Captains pay? Cabin?

[jaybyrd3007]

Hello, Does anyone know how much captains are making these days on the large cruise lines? Also what kind of room do they get? thanks

[RWolver672]

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos247.htm#earnings

 

Down toward the bottom it says that they make around $100,000 a year but can make more with experience. I would assume that their living quarters are quite nice as sometimes they do entertaining in their cabins.

[Cotton]

Can't answer about salary, but I've been to the Captain's quarters on two different cruises - once for after-dinner drinks, and once for dinner. (This was years ago on the Festivale and the Mardi Gras.)

 

The Captain had a nice setup: Sitting room (sofa, chairs, desk, bookcases, TV - dining table w/6 chairs in an alcove, refrigerator hidden away behind folding doors, etc. - Large bedroom, bathroom about twice the size as in cabins - VERY nice and roomy, but I imagine they would be even nicer on the newer vessels.

[derf5585]

I have been to the captain's quarters on Paradise a couple of times.

from

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=53497&highlight=captains+cabin

[DeckCadet]

heh....saw you quoted me here, so I thought i'd attach a picture or two. This was when I was on board in August about a month before my last cruise. In one picture is part of the room, another (kinda out of focus) has him with some family members who were visiting at the same time.

 

037A is his sitting room, with windows onto the boat deck.

034A is him at his desk.