WHY WORKING ON CRUISE SHIPS?
Cruise ship is like a floating city with cozy hotels, casual and luxury restaurants, kid's rooms, pools, casinos, theaters, and penetrating joyful atmosphere of fun. Working on cruises ships is an excellent opportunity to work, travel, and save money at the same time. Giant cruise companies are constantly growing and expanding their operations building new cruise ships, thus more and more employees are needed for various positions - receptionists, hairdressers, croupiers, cleaners, animators, nurses, cabin stewards, bartenders, cooks, photographers, waiters, electricians, engineers, carpenters, shop attendants and many other. Cruise companies employ international crewmembers from more than 72 countries, so different nationalities work and live together sharing common interests and often becoming friends.
AHOY, DEAR CANDIDATES!
ISMIRA Agency actively recruiting for position RESERVATION SUPERVISOR for Virgin Voyages!
WORK CONDITIONS:
- Work on board brand new company vessels Scarlet Lady, Valiant Lady, Resilient Lady (ship #4 will happen later on!)
- Be a part of special Virgin Voyage’s lifestyle and philosophy and grow together
- Contract length - 4-6 months for most positions, for entry positions - 7 months
- Free food, accommodation, coffee + soft drinks and also wifi (though limited speed) for crew
- The employer is going to provide or reimburse expenses for the following:
* STCW certification
* Joining tickets
* Pre-Employment Medical Examination (PEME)
* Necessary Visas
* Joining expenses, such as transfers, hotel accommodations, subsistence
THE GIG:
We’re on an exciting journey to create one of the most irresistible travel brands in the world and are building an epic team to help make our ambition a reality. We are on the hunt for a super talented ‘someone’ who is a natural leader & loves the hustle and bustle of the restaurant biz. If you can smell a perfectly seared steak miles away, and know how to make a hangry Sailor smile, keep reading!
This “someone” will work closely with the Assistant and Restaurant Manager to make sure that ship in our restaurant is running smoothly. They will help oversea the table management and seating of their respective restaurant.
In other words, this ‘someone’ needs to know how to Make Ship Happen. Your excellent attention to detail and self-starter mentality means you can think quick on your feet and keep calm when ship gets real. Ultimately, we won’t be able to remember how we got by without you.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide an epic experience for our guests at all times by ensuring appropriate management of tables, reservations, availability and accompanying special requests to the best of your ability.
- Maintain complete knowledge of all menu and concepts, table management, server stations
- Responsible for providing support to all restaurant team members, helping to provide a professional and welcoming atmosphere and service to all Sailors and Crew
- Responsible for training restaurant teams on respective food/beverage menus, standards and steps of service
- Responsible for cross training crew members in other departments in order to find the right fit of future teams
- Maintain complete knowledge of table/seat/station numbers, proper table set ups, room capacity, hours of operation, menus, price range and dress code of assigned restaurant and/or outlet
- Regularly visits each table of their respective restaurant and/or outlet engaging with and receiving feedback and preferences of our sailors
- Informs the Restaurant Manager on all Sailor issues, special requests, suggestions and complaints and where possible, seeks to resolve
- Assigns service stations to the service staff from the respective assigned outlet based on performance and ability
- Ensures that all health rules and regulations such as USPH are maintained and adhered to and, where necessary, provides training to other members of the Restaurant team
- Ensures that Sailor’s orders are correctly entered into the system and monitors tabs for any corrections necessary
- Is familiar with all cruise services/features and activations to respond to Sailor inquiries accurately
- Ensures compliance with the Company alcohol policy and notifies Restaurant Manager if Sailors/Crew are in danger of breaching
- Monitors restaurant and Crew Dining areas, ensuring that all crew uphold all standards, rules and regulations in line with USPH guidelines
REQUIREMENTS:
- At least 21 years old
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as Restaurant Host or Head Waiter onboard a Premium Class Cruise ship or 4/5 star hotel/resort/restaurant
- Passionate about people and able to handle guest complaints with a smile!
- All certificates as required by the STCW code for this position
- Strong written & verbal English language skills
WHAT MATTERS TO US:
At Virgin, your personality matters as much as how good you are at what you do. We want you to bring it to our hang out spot and help make the place even better. So, we won’t be surprised to hear that when people talk about you they say you are clever, on top of it, able to think ahead, intuitive, passionate and someone people respect and enjoy working with because you make things happen.
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Last updated: April 15, 2022
You can submit your Resume here pushing APPLY TO POSITION button below OR if it does not work you may forward CV to APPLY@ ISMIRA.LT (without gaps)
In case you are not sure what position to apply, you can always upload your CV to general application here: https://ismira.breezy.hr/p/c3fb653b09b501-general-application-for-hospitality-positions