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Cruise hotel director

Leads all hotel operations on a cruise ship: food, drink, housekeeping, guest services and entertainment for thousands. It is one of the most senior roles on board, working alongside the captain's team. The role demands long experience, often rising through hotel departments at sea.

A real shift

Daily briefings with department heads, reviews of guest feedback and inspections of public areas and galleys. Port days bring their own planning for embarkation and turnaround. Public health inspections and crew welfare are constant priorities.

Skills that matter

  • Large-scale leadership
  • Financial management
  • Guest experience
  • Crisis response at sea

Qualifications

  • STCW
  • Degree or long hotel career

Where it leads

  1. Cruise hotel director
  2. Hotel operations at head office
  3. Hotel GM ashore

What we'd ask on the show

  • Running a floating city
  • Norovirus and outbreak management
  • Leadership at sea

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