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Purser — Cruise Ship (6-month contract)

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Ship's Purser · Cruise ship · Turkey · Marmara, Istanbul

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Overview

Position
Ship's Purser
Vessel type
Cruise ship
Charter / private
Commercial
Flag
Malta
Sector
Cruise
Contract
Rotational
Duration
6 months
Starts
Experience required
3 years
Salary
2,800–3,800 EUR per month
Posted
Job reference
7C2E

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Summary

Purser for our first cruise ship in the fleet: guest accounts and onboard billing, crew documentation and port paperwork, and day-to-day coordination between the hotel director and the master. Contracts run six months with paid leave between assignments, and embarkation is arranged through Istanbul at the start of each contract cycle.

Crowd Management training, STCW Basic Safety Training and a current ILO/MLC Medical Certificate must all be in place before you join; passenger-ship familiarisation is completed on board during your first week. We are looking for someone with at least three years of hotel or purser department experience on a passenger vessel, comfortable managing crew payroll records and immigration formalities across multiple ports in a single itinerary.

Responsibilities

  • Guest accounts and onboard billing
  • Crew documentation, contracts and payroll paperwork
  • Port clearance and immigration formalities
  • Muster list duties and passenger safety drills

Benefits

  • Six months on, paid leave between contracts
  • Flights and transfers
  • Private health insurance

Qualifications

Required certificates

  • STCW Basic Safety TrainingSTCW_BASIC
  • ILO/MLC Medical CertificateMLC_MEDICAL
  • Crowd ManagementCROWD_MANAGEMENT

Language & visas

Language requirement

  • English · B2

Visa requirement

None

Location

Region
Turkey · Marmara
City
Istanbul
Country
Turkey
Remote join
Possible
Embarkation port
Istanbul

Employer

Employer verified · Company registration and an authorised contact were checked by SeaTalent.

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