I lived on something similar to the QE2 for over 10 years---traveled a million+ miles by sea during that time---pretty great experience being fresh out of high school at the time...
Merchant Marine---im the son of a son of a son of a sailor---I was born with salt in my blood---I worked in the hotel section of the ships I worked on as a cabin steward---made INCREDIBLE tips met some truly special people and got paid to see the world...