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Cruise Ship Bartender Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum two to three years of beverage serving experience in a hotel, bar, resort, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

• Cruise ship experience is preferred.

• Excellent communication skills and good command of the English language, knowledge of additional languages is a plus.

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.

• Candidates must be able quickly to calculate discounts, interest, commissions, tips, proportions and percentages.

Cruise Ship Bartender Job Salary Range: $2200-3600 U.S. per month depending on the cruise line, size of ship and gratuities from passengers. Possibilities for promotion from Bartender to Head Bartender position.

Cruise Ship Bartender Job Description:

The Bartender reports to the Head Bartender and Assistant Bar Manager and directly supervises supports and evaluates the performance of subordinate beverage operations positions - Assistant Bartender, Beverage/ Bar Server/ Bar Waiter/ Waitress, Assistant Bartender, Bar Utility Staff. The Bartender is responsible for providing professional and courteous service to passengers in all bars and beverage outlets throughout the cruise ship as well as serving staff and crew members in the crew bar. The Bartender ensures that smooth operation of bars is maintained at all times and the quality of services provided meet the standards of the cruise line. The Bartender assists the Head Bartender in the on-the-job day-to-day training of subordinate Bar Staff covering all aspects of beverage service and makes sure that they perform up to the standards of service set by the cruise line. The Bartender is responsible for achieving and exceeding the revenue targets through applying various sales techniques, up-selling, suggestive selling and in the same time keeping the cost levels within the limits set by the Bar Manager/ Beverage Director. The Bartender makes sure that drinks are properly garnished and served in the appropriate glassware, the bar counter is set with napkins, straws, menus, matches and ashtrays, as well as ensures that all orders placed by Bar Servers/ Waiters/ Waitresses are properly filled. The Bartender is responsible for keeping the bar area clean and sanitized according to current USPH rules and regulations of the cruise line and also for beverage inventory control, re-supply, loading provisions from the ship's storage rooms.

Mainstream Cruise Lines offering Cruise Ship Bartender jobs: Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Princess Cruises, Holland America Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line/NCL / NCL America, P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises Australia, Costa Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Mediterranean Shipping Cruises/ MSC Cruises, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Star Cruises, Pullmantur Cruises, Aida Cruises, TUI (Mein Schiff) Cruises, Saga Cruises, CDF Croisieres de France and Saga Cruises.

These cruise lines have the largest ships and the biggest fleets, therefore the highest number of bartender jobs.

Luxury Cruise Lines offering Cruise Ship Bartender jobs: Crystal Cruises, Cunard Cruise Line, Hapag Lloyd Cruises, Seabourn Cruises, Silversea Cruises, SeaDream Yacht Club, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Peter Deilmann Cruises, Paul Gauguin Cruises, NYK Cruises, The World Of Residensea.

These cruise lines run exclusive medium sized and small ships (with some exceptions), attracting more elite and upscale clientele. Each of these cruise lines also run a smaller number of ships, therefore they offer smaller number of bartender jobs and the requirements for employment are somewhat higher. On the other hand the bartender enjoys working on a luxury cruise vessel for a premium brand company and in most cases more diversed ship itineraries.

Budget Cruise Lines offering Cruise Ship Bartender jobs: Louis Cruise Line, Bahamas Celebration Cruise Line, Cruises & Maritime Voyages, easyCruise (Easy Cruise), Kristina Cruises, Thomson Cruises, Quail Cruises.

These cruise lines run medium sized (by today's standards) in many cases older ships. They offer lower number of bartender jobs comparing to mainstream cruise lines and the job requirements are somewhat lower. Nevertheless working for these cruise lines could be a lot of fun (less demanding passengers, not as tight personnel regulations), also in general older cruise ships offer more specious crew cabins.

Specialty Cruise Lines offering Cruise Ship Bartender jobs: Abercrombie & Kent Cruises, Swan Hellenic Cruises, Voyages of Discovery, Spirit of Adventure Cruises, Lindblad Expeditions/ National Geographic, Orion Expedition Cruises, Blount Small Ships Adventures, African Safari Club Cruises, Compagnie des Iles du Ponant Cruises.

These cruise lines run either expedition type of cruise ships or voyages to some of the world's most remote and fascinating places focused on wildlife or cultural exploration. The usual onboard cruise diversions - casino gambling, bingo, bad hair day lectures and "sun'n'fun" activities poolside don't apply on these ships. These cruise lines offer significantly smaller number of bartender jobs, but bartenders could get a life-time experience if interested in those type of voyages.

Cruise Lines operating Tall Ships (ships with sails) offering Cruise Ship Bartender jobs: Sea Cloud Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Star Clippers, Club Med Cruises.

The Tall Ships are significantly small number then regular cruise ships, therefore offering very limited number of bartender jobs. Great choice for adventure lovers, very difficult to obtain employment, though.