Originally Posted By RoadTrip Just a random observation... The staff on the Disney Dream (I've never heard them referred to as CM on the ships) were all very trim and well-groomed. It seems the Bahamanian flagged ships don't have to follow U.S. employment guidelines like the U.S. Disney Parks do...
Originally Posted By schnebs I've heard them referred to as cast members or crew members - the terms seem to be interchangeable. I'll give you that DCL is a bit more strict about their crew members following the Disney Look guidelines, but I think that reflects that Disney can afford to be pickier about who they hire from such a large pool of potential crew members than they can be in the U.S., especially at WDW. YMMV, though...
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance On my recent non Disney cruise, all the employees were neat and trim too. Also we noticed how basically zero of them appeared to be American. They were all wonderful, and great at their job. I just found it interesting that not one single person had an American accent. My husband said they aren't considered US territory or bound by US laws or something like that. So they can hire non Americans and pay less in wages, etc.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip By the way... my wife is "comfy sized" and I have no problem with people who are overweight. I just found the difference between WDW CM and DCL crew members to be rather striking. And I agree... most of the crew seem to be non-American.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip In fact the waiter we had on the Dream said that he had put on so much weight while working on the ship that he was going to have to go on a diet once he got home! He didn't seem that heavy, but I suppose compare to what he was originally...
