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A conversation podcast about working on cruise ships and in gaming. Gammonfrog hosts unpack applying to cruise lines and gaming venues, getting hired, life on board, working on the floor, port guides for crew, and what a career at sea and in gaming looks like. From gammonfrog.com.

Episodes

  1. Jun 14

    Backgammon from Mesopotamia to AI

    Pick up a backgammon set and you are touching one of the oldest games still played anywhere on earth. The 24 points and 30 checkers describe a structure that has barely changed in two thousand years, and parts of it are older than the pyramids. Mesopotamian kings played a version.

  2. Jun 1

    Weaponize Your Sea Time for Corporate Jobs

    Most people working on cruise ships eventually start thinking about what comes after. Contracts do not last forever, and life circumstances change. The moment arrives when something closer to home becomes the priority, and when that moment comes, many former crew discover something that was not obvious while they were onboard.

  3. May 31

    Why Hawaii Cruise Casinos Stay Closed

    Hawaii is the only port on most major cruise itineraries where the casino does not open at all. Federal law prohibits gambling within three miles of any US coastline, Hawaiian waters are US territory, and that means casino staff arrive at the most spectacular stop on the schedule with around five days off in a row.

  4. May 29

    Copenhagen Port Tactics for Ship Crew

    Copenhagen is not the easiest port to get in and out of quickly. The cruise terminal sits at a noticeable distance from the city center, which means you cannot simply step off the gangway and start walking.

  5. May 28

    Surviving the Cruise Line Hiring Pipeline

    The recruitment process for cruise line positions follows a fairly consistent path across most companies, regardless of department. This article focuses on the casino department, but with a few exceptions noted below, the same general process applies to most guest facing roles onboard.

  6. May 26

    Beat the Casino Hiring Gauntlet

    Applying for a casino position at a land based casino follows a structure that most candidates encounter without much advance warning. The stages are fairly consistent across the industry, particularly at larger companies, and knowing what to expect at each one gives you a real advantage before you even sit down for the first conversation.

  7. May 25

    Weaponizing the Carnival Corporation Casino Ecosystem

    When most people hear the name Carnival in the context of cruise ships, they picture one company on one fleet. That assumption will cost you if you walk into a Carnival casino recruitment process without understanding the bigger picture. Carnival Corporation is not a single cruise line.

  8. May 24

    The Lethal History of Playing Cards

    Pick up a deck of cards and you are holding something that has passed through more hands, crossed more borders, and outlasted more empires than almost any other object in human history. The standard 52 card deck sitting in a casino shoe looks unremarkable, a disposable consumable replaced every few hours and thrown away.

  9. May 22

    Why Casino Managers Spot Resume Lies Instantly

    Job hunting in the casino industry comes with its own kind of pressure. You want the role. You want to be taken seriously. The gap between where you are and where you want to be can feel wide when you are staring at a job listing with requirements that stretch slightly beyond your current experience.

  10. May 21

    Trading the Casino Grind for Cruise Ships

    Every casino dealer knows the moment. Somewhere around the third hour of a night shift, the same faces around the same tables, the same city outside the same walls, a question begins to form in the back of your mind: is this it? For many, the answer is yes, and there is nothing wrong with that.

  11. May 19

    The Mechanical Roadmap to Casino Dealing

    To start working at a casino as a dealer, you need to complete a croupier course. Some courses are paid. Others are provided for free by the casino you are applying to. The better route is usually the second one: a course provided by a casino that wants to train its own dealers.

  12. May 18

    Trading the Pit for the Casino Cage

    Most people who enter the casino industry come through the pit. They train as dealers, learn the games, and for many of them that is where the entire career happens. Running parallel to the pit, though, is another path.

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A conversation podcast about working on cruise ships and in gaming. Gammonfrog hosts unpack applying to cruise lines and gaming venues, getting hired, life on board, working on the floor, port guides for crew, and what a career at sea and in gaming looks like. From gammonfrog.com.

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  • Creator
    gammonfrog
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (c) 2026 gammonfrog
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