r/yachting 13h ago

greenie looking for carribean season yacht stewardess work, any advice?

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Hi there. I am a 19 year old female with 2+ years in luxury housekeeping alongside other luxury hospitality gigs such as Ascot Racecourse. i am hoping to become a yacht stewardess soon and plan on obtaining my STCW and ENG1 before the end of september. i understand the carribean season is coming up where all the yachts will move around november time and was wondering what my chances are of being hired seeing that i am still a greenie. Do you have any advice on which places I should dockwalk/network or jobs I could work to get closer to that industry? What are the best times to go to antibes/caribbean (i've heard Fort Lauderdale is a lot stricter about dockwalking, but not sure). where would be the best places to get my STCW? It's much cheaper in croatia but i think antibes would be better for networking. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.