Wild Alaska Cruises employs well-groomed, professional Captains, Chefs, Guides and Deckhands.
We are currently looking for physically fit, hardworking crew members who understand the meaning of customer service.
Qualified candidates looking for long term seasonal employment for the 2012 season and beyond apply below.
Live the Dream with Wild Alaska!
Have you dreamed of working and living in Alaska?
Are you resourceful, quick to learn, and hardworking?
Are you driven to provide the best in customer service?
Are you a team player who is eager to please and achieve?
Are you a USCG licensed captain or professionally trained chef who
loves people and the outdoors?
Wild Alaska Cruises actively seeks employees with an appreciation for the natural world and a yearning to experience the true wilderness of Alaska's Inside Passage. We offer amazing opportunities for fishing, kayaking, boating, photography, and wildlife viewing.
If you think you have what it takes to work and fish with the best, email Captain Larry Larson.
Alaska experience preferred but not mandatory.
Excellent compensation and gratuities.
Double occupancy stateroom, with private bathroom and shower.
Gourmet meals and laundry facilities provided.
Seasonal employment - late April thru late September.
I hereby certify that the answers and other information on this application are true and correct and that I understand any misrepresentation or omission of facts on my part will be justification for separation from the company's service, if employed. I understand that my employment may be contingent upon receipt of an alien registration number, verification of birth, and any other pertinent information bearing upon my employment.
Either fill out the application below, or print and submit the downloadable PDF below.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, or status as a disabled veteran. Information provided on this application will not be used for any discriminatory purpose.Wage or Salary Required.
Job Description: Skipper / Captain / Master
The captain controls the operation of the vessel when underway and commands the crew. The skipper oversees navigation, manages, and supervises the operation of the vessel at sea, in port and at anchor. The skipper consults weather forecasts, makes a voyage plan, and conducts equipment and inventory inspections in preparation of the vessel leaving port. The skipper also oversees and conducts routine engineering duties.
The Ship’s Captain may perform the following tasks:
Daily activities include obtaining weather briefings, assisting management in planning the day’s itinerary, assisting with loading and off loading skiffs, providing information to guests (i.e. sightseeing of whales, bears, sea lions, glaciers and icebergs) while at anchor and underway. Occasionally the skipper will assist in the handling of pots, lines, fish, fish cleaning equipment and winches, and hospitality services such as assisting guests with the operation of skiffs and kayaks, and explaining the flora and fauna of Southeast Alaska. Captains and skippers work in all types of weather conditions and spend long periods living aboard the vessel. Conditions can be cramped, and may be required to work odd hours. Shifts could be several hours of work, followed by time off, then several more hours of work.
A Captain / skipper’s daily duties will vary greatly. A typical day might include:
Personal Requirements:
Skipper/Fishing Guide
Skippers navigate and supervise the safe operation of guide boats and skiffs, share watch duty while at sea, in port, and at anchor. Skippers assist the captain and deck crew with routine maintenance, cargo stowage, and loading and unloading operations. They coordinate the daily guided fishing and sightseeing activities of the guests and are responsible for their enjoyment and safety.
Skipper / Fishing Guides may be required to perform the following tasks:
Daily activities include guiding up to four guests fishing, including trolling for salmon and jigging for halibut and other bottom fish. Guided sightseeing of whales, bears, sea lions, glaciers and icebergs will be performed in tandem with fishing and separately. Most days require the handling of pots, lines, fish, fish cleaning equipment and winches. Hospitality services such as assisting guests with the operation of fishing equipment, explaining the flora and fauna of Southeast Alaska. Skippers/Guides work in all types of weather conditions and spend long periods living aboard the vessel. Conditions can be cramped, and skippers/guides may be required to work odd hours. Shifts could be several hours of work, followed by time off, then several more hours of work.
A skipper/fishing guide’s daily duties will vary greatly. A typical day might include:
Personal Requirements:
Mate/Deckhand/Guide-Trainee
Mate / Deckhand / Guide-Trainee will undertake a wide range of work on land and at sea, including cleaning, communications, supply, seamanship, hospitality, and stores organization and will be required to safely use equipment such as: generators, pressure washers, cranes, winches, lines, outboard motors, and hand tools.
Guide-trainees will exercise good judgment and demonstrate good boat-handling skills, operate guide boats and all things associated such as fishing tackle, electronics, and fish cleaning equipment according to safety, legal and company regulations. Guide-Trainees will demonstrate knowledge applicable to navigation and fishing techniques in Southeast Alaska in addition to good guest relations and customer service skills, must maintain a minimum of an OUPV or Masters License on inland waters, hold an Alaska fishing license and Alaska sport fishing guide license, current CPR and First Aid card, and pass random drug screening.
The Mate/Deckhand/Guide-Trainee may be required to perform the following tasks:
The Mate/Deckhand/Guide-Trainee daily duties will vary greatly. A typical day will include:
Deck hands work in all types of weather conditions and spend long periods living aboard the vessel. Conditions can be cramped, and deck hands may be required to work odd hours. Shifts could be several hours of work, followed by time off, then several more hours of work.
Personal Requirements:
Chef
The Chef will plan menus utilizing the freshest ingredients available, coordinate the ordering and delivery of food or select, organize, and manage the procurement of food stores. Prepare, cook, and serve meals aboard the vessel while maintaining strict sanitation standards.
The chef may be required to perform the following tasks:
Daily activities include: planning and preparing hot breakfasts, box lunches, appetizers, and dinner, including desserts for 8 guests and 6 crew. (The same or similar meals will be served to guests and crew.) Meals will showcase a Northwest-style cuisine with a focus on fresh seafood and fish, specifically salmon, halibut, rockfish, Dungeness crab, shrimp and clams. At least one dinner service per week featuring beef such as grilled rib-eye steak should be considered. The chef will be required to work in all types of weather conditions and spend up to six months living aboard the vessel. Conditions can be cramped, and the chef may be required to work odd hours. Shifts could consist of several hours of work, a break of several hours, followed by several more hours of work.
The chef’s daily duties vary greatly. A typical day might include:
Personal Requirements:
