Please note 1: Most "hospitality" jobs on luxury cruise liners and passenger ships or ferries - i.e. those where you come in direct contact with the passengers ( "Front desk" [ information or purser's office ], bartenders, waiters, waitresses, and hostesses ) - normally require a minimum of two years work experience from an international five star hotel. Because a luxury cruise liner ship is a floating hotel.

The "pure" hospitality crew is the biggest part of the Cruise Liner ship crew. Also included in the catering department on a cruise liner you have all the jobs involved with food preparation and cleaning of interior areas. Outdoor areas are normally cleaned and kept "ship shape" by the deck crew. Waiters doing the food and drinks service are included in the hospitality crew.

Please note 2: Jobs Available are changing all the time. I recommend you come back every one to two weeks and check what is available. Go to the job listings on each individual website below and check for new opportunities. Positions listed indicate the kind of jobs one usually finds on each website. It's very easy if you add this page to your "Favourites" (IE) or "Bookmarks" (Firefox).

Please note 3: When the crewing agent have an on-line application form, you must use it - if you don't, your application goes straight into the waste basket.

Please note 4: None of the listed recruiting agents on this page asks for any placement fee - neither in advance nor later.

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• Because a luxury cruise ship is a floating luxury five star hotel the employment opportunities are much wider than on any other kind of ship. There can easily - on a big cruise liner - be over 1.500 people taking care of the guests ( i.e. passengers ).
  
  This list is not even complete, only the most common hospitality positions on a luxury cruise ship are mentioned:
  "Hotel", Food & Beverage, Restaurant, and Bar Managers - Waiters, Maitre D', Sommelier, Chefs (different kinds), Baker, Barman, Cabin Stewards, Stewardesses, Hostesses, Purser, Receptionist, Cruise Director, Shop Assistant, Hairdresser, Beauty Therapist, Fitness Instructor, Photographer, Medical Doctors & Nurses ( male & female ), Entertainers, etc.
  
  Every one of these different cruise liner jobs is not mentioned in connection with every recruiting agent or cruise liner operator below. Go to each website and check for current opportunities ( vacancies ).
  
  On the majority of cruise liners most hospitality employees are given only a very low basic salary - the real income is from the tips the guests leave after ending the cruise.

• There are several employment - money scams going on in the Cruise Line Industry offering good salary and requiring an advance fee. See Cruise ship employment scam and Nigerian and Other Employment-Money Scam Examples.
  
  
• Information and news on Cruise Ships and Cruise Lines.
  
  
• Information for Americans about work on cruise ships and how to apply.
  
  
• Overview and salary examples of cruise liner ship galley ( cooking ) personnel in USD ($) per month.
  
  
• When applying for a chef job on a cruise liner actual work experience from a well known restaurant or hotel is very valuable. Get a shore based Chef Job in London, UK [ Executive Chef, Head Chef, Sous Chef, Pastry Chef, Chef de Partie ].
  
  
• Cruise liner jobs world-wide. List of positions available include approximate salaries. Use online application form. Do not send any attachment with your e-mail.
  
  
• Jobs on passenger ferries, trading in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Knowledge of French ( Français ) and/or Arabic ( ) is an advantage. Use online application form.
  
  
• UK based cruise ship recruiting agent for Holland America Line and Windstar Cruises ( sail-assisted luxury cruise ships ) as well as other cruise liner operators. Recruits deck, engine, and hospitality ( catering ) personnel. All nationalities are accepted. Use on line application.
  
  
• Worldwide database on available hospitality jobs. In July 2006 over 1.500 jobs listed. Many are caterers sending their employees onboard cruise ships. Use job search function to find what you are looking for.
  
  
• Cruise Liner ship crew recruiting company ( Oceania Cruises, Island Cruises, Discovery Cruises ) recruiting for "hospitality jobs" on Cruise Liners ( Pursers, Bar managers, Waiters etc ). Have job listing but current vacancies not listed. To apply: send your own application by email to: services"at"apolloships.com (instead of "at" type @).
  
  
• Italy based international catering and hospitality recruitment agent with employment on Passenger Ferries and Offshore installations. Deutsch, English, Español, and Italiano. Offices in Algeria, P.R.China, Kazakhstan, Libya, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and USA. You must register first before supplying your C.V.
  
  
• British recruiting agent, specializing in Chefs ( "culinary personnel" ) on luxury cruise liners, like: Executive Chefs, Butchers, Sous Chefs, Chefs Patissiere, Restaurant Managers, Sommeliers, etc. Current vacancy list, no registration fee for applicants. The agency requires both email and "hard copy" application. Use your own application form, Don Pedro's form is not so suitable for catering.
  
  
• Crystal Cruises, US based cruise ship operator ( Los Angeles, California ), recruits only through authorized agents, see list of employment categories and authorized agents. The cruise line have a warning against fake job offers circulating. Employs hospitality personnel ( guest-customer service ), casino operators, entertainers, photographers, etc.
  
  
• British management company specialized in employing personnel for cruise ships as photographers and video operators. Download Application Form and Guidance for Application - follow instructions how to apply.
  
  
• Austrian cruise liner crew and hospitality recruitment agency. Use online application form.
  
  
• Australian based cruise liner crew recruiting agent - accepts applicants of any nationality. You must register first.