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Overview
Ship steward and ship stewardess work is about passenger service on board vessels, including meals, housekeeping, welcoming travellers and explaining safety procedures.
In job descriptions, look for passenger service, cabin or laundry duties, food hygiene, guest complaints, safety briefings, disembarkation, first aid and communication during emergency situations.
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Ship stewards work in the passenger areas of a vessel. The shift can move between welcoming travellers, serving meals, checking cabins, arranging laundry, answering questions and giving clear safety instructions before or during a trip.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include calm passenger contact, food hygiene, housekeeping routines, first aid, complaint handling and clear spoken instructions. Some roles lean toward cabin service, while others include more safety briefing or coordination with other onboard staff.
Salary context
Salary context depends on vessel type, route pattern, passenger volume, onboard service duties, emergency responsibilities and whether the role includes staff instruction or laundry oversight. Compare jobs by service scope and safety responsibility, not by title alone.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior steward roles, passenger service supervision, hospitality coordination, onboard safety support or other customer-facing transport work.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name meal service, cabins, guest laundry, embarkation, disembarkation, safety briefings, first aid or emergency passenger control. Those details show how much of the role is hospitality and how much is vessel safety support.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Flight Attendants
53-2031.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETPassenger Attendants
53-6061.00
O*NET occupation is broader
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Alternative labels
ferry stewardess
cruise ship guest services associate
ferry steward
ship guest services associate
ship steward
ship stewardess
cruise ship guest services officer
cruise ship steward
ship guest services officer
ship guest services professional
cruise ship stewardess
cruise ship guest services professional
Occupation group
steward/stewardess (5111.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6a2270bc-3f69-4cfd-b99b-fdc2c70d1779 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5111.2.2 |
| ISCO group | 5111 |
| Concept type | Occupation |