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Mark Hamilton: Fitness instructor on a cruise ship I thought about working on a ship after I watched a TV documentary about life on a cruise ship. It seemed really exciting. At the time I was working [blank_start]at[blank_end] my local gym. I enjoyed the job, but I’d been there [blank_start]for[blank_end] a few years, I’d never lived in a different town and I’d never been abroad. I really liked the idea of travelling and seeing the world. I looked [blank_start]on[blank_end] the Internet and found a website with hundreds of jobs on cruise ships. I applied for a few jobs but didn’t get any. I then decided to give up my job in the gym and go on a trip around Australia. I wanted to get some experience of travelling. My boss was great and said I could go back any time, but luckily, when I returned from my trip, I got the next job I applied for. It was [blank_start]as[blank_end] a fitness instructor on a cruise ship going to the Caribbean. Life on a cruise ship is busy, but that’s what makes it exciting. A typical cruise ship has hundreds of employees from sailors to waiters and hairdressers to tour guides. I love the variety of my work. I teach aerobics, yoga, and fitness and I’m also a personal trainer in the gym. I work twelve hours [blank_start]a[blank_end] day and have two days off per cruise for sightseeing, but that’s enough for me. It’s always great to come home, because I miss my friends and family, but then I love leaving again too.