Welcome to the World of the Rich and Famous...
Travel, Adventure, and Multi-Million-Dollar Yachts If the terrific pay and benefits that come from accompanying celebrities and dignitaries on their private journeys around the world appeals to you, consider Julie Perry your new career coach. Part how-to guide, part exposé, The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess: Confessions from My Years Afloat with the Rich and Famous not only outlines the step-by-step process to getting a job on a luxury yacht, it also reveals what life is really like aboard these oceangoing toys. Imagine yourself: * Living basically expense-free on a floating, five-star hotel with the chance to explore such exclusive celebrity hot spots as St. Tropez, Portofino, and St. Bart's... * Getting paid outstanding money to travel in style aboard these $5 million+ mega vessels (and we're NOT talking cruise ships here!)... * Networking with a high-profile, jet-set crowd as you venture to the most exotic and remote ports in the world... Learn HOW in The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess and get hired onto a luxury yacht in no time! This book is dedicated to making your journey as easy and hassle-free as possible... Let seasoned travel professional Julie Perry be your guide to the private domains where royalty, celebrities, and billionaires vacation. Based on her own work experience and interviews with yachting industry experts and recruiters, this clever and entertaining career guide delivers all the exclusive advice and practical guidance you need to get started—and succeed!—as a luxury yacht steward/ess, including:
• Candid and colorful stories from the author's own personal journals-at-sea
• An easy-to-follow Quick Start Guide outlining each separate step toward landing your first job
• Two full chapters devoted to a yacht stew's responsibilities and what your daily duties may include
• Suggested courses to enroll in as entry-level crew
• Resource lists and contact information for crew recruiting agencies, crew training schools, and crew housing options in the U.S., Europe, and Australia
• Insider tips on how and where to network in the hub hiring ports around the world
• Recommendations to help you fund your job hunt and conduct your job search online
• Putting together a winning résumé/CV, how to prepare for and handle interviews, and even how to choose which job you want once you've been bombarded by employment offers... From the pay to the people and back to the travel, this Insiders' Guide also covers all the perks that make luxury yachting such a dynamic and incredible career path...no matter what your background! "Trust me, if a non-bed-making, non-laundry-doing, hardly-ever-cleaned-her-room-during-adolescence, scatterbrain from landlocked Indiana can do it, anyone can!" ~Julie Perry About the Author Julie Perry resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida—the Yachting Capital of the World—yet calls the world her home. She has visited over 50 countries through a variety of different work abroad experiences, including working her way around the United Kingdom on a temporary visa and serving as a Tour Director for one of the nation's largest private travel clubs. And yet, Julie admits that her greatest travel adventures occurred during her time in the yachting industry: Nearly three years as a stewardess on luxury yachts took her to 40 different ports in 18 countries. Julie misses the boating life, especially when she sees pictures of a past guest in Vanity Fair Magazine and remembers how she once tried on her Prada shoes. Currently a freelance writer/copywriter and Internet marketing specialist, Julie continues to travel extensively for both business and pleasure. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Indiana University with degrees in both English Literature and Political Science and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society. |
