Are you wondering what is the best time to go on a cruise? How about one of those 4 days 3-night cruises?
In this article, I will mention the best cruise is the one that you do not have to worry about paying for it. And the best ones are the ones where you make money while enjoying yourself on your cruise. My first cruise working in my business was my carnival cruise.
The length of the cruise is not important in this article. However, the longer you are gone the more you may want to supplement your fun with more spending money.
You have probably read articles about people who travel the world on a cruise boat and earn a full-time living at the same time. How do they do it?
How could you do it? Here are some tips for making money while on a long cruise.
Bring Your Laptop
I am always amazed at the opportunities to make money with nothing more than a laptop and an internet connection. Some of these require skills, so if you do not have at least one you will need to get it.
What kind of skills pays well?
1. Web Design. In this modern age, it is very difficult to find a business whether small or big operating without an official website. There is a huge demand for people who have basic WordPress, HTML, and Web Publishing knowledge to help build more websites.
If you have any of these skills, you can spend some of your free time in the morning offering your web designing services. It doesn’t even have to be in the morning. Use some of your free time day or night to make money doing web design.
2. Freelance writer. You can also make money by becoming a freelance writer. Today, many freelancing options are available.
You can write sales copies for websites, write traveling guides for tourists, or write newsletters for various blogs among others. You could even write for content mill sites such as Upwork, Fiverr, Hirewriters, iWriter, and many others.
The thing I like about content mills is the freedom to write when you want. You can not always do that when you have a client waiting on their articles. Figure out what freelancing skills you have and dwell on them to make money.
3. Work as a Tour Guide. Here we are venturing out of your cabin and working on the boat itself.
Depending on whether you have the confidence to speak in front of people and have good history knowledge, you can work as a tour guide as you cruise. As you travel, you can take it upon yourself to let the people that you are traveling with know about the history and culture of that particular region.
From this, you can make some money while at the same time maintaining the fun. I would certainly suggest you research more in detail if this appeals to you.
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4. Work as Crew on a Boat. Capitalize on your social skills to get to work as a crew member on a boat.
Many boat owners do not mind hiring people to work as crew in exchange for food, accommodation, and sometimes money. If you do not have any complications such as seasickness, this is a good idea for you to make money while cruising.
5. Work as a Translator. If you understand multiple languages you can work as a translator both online and offline.
In fact, there is a high demand for translators all over the world. Look for companies willing to pay you to translate their web content and make money while cruising.
6. Fiverr.com I mentioned them under freelance workers, but I wanted to add more specifically about this cool little website.
People will pay you $5 or more to do work for them they do not know how to do, do not want to do, or do not have time to do. What kind of work?
Nothing is too crazy to show up as a request on Fiverr.com. Fiverr is the world’s largest website for digital services which they call gigs.
You can go on your cruise and make money by providing a service of your own. Complete your gigs in your free time on the ship.
Other sites similar to Fiverr are Fiverup, GigBucks, Zerk, SEOClerks, Dollar3, and many more. Here is a blog post with 50 sites like Fiverr on it: http://blogstash.com/sites-like-fiverr-12-fiverr-alternatives-websites/
Make Money Without Working
Make Money Without WorkingDo you own a home? Are you familiar with Airbnb?
Here is an idea to make money while you are on a cruise. Rent out your house!
In this post, this would have seemed virtually impossible due to the logistic nightmare of being 2000 miles away from home and trying to show your home.
Today this is no problem thanks to the Internet and programs such as Airbnb. Let me show you how easy this can be!
- Make sure Airbnb is approved where you live.
- Join Airbnb as a host.
- Add your home to their list of homes for rent.
- Get your home ready to rent.
- List your home with Airbnb.
- Rent your home.
- Work on getting good reviews posted.
At first, you are going to be fighting with other homeowners in your are. Some are renting out just a room, while others are renting out their home at a very competitive price. You must determine what you will take to be competitive.
final thoughts
Use the tips above to make money while on a long cruise and avoid boredom at the same time. It is a matter of planning your trip and knowing when you can work and when you can play.
Use your dream cruise as a motivation to get a skill that can make you money. This is very possible to do regardless of your current situation thanks to the Internet.
Especially when it comes to freelancing online. There are so many ways to go about this I only listed a handful to get your creative juices flowing.
There are literally thousands of people who make money online and they do it on a cruise boat, on the beach, or even in a coffee shop where the ship docks for the day. You can be one of them.
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Hey David I really liked your article. As someone who has been going on cruises for many years now I can confirm that it is a lot easier to live the global nomad lifestyle than people think.
We are very fortunate to live in a day and age where you can earn very respectable money just from writing articles and selling other people’s products.
I’m looking forward to reading more articles from you.
Jason
Jason, thank you for the comment, and yes, it is much easier today to earn a comfortable income online and enjoy the freedom on going on long cruises and not worry about your income.
Please feel free and come back to my blog, cause I make updates to it several times a week as new ideas arises on the strategies for making money online. Take care.
Hello David. I have to say that this article is really nice. From the beginning, I couldn’t see where your cruising story was going, and that kept me reading on. And before I knew it, from cruising story, I’m finding out how to make money while having fun, super cool! Hardly any boring moment, and quite helpful information. I most certainly learnt some new stuff.
And if or when I decide I am going on a cruise, one of your tips will definitely be on my to-do list.
I will look forward to updates from you, and many more interesting articles.
Obaloluwa, glad that you get some value here on tips on going on a cruise. Thank you for your kind words and feel free to use if not some, all of my tips. It works for me and others and it will work for you as well.
Hello David. I have to say that this article is really nice. From the beginning, I couldn’t see where your cruising story was going, and that kept me reading on. And before I knew it, from cruising story, I’m finding out how to make money while having fun, super cool! Hardly any boring moment, and quite helpful information. I most certainly learnt some new stuff.
And if or when I decide I am going on a cruise, one of your tips will definitely be on my to-do list.
I will look forward to updates from you, and many more interesting articles.
Thanks, Drian, for your comment and kind words. Glad that you got some value here on what is the best time to go on a cruise. i actually learned this from one of my mentor, and it did helped me.
Feel free to stop by anytime cause I make weekly updates on my blog by giving helpful tips. talk to you soon.
Thanks for the great tips on possible ways of making money while you’re on a cruise David! I went on my first cruise a little over two years ago and had an absolute blast. I definitely want to go on more in the future and it never occurred to me that I could be making money while I do it. I’m still a newbie to making money online but once I finally figure it out I think there will be many more cruises in my future, haha! Thanks again for your insight! 🙂
For some reason the cruises are better when you know that income is still coming in. The first time experiencing this blew my mind, and it gives me more determination to continue working on my online business and to help others to do the same.
As you rightfully said, there are going to be more cruises as the money keeps flowing in. Thank you for the comment.
I was wondering when the best time for a cruise is. I would love to go with my husband one day. I kind of like the idea of working while out at sea but then again I just want to relax on vacation. How reliable is internet connection while at sea? What kind of gigs does fiverr have?
Working while out at sea is great, clears the mind from distractions and put it at ease, especially when looking far out in the ocean. All of the cruise ships that i have been on have internet access, so you don’t have to worry about working online in the ocean.
Fiverr has many gigs depending on the one you would like to choose. I would would recommend you visit their website and see what you like the best. Thank you for the comment.