Summary
The role, package and requirements are as follows:
- Start date – around 20th November
- Female candidate only due to shared cabin arrangements
- 8:8 Rotation
- Salary – very competitive with yearly raises
- Performance based bonus scheme – additional months salary per year, capped at 4 years
- Training offered and supported for immediate progression relevant to role – repaid 1 year post training
- Business class flights after 2 years in position
- Crew social areas and gym facilities
- Proven longevity on similar sized vessel operating commercially
- All maritime certification up to date including refreshers
- B1B2 in hand is essential as will cross to states likely for Christmas
- Other relevant visas in place and valid
- Contactable references
We operate dual seasons, private and charter. Summers are usually spent in the Med and winters can be anywhere from the Caribbean to Mexico or Los Angeles. That said, we are scheduled to have a slightly longer winter yard period in 2026 in Genoa. This is only to make the vessel better moving forward.
The role involves managing a large interior team of 9 onboard at a time, all of which are on a rotational schedule too. The team also consists of a laundryman, 2 x spa therapists and 2 x nurses.
General expectations
- Work schedules, lists and rotas in keeping with MLC HoWR and ensuring all aspects of the vessel are maintained at all times.
- Close working relationship with chefs.
- Heavy shipyard involvement within interior and managing jobs with support of Captain. Shipyard job creation and planning from defect finding and implementing improvements.
- Maintaining budget, accounting and cost codes accordingly for department
- Inventories, uniform, toiletries and crew confectionary.
- Managing and maintaining updates of owners and guests preferences
- Pre charter meetings and planning involvement
- Crew training in all aspects of service, HK, spa & laundry
- Crew recruitment
- Encouraging crew training of safety aspects onboard and having a thorough knowledge of the vessel and it’s safety protocols and equipment.
- Involvement in frequent crew reviews and appraisals to maintain levels of expectations
- The job is very hands-on in regards to being present and running the department, it is not a desk-only job as may be offered by other CS positions on larger vessels.