// Walkthrough
An experienced stewardess CV is read by a chief stew or purser looking for section autonomy — can they run laundry, housekeeping, or service on their own watch without supervision. The 30-second filter applies, but the bar shifts from attitude to depth of service and specialty.
The page leads with full name, role — "Stewardess", "Second Stewardess", "Third Stewardess", or "Solo Stew" — and nationality with current location. A profile of two or three short sentences sets out service mindset, specialty, languages, and the type of interior you are suited to. By this stage, the voice should sound assured, not first-season.
Sea service runs one row per contract, with programme type (charter or private) noted alongside vessel name, type, size, flag, role, and dates. Position progression on the same boat — Third to Second Stew on yacht X — is the strongest single proof of trust on the page. Charter weeks and guest counts add scale.
Certificates follow: STCW Basic Safety, ENG1, Food Safety Level 2 or 3, WSET (Levels 1, 2, 3), PDSD, and GUEST Programme silver-service, wine-service, and butler-service modules. Specialty skills — silver service, butler service, fine glassware, floral, housekeeping standards — should be specific to what you can run alone on a watch.
References, two to four, come from chief stews or pursers, with permission and a briefing before the call. A chief stew reference outweighs character witnesses every time. A clean headshot in interior uniform or neat civilian dress, hair tied back. Phone, date of birth, and reference contacts stay off the public CV by default.
// What captains scan for
- Position progression on the same boat — Third to Second Stew on yacht X — is the strongest single signal on an experienced stew CV.
- Specialty matters at this level. Service, laundry, housekeeping, floral, cabin — name your strongest section and what you can run alone.
- WSET Levels 1 to 3 are the line that separates a stew from a chief stew in training. List the level held and the date.
- Languages weigh heavily on charter boats. List native, B2, and C1 levels in plain language — not bars or percentages.
- Long contracts beat varied gigs. Two 2-year contracts at second-stew level are worth more than five short stints.
- Cut the filler. "Detail-oriented", "passionate about service", "team player" — chief stews and captains scan past them. WSET level, languages held, your specialty section, and role progression are what they trust.
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