I've come to notice that working for unscrupulous employers is a delicate balance between bowing one's head and submitting to the fear of being fired, and the assurance that one will be fired if one complains or tries to do things by the book (what happened in Dubai). If the headquarters support these crooks, may as well be the one giving them the finger!

If there was a 'higher' authority willing to do things right, it would have been a very different experience. However, it seems like the auctioneer, Headquarters and even Royal Caribbean are in collusion to maintain things the way they are. Most people working for cruise ships are there because things are so bad back in their home countries that they simply have no choice than to live in fear and submission. That's what these crooks are used to, hence the fact that they can get away with whatever they please.

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