🤑 How Much Money I Currently Earn Working On A Cruise Ship in 2025

Summary

Chris Wong, host of 'CHRIS WONG VLOGS', celebrates reaching 100,000 YouTube subscribers and shares insights on his earnings as a Cruise Ship Casino Host. While he achieves significant income from his dual roles on the ship and on YouTube, he reflects on the unique lifestyle and job stability that working on a cruise ship provides. Chris remains passionate about documenting his experiences and is committed to continuing his journey both at sea and online.

Highlights

• Chris celebrates hitting 100,000 subscribers, a major milestone. 🚀
• He's not just a casino host, but arguably the most followed one on social media. 🌎
• Chris shares his monthly earnings, revealing $4,343 for January. 💸
• The cruise ship lifestyle allows for significant savings thanks to minimal living expenses. 🌊
• Being paid commissions and tips significantly impacts earnings, depending on the cruise's location. 💸

Key Takeaways

• Celebrating a huge milestone of 100,000 subscribers! 🥳
• Chris Wong is potentially the most followed Casino Host globally. 📈
• Revealing cruise ship earnings: $4,343 for January! 💰
• The cruise ship lifestyle means fewer living expenses, increasing savings. 🏝️
• Chris combines earnings from the cruise ship job and YouTube. 🎥

Overview

Chris Wong, known for his engaging cruise ship vlogs, kicks off by celebrating a major achievement of 100,000 YouTube subscribers. This milestone marks a pinnacle of his journey, which began as a humble idea and has blossomed into a thriving community of cruise enthusiasts. Alongside his YouTube success, Chris shares insights into his earnings as Royal Caribbean's Casino Host, claiming significant followership in his niche.

Diving into the financial aspect, Chris transparently reveals his earnings, displaying a paycheck of $4,343 for January. This impressive income is facilitated by his position aboard Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas, where living costs are minimized, allowing him to save exponentially. Chris explains how commission and location-based salary variations impact his take-home pay, providing a holistic view of the financial perks of his job.

Chris reflects on the serendipitous journey of juggling YouTube and his cruise ship career. His content documenting life at sea not only resonates with viewers but also offers him a comfortable lifestyle combining ship earnings and YouTube ad revenue. Looking to the future, Chris is committed to expanding his channel and continuing to inspire a growing audience with his shared adventures and industry insights.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 01:30: Introduction and Milestone Celebration In this introductory chapter, Chris Swang expresses gratitude to his viewers for achieving a significant milestone of 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. He highlights the long journey, spanning five years, leading to this success and shares his anticipation of receiving the YouTube Silver play button. Despite being away from home due to a contract, he's looking forward to returning to the UK to celebrate this achievement.
• 01:30 - 03:00: Most Followed Casino Host Claim The chapter titled 'Most Followed Casino Host Claim' describes an individual's journey from creating cruise ship videos, which began as a simple idea and evolved into a significant cruising community. The individual expresses confidence that they have become the most followed Casino Host globally, surpassing not only those on cruise ships or within Royal Caribbean, but any Casino Host worldwide. This chapter highlights their rise to this esteemed position through their efforts and content creation.
• 03:00 - 04:00: Celebrating 100K Subscribers The chapter begins with the speaker proclaiming themselves as the most followed casino host on social media worldwide, mentioning their connection with VIP casino hosts in various major resorts across the globe. Despite admitting the lack of a fact-check, they claim this title and express a sense of pride in this achievement. The chapter sets the stage for transitioning into the main topic of discussion, moving past the introduction and self-congratulation.
• 04:00 - 05:00: Current Earnings as a Casino Host The speaker reflects on reaching 100,000 subscribers and debates how to celebrate the milestone. They consider various ideas, including organizing an event with balloons and food in Australia. However, they decide that those options might not be engaging enough. Instead, the speaker chooses to address a different topic in their video: their current earnings as a casino host.
• 05:00 - 07:00: Pay Structure and Pay Slips The chapter titled "Pay Structure and Pay Slips" opens with a reflection from the narrator, a casino host on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The narrator mentions a prior video made approximately three years ago about their earnings from working on a cruise ship, noting that it remains one of the most viewed videos on their YouTube channel. Recently promoted, the narrator decides to provide an updated view on their current earnings.
• 07:00 - 09:00: Impact of Ship Location on Earnings This chapter discusses the earnings of a crew member aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, highlighting that payments are made bi-weekly. The transcript mentions that some of the information presented may be a repetition from past discussions three years ago, and acknowledges a brief distraction when the speaker's phone interrupts. Overall, the focus is on the timing and possibly predictable nature of earnings for cruise ship employees.
• 09:00 - 11:00: Comparing Current and Previous Salaries The narrator discusses receiving the full payment for the previous month of January and shares their actual pay slips from Ro Caribbean for that month. They mention having the pay slip on their iPad and have obscured sensitive information for confidentiality.
• 11:00 - 13:00: Salary Disbursement Process This chapter discusses the confidentiality and details involved in the salary disbursement process. It emphasizes the importance of keeping personal and payroll information secure, such as employee names, ID numbers, and specific pay breakdowns. The only non-redacted part mentioned is the employee's net pay for a two-week period, highlighting transparency in the amount actually received.
• 13:00 - 15:00: Balancing Cruise Ship and YouTube Income The chapter discusses the financials and income balancing act of a cruise ship worker who also earns from YouTube. The speaker mentions setting up an iPad on their desk and shows their paycheck, which totals $28,921 for the first two weeks of January. Additionally, there is a mention of a second paycheck amounting to $1,450, and a brief, but unclear, attempt at calculating total income is made.
• 15:00 - 18:00: Reflecting on YouTube Journey This chapter titled 'Reflecting on YouTube Journey' discusses the earnings of a Royal Caribbean active crew member for the month of January. The speaker reveals a specific payout of $4,343 and anticipates questions from the audience, indicating a deeper dive into their financial journey and experiences as a crew member.
• 18:00 - 19:30: Future Plans and Community Growth In this chapter, the focus is on financial remuneration and the exploration of roles within a cruise ship environment. It begins with the narrator inviting comments on the explanation of a pay slip, revealing their position as a Casino Host on a Royal Caribbean cruise. They express satisfaction with the $4,000 monthly salary, highlighting the difficulty of earning a similar amount in the UK due to current economic conditions.

🤑 How Much Money I Currently Earn Working On A Cruise Ship in 2025 Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 what's up you guys welcome back to Chris Swang Vlogs now before I start today's video I just want to say a huge massive thank you because this YouTube channel has officially hit 100,000 subscribers I will be getting my YouTube Silver play button obviously I'm not going to be able to hold it and see it until I finish this contract and go back home to the UK but it is a huge milestone that I've been trying to reach for a very long time it's only taken me what 5 years or something to get it but nonetheless here we are
• 00:30 - 01:00 I don't know hundreds of cruise ship videos what started off as just a simple idea in my head has now turned into this massive cruising Community I think now that I have this Milestone achieved I believe I am the most followed Casino Host in the world and I'm not just talking about Casino Host on cruise ships or Royal Caribbean Casino Host I think I am legit the most followed Casino Host on the planet
• 01:00 - 01:30 okay all of these VIP hosts in Vegas casino hosts working in the major Casino Resorts and hotels in Europe in Asia whatever I think I'm the most followed host in the world now on social media someone correct me if I'm wrong but anyway that's something to uh you know I'm I'm going to claim it anyway I'm just going to claim I'm the most followed Casino Host in the world fact but enough about that let's uh let let's get into today's topic so I
• 01:30 - 02:00 wanted to do like a sort of nice video or a big video in some way to somewhat celebrate my 100K subscribers I couldn't think of anything uh you know too exciting I had all these different ideas in my head of what I wanted to do out in some of the ports in Australia to celebrate 100K like buying a bunch of balloons and celebrating with like food and everything but I thought that's probably not so much interesting so I came up with today's video topic which is how much money am I currently earning
• 02:00 - 02:30 as a casino host on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship now I did make a video just like this this was probably about 3 years ago now which is say how much money I make working on a cruise ship video and this today still to this day I should rather say is one of my most viewed videos on my YouTube channel and because I did recently just get promoted I thought let's give an update as to how much Chris Wong is currently
• 02:30 - 03:00 earning as a crew member on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship now I will be repeating a lot of the same things that I did in my video 3 years ago so I apologize if you already know this information but here on board raw Caribbean we get paid every 2 weeks at the time I'm recording this video it is now the start of February I'm not sure if you can see that on my phone so February 3rd and my phone went off sorry about that which means I've
• 03:00 - 03:30 now just received the full payment for the previous month of January so I'm going to share with you now my actual pay slips that I received from from Ro Caribbean for the month of January which I have on my iPad obviously for confidential reasons let me just let me see how much you can see this I have scribbled out pretty much everything on this pay
• 03:30 - 04:00 because obviously the information is completely confidential like you know my name my employee ID uh there's a whole bunch of other like reference codes and everything even like the breakdown of what my pay is you can see it all scribbled out there the only thing I have not scribbled out is the bottom which is my net pay and this is exactly how much money I was paid for that 2 we period so I'm not even in Focus here camera what okay this is a much better
• 04:00 - 04:30 better shot so I've put the iPad on my desk so yes as I said I have scribbled out completely everything because it is confidential but this is my paycheck for the first two weeks of January you can see it says $ 28921 and then if I do my second paycheck for the month it is $1,450 which means if my math is correct
• 04:30 - 05:00 $2,890 21 plus $1,450 and9 for the entire month of January I was paid $ 4,343 so there's a couple things I want to address here because I know after just showing you what my month salary was as a Royal Caribbean active crew member there's a whole bunch of questions that you're all was eager to
• 05:00 - 05:30 start typing in the comments section so I'm going to start actually trying to explain exactly what this pay slip and how this salary is broken down so first of all my role on board a raw Caribbean cruise ship is a Casino Host let's take a look at the amount $4,000 in a month yes that is actually fantastic money okay for me to actually earn something like that in the UK it's actually quite difficult at this point in time with the way in is and everything so for me to
• 05:30 - 06:00 earn you know $4,000 here on board and not have to pay any rent pay for any bills really I mean obviously I have my phone bill I pay for internet when I'm on board the ship and you know every time we go out into Port I may you know spend money buying food clothes Silvers whatever but realistically I don't have any large payments like a house payment a car payment or anything like that whilst I'm on board living on board a cruise ship so $4,000 over
• 06:00 - 06:30 $4,000 is a lot of money even when I convert it back into my home currency which is UK Great British pounds the next thing I want to talk about is a lot of you are probably now wondering how is it that within those two paychecks that I just showed you it fluctuated so uh so much okay one of my paychecks was over two grand and my second paycheck was just over one grand so part of the salary slip that I showed you I scribble about a lot of the breakdown now I can't
• 06:30 - 07:00 really go into detail because that's kind of confidential information but to put it in simple terms or a summary as to how the breakdown is worked out as to how much I'm going to receive for that two we period it's a combination of commission and tips and a whole bunch of other things now depending on which ship you're on is actually going to be a big factor into how much money you are realistically going to make whether it's a large ship a small ship and depending where it is in the world is also going
• 07:00 - 07:30 to have a huge impact on this I am on board Quantum of the Seas which is currently sailing around Australia I also visited Alaska and I did a couple cruises in Asia I would actually argue that our ships where you can potentially make the most money for crew members is our ships in the us when we do Caribbean season now the reason I say that is because generally commission and things like tips is often naturally just a
• 07:30 - 08:00 little bit higher when you're in that part of the world as opposed to where I currently am even if I compare Europe ships uh because Ro Caribbean has cruise ships all around the world it is kind of a fact really that our ships whether it's a large or small ship in the US during Caribbean season this is where crew members will often make the most amount of money so for example last year when I was actually an assistant Casino Host on icon of the Seas
• 08:00 - 08:30 my salary was actually a little bit higher than what I'm earning now as the senior position here on a ship in Australia in fact my biggest paycheck I if I remember correctly I may have to dig through my pay slips now when I was on icon of the Seas the highest salary I ever got in a month's period was close to $5,000 and that was the assistant position so commission and tips has a huge impct act in a crew member's
• 08:30 - 09:00 overall salary I'm not just talking about my salary now this is kind of generally how it works with majority of crew members but again every crew member on board based on their position is going to be paid differently different positions are paid higher some positions the the way they're paid is completely different to how I'm getting paid so remember when you're looking and watching this video and if there are any aspiring seaf farers out there
• 09:00 - 09:30 I'm not saying if you become a crew member you're going to start earning as much as I am there's a chance you may have a position that's going to be earning even more than me but realistically there's probably going to be a smaller salary for you when you're starting out you have to remember I have been working on cruise ships for over the course of a decade now and I've been in this current position working in the casino for I think is close to yeah 5 years so my salary has fluctuated up and down over the course
• 09:30 - 10:00 of this 5-year period this is what I am currently earning right now but when you start your entry level position as a crew member on board our road Caribbean cruise ships I would say maybe expect to earn a little bit less compared to what I'm showing you but I think a lot of you still out there watching this video will find this information very very useful so how do I actually get the money from my salary well as an active Ro Caribbean
• 10:00 - 10:30 crew member when you come on board and sign on for your first day you are given and what is created for you a salary at se bank account and this is essentially a US bank account that is given to us uh hi camera can you focus please uh yes thank you very much this is essentially a bank account that is given to us for the sole purpose of Ro Caribbean paying our salary so every two weeks my salary ends up in this US bank account and I am free to do with it whatever I want I can
• 10:30 - 11:00 put this card into an ATM draw out the money I can use this as a debit card and just go shopping spend it wherever I like the restaurants the shops and this is where my money goes to so Royal Caribbean don't pay you into your own home bank account they give you what is called a salary at c bank account this this what's wrong with my camera okay here's a much clearer shot of my salary the debit card so you can even see Royal Caribbean and celebrity branding all over the debit card and this is what I
• 11:00 - 11:30 get paid into every 2 weeks for me personally to earn anything over $44,000 a month is just insane okay like I have managed to save so much money working for this company of course I make money from my YouTube channel as well so the two combined my cruise ship salary my YouTube ad Revenue the two combined does make me a pretty healthy salary over the course of a year and that's how I'm sort of able to maintain this lifestyle if
• 11:30 - 12:00 you will because a lot of the questions I get on a daily basis is you know how much longer are you going to work on cruise ships for Chris like is this something you're going to do forever when are you going to come back home to the UK or when are you going to come back home and look for a you know real job but the thing is is that to find a job back in my home country to earn this much money and you know the idea of having to start all over again just doesn't sound appealing to me it's like why would I why would I give this up right now when
• 12:00 - 12:30 you know I'm earning a very nice amount of salary every single month from all my streams of uh income and revenue there isn't anything really pulling me back to the UK apart from obviously you know family and friends but like I said the way inflation is at the moment in the country and the cost of living just naturally not just in the UK but sort of all around the world I'm very comfortable just sort of you know working and living on board the cruise ship even after all this time and
• 12:30 - 13:00 at this moment I don't have any real immediate plans to you know resign and go back home and start living a you know real life not that this isn't a real life but I think a lot of you will know what I mean when I say that I want to talk about my my Milestone now this is a bit of a Sentimental monum Monumental moment for me because I genuinely remember creating this YouTube channel having zero subscribers having
• 13:00 - 13:30 zero videos zero views and I just had this idea in my head like what what if I document my life working on a cruise ship like would people out there actually find this interesting and fascinating and I remember 5 years ago when I was working my previous job on borderers ship at the time so for those of you who don't know before working in the casino I was for a long time working in the gift shops that we have here on board I was what called a shoy I was
• 13:30 - 14:00 working the retail position uh selling all of the cruise ship merchandise to the guests every day working in the shops selling dutyfree products and I remember being in Miami at the time in my hotel with the camera that I was using my vlogging camera which is a very old outdated model now but I remember having that thinking okay let's start documenting my experience I have no idea if anybody's going to watch this I remember pulling upsolute Independence of the Seas which is the
• 14:00 - 14:30 cruise ship I was working on at that time just documenting myself going on board the ship my first day on the job showing my cabin and things and then all of a sudden people like yourself started finding my videos and were watching me and I then sort of quickly realized okay there's actually a market for this like people are out there are genuinely fascinated to what being a crew member is like and I had no idea that you know me just messing around with a
• 14:30 - 15:00 camera would then lead to me potentially building this huge cruise ship Community now with over a 100,000 of you tuning into my videos every single time I post I mean I still remember the pandemic being a big part of you know my channel exploding and blowing up because a lot of you who were struggling to you know not survived but a lot a lot of the cruise ship industry was hurting at the time of the cruise ship shutdown
• 15:00 - 15:30 and my videos were able to help you sort of through that difficult time and a lot of you have come up to me since then and have now met me in real life on board our ships whilst I'm working telling me that you know your YouTube channel was what helped me survived the cruise ship shutdown and it was like a Beacon of Hope and it's mental to think that you know a lot of my Casino uh players as well the guests who enjoy playing in the casinos on board Ro Caribbean ships a lot of you are my viewers and
• 15:30 - 16:00 subscribers as well so it's almost like my job here and my passion for making YouTube videos the two kind of just went hand in hand and everything just kind of grew to a level that I just never thought was possible and now other crew members around me you know who recognize me are asking like how you know how did I do this how can I give them advice because they want to do sort of something similar and my advice is just make videos just document what makes you happy like I don't have a trick or anything like I'm just documenting my
• 16:00 - 16:30 life I never thought I'd be inspiring people to you know live a life like me I didn't think people were going to watch my videos and be so happy and excited to meet me on board it's all just a crazy Journey these sort of Last 5 Years and I don't know what the next step is for me yet uh right now I am still very much in the middle of this contract but all I know is that I am going to keep making videos I'm going to keep documenting my life I will keep
• 16:30 - 17:00 growing this YouTube channel building this community to the best that I can and we're just getting started really I have so much I have a bigger vision and idea as to what I want to do with this YouTube channel with this community and audience that I have the Chris Wong viewers is what drives me to work hard every single day and I think I'm just waffling on now so in the meantime thank you so much for watching today's video comment like And subscribe I've been Chris Wong see see you later peace