We, at Gourmet Recruitment International, GRI, are the dedicated Manning Agents for the world’s premier Cruise Vessels and we are consistently on the look for professionals who are committed & passionate and who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career at sea!

Dedicated to providing the highest 5 star plus service on board the most luxurious ships afloat but we have only achieved this reputation and position, however, by employing staff who are equally committed to excellence. So, if you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career, you will find an excellent salary & benefits package and superb opportunities for promotion.

Positions available in the following departments:

Hotel Operations: Restaurant, Bar, Housekeeping, Kitchen, Front Office

Casino: Slot Technicians, Dealers, Pit Supervisors

Technical: Audio Technincians, Lightening Technicians, Stage Management

Photographers

Recreation – Youth Activity Staff, Life Guards

Human Resources and Training Management

Spa: Beauticians, Hairdressers

Cruise ship careers are exciting, fun and highly rewarding. While you are onboard the cruise liner, you will have endless opportunities to visit many overseas countries and places of interest. Few other hospitality jobs can offer such variety. But you must understand, working on board a cruise ship isn’t for everyone. It’s hard work and disciplined. Which is why you must genuinely enjoy being with people and be dedicated to customer service. If you tick those boxes, your career at sea awaits.

Restrictions:

All applicants must be over the age of 21 years

Must be physically fit to pass a medical examination

Must have no visible tattoo’s – if you have please discuss at interview

Clear Criminal record

NO AGENCY OR ADMIN FEES WILL BE CHARGED AT ANY STAGE OF YOUR PLACEMENT

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.grisa.co.za

Warning of Cruise Jobs Scam - Urgent Notice to Applicants

Tips to Identify a Cruise Ship Job Scam:

Although this is a fairly comprehensive list, it's nearly impossible to know about every type of cruise

job scam. Unfortunately it's not until a few unknowing job seekers are separated from their money

that someone finally reports them and the scammer can be added to the lists provided by the cruise

lines. Here are some tips to help you avoid falling victim to a cruise ship job scam.

1. If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. How quick you get a cruise job depends on

current available positions. So when someone or an agency says that you will get a job as soon as

you send them payment, it should be a red flag that this is not right.

2. Legitimate cruise recruitment agencies do not solicit money from applicants. This is one of the

biggest rules of thumb to understand if the agency is a scammer or not. Hiring partners and other

legit cruise recruitment agencies do not collect fees from applicants in order to be considered for a

cruise job. Nor do they collect money in advance for uniforms and medical expenses.

3. Legit cruise recruiters do not send emails offering a job before an application is filled out. In

some job scams, an initial email is sent by the fraudster offering a cruise job. Once the prospective

crewmember responds to this email offer, they are asked to complete a job application. This phony

job application seeks private background information about the prospective employee which will be

used for criminal purposes.

4. Cruise applicants do not need an immigration lawyer or a Green Card. Scammers may give the

applicant a phony “employment contract” or “letter of employment”. Then, in later correspondence,

they expect the applicant to submit a copy of their passport plus $$$USD for the services of an

immigration lawyer to process a work permit. This is not required or legal. Read Passports and Visas

for Cruise Employment for more information on this.

5. Websites of cruise ship job scams are unprofessional. One of the biggest litmus tests is the

website itself. Blatant spelling, grammatical errors, poor English and punctuation errors may indicate

that the website and agency is not legitimate. Plus, is the website littered with Google ads? Are the

photos used on the site grainy and outdated? These are all red flags.

6. Understand which email accounts may be fraudulent. You don't want to send your resume and

personal information through an email account used by a scammer. To prevent yourself from

making this mistake, beware of email addresses that end in Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL or any other

web based, free, email account.

7. Get familiar with the cruise lines' official hiring partners. Many fraudulent cruise job scammers

use a name or email address that is similar to the cruise lines. They even use the names of agencies

that are similar to the real hiring partners. Pay attention to these details when you receive

correspondence. Better yet, stick with the agencies and email addresses that are authorized by the

cruise lines so you won't get into trouble.

The bottom line is this. Please use cruise recruitment agencies that are listed as authorized by the

cruise lines themselves. Do not accept a job offer from an agency fraudulently representing a cruise

line. And, only send your resume and personal information through a secure online application that

mails to a legit email address.