Communication Portal

Working away at sea as an officer, crew member or hotel staff of any rank or department we all know how difficult keeping in contact and communicating with shipmates, friends, colleagues and family can be.

As crew, we work together for months, sign off, and then possibly not see each other again for months or even years, and still remain in the same company. Should one of us change companies or leave the sea altogether, it is far too easy to lose contact completely.

Our extraordinary life at sea has inherent communication problems at professional, social and personal levels. Crew2Crew has designed and built a number of communications solutions specifically for crew members at sea and those that have left it.

A Live Marine Search Database with data supplied and regularly updated by Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit (the people who bring you the ’Lloyd’s Shipping Index’). This will help you find yourself within the industry and then find your colleagues and friends.
A Secure Communications System that provides crew and companies with secure e-mail, IM Instant Messaging, private company chat rooms, private notice boards, SMS text messaging and WAP communication services.
Secure Networking through Crew2Crew filtered links for e-mail, chat and messaging communication, where your private e-mail address and contact details are kept private.
Social Networking allowing crew members active and retired, to find and keep in contact with shipmates past and present. An online community of crew, where you will always find someone you have something in common with.
Marine Chat Room Community
Usually straight after a long contract away, the last thing you want to think about is work, but we can quite quickly miss our pals on board.

Crew2Crew have created a Marine Chat Room Community for seamen and women from around the world to come and relax and socialize. Rooms to be informed and keep up to date with changes in the industry and private chat rooms for one to one conversation or a group of your invited friends. Rooms to chat in your own language or create your own temporary Chat room to discuss a specific topic.
General Notice & Message boards
Their function is to act as a static communications point where different types of information can be posted, viewed and answered.

Crew 2 Crew is the Communications Forum to your industry.

Communication Portal

Crew Search Directory & Database
Once registered securely, crew members and companies will be able to search, find and communicate with:

Other crew members
Company employees
Old or retired colleagues
Crew family members

Chat Room Community
Chat live with other members on a number of topics. Chat Rooms include:

General Passenger & Cruise Lines
Officers’ Day Room
Crews’ Dayroom
Old Sea Dogs (retired crew)
Work and Training
Social & Leisure
Language & Country

Message Boards
Keep up with events in your industry, and other related topics. Topics include:

General Passenger & Cruise Lines
Work and Training
Social & Leisure
Contact Lost Friends
Deceased Shipmates Information Request
Language & Country

Individual Profile
Develop a history of your life at sea showing which vessels you have sailed on and when. By adding a ship to your profile and a date, you are added to the ships crew list, so others can find and contact you.

Members Profile
Direct access to the marine database and linked directly to vessels in it:

Crew2Crew mail address.
Receive emails - from members, companies & family.
Access to other members when they are online for IM Chat.
Informed when new members join your ships crew list.
Crew2Crew newsletters & emails.
Chat room pseudonym.
Create your CV – linked to a jobs information exchange.

SMS & WAP

SMS & WAP communication from your Mobile Phone, BlackBerry or PDA
Access to the Crew 2 Crew communication portal and web site