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All departments unrelated to navigation engine and entertainment, fall under the hotel division. This includes all concessionaires, housekeeping, food and beverage and pursers. Jobs in the hotel department on a cruise ship are very similar to jobs you will find in a five-star hotel or resort. The hotel manager oversees all shipboard services and is responsible for supervising all staff and crew in these departments. Department heads in turn report to the hotel manager and are accountable for the running of their individual departments. In general the Purser's Department is offering the following cruise ship jobs: Chief Purser / Front Desk Manager, Administration Purser, Assistant Purser, Junior Assistant Purser/ Receptionist/ Concierge/ Guest Services Officer, Crew Purser/ Crew Administrator, Asst. Crew Purser/ Crew Administrative Assistant, Shore Excursions Manager, Assistant Shore Excursions Manager, Cost Accountant, Revenue Accountant.

• Chief Purser/ Front Desk Manager / Guest Services Manager
  The Chief Purser/Front Office Manager reports to the Hotel Director/Hotel Manager all matters relating to the Front/Purser Desk operations and directly supervises, supports and evaluates the performance of all Front Desk and Back Office Staff. He/she is responsible for ship‘s clearance and certificates, facilitating prompt processing of...

• First Purser Administration
  The Administration Purser reports to the Chief Purser and supervises on day-to-day basis the Front Desk and Crew Office activities and ensures efficient and smooth operation in accordance to the cruise line standards. Assists the Chief Purser / Front Desk Manager with ship‘s clearance and...

• Second Purser Administration - Guest Accounts
  The Second Purser - Guest Accounts reports to the Financial Controller and is Front Desk position dealing directly with passengers. He/she is responsible for dealing with passengers cash, credit card and onboard accounts transactions. She/ he ensures that all passengers embarking the cruise ship activate their...

• Assistant Purser (reception desk-general information, accommodation problems, complaints, money transactions, shipboard announcements etc.) - previous hotel experience and /or university degree preferable. Fluent English Language skills required and speaking other languages (German, French or Spanish) is a plus. Salary range: $1900 -2600 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Purser.

• Junior Assistant Purser / Guest Service Associate (Front Desk Receptionist) - previous hotel experience and /or university degree preferable. Fluent English Language skills required and speaking other languages (German, French, Spanish or another European language) is a plus. Salary range: $1600 -2200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Purser.

• Crew Purser (handles the administration of the crew: sign-on and sign-off, cabin assignments, crew identification cards etc.) - previous hotel experience and /or university degree preferable. Accounting background helpful. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1900-2800 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

• Shore Excursion Manager (responsible for the presentation, promotion, supervision and arrangement of the shore excursions offered in the various ports of call). Experience in tourism, previous travel-related experience and/or minimum 1 year on board starting from an entry-level Cruise Staff or Assistant Shore Excursion Manager position required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2300-3200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

• Assistant Shore Excursion Manager (responsible for the promotion, selling and arrangements of the shore excursions offered in the various ports of call as directed by the Shore Excursion Manager). Experience in tourism, previous travel-related experience and/or minimum 1 year on board starting from an entry-level Cruise Staff position required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1800-2100 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

• Cruise Sales Consultant - must posses the ability to increase company revenue through promotion of future cruise sales, provide all information relating to future cruise itineraries and be familiar with all aspects of company products, individual ship’s layout, categories and destinations. Must be able to conduct a professional presentation in front of large audience if needed. Minimum 2 years experience in sales at hotel, cruise line or travel/hospitality company, or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Minimum high school or equivalent degree is mandatory. College or University degree is a plus. Excellent English language skills required, bi-lingual skills preferred. Salary range: $1800-2200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

• Cost Accountant - the main responsibility is inventory control, and managerial reporting, including generating a daily food and supply cost. Also, weekly receiving and inventorying of all items in the food, bar and photo departments. A major part of the duties expected of the cost accountant is carried out on personal computers. Fluent English Language skills required.

• Revenue Accountant - the main responsibility is the operation of our cashless cabin charge system and NCR or MICROS register system.  The duties include early morning closing of registers, running reports, balancing daily revenue, and generating passenger statements. Fluent English Language skills required.