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Hotel Director — Cruise Ship (Caribbean itinerary)

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Hotel Director · Cruise ship · Americas, Miami

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Overview

Position
Hotel Director
Vessel type
Cruise ship
Charter / private
Commercial
Flag
Bahamas
Sector
Cruise
Contract
Rotational
Duration
7 months
Starts
Experience required
10 years
Salary
Salary not published
Posted
Job reference
7A3F

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Summary

We are looking for a hotel director to run the entire hotel operation aboard our 3,600-passenger cruise ship on seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries out of Miami. You will carry overall responsibility for housekeeping, food and beverage, guest services, retail and entertainment departments, reporting directly to the master on hotel matters and to the shoreside VP of Hotel Operations on revenue and guest satisfaction targets.

Contracts run seven months with paid leave between rotations; embarkation and disembarkation are both arranged through Miami. We expect a leader who can run a 300-person hotel department across a diverse international crew, hold department heads accountable to service standards, and manage a multi-million-dollar onboard revenue budget without daily oversight.

Responsibilities

  • Overall leadership of housekeeping, F&B, guest services, retail and entertainment
  • Hotel department budget and onboard revenue management
  • Guest satisfaction score tracking and service recovery
  • Department head performance management across a 300-person team
  • Coordination with the master on muster and hotel safety drills
  • Shoreside reporting on hotel KPIs each voyage

Benefits

  • Seven months on, paid leave between contracts
  • Flights and transfers
  • Full medical cover while on contract
  • Senior officer accommodation

Qualifications

Required certificates

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

Preferred certificates

  • Food Hygiene Level 2FOOD_HYGIENE_L2

Language & visas

Language requirement

  • English · C1
  • Spanish · B1

Visa requirement

  • US C1/D

Location

Region
Americas
City
Miami
Country
United States
Remote join
Possible
Embarkation port
Miami

Employer

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

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