I want to apply for cruise ship work but the websites seem to charge a huge amount, is there a way of appling for free??? Please help!!!

I’m going on a carnival cruise May 4th. It’s less then 3 weeks away…when should I expect my packet full of my travel information?
We have a guaranteed stateroom so we have no idea which one we’ll get. Do we just find out when we get there or what?
30 days has come and gone.
Should I call my agent?

I’m planning a cruise next year (roundtrip from New York to Nova Scotia) with available dates starting in August 2008, but I was hoping I could wait until February 2008 to book it.

How long do the employees stay on the cruise ship? Is it just until that specific cruise is done and then they get like a week off at a time while a new shift of staff member come on or how does that all work? I am doing this for a project, thanks for the help!