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WFA | Life Behind the Bar at Sea: What It’s Really Like to Be a Bartender on a Major Cruise Line!

Life Behind the Bar at Sea: What It’s Really Like to Be a Bartender on a Major Cruise Line!

Imagine waking up in Greece, serving cocktails while sailing through Santorini, spending the following week in South Africa and, a few months later, finding yourself behind a bar somewhere in the Caribbean...

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For thousands of bartenders around the world, this is not a holiday. It is their workplace.

Working as a bartender aboard a major cruise ship can be one of the most intense, demanding and rewarding exp…

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WFA WORLD TOUR 2026: THE GLOBAL RACE IS ENTERING ITS BIGGEST STAGE YET

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4 September, 2026

WFA WORLD TOUR 2026: THE GLOBAL RACE IS ENTERING ITS BIGGEST STAGE YET

From Finland to Italy, France, Portugal, Greece, the United States, Chile and beyond, the 2026 WFA World Tour is proving once again that flair bartending is a truly global movement.