Caribbean sells its crew like, we’re fun and international, when really we are mostly from three specific countries who are still dealing with the generations long ramifications of colonialism.
99% of the crews on these ships are from the global south predominantly Indonesia, the Philippines and India.
It’s really noticeable. The entertainers, dancers, actors would be latinos or european, speaking English with a heavy accent, while the service workers are from Southeast Asia or Indian. Some even spoke Chinese and one became friends with my grandma’s helper who is Indonesia. We’ll miss you, Nani (or was it Adi?)
It is a lifestyle. It is a culture. One of the first things you’ll notice if you’ve never done it before are these magnets on all the doors. And most of them have this live, laugh, love font going. AI art is strongly embraced and heavily utilized. Ducks are also a big.
Having taken cruises twice already, both cruising the East China Sea to Japan’s archipelago (very different from the demographic and style to the ones introduced), I’ve never heard about decorating metal doors with magnets to identify rooms in the corridors.
Anyway, this has got to be the most American thing I’ve ever watched on YT.
I’m cracking up 30min in.