If you are a yachtie and haven’t said you are leaving yachting FOR GOOD at least three times, are you even a yachtie…? We all know by now the amazing lifestyle that the yachting industry allows us to have during our time working on boats. And we also know that going land based after experiencing THAT lifestyle, is not easy, to say the least. It is actually one of the most difficult decisions that you will probably have to face in your life. Obviously, depending on: Where you come from The possibilities that exist in your country jobs wise The…
First and foremost, as I ALWAYS mention, I am NO EXPERT on this. However, if I may say so myself, I consider I have done pretty well with my hard earned yachting money over the years. So I thought sharing my experience might help someone out there. Please bear in mind that I started working on yachts LITERALLY the day after I finished my masters at University. I have never had a “normal job” (aside my hostessting and waitressing jobs, prior to yachting). My “property investing” journey began because i had absolutely no clue about what to do with the…
How many times have you thought? “If only I had known…” Me: a million times a day. I truly feel I have made some good decisions throughout my yachting career (if I may say so myself). However, if only I had known what I was getting into (or had known about the yachting industry itself, for that matter), I feel I would have done sooo many thing differently. I don’t want this post to come across as like if I am regretting anything, because that’s really not the case. I feel absolutely privileged and am (overall) happy with the path…
Ok…so here it is! A long-time requested subject that, for some reason, you think I am an expert at. But, believe me, I AM FAR FROM THAT. I don’t have any financial or business training. All you will read below comes from: My own experience Multiple mistakes made along the years Personal opinions PLEASE do not take this too seriously. My only objective with this post is passing on some things that have always worked for me, and might (just might) work for you too. Also, we all like to spend our money in different ways. I love my designer…
Every single superyacht crew member ever has been asked this question 1.000.000 times since he/she set foot on a boat. I get asked this several times on a daily basis, and have been since June 2010. To be completely honest with you, the majority of the times I do not answer, or do not know what to answer. These are the two main reasons why: I do not have the time I really can not answer to such a broad question in one simple message (or 10) I understand that you do not know much about this industry, therefore, that…
To be completely honest, there is no other profession in the whole entire world that is “more me” than being a yacht stewardess. However, there is one that is “almost” there: being a Coporate Flight Attendant. If you have followed me for a while, you will know that one of the highlights of my career was traveling on my principal’s private plane. It was not one of those little planes, half planes, half helicopters (whatever they are called…All CFA’s reading, please don’t hate me… haha) It was a full-fledged airplane. With its leather sofas, marble bathrooms, its kitchenette, its crew…