednesday said it has eased the application for aspiring crew members by pushing a more &quot;seamless and efficient&quot; employment process among their companies.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/9/ppa-eyes-over-100-000-cruise-passengers-in-2024-1536">• PPA eyes over 100,000 cruise passengers in 2024</a></div><p>Carnival Cruise Line VP for Cruise Operations Richard Brearley said majority of their application process can now be done on its website. </p><p>Historically, applicants would line up outside manning agencies for hours on end, looking for opportunities for cruise, cargo, or merchant vessels.</p><div><br/></div><div><span contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XNSyqbSwT_I?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>&quot;If you think towards a traditional model, I go down to an address and I&#x27;d apply, fill out a piece of paper. Everything now is online so I could be living, let&#x27;s say down in Davao, and I can go online through a URL, start the application process. Literally the interview process, everything could be done while I&#x27;m at home. I can do it through my smartphone or computer,&quot; Brearley explained.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/21/23/ppa-suspends-2-companies-for-cruise-disembarkation-mess">• PPA suspends 2 companies for cruise disembarkation mess</a></div><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Brearley</span> said they worked on shifting everything online after the COVID-19 pandemic. </p><p>&quot;Technology is not only enhancing the experience but it is providing a really seamless process for our [crew] members that they don&#x27;t have to take the trips and make the investments. They&#x27;re able to do that from their homes,&quot; Carnival Corporation Global Chief Human Resources Officer Bettina Deynes added.</p><p>However, <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Brearley </span>said some jobs like those in culinary may still require in-person skill tests. </p><p>The company is hopeful that with the help of the Department of Information and Communications Technology and the Department of Migrant Workers, other companies follow suit in going digital.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/17/cruise-visitors-to-enjoy-waived-visas-immigration-2055">• Cruise visitors to enjoy waived visas: Immigration</a></div><p>Carnival said it is looking to fill tens of thousands of jobs as cruise tourism sees a huge rebound. </p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re just going to have 20,000 promotions. So those people who are already working at Carnival have opportunities to grow in their careers. We wanted to get out of the traditional entry-level jobs and wanted [to show] Filipinos that you have to build a career and excel and move through the ranks. We really recognize the Philippines to be a source of talent in the maritime space,&quot; Deynes said.</p><div> </div><div><strong>BETTER EQUIPPING FILIPINO SEAFARERS</strong> </div><p>Carnival Corporations visited the country as it expanded its partnerships with STI College and the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to better equip aspiring Filipino cruise seafarers.</p><p>The cruise operator tapped STI College for its culinary and hospitality courses and PMMA for its maritime expertise. They are offering 20 scholarships for each college.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/29/carnival-cruise-line-looking-to-hire-more-filipino-crewmembers-giving-scholarships-1836">• Carnival Cruise Line looking to hire more Filipino crew, giving scholarships</a></div><p>&quot;The benefit for us and for STI is we are helping them create the curriculum and the training. So we know that when that crew member, if they&#x27;re selected to come and work, they&#x27;ve already been through the training that we need,&quot; Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy said. </p><p>Carnival Cruise Line currently employs 12,000 Filipino crew members and around 50,000 Filipino crew members across its partner brands under the Carnival Corporation. Of this number, 1,000 Filipino crew members are in deck and engine operations. </p><p>The company is hopeful more Filipinos take on leadership opportunities, possibly seeing the first Filipino captain and engineer on its cruise ships.</p><p>They are hopeful more aspiring Filipino seafarers consider the prospect of working in the cruise industry. </p><p>&quot;One thing that we recognize, especially in the Philippines, a lot of graduates are interested in either naval careers, coast guard, or cargo. So up until recently, they weren&#x27;t really familiar with the cruise industry as a potential employer where they can really have a career,&quot; Deynes said.</p><p>The company sees more opportunities for cruise calls in the Philippines under its other brands, especially after the country clinched the title of Asia&#x27;s Best Cruise Destination for 2023.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6eT0ZHHYimM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The company is hopeful more Filipinos take on leadership opportunities, possibly seeing the first Filipino captain and engineer on its cruise ships.</p>

The company is hopeful more Filipinos take on leadership opportunities, possibly seeing the first Filipino captain and engineer on its cruise ships.

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Int'l cruise operator eases application process, wants more Filipino crew

Paige Javier,

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Published Jul 31, 2024 05:35 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 31, 2024 05:37 PM PHT

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