I just got off the Wonder and let me tell you the employees are amazing. You guys keep that ship looking so clean. Your the friendliness people always saying hi and have a smile on your face. I paid extra tip to my room attendant and wait staff.

How to Simulate Being A Sailor 1. Buy a dumpster, paint it gray inside and out, and live in it for six months. 2. Run all the pipes and wires in your house exposed on the walls. 3. Repaint your entire house every month. 4. Renovate your bathroom. Build a wall across the middle of the bathtub... and move the shower head to chest level. When you take showers, make sure you turn off the water while you soap down. 5. Put lube oil in your humidifier and set it on high. 6. Once a week, blow compressed air up your chimney, making sure the wind carries the soot onto your neighbor’s house. Ignore his complaints. 7. Once a month, take all major appliances apart and then reassemble them. 8. Raise the thresholds and lower the headers of your front and back doors so that you either trip or bang your head every time you pass through them. 9. Disassemble and inspect your lawnmower every week. 10. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays turn your water heater temperature up to 200 degrees. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, turn the water heater off. On Saturdays and Sundays tell your family they use too much water during the week so no bathing will be allowed. 11. Raise your bed to within 6 inches of the ceiling, so you can’t turn over without getting out and then getting back in. 12. Sleep on the shelf in your closet. Replace the closet door with a curtain. Have your spouse whip open the curtain about 3 hours after you go to sleep, shine a flashlight in your eyes, and say “Sorry, wrong rack.” 13. Make your family qualify to operate each appliance in your house - dishwasher operator, blender technician, etc. Re-qualify every 6 months. 14. Have your neighbor come over each day at 0500, blow a whistle so loud Helen Keller could hear it, and shout “Reveille, reveille, all hands heave out and trice up.” 15. Have your mother-in-law write down everything she’s going to do the following day, then have her make you stand in your back yard at 0600 while she reads it to you. 16. Submit a request chit to your father-in-law requesting permission to leave your house before 1500. 17. Empty all the garbage bins in your house and sweep the driveway three times a day, whether it needs it or not. (Now sweepers, sweepers, man your brooms, give the ship a clean sweep down fore and aft, empty all sh**cans over the fantail.) 18. Have your neighbor collect all your mail for a month, read your magazines, and randomly lose every 5th item before delivering it to you. 19. Watch no TV except for movies played in the middle of the night. Have your family vote on which movie to watch, then show a different one- the same one every night. 20. When your children are in bed, run into their room with a megaphone shouting that your home is under attack and ordering them to their battle stations. (Now general quarters, general quarters, all hands man your battle stations.) 21. Make your family menu a week ahead of time without consulting the pantry or refrigerator. 22. Post a menu on the kitchen door informing your family that they are having steak for dinner. Then make them wait in line for an hour. When they finally get to the kitchen, tell them you are out of steak, but they can have dried ham or hot dogs. Repeat daily until they ignore the menu and just ask for hot dogs. 23. Bake a cake. Prop up one side of the pan so the cake bakes unevenly. Spread icing real thick to level it off. 24. Get up every night around midnight and have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on stale bread. (midrats) 25. Set your alarm clock to go off at random during the night. At the alarm, jump up and dress as fast as you can, making sure to button your top shirt button and tuck your pants into your socks. Run out into the backyard and uncoil the garden hose. 26. Every week or so, throw your cat or dog in the pool and shout “Man overboard port side!” Rate your family members on how fast they respond. 27. Put the headphones from your stereo on your head, but don’t plug them in. Hang a paper cup around your neck on a string. Stand in front of the stove, and speak into the paper cup “Stove manned and ready.” After an hour or so, speak into the cup again “Stove secured.” Roll up the headphones and paper cup and stow them in a shoebox. 28. Place a podium at the end of your driveway. Have your family stand at the podium for 4-hour intervals. Best done when the weather is worst. January is a good time. 29. Next time there is a bad thunderstorm in your area, find the biggest horse you can, lay a two-inch mattress on his back, strap yourself to it then turn him loose in a dark barn for six hours, then get up and go to work. 30. For former engineers: bring your lawn mower into the living room, and run it all day long. 31. Make coffee using eighteen scoops of budget priced coffee grounds per pot, and allow the pot to simmer for 5 hours before drinking. 32. Have someone under the age of ten give you a haircut with sheep shears. 33. Sew the back pockets of your jeans on the front. 34. Add 1/3 cup of diesel fuel to the laundry. 35. Take hourly readings on your electric and water meters. 36. Every couple of weeks, dress up in your best clothes and go to the scummiest part of town. Find the most run down, trashiest bar, and drink beer until you are hammered. Then walk all the way home. 37. Lock yourself and your family in the house for six weeks. Tell them that at the end of the 6th week you are going to take them to Disney World for “liberty.” At the end of the 6th week, inform them the trip to Disney World has been canceled because they need to get ready for an inspection, and it will be another week before they can leave the house.

Wow! 70hrs a week with kids! You need a medal!!

Fellow cast member! I worked for DCL too!! Wonder & Dream! xo

Really informative! I'm about to embark too, and your videos have been really helpful on what to expect, especially as a youth activities counselor. Thanks :D

Hey! I embark on the Fantasy as a youth activities counselor on July 15th! So excited! And so happy to find your video; thanks for the information!

Whoever put Gaga ball on the cruise your a god

I worked for Disney! Lots of rules, but for all the right reasons! Although I no longer do which you can tell since I have pink hair now haha. But I absolutely loved it!

Hi Ellyse. Thank you very much for your videos about the DCL, they're so helpful, I've watched them all ! I'm still in the recruitment process (last phone interview and reference checking) and I'm praying every single day to be hired ! I always knew that I wanted to work for this company but I'm even more sure of that after having watched your videos. I really hope to be a DCL family member someday and can't wait to knowing the outcome of the recruitment process ! :) If ever you have any other tips, they're welcome ! Thank you again.

Hey Ellyse happy to see you enjoyed your first contract with DCL, after a few months of waiting I've finally received my offer or employment with Disney also as an youth activities councillor. And I can't wait, thanks for the informative videos and keep it up!

NO way Ellyse !!!!!! I was on the New Years cruise 2017/18 at edge with you Angie, Simpson and Catrina !!! by the way I'm the kid from Scotland. SCOTLAND THE BRAVE !!!!

So glad I found this just about to embark and this helped me learn more about the life

I start on the Disney Fantasy next month as a Youth Activities Counselor as well and this definitely helped ease some anxieties! Thank you!!

I was one of the first crew on the Dream. We sailed on it from Germany. It was crazy insane but best thing I ever did. Lol

Very interesting. I love hearing other people's ship experiences. I was a dancer on different cruise lines, but have heard awesome things about Disney. Just posted a video of my experience too. Hope you had a great 2nd contract.

This is very helpful! I am going to work at Disney World for their college program while I am in college but I plan on working on the DCL ships for a while after I graduate. It all depends on how WDW goes. Sounds like a lot of fun. I'm going on my ninth cruise this month and will ask some cast members what it is like. Thank you for the video!

What exactly did ur job entail and what was the hardest and the best part of ur job and do u have any magical moments

I just sent in my application to be a Youth Activities Counsellor!

Wow I’ve been on 14 Disney cruises and never knew that working for a Disney cruise was so hard

Transatlantic Cruise in September, 2016. The first day is always an open house, where adults can visit the kids' areas. I saw the Marvel part, and the information about the training program. I turned to a crew member (It was her first cruise) and said, "This is why I wish i were six again." She told me that they were having special adult Marvel training nights. I beamed & said, "You're my new best friend!" She beamed. Another Crew Member said to her, "See, I told you." Now, for the magic part: I didn't tell the CM, Maria, my name, yet, on the afternoon before the adult night, there was a personal invitation, signed by Maria, on my "door fish." THIS is why I love Disney! (Strangely, there were very few kids on the trip. Even the entertainers, who wanted to have kids on stage, were flummoxed.)

Thanks for this video! It gave me a peace of mind

Thank you for all of these videos! I really want to work for DCL, this has been my dream for about 7 years now, and your videos are really interesting to watch and shed light on a lot of the aspects. I do have a few questions, and thought maybe you would be able to answer them... I work with children in a preschool setting, elementary school setting, and workplace setting, and have done for a few years now. I saw in the DCL job website about summer camp seasons being 3 months each, however, where I am from we do not have summer camp seasons for more than 8 weeks. How crucial is the three month period? I've been a counselor for camps before, but not nearly enough to add up to 9 months. Do you have any ideas of how to plan my coming years to best prepare me for when I reach the age to apply? I love working with kids of all ages, I love being isolated in the "Disney bubble", and I really do enjoy living by a strict schedule, so I feel as though this job would be a nice fit for me! Thank you for all of these videos; it's refreshing to see unscripted videos with a real perspective! :)

when you are new it is definitely very overwhelming for sure.

I have only watched the first 5 seconds of this video, and I'd already bet $1,000 000 that she's a Youth Activities Counselor. They have one of the easiest jobs on the ship. None of them believe they have one of the easiest jobs, but they really do. I was a Stage Tech on Disney... A 70 hour work week would've been a huge reduction compared to our 100 hour+ weeks. My body hurt so much from the manual labor that I was getting injections into my back (from the ship doctor) for the pain.

mate that barking dog in the background is doing my head in

Thanks for sharing! I've wanted to be a youth activities counselor for DCL since 2013 when I was 16. I plan on applying in 2 years from now after I graduate college. I love these videos and I follow you on Instagram and love your photos there. I'm also sailing on the fantasy on August 5th maybe I'll see you onboard

what's the crack with the dog in the back?! great vid thanks

I’m joining Disney wish this month

This was great...though the barking dog was a bit annoying. Thank you.

just be careful working for Disney Cruise Line rebecca coriam was never found

I'm curious how they break up the workday; do you get breaks and lunch and dinner breaks? Or do you just work 14-16 hours straight through? You mentioned naps--when were those? Thanks!

I liked the video but the dog barking was very distracting.

I enjoyed your videos! Would love to see an update video! Are you still working on a cruise line?

Hi Eleyse and all others Good day to all of you. I am about to start my job on royal carribiens as a IT Specialist. Please share your experiences about IT work week and their services, their facilities provided. All suggestions are welcome and I will appreciate.

I'm in the process of waiting for placement date. So exited but not for now. Since i've applied to today takes time for 5 months xD

Hi Ellyse I’m also Aussie and just waiting for my security checks to embark on my first Disney cruise. As an Aussie I’m curious to know how did you work out your banking while working on the cruise. What bank did you use.

hello. do you know how many hours a galley steward usually work? i hope your answer soon. i love disney cruise =)

I just went on my first Disney Cruise and it was AMAZING and ALL of the CREW MEMBERS were fabulous! I would love to work on DCL! Is there an age limit?

whats your job exactly? whats the pay like? im sooo curious please talk more about working on a cruise

can you tell us more about your specific role, schedule, pay, etc.?

What was your major in college that made you eligible for the job?

Oh my gosh I remember you from Megan (@PixelsandPixieDusts) vlogs!!!

Great video! I embark on the Disney Dream as a Youth Entertainment Hostess in 3 weeks (yay!), and I'm working on getting packed and set to go. I'd love to get more info on what you'd say to definitely bring versus definitely leave as well as working in the youth clubs on a Dream class ship :)

What happens if you get sick will working?

Great vlog. I’m glad to hear that Disney takes care of their shit employees and keep them well trained

it is true staff does not get the gratuity collected by the cruise line?

Hey! I've just started my DCL application process and I'm trying to watch as many videos as possible to get all the ins and outs about ship life! Your videos are helping me a great deal. I do have a question though, is there somewhere where the Crew Members can get their hair cut during their contract? I have a pixie style hair cut which needs cutting every 6 weeks or so but I haven't come across any info about that so far? Thanks x

Hi everyone :) Does anyone know if working on DCL's can lead to transfers to Disney park jobs? Or is the "2-3 contract ... promotions or transfers" just for DCL and not parks. Or in other words does working on a DCL grant easy access to working in Disney world FL (as a non-US citizen). Many Thanks for any helpful answers (it's not for me, I'm just curious to know as I can't find any answers elsewhere) :)

My 21 yr old son broke up with his girlfriend from high school and decided to work abroad and Disney is on his list. Later he added cruises. Where can he go to apply ?

Hey Ellyse! 👋 I wanted to ask you a few things if you didn't mind, just because I don't really have anyone else to ask :'D My biggest dream is probably working in a cruise ship, I don't really care about in which position or job would I make it. But the thing is I'd prefer to do it as "room assistant", you know, the one who brings food from the kitchens to the cabins and provide service for the customers in everything they need, but the thing is, I've been researching about it and web pages usually mix this job with cleaning and housekeeping activities in general. Once I apply for the companies, how can I tell them that I am not applying for a cleaning job , but for an attendant one? I don't really know the "technical" word that I should be using to tell them about this, I thought it was "cabin steward", but while looking for job opportunities i would always read in the job description that one of my functions would be the room cleaning. Is this even possible to happen or there is just strictly not a chance for someone to get a room attending job without having to clean those rooms? Oh, and also, I didn't mention that I'm still 16 years old but planning to do this in a few years. Is there something that I actually need to study for this job?? Maybe the STCW certificates? Or something else? Because job descriptions usually don't include them as a requirement, but the only thing they do require is experience. Hope I get a repply from you dude, I really liked all of your videos! See ya!! :D

Disney should make a new ship and call it the Titanic

how long is your vacation?? and contract?

How long is your first contract? I want to apply for a job how can i do?

Hi Ellyse!!!! Thanks so much for such an informing video!!! I myself am from Sydney, Australia and will be flying over to Dover, England to start my first contract as a YAC on the Disney Magic in three weeks. Its awesome to hear such great info and tips and from a fellow Aussie. I did though have a question regarding wifi and what its like on board the ship? And with your phone provider did you use an american sim or just your aussie sim? Thanks xxx

Hi I’m looking to work in entertainment for DCL as cruise staff. I was wondering if DCL crew get the same perks as other Disney cast members like park tickets etc

How hard was it being "on" and engaging everyday with the 70+ hour work weeks for all contract long??

Question. Are you able to get off the ship when you're back in your home port to see family or friends? (Port Canaveral)

how much did you get paid?

Another question! My boyfriend is a wdw cm. When I'm back at port canaveral, is there a way to get him on board before the ship sails off? I will like him to see the ship

i want to know how can i get started having a job on Disney cruise ship? also i want to know how could get to work as a beginner ,including of knowing want to do as of asistant cruise director ?

Quick question, how do you pay your house bills when you’re at sea? I’m most worried about that.

what was your job onboard the Disney ships

do you think you’ll be working on the Fantasy next March?

what happen? no videos for so long

what does the crew deck look like?

How do you deal with bad weather and ship rockin?

Hello! I dream of working for DCL! Is it necessary to have been part of the college program or have previous work experience with Disney in order to be hired? I live in a country with no procurement allies. Thank you!!!

Hey, did you have to get any certification to work at sea with Disney?

Hey Ellyse! Hope you are enjoying your time off right now! I just had my interview with them today and hopefully I hear back soon. I just had a quick question. Once your contract ended, are you still able to use the benefits like free park entry and stuff like that? And how long was your contract again? Thanks!

I have been hired as a youth councillor, and have a few questions 1. Are you still working, and enjoy it? 2.are their many advancement opportunities? 3. What were the perks for your specific role ex. Access to guest areas 4. What was your day like on :port days, embark/debark/castaway? Feel free to dm me on Instagram 0Allycat0

How long have you been waiting for your LoE after completing Doc?

New sub! Love these types of videos! I have a channel with mostly travel videos if you're interested. Xo! 💕

Hi @EllyseRohl ! I'm Emily, I'm from Brazil and I'm here to ask if u can give me an interview. It's for my high achool job, we are making a great event! All i need is a little talk about how is work on Disney and that kind of things. If it's possible, answer me PLEASE!! thank u, beforehand.

I would like to apply for a job on the disney cruise line but what is the minimum age that you can apply?

How many breaks do youth activities counselors get throughout the day because I want to have this job for when I'm done with college

I was a cast member in Walt Disney World, Florida, and I'm looking for embarking in a disney cruise line. I have a question: Are you able to express a preference about your roomate? In Florida you can say for ex "'i would like to have Julia as my roomate" if you have the same departure date, is it possible in DCL? thank you so much

I'm going to have an interview next week!!!, any tips of how can I impress the recruiter?

No mention of salary = fail.

How can I apply for on board jobs after graduation

hi I wonder if I apply in this company i'm from peruvian...

What is the pay like on dcl?

Do they let you pick what cruise you wanna be on?

Great info ! ... but you’re so beautiful I think I missed most of it

Is there time to explore the ports?

Omg I met you do you remember Olivia on the fantasy

Did anyone ever fall asleep during the crew showings because they were so tired?

Did you have time to vlog while working on the cruise?

Any way to contact you to find out more information ?

Why did you stop making videos?

is mandatory to be bilingual? I speak Spanish and I understand English perfectly but I don't speak very well but I try. what if I don't have experience?

How much you get paid per hour or per month??

Every damn cruise job requires experience on the computer. Ugh!!

Do they hire overweight people? I'm just curious if I should even apply lmao

16 hours....wt the f... ..

i worked on a disney cruz and princess jasmine rubbed my lamp. found out 2 months later her real name was frank. 3/10

Youth Activities Counsellor - Hmm is that where you counsel fat kids after they try a do an activity?

If you work ten hour a day you have 12 hours for yourself so how Is It that you cant sleep in 12 i dont get it

You work ten hours the day has 24 you have 14 free hour how Is It you work all the time