

                      Become a shipboard host

               If you are male, gregarious, hospitable, and
          relatively good looking, you can be paid to travel
          on board a luxury cruise ship. That's right, not
          only will the cruise itself be entirely free, but
          you will be paid a salary in addition.
               In return, you simply must agree to act as
          companion to those ladies on board the cruise who
          find themselves without partners when it comes time
          for dinner and dancing.
               More and more women are taking cruises alone.
          But that doesn't mean they want to eat alone...or
          sit alone while everyone else is dancing the
          samba...or wander alone in each exotic port of
          call. The cruise line wants to ensure that these
          women have a good time (and that they return for a
          second or third cruise), so they arrange for
          debonair and polished older gentlemen to join the
          cruise and act as hosts.
               Most of the men are retired military officers,
          executives, and professional men. In return for
          treating their female companions to a few rounds of
          drinks at the pool and engaging in lively
          conversation over dinner, they are given free
          round-trip transportation to the port of departure,
          a completely free cruise (including food and
          drink), and a sizeable salary.
               The two cruise lines that employ the greatest
          number of male shipboard companions are Cunard
          Lines, 555 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017, and
          Royal Cruise Lines, One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400,
          San Francisco, CA 94111.


