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The following companies based in India recruit candidates to work on cruise ships:

Airborne Recruiting Pvt. Ltd.

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Established in 1962, Airborne pioneered cruise line recruiting in India. Airborne serves many of the worlds' leading cruise lines, ship manning companies, and cruise line concessionaire companie.

Hiren International

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Hiren International recruits the finest personnel for the international cruise industry, from India and our neighbouring countries.

Indus Hospitality Careers & Training Pvt Ltd

Indus Hospitality Careers & Training Pvt. Ltd is committed to bridging a gap between talent and opportunity in hospitality, cruising and spa & salon industry. Indus conducts its business with a high standard of professionalism and integrity.

Joncia Marine Services

We have been recruiting crew in the Housekeeping, Galley, Hotel operations and Casinos.

westzone marine Pvt Ltd

The West Zone Marine Pvt Ltd provides high quality and dependable Technical Consultancy and Human Resource services in Ship management, Offshore- Oil & Gas and Shipbuilding industry.

Wilhelmsen Ship Management

Experienced crew for LNG/LPG; chemical, product and oil tankers; bulk vessels; car carriers; container vessels; hydrographic and seismic survey vessels; FPSO; FSO; MOPU and cruise.

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OffShore Jobs

AHTS-DPI, DPII, Oil Rigs, Dredgers, Tugs, Supply Vessel, Barges, Cable Laying Vessel etc.

Main Fleet Jobs

Containers, Bulk Carriers, Tankers, RoRo, LPG, LNG etc.

Permanent Shore Jobs For Seafarers

DPA, Technical Superintendent, Management level jobs etc.

Crewing Executive / Management Jobs

Entry-level Jobs, Intermediate Mid-level, Senior, or Executive-level.

WORLDWIDE MARITIME JOBS

CRUISE LINE / YACHT JOBS

Motor Yacht, Gulet Yacht, Open Yacht, Sailing Yacht, Mini Yacht etc.

Cruise Line Jobs

Mainstream Cruise, Adventure Cruise, River Cruise, Hotel Ships, Expedition Cruise, etc.

Other Crew Jobs

Chef, Bar Manager, Stewards, Bartender, Housekeeper, Pursers, Casino Manager, Cruise Director, etc.

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Overseas and Domestic Recruitment Consultants

The “Art of Recruitment” is our calling. Listening, Looking, Finding, and grooming people are our passion. People with the craft to enlighten others are treasures. These are the jewels which we seek, find, and polish for our cruise ship partners and they love these gifts.

Welcome to Kamaxi Overseas Consultants

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ABOUT KAMAXI

We are professional overseas hospitality recruitment and training company.

India is a spiritual wonderland of Incredible People with an intrinsic sense of “giving of oneself in service”. Vibrant colors with authentic personality and enriched culture, blossoms during a conversation. Compassion and caring, patience and humility, shine with a smile. The “Art of Recruitment” is our calling. Listening, Looking, Finding, and grooming people are our passion. People with the craft to enlighten others are treasures. These are the jewels which we seek, find, and polish for our cruise ship partners and they love these gifts. The Team is trained at providing the highest degree of customer service to our clients, crew, students, and community. With their past cruise ship experience, along with their comprehensive training in all aspects of recruitment, scheduling, visa processing, administration, training and service, we provide superior service to our deserving clients, crew, students, and community.

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Pre opening hotels, military contractors, catering contractors.

Providing specialized, confidential and personal service

Our success depends on our positive and effective corporate culture. In order to ensure the continuous positive growth of our culture, we instill Pillars of Success in all aspects of our business operations. Each business touch point has the Pillars of Success implemented, so that we can achieve our Kamaxi Vision and Mission.

Years of Success

Happily placed, winning awards, the pillars of success, kamaxi overseas consultants.

We are a premium cruise recruitment company based in multiple cities in India. Our client portfolio includes major cruise companies such as Virgin, Oceania, Viking, Thomson, Regent Seven Seas, Norwegian, and many more. Our clients like us because we go the extra mile to scout the best talent for them, which includes scouring through hundreds of profiles and orchestrating series of interviews each day to find the most suited person for the job. Kamaxi Overseas Consultants has successfully placed 7,000+ crew members in leading cruise companies across the globe.

Kamaxi Maritime Academy

We prepare people for seafaring. We offer STCW Modular Courses & training programs, for both onshore & on board positions, that are certified as per international standards and approved by the Director General of Shipping (Govt. Of India).

Our STCW Modular Courses include:

Kamaxi College of Culinary Arts

State-of-the-art college partnered with Goa University and the Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council offers a three-year bachelor’s degree programme in culinary management. The concept behind the college is to provide holistic education in culinary arts and business education, offering students a chance to build on their aspirations and realise any dream they might have related to this sector.

Kamaxi Skills

Kamaxi Skills Centre is an initiative by Kamaxi to make high-quality culinary and soft skills training available to students across India. Our certifications are recognised by government bodies as well as all leading companies in the hospitality and leisure sector.

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BE AWARE OF UNAUTHORIZED EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

We all know the demand of cruise ship jobs are increasing day by day and everyone searching Cruise Ship Jobs Agency in India and at the same point there are many unauthorized manning agent working as a manning partners. And everyday some of you got scam by these fake agencies specially in the India that’s why i got some genuine Cruise Ship Jobs Agency In India.

1. AIR BORNE RECRUITING PVT. LTD

* Airborne Recruiting Pvt. Ltd. GOA

Cruise ship jobs in Goa

• 302/306 Cross Roads Avenue,
• Next to Goa Bottling,
• Margao Bypass,
• Margao, Goa 403720.
• Website: www.airbornerecruiting.com

Cruise Ship Jobs Consultancy in Mumbai

* Airborne Recruiting Pvt. Ltd . Mumbai

• 1st Floor, 5 Queens Mansion,
• 44 AK Nayak Marg, Fort,
• Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
• Phone no. 022 40362100

2. KAMAXI OVERSEAS CONSULTANTS

The Kamaxi Overseas Consultant, is the most trusted manning agent in the India now days who is working for very trusted clients overseas like HNCL( Norwegian Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and Oceania Cruises), Thomson Cruises, Viking Cruises, Bahama Paradise Cruise Line, FTI Cruises, Apollo Cruise Line etc. The Kamaxi Overseas Consultants have four main offices around India which is Mumbai, Goa, Bengaluru and Gurugram.

Cruise ship recruitment agency in Mumbai

1. Mumbai Office

Kamaxi Overseas Consultant,

410, Embassy center, Nariman Point, Mumbai, 400021

E-mail Id- [email protected]

phone no. +91 o22 22041556

website: www.kamaxi.com

2. Gurugram Office

Cruise ship jobs in Delhi

We work, Platina Tower, MG Road, Near Sikandarpur Matro Station,

Sector 28, Gurugram, Haryana 122001.

phone no. 0124 4455921

E-mail id . [email protected]

website: kamaxi.com

3. Goa Office

Utility Plot no.1, phase 1-A, Verna Industrial area,

Verna Salcete Goa, – 403722

phone no. 0832 6621900

E-mail [email protected]

website:kamaxi.com

4. Bengaluru Office

Kamaxi Overseas Consultants,

we work galaxy 43, Residency road, Shanthala nagar, Ashok nagar,

Benguluru, Karnataka-560025.

phone no. 08044451030, 08044451049

E-mail [email protected]

website: Kamaxi.com

3. Hiren International

Cruise Ship Jobs in Mumbai

• Address: 5th Floor, Oricon House,
• K Dubash Marg, Near Lion Gate,
• Fort Mumbai-400001
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone no. +91 22 22 040 770/88
• Hiring Partner:  Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd., Carnival, TUI Cruises, Celebrity Cruise, Pullmantur, Azamara etc.

4. Carnival Support Service India

• Address: Carnival Support Service India Pvt. Ltd
• Tower 2, Floor 5, Kohinoor City,
• Kirol Road, Off LBS Marg.
• Kurla West, Mumbai-400070
• Email: [email protected]
• Website:  cruisecareers.in
• Telephone: +91 (22) 6167 9292

To see the total process before joining cruise ship jobs and how much money you need Click here .

Note: All these agencies are free recruitment agency. They will not charge you consultancy fees for cruise ships job.

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Bro I have done HM BSCHMCT AND I COMPLITE IT 6 month I did 1 yr Job at FPBS JAYPUR NOW I WORKING IN SAUDI ARABIA PAUL RESTAURANT SO CAN I APPLY. Plzz let me know

yes, you can apply and I think this is the best time to apply if you have more then one year experience. but apply after lockdown because in this pandemic all the hiring processes are suspended.

Sir I have completed 10+2 Surching For a job could u plz help me out to find I am ready for what ever job that I am getting

Dileep, since last 6 month cruise industry is suspended, could you plz check with me in November or December.

Muje fireman ka job milega kay cruIse line par i have one year diploma in fire and safety plz help me sir

This is the time for new hiring so you can apply now, the fireman is a higher position job in safety but yes there is something for you, So apply today.

Hello Dear sir I’m interested in deck department on the ship can you guide me how I can apply My what’saap number 8527716733

you can apply now for cruise ship jobs, lots of vacancies coming.

Good evening s sir. I completed BHM course., i have a 7 years experience in hotel industry as a bar tender. Now I’m working as a Bar captain. I want apply for cruise job. Sir please let me know if any vacancy….. Thank you so much..

NCL needs Bartender, and they do have vacancies so please apply today.

Good evening Sir/ Mam I work as Helmsman in AIDAcruise since 2011 I want to apply in vergin cruise line. Which agency hire for in India. Please let me know Beat regards

Kamaxi Overseas Consultant is hiring for Virgin…

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MSC has not authorized any agency or individual to represent MSC Crewing Services anywhere in India.

No fees or other charges for recruitment or for providing employment to seafarers are borne directly or indirectly in whole or in part by the seafarer for the purpose of placement and recruitment.

All of MSC’s placements and recruitment are free of any charges to all candidates.

Recruitment and placements are only based on qualifications, verified work experience. If anyone claims to have an influence on the selection process or placement is trying to cheat you.

If anyone asks you to pay for a placement or claims to represent MSC, we kindly request you to report such persons to us.

We have NO AGENTS acting on behalf of the company. Be aware of fraudulent job offers misusing our name and report immediately to us. We also recommend that you report such unscrupulous individuals to your local police authority.

Candidates who submit false documents will not be considered for placement.

Anyone hiding any facts or any wrongdoing activity by anyone or indulging in any wrongdoing activities will be subjected to immediate dismissal weather on leave or on board or during selection.

The following vacancies are available at MSC for container Vessel:

• Deck Officer - Master, C/O, 2/O, 3/O
• Engineer Officer - CE, 2E, 3O 3E
• Crew - M/M, Fitter, Wiper, Reffer Technicians, Plumber

Candidate holding previous experience from Container Vessel are preferred.

The following shore vacancies are available at MSC India offices

The following vacancies are available at MSC Cruise Vessel:

To apply for a position with MSC please download the form below and send it duly filled back to us.

Please send the application form duly filled to:

MSC Crewing Services Private Limited . 2nd-3rd Floor, MSC House, Andheri-Kurla Road, Opp. Divine Child High School, Andheri (East), Mumbai- 400059. INDIA. (INDIA).

Tel: +91 22 6752 2555 Fax: +91 22 6752 2525 Toll Free Number (for India):1800-209-2555

Or email it to jobs[@]msccs.com for Cargo Ships and cruisejobs[@]msccs.com for Cruise Ships.

Candidate holding previous experience from ROPAX, Ferries, RO-RO & Passenger Vessel are preferred.

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Founder and Managing Director, Capt. Amarjeet Singh Vidyarthi first started recruiting Indian cooks and chefs for the international cruise industry in the early 1980s when Indian staff onboard cruise ships were a rarity. He set up INDUS in 1996 as India’s first specialist cruiseline recruitment agency. In 1998, realizing the limitations of the pool of eligible candidates at the time, he then set up India’s first specialized cruiseline training institute, primarily for chefs, but which today trains a range of young people for the kitchens, restaurants, guest cabins, spas and salons onboard the cruise ships. Headquartered in Mumbai and with branch in Goa, Indus offers excellent regional coverage to facilitate both the recruitment and processing of candidates in cities closer to their homes and workplaces.

Indus provides professional and personalised service backed by decades of experience, a tradition of hospitality and an impressive infrastructure

Indus is committed to bridging the gap between talent and opportunity in the hospitality and cruising industry and to conducting its business with the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.

INDUS HOSPITALITY CAREERS & TRAINING

Indus Hospitality Careers & Training Pvt. Ltd. is India’s largest specialist cruise line recruitment and training agency. Initially set up in 1996 under the name of Indus Cruising & Shipping by Captain Amarjeet Vidyarthi, a pioneer in India with over 40 years’ experience in handling manning for international cruise companies, Indus counts as its clients premium cruise companies such as Crystal Cruises, SeaChefs, Seadream Yacht Club, Hapag Lloyd, Tui Cruises, OneSpaWorld, Effy Jewelry, Heinemann Americas, Paragon Pixels any many more.

The company offers direct recruitment to experienced professionals and also training to industry freshers to make them ready for cruise line jobs through its specialist institute that offers hospitality, wellness and beauty courses for cruise lines.

Indian Army Releases Admit Card For Agniveer Entrance Examination

The army had earlier invited online application for the recruitment of agniveers under agnipath scheme..

Indian Army has released the admit cards for the Agniveer Common Entrance Examination (CEE) Phase -1. Candidates who have registered for the exam can visit the official website to download their admit cards. The exam will be held from April 22 to May 3, 2024. 

The army had earlier invited online application for the recruitment of Agniveers under Agnipath scheme. The applications were invited for the post of Agniveer General Duty (GD), Agniveer SKT / Clerk, Agniveer Technical and Agniveer Tradesman.

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The Indian Army is going to conduct Phase-1 recruitment process that is known as Physical Fitness Test (PFT). The PFT test for Agniveer will be held on different dates for all regions or ZRO (Zonal Recruitment Office).

The army will conduct the Common Entrance Examination in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. Vacancies are open for over 25,000 positions across India.

Steps to download admit cards

• Step 1- Visit the official website of Indian Army
• Step 2- Click on the Army Agniveer Admit Card 2024 download link 
• Step 3- Login using the candidate's credentials like username and password
• Step 4- Download the Army Agniveer admit card 2024
• Step 5- Take a printout of the admit card.

The Agneepath Scheme in the Indian Army is open to candidates between 17.5 and 21 years old. Candidates selected for the role will have the opportunity to serve as Agniveer for four years.

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Standby Cruising: A New Option for Bargain Seekers

Are you a flexible traveler? Holland America’s standby cruises may be for you. The cost: $49 a day, excluding fees, taxes and extras. The catch: It might be a hair-raising, last-minute scramble.

By Elaine Glusac

Elaine Glusac is the Frugal Traveler columnist, focusing on budget-friendly tips and journeys.

In February, Barb McGowan took a seven-day cruise on Holland America Line, visiting the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and the Dominican Republic for just $343, or $49 a day, excluding taxes, port fees and extras. By comparison, Holland America currently lists a seven-day Caribbean itinerary in October from about $700.

The catch: She had just 48 hours’ notice.

Ms. McGown, a 64-year-old from Naples, Fla., who runs a restaurant franchise, took one of the line’s new standby cruises , which are aimed at travelers who live near departure ports and intended to fill ship vacancies.

“I look for deals, and this was an especially good experience,” Ms. McGowan said, praising the food and entertainment. “I was impressed enough to put down a deposit on a future cruise.”

A way to keep ships full

Holland America introduced its standby program last August to maximize ship occupancy, knowing that cancellations are inevitable. So far, the rest of the cruise industry has not followed its lead.

“If cancellations are within a week or two of sailing, it’s difficult to resell that space in the open market,” said Dan Rough, the vice president of revenue management at Holland America.

In the same way that airlines oversell seats, cruise lines may compensate for cancellations by overselling staterooms. Filling in with standbys, however, reduces Holland America’s reliance on overselling, which runs the risk of bumping passengers to distant departures or potentially offering generous cash incentives to coax volunteers to cancel.

Though the company does not heavily promote the new practice, it has attracted a following among the thrifty by dangling a bargain rate — $49 a person, whether sharing a cabin or traveling solo, before taxes and fees — on a web page that lists available departure dates to attract flexible travelers. Standbys should expect an inside cabin, according to the company, though ocean-view and veranda cabins have been assigned. (The company declined to say how many standby cabins it has offered.)

“Forty-nine dollars per person, per day is pretty exceptional,” said Colleen McDaniel, the editor of CruiseCritic.com , a website that reviews cruises, noting that the price covers all meals and entertainment. “You can’t find a cheaper rate at a land resort for what’s included.” (In 2023, the average nightly rate for a hotel room in the United States was nearly $156, according to STR, a data analytics firm that monitors the hospitality industry.)

To participate, travelers choose an itinerary from the standby list on the website — current embarkation ports include Boston; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Montreal; Quebec City; San Diego; Seattle; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Whittier, Alaska — and pay for the trip in advance by calling Holland America or booking through a travel adviser.

There are no refunds for standby cruisers who want to back out. However, if the gamble fails to pay off, and the cruise line cannot offer a cabin to someone on the standby list, it issues a refund.

The company says standby offerings are added on a rolling basis and usually lists itineraries within two to three months of departure. Current offerings include seven-day sailings in Alaska’s Inside Passage from April through September and seven-to-11-day trips cruising the coast of New England and Canada’s Maritime Provinces between May and October.

Proximity is a bonus

Standby cruisers don’t learn of their acceptance or denial until a week to two days before departure, complicating transportation arrangements.

“Last-minute airfare could offset the savings on a cruise,” wrote Crystal Seaton, the owner of Road to Relaxation Travel , a travel agency based in Raleigh, N.C., in an email. Though she has not booked a client on a standby sailing yet, she surmised that it is intended for travelers who can drive to a port.

“We were lucky; we found out Tuesday we were going on a Friday 3 p.m. sailing,” said Sheila Valloney, 66, of Clermont, Fla., who with her husband spent nine days aboard a Holland America ship in the southern Caribbean in February by going standby.

Before being cleared, she reserved a parking spot near the ship dock in Fort Lauderdale, which would have set her back about $6 if she canceled. She also kept their vacation clothes ready to go at the last minute for the three-and-a-half-hour drive to port.

Booking a refundable airline ticket — or at least one that guarantees a credit in loyalty points or cash in the event of cancellation — is one way travelers who must fly can take advantage of the deal.

For her standby sailing, Ms. McGowan drove 90 minutes from her home to the ship in Fort Lauderdale. But her travel companion was coming from Indiana, so when she joined the standby list a few months before the departure date, she booked her friend a Southwest Airlines flight using frequent flier points that would be refunded if the last-minute cruise didn’t come through.

Avoiding extra charges

Once on board, charges for extras like cabin upgrades, Wi-Fi, alcohol and shore excursions can inflate the bill, though the thriftiest travelers try to avoid them.

Ms. McGowan sprang for the $17.50-a-day charge for an upgraded drink package (basic nonalcoholic drinks are included in the cruise) and took one shore excursion, focused on coffee growing, which she deemed a good value at $89.

On their Caribbean cruise, the Valloneys asked around for recommendations for good beaches, where they went to relax on port days, and waited until they were on land to check emails, in order to avoid paying for Wi-Fi on the ship.

“We didn’t miss it at all,” Ms. Valloney said. “For beverages, we would wait until happy hour, when it was buy one, get one free.”

Will other companies follow suit?

To date, no other cruise lines have adopted standby programs.

Princess Cruises said it did not plan to offer cabins on a standby basis, but noted that it already offers last-minute deals , which tend to run about $50 to $60 per passenger per day. For example, a seven-day Alaska sailing from Vancouver to Anchorage departing on May 8 is listed at $399 a person in a double-occupancy cabin.

Several other major cruise lines did not respond to inquiries about potentially adopting standby programs, though operators like Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line also offer last-minute deals on their websites.

“We would be surprised to see many mainstream cruise lines begin to adopt a similar model” to the standby system, wrote Kimberly Coyne, the head of sales and content strategy for Cruiseline.com , a cruise review site, in an email. She said the standby fares might be financially unsustainable for cruise lines and cited the potential that travelers might become too accustomed to late-booking deals.

More ways to save

With the recent surge in cruise bookings, companies are discounting less, said Ms. McDaniel of CruiseCritic.com.

She identified more reliable ways to get a deal compared with going standby, such as booking during “ wave season ,” a sales period that generally runs January through March, or taking a repositioning cruise, in which a ship relocates from one region to another seasonally. A repositioning itinerary might sail in the fall from Alaska to the Caribbean via the Panama Canal.

“It’s not unusual to see a repositioning cruise at less than $75 per night,” Ms. McDaniel, said, noting that other expenses such as an airline itinerary into one city and returning from another may cost more than a standard round-trip ticket.

Repositioning cruises tend to stop at fewer ports and add more shipboard enrichment programs, such as lectures and activities like cake decorating classes and craft spirits tastings.

“For a lot of people the ship is the destination and this is the perfect activity for people who like to be on the ship,” she said.

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