National Personal Chef's Day 2025 is on Wednesday, February 26, 2025: If you want to travel as a steward on a private yacht what certification would you need?

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On a "private yacht", by law - you do not need any certifications, but you can bet, the owner(s) will have a job description with qualifications that must be met. Most of these positions are filled from within the owner's existing circle of influence and by referrals.

A Steward or Stewardess on a private yacht may not be at all what you think. For the most part, the job more closely resembles that of managing a five-star hotel...that floats.

In my early days as a National Recruiter for Honeywell, who owned two yachts (one on each coast). When such positions came open, I would look first at all the smart, knowledgeable, amiable, and attractive "Concierges" I had met at all the finer hotels I stayed as I spent half my life flying around the country interviewing job applicants and staying in hotels. These applicants of course, were people I had seen 'working' and they always worked out to be the very best at working with our staff and customers using Honeywell's yachts.

The job, was a 24 hour job - The Steward or Stewardess was responsible for making sure the vessel was where it was supposed to be, when it was supposed to be there. Additionally, she was in charge of all the other crew - making sure everything was meticulously set, clean and proper, as well as properly provisioned as per customer preferences. She scheduled everything from laundry to transportation; and supervised all other employees from maid service, room service to food & beverage service - and even in charge of discovering any customers allergies, medical and medication requirements, food, wine and beverage preferences, - and all of this had to be known and dealt with before the customer ever set foot on that yacht - so from fresh flowers on the table to the chef's menu - everything was perfect.

Yes, you can count on getting paid on a regular weekly or bi-weekly basis via direct deposit, You can also expect vacation and health insurance after your probationary period ends. Most everyone on the vessel however will have vacation time at the same time, while the vessel is having scheduled maintenance. Most all yachts are operated locally or close to shore, so your time out is seldom more then 3 or 4 days.

As to websites for employment? I can't recommend a single one. Most of the jobs never go public. I would in fact caution you on the use of any website advertising or promising such a position for a fee - and all I have seen, one way or another, work you up to paying a fee in advance - and no legitimate employer will ever charge you a fee.

If I were you, and passionate over this is what I wanted to do, I would first find a position as a Concierge in a 4 or 5 star hotel or in the Guest Services Dept of a major (Fortune 500 type) company. While on the hunt for Yacht owners to send my (very well thought out, professionally prepared on expensive paper) resume. These "resumes" should be more like an introduction - very short, and printed on "invitation" size cards - using hand addressed envelopes.

TRICK OF THE TRADE - here. . . Invitation size envelopes with card in them, get past the gate keeper (personal secretary) and into the hands of who it is addressed - and every one opens what they believe is an invitation inside. . .