Megayacht & Superyacht Jobs
Yacht Crew Jobs - Chief Engineers - Megayacht Mate - Cabin Steward Job Aboard Yachts
Yacht Charters - Yacht Positions in the Caribbean
Working aboard a Megayacht or Superyacht is definitely a different experience
than working aboard tugboats pushing fuel oil barges up the Eastern Seaboard.
Depending on the itinerary of the yacht, the ports of call can include Antigua,
Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Nassau in the Bahamas,
Guadelupe, Curacao, St. Juan in Puerto Rico, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Kitts and
Nevis, St. Barts, Turks and Caicos, and other slices of paradise.  
It's important to remember those destinations are for the pleasure of the
megayacht passengers and guests. Yacht crews, on the other hand, put in long
hours to keep these mini-ships spotless. The Triton is a popular newspaper among
yacht crews and features
classified ads for regular yacht employment postings.
Working aboard a large yacht can impose a demanding work schedule that includes
polishing brightwork, scrubbing decks, and keeping water toys like jet skis and yacht
tenders in tip top condition.
Megayacht jobs are diverse in nature, calling for skills that range from stewards and
stewardesses, chefs, deckhands, engineers, mates, and captains. These jobs can
be very different than those aboard commercial vessels such as tugs and OSVs
because instead of working for a large company, the employer is the yacht owner.
Working for a single individual can mean less opportunities for career growth than a
large commercial fleet operator that has regular opportunities for advancement. It's
a trade off of sorts that must fit the needs of the individual.
The superyacht Carinthia VII is the twelfth largest yacht in the world. The superyacht was built
in 2002 by Lürssen Yachts. She is 318.9' in length, 52.33' wide, with a draft of 15.75'. Her four
9,925 horsepower MTU 8000 diesels power twin screws that give her a cruising speed of 22
knots and a maximum speed of 26 knots. She carries 120,475 gallons of fuel. Her hull is steel and
her superstructure is aluminum.The
Carinthia VII features a helicopter pad, jacuzzi, and theatre.
Source: yachtcritic.info and superyachtimes.com The funny thing about calling something this size
a yacht is that her dimensions exceed those of small cruise ships.
Working aboard Yachts versus
Selling Yachts
Well, the first difference that hits
home for a prospective job
candidate weighing one option
against the other is that you get
to stay home with your family
when you work on shore as a
yacht broker selling yachts. But
another important difference to
consider is that you don't get
paid an hourly salary... you work
on a commission. Like a car
salesman, you have to make
sales to pay your rent. Click
Yacht Broker Jobs to learn a little
more about this area of alternate
employment for people looking
to shift gears from the tugboat
life.