What is the real life of a crew member?

Advantages:

1. Free travel

Sailing is a free travel. With sea ships, you can basically travel to many cities, and going abroad is commonplace. Although there is not much time to disembark, the stops at various ports are enough to have brief contact with the outside world like in 1900.

2. Seafarers do not need to work all year round

Generally, seafarers board the ship half the year and disembark half the year. Although they are lonely at sea, they do not need to work hard on land. Can enjoy quality time with family.

3. The income of seafarers is high

It is recognized that the income of seafarers is high, especially for senior seafarers with a certain rank, whose annual income is more than hundreds of thousands, and that of ordinary sailors is also higher than that of seafarers. The average person wants to be taller. Moreover, money cannot be spent at sea unless it reaches land in the middle. Basically, sailors only have money left to save when they go on a sea trip, and they are basically rich when they get off the ship.

4. Life at sea is comfortable

In summer, the sea is very comfortable, with sea breeze blowing and clear sky. Look at the sea, this is probably why many people envy sailors.

Disadvantages:

1. Boring

Life at sea is very boring. Even if the scenery on the sea is beautiful, you will feel bored after looking at it for a long time. There are very few entertainment options at sea, except playing cards and chatting, and this situation will last for half a year.

2. The supply of vegetables at sea is a problem

In the past, only meat could be eaten at sea. Therefore, many sailors suffer from sepsis. Now that technology has developed, vegetables can be stored in refrigerators. You can also eat dehydrated vegetables. However, eating vegetables on the ocean is still inconvenient and very luxurious. If you are a vegetarian, please consider this carefully.

3. Life at sea will be disconnected from life on land

Life at sea is boring and boring. When sailors return home, you will find that apart from being thinner and darker, their clothes are still the same as they were half a year ago. , hair is very long, about life on land, they don’t know what is popular on land and what is happening.

4. Unable to communicate at sea

Communication at sea is a big problem. There's no way you can contact them. Seafarers only call home when they are in port. Especially young lovers cannot bear this problem.