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On Monday, March 4th, David Price visited our office for an audit. It was great to finally meet in person for the first time.  We shared a dinner with him…

Ever wondered what it's like to trade in your cozy holiday traditions for a Christmas at sea? The holiday spirit is alive and well on board. The ship gets a full festive makeover, with decorations that make you feel like you're in a floating winter wonderland. Lights, tinsel, the whole shebang—it's a Christmas extravaganza on the high seas. Sure, you're far from home, but fear not! You've got a new family on board. The crew is a diverse bunch, each with their own knack for adventure. Christmas away from home? Absolutely. Christmas alone? Never. Your shipmates become your holiday tribe!

We are proud to announce that we have just added a new customer, Carnival Cruise Line. It is one of the most popular cruise lines with a fleet of 25 ships, so we will be able to offer a variety of positions on board. We will start selecting candidates for this company in 2024 and we are already preparing for it!

Before you join your ship, you need to be aware of the threat of human trafficking and the consequences of desertion. • Out of concern for your safety and well-being, this conversation is a requirement for all new and returning crew members.

Angelo Tramontana is one of the longest-serving team members at Selection Partners.  Before the pandemic Angelo was already working remotely and with the pandemic he left to Italy and since then he continued to work remotely from there.   While traveling through Spain, Angelo traveled to visit me.  It was a nice meeting because we hadn't seen each other for more than two years.  And despite being on vacation we did nothing but talk about our crewmembers that are the reason why we get up every day. 

Sky Princess was the latest ship to undergo an extensive dry dock in Rotterdam, providing teammates an opportunity to get a birds’ eye view of the ship while it’s out…

We have an important role in the recruitment and retention of great crew talent.  We are committed to keep our new hires informed and prepared for their exciting journey ahead, assisting them with all the required documentation to be travel ready. Since the moment we started working for Royal Caribbean, we have had empathy for our candidates having so many expenses to finally get on board.  That is why we have been asking the company to reduce these expenses. And we did it!  We are excited to share the great announcement that we received from RCCL: . As of July 1, 2023, newly hired Hotel crewmembers will have their joining ticket covered by the Company. RCCL will also cover the associated travel expenses at the joining destination.   The joining travel expenses include airfare, hotel accommodation and ground transportation.   We know that this change in the air-ticket policy will help a lot to get more good candidates. Graciela Bidone International Operations Manager Selection Partners

We made a trip to Chile with Julieta Swhartzmann, our Recruitment Analyst.  We visited different Incap and Duoc headquarters in Santiago de Chile and Valparaíso.  We had a great call. We were excited to see the interest of all those young people, some already graduated and others in their last years of career.

After several months of refurbishment work, we have reopened the Selection Partners office. Before the pandemic we already worked some days remotely.  The pandemic ended up taking us away from…

Graciela Bidone went from being a curious biology teacher to the owner of Selection Partners, onboarding about 1,000 crew members a year for the world’s largest cruise lines.

Last April 5th we were invited by Royal Caribbean to visit the cruise ship that stopped in Buenos Aires for a few days.

A few days ago, on March 6, we had the opportunity to visit the Sapphire Princess in the port of Buenos Aires.  Beautiful boat! As we have not been working in the office for a long time due to renovations, we took advantage of this visit to have an activity,

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Travel does not always go as planned. To avoid problems at the airport, please confirm your flights and tickets at least 48 hours before your scheduled departure. Do this through the airline’s app, website, or phone.

Franky Travasso, a waiter on Sky Princess, was offered the experience of a lifetime when he was surprised with a coveted ticket to the World Cup as part of a promotion with Qatar Airways which provides thousands of flights to teammates from Princess and our sister companies.

Crew Self-Service (CSS) is our web application that provides you with access to your personal information. You can find company news, contract details, rotation schedules, flight details, pay statements, manning agency contacts, ship itineraries, and more. Visit at https://crewss.hagroup.com. Enter your 6-digit Employee/MAPS ID as your username.

The CV must contain all the information related to your education, languages and experience. If there is something missing it can affect the result of the evaluation. That is why this checklist is so important to make sure that there is nothing missing in your CV

Onboard supplies of hygiene products, medications, and snack foods may be limited. Your ship may not have your favorite items at this time. Please bring everything you need to last…

GET VACCINATED, AND STAY PROTECTED! All shipboard team members must be fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine series authorized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and receive necessary booster doses…

Welcome Aboard - 1022 Contact your talent partner (manning agency) as soon as possible if you have questions and to confirm the validity of the following documents (if required for…

Our highest responsibility, and therefore our top priorities, are always compliance; environmental protection; and the health, safety and well-being of our guests, the people in the places we visit, and our team members — both shoreside and shipboard. To achieve the culture we aspire to, it is essential that we all commit to speak up when something’s not right; to respect and to protect each other and our guests, and the communities we touch; and to continuously improve so that we’re bringing our very best to everything we do every time.

During the pandemic we changed our work... We stopped embarking people... we had to repatriate all the crew members who had remained on board. At that time we had about 1000 crew members... That task took a few months and our Billing down to "zero". We were able to sustain the company because we were betting on the "return to service"... but with a lot of uncertainty.

There will be joining bonus for the positions below: CDP (Chef de Partie) – AUD$1000DCDP (Demi Chef de Partie) – AUD$10001st Commis -AUD$5002nd Commis – AUD$250Youth staff – AUD$500 The…

We want to share a very important piece of advice for our crewmembers in order to be able to embark in these difficult times.