Zydeco reviewed Cruise Confidential: A Hit Below the Waterline (Cruise Confidential, Bk 1) on + 80 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A poorly written diatribe that spends a lot of ink in American-bashing, overweight bashing, etc. Some of the tales seem contrived.
Sherry G. (Shervivor) -
This book was a good diversion as a beach/pool read. It is the story of an American guy that chases his foreign girlfriend by joining the cruise line she works for. The book tells of the debauchery of the workers on the boat. But even more it taught me that the cruise lines basically hire foreign workers to work in very poor conditions with little pay and unreasonable working hours. It is likely that there are few Americans working below decks because we know from a young age that there are labor standards that employers must uphold. Once you are off to sea all those standards go to hell. This is a fun read if you have ever taken a cruise and wanted to know what it is like behind the scenes.
June A. (pertdoe) reviewed Cruise Confidential: A Hit Below the Waterline (Cruise Confidential, Bk 1) on + 191 more book reviews
I enjoyed this book. The escapades of the crews of the ships, and of the guy who wrote it. It was fairly well written. However the book could have been about half as long as it was. The second half of the book is just more of the same and went on and on. I did learn some about how things are done on a cruise ship, although not a lot about the people who do the cruising. It was a fun book and if you like this genre you will like this book.
