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Assistant Boutique Manager
Role summary
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The Assistant Boutique Manager supports the Boutique Manager in operating MSC Cruises’ onboard retail outlets, including luxury goods, fashion, jewelry, cosmetics and other products. Requirements typically include previous retail or luxury-sales experience, strong customer-service and communication skills, commercial awareness, cash-handling ability and confidence working with sales targets. Experience supervising staff, managing stock and using point-of-sale systems is advantageous. Candidates are expected to be professional, energetic and sales-focused, while delivering a polished guest experience to an international clientele. The role also requires flexibility, teamwork, attention to presentation, willingness to work long hours at sea and readiness to follow maritime, safety and company procedures.
Can I work on cruise ships?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: No host-country permit: a seafarer medical, safety training, a seaman's book, a US crew visa and a Schengen visa.
Watch for: Recruitment fees are banned on ships.
Official source: US Department of State: crewmember visa. Checked October 2026.
What the job usually comes with on cruise ships
Usual for cruise ships, varies by employer. Checked October 2026.
| Housing | Free cabin, usually shared |
|---|---|
| Meals | Free (by law) |
| Flights | Joining and home flights usually paid; free repatriation (by law) |
| Service charge | Passenger service charges pooled on many lines |
| Contract | 6 to 9 months on board, about 2 months unpaid between contracts |
| Leave | 2.5 days a month, often paid as cash |
| Income tax | Usually not withheld; depends on your home country |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises is a global cruise company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and part of MSC Group, a leading privately owned transportation and logistics business. The company operates a modern fleet visiting destinations across Europe, the Caribbean, North America, South America, the Middle East and other regions. MSC Cruises offers holidays focused on international travel, entertainment, dining, wellness, family activities and onboard retail. Its ships employ multinational teams across hotel operations, marine services, food and beverage, entertainment, guest relations and commercial departments. The company promotes career development through shipboard experience and international mobility. Employees generally receive onboard accommodation and meals, while working in a structured, fast-paced environment that requires high service standards, cultural awareness, teamwork and compliance with maritime safety regulations.