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Lottie Gibbons & Milo Boyd

Disney looking for new staff to travel the world on its cruise ships

Disney is looking for fans to take to the seven seas as workers aboard its cruise ships.

The cruise line operator is currently recruiting for a variety of positions ion the magical vessels, including entertainment technicians and youth activities counsellors.

Staff could work on board any of the five Disney cruise liners, including its newly-launched ship Disney Wish, and sail out of ports around the world on itineraries to the Caribbean, Bahamas, Hawaii, Alaska and Europe, Liverpool Echo reported.

Managing director of Excellent Recruitment, Marc Sorrentino said: "This is a unique opportunity for anyone interested in a career travelling the world. Even if you're not yet ready to travel, come and find out more, there is no other event like it.

"We are excited to be partnering with Disney Cruise Line as their fleet of beautiful cruise vessels grow and the opportunities for real career prospects doubles."

Ezra Freeman has made a name for herself on a different cruise liner (Ezra Freeman)

Interested candidates should attend the London Cruise Job Fair on Monday, June 26 and speak to a recruiter.

Life aboard cruise ships is often intriguing work, in part due to the variety of guests who come through, but also the opulence that surrounds you.

Cruise ship worker Ezra Freeman is a star both on the Princess Cruises where she entertains guests both on and off the stage, and to her hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.

The Real Love Boat performer spent much of the first years of the Covid pandemic 'stuck at sea' onboard ships, and revealed that guests would regularly offer her free stays.

She told the Mirror: "For a while the ship was going back and forth with the CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) and saying crew could only disembark if they went straight home and were within an hour's drive of port, and my ship was docking in Florida.

Ezra has yet to take up the free Disney offer (Ezra Freeman)

"I'm from Maryland. So many guests said that I could stay with them for free as long as I needed to if that was what was going to get me off the ship."

However, there's one gift from a guest that was particularly mind-blowing - and could ultimately save her thousands of pounds on holidays.

Ezra revealed: "I've also received an offer for free admission to Disney World for life by a Disney firefighter who sailed with me, so that is pretty epic."

The cruise ship worker gratefully accepted the gift, although she's been too busy to visit the Florida theme park so far.

Ezra spoke about some of the gifts she has received (Ezra Freeman)

While customers are regularly thankful for the service they receive onboard, it is not one way traffic when it comes to generosity.

When guests "shyly mention" that it's their birthday or invite her to dinner, she likes to go out her way to "make a guest feel special".

"It's their vacation! They often saved up money for this and took time off of work, and they're guests in our floating home," she said.

"If it's someone's birthday, I like to ask their travel buddies what they're interested in, and typically I'll set up a nice dinner for them or get them a spa service or a gift from the gift shop.

"I think there is an assumption that it's free for crew to do these things, but I have definitely spent my own money on it.

"It's worth every penny to see people light up, and I'm representing a company that has done a lot for me, so I'm happy to do it."

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