Volunteers

At the moment we are 350 people living on board from 45 different countries. Everybody from the captain to the cook, came as volunteers. We do not get paid for the work we do. Yet everyone on board has a job – for example, some people work on the deck department, some in the engine room, some in the book fair, and some in the Galley, which is the ship’s kitchen. Through working together, we each play a small part to keep the ship operating. Some people like the engineers use the skills and expertise that got from a professional career to work on board. But there are others who don't have qualification or who work in a very different area from their past experiences. Hence each new crew member receives a training when they join the ship.

The crew during dry dock in Landskrona, Sweden (June 2007)