What to charge a cruise ship

[Marcel Carey]

Going on a cruise ship on a vacation is very different than going on a
cruise ship to work. The work condition might be extremely different than
when the ship is at port. You probably will have weird work hours and/or an
audience. Will they be able to give you proper shop space and time?

You should consider charging them your normal rate for a day's work. How
many pianos do you normally do per day X your normal tuning fee. If you end
up working only 2 or 3 days out of 7, then just charge for the days you have
worked. These companies make money with their ships, don't try to treat them
as you would a charity organisation.

Let us know how it goes.

Marcel Carey, RPT
Sherbrooke QC  Where the cruise ships don't even survive in the winter.

> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Ephemerum@aol.com
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> Subject: What to charge a cruise ship
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> I service a ship with seven pianos one afternoon a week.  They want me
> to go
> along for a cruise so I can rebush all the keys, along with some other
> repairs that take more than an afternoon's time.  I'll get on in my port
> of
> Key West, and either disembark in their home port in Texas (in which
> case
> they fly us home), or stay on the ship until it's back in KW.
>
> I know I can bring my husband along at no charge, but I don't know what
> the
> industry standard rate is for this kind of work.  Do I charge my normal
> rate
> or more?
>
> Anyone know the drill?
>
> Karin Schmitt-Read
> formerly of the NYC chapter
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