Hard Competition!

By Kerwin De Matas

Competition...what a heck of a word. From day one, man has been known to be very competitive, it's just in our blood I would guess. Some people get very nervous just hearing the word. But guess what...competition is very much part of our daily lives. Without this in our lives, development would not happen, simply speaking. Have you ever noticed for example on the way to work. You would leave your home, if you don't have a car of course, you would be walking very fast to get to the bus stop, why?

Competitiveness In Exams

It's so that you won't miss the bus of course ha ha! But seriously, you are walking so fast, but at the same time an occasional glance to the left and right, to see if anyone is walking faster than you are to get a good spot in the line at the bus stop. Curious, isn't it? Almost every thing we do on a daily basis, is on a competitive beat.

Sporting Competition

When I worked on the Cruiseline, competition there was very intense. I don't think anyone had, in the department where I worked, a true friend... Working in the bar department, everyone was your potential competition. Money was made on a commission basis, with a very small base salary.

Product Competition

Now when one had to leave their home for a period of six months, and in some cases eight months, the only choice was just to become a money making machine for both yourself and the company, or the crew member just won't be of any use. In an environment like that, activities are always provided by the crew relations department,(which is equivalent to a human resources office), to lighten the atmosphere a little bit, but one would still find themselves withdrawn on the inside, whilst trying to appear normal on the outside.

Cruise line Competition....


Competition is definitely a part of a crew member's life while on board. So speaking on the part of present or ex-crew members, competition is nothing to be nervous or scared of, after all, to survive in life, competition is necessary. This is a part in life that demonstrates a person's will to go on to make an acceptable life for one's self and/or their family.

....Makes Crew Members, Just As Competitive


As I have learnt, money is not all, but it is necessary in a developed environment. So for people that might be frustrated a little of the competitiveness of other people, don't be, it just means that you also have to get into the competitive mode, good luck!