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Work the Sea.
Earn €2,000
in 15 days.

No maritime experience needed. Just your hospitality skills — and the courage to try something epic.

🛏 Free cabin 🍽 Free meals ✈️ Easy EU flights 🌊 European routes ⏱ 15 days on / off
€2,000 per 15 days Free cabin & meals European ferries No experience needed 15 days on / 15 days home All EU nationalities welcome €2,000 per 15 days Free cabin & meals European ferries No experience needed 15 days on / 15 days home All EU nationalities welcome

The real numbers 🤯

Same skills. Very different life.

😔
Waiter in Spain
€1,000
per month
after paying rent: ~€200 left
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Ferry Steward
€4,000
equivalent/month
rent: FREE. Food: FREE.
VS

Pick your contract 📋

You decide how much you work.

⭐ Most popular
Sprint Contract
€2,000 / 15 days
⏱ 15 days on ship 🏠 15 days at home 🍽 Meals free 🛏 Cabin free

Perfect for families, students, or anyone who wants serious money without giving up their life at home. Better than cruise ships — way shorter!

💰 Max savings
Extended Contract
€3,500 / 8 weeks
⏱ 8 weeks on ship 🏠 4 weeks at home 🍽 Meals free 🛏 Cabin free

Work a longer stretch, save more, then enjoy a full month off. Great if you're saving for something big — a car, a trip, a flat deposit.

Open positions 🎯

Hotel department on European passenger ferries

🍽️
Waiter / Waitress
From €2,000 / contract
🍽️
🛎️
Cabin Steward
From €2,000 / contract
🛎️
🍳
Cook / Chef
From €2,000 / contract
🍳
🍸
Bartender
From €2,000 / contract
🍸
🧹
Galley Steward
From €2,000 / contract
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🏨
Housekeeping
From €2,000 / contract
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Why ferry? 🌊

💪

You already have the skills

Worked in a restaurant, hotel or bar? You're already qualified. Ferry hospitality is the same work — just with a sea view and 3× the pay.

🏠

Zero rent. Zero food costs.

Your cabin and all meals are included. Every euro you earn is yours to keep. On land you'd spend €800/month just to survive.

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Short contracts — real freedom

Not 9 months at sea like cruise ships. 15 days on, 15 days at home. You keep your life, your family, your friends — and earn 4× more.

✈️

Easy to get there

Ferries depart from London, Dublin, Barcelona. Cheap Ryanair flights from all over Europe. Getting there costs €30–50.

This is for you if... 👇

We recruit across all of Europe

SpainPortugalGreece
Spain, Portugal & Greece
Already in hospitality but earning peanuts? Same work, 3× the pay.
GermanyAustria
Germany & Austria
Good English, want adventure? Ferry work is the ultimate paid gap year.
PolandCzech Republic
Poland & Czech Republic
Strong work ethic, hospitality background — exactly what ferries need.
RomaniaBulgaria
Romania & Bulgaria
Used to working abroad? Make it count — ferry pay is on another level.
LithuaniaLatviaEstonia
Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia
Baltic hospitality workers are in high demand — ferries love your work ethic and language skills.
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Cruise Ship Workers
Done with 9-month contracts? Come to ferries — 15 days on, 15 days home.
🎓
Students
Earn serious money in semester breaks. 15 days = €2,000 saved.

From sofa to ship
in 6 weeks 🗓️

1

Apply online — 2 minutes

Fill in the form below. No CV needed to start. Just tell us your experience and preferred role.

2

Get our free onboarding guide

We send you a free guide — written by someone who actually works on ferries — on what to expect, what to pack, and how to nail your first contract.

3

Get your STCW certificates

Required by law for all ship crew. We'll tell you exactly which courses, where to get them, and how much they cost.

📋 Basic Safety + Crowd Management + Passenger Safety
4

Sign your contract

We match you with the right ferry and contract. You get your joining details, port info, and start date.

5

Board & start earning 🚢

Join your ship, settle into your cabin, and start. First payment after 15 days. You'll wonder why you didn't do this sooner.

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I was a waiter in Barcelona earning €1,100 a month, paying €700 for rent. Now I work 15 days on a ferry, earn €2,000, and spend the other 15 days with my kids. Best decision I ever made.

MG
Marco G.
Waiter → Ferry Steward · now on 3rd contract

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About FerryJobs.org ⚓

Hi — we are ferry hospitality professionals with years of experience working on European ferries.

We created FerryJobs.org because we kept seeing the same thing: great hospitality workers who had no idea this world existed. Short contracts, free cabin, free meals, good money — and nobody was talking about it.

This platform is here to change that.

Whether you're a waiter, cook, steward, or bartender — if you're ready to work hard and earn well, there's a place for you on a European ferry.

We know this world from the inside. And we're here to help you get in.

— The FerryJobs.org Team