nauticalman
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As a former employee of Nekton, I have to describe it as THE TOUGHEST JOB YOU'LL EVER LOVE. Despite lower wages, working 9 weeks on 3 weeks off and being in a zombie state for the later half of those 9 weeks, I still found myself working for Nekton on 3 different occasions, and to this day, is still my most memorable, challenging, and rewarding job I've had in my 8 years working on boats. Like I said, I've worked for them 3 different times.
Like every employer, there are pros and cons. With Nekton, the price may be a little bit higher, however there are more crew to assist you. On the crew side of that, it means more oportunities to catch breaks and naps as opposed to other jobs working 7am till 10pm straight. But then being dependent on tips, it means you're splitting the tips with more people.
Nekton is a unique dive company in many ways, in fact I consider the owner a visionary, who paved the way before other 'liveaboard' dive companies came along later. When Nekton was created, there was no other company like it to copy off of, so every step of they way was a step in which no dive industry had ever taken before. Now, add that with the task of building custom made boats, plus an operating cost for each boat with a crew of 10-11, and still manage to offer an affordable price to offer dive vacationers... Personally, I don't know many who have don that and still turn a small profit and stay in business for over 10 years.
Every diver, every vacationer, and every crewmember is different, and I think its great that we have a dive vacation industry that can offer such a diverse opportunity for both vacationers and us Mariners/Dive Instructors.
For the record, I am now a yacht captain, not affiliated with Nekton, but still have much respect and admiration for the vision and services of the company.
Like every employer, there are pros and cons. With Nekton, the price may be a little bit higher, however there are more crew to assist you. On the crew side of that, it means more oportunities to catch breaks and naps as opposed to other jobs working 7am till 10pm straight. But then being dependent on tips, it means you're splitting the tips with more people.
Nekton is a unique dive company in many ways, in fact I consider the owner a visionary, who paved the way before other 'liveaboard' dive companies came along later. When Nekton was created, there was no other company like it to copy off of, so every step of they way was a step in which no dive industry had ever taken before. Now, add that with the task of building custom made boats, plus an operating cost for each boat with a crew of 10-11, and still manage to offer an affordable price to offer dive vacationers... Personally, I don't know many who have don that and still turn a small profit and stay in business for over 10 years.
Every diver, every vacationer, and every crewmember is different, and I think its great that we have a dive vacation industry that can offer such a diverse opportunity for both vacationers and us Mariners/Dive Instructors.
For the record, I am now a yacht captain, not affiliated with Nekton, but still have much respect and admiration for the vision and services of the company.
