Posted on: 1 August 2024
Maritime HR experts Spinnaker has announced the release of its inaugural wage benchmarking reports for staff working onboard cruise ships in hospitality-related positions. This groundbreaking new offering includes comprehensive data on roles within job families such as activity & entertainment, food & beverage, and housekeeping, covering individual positions such as chefs, bartenders, waitstaff, cabin stewards, and entertainment coordinators.
Spinnaker, a leader in maritime salary and bonus benchmarking, established the ‘Maritime HR Association’ in 2005 for a founding group of eight tanker companies in need of independent third-party benchmarking information.
Today, over 150 companies participate in Spinnaker’s various salary surveys, allowing participating companies to ensure competitive pay and help improve staff retention.
These new reports for cruise ship hotel staff complement Spinnaker’s existing reports, which already cover deck & engine positions of officers and engineers on both cruise and merchant ships. Given the unique compensation structure in the cruise industry, which often includes bonuses and gratuities for hotel staff, Spinnaker’s reports provide a comprehensive analysis by incorporating these additional elements of remuneration.
For more information about Spinnaker’s wage benchmarking reports, please contact a member of the team at seafarers@spinnaker-global.com.
