If I could go back in time, I'd try to "have relations" with F. Scott Fitzgerald, or to split a bottle of Scotch with Paine. My favorite sound is that of my luggage wheels rolling behind me in an airport; although, I prefer to travel by sea. I fell in love with The Ocean once...even slept with it...I was on top for nearly three years.
"Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good." -- Thomas Paine, The Rights of Man
A recent segment on The Boaters TV :
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP0Jg_24Vgk
NEWSFLASH! My book is out!
The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess : Confessions from My Years Afloat with the Rich and Famous is now available via my website:
www.WorkOnAYacht.com
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MEANWHILE, here's something to "whet" your appetite with regard to the
MAGIC WORLD OF LUXURY YACHTING:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
–Mark Twain, American Novelist and Humor Writer
From the book's back and inside covers:
If the terrific pay and benefits that come from accompanying celebrities and dignitaries on their private journeys around the world appeals to you, consider Julie Perry your new career coach.
Rich and Famous...Travel, Adventure,
and Multi-Million-Dollar Yachts
A sea of opportunity awaits you in one of the world’s fastest growing and most exciting industries: LUXURY YACHTING.
Part how-to guide, part memoir, The Insiders’ Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess not only outlines the step-by-step process to getting a job on a luxury yacht, it also reveals what life is really like aboard these oceangoing toys.
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Imagine yourself:
* Living basically expense-free on a floating, five-star hotel with the chance to explore such exclusive celebrity hot spots as St. Tropez, Portofino, and St. Bart’s...
* Getting paid outstanding money to travel in style aboard these $5 million+ mega vessels (and we’re NOT talking cruise ships here!)...
* Networking with a high-profile, jet-set crowd as you venture to the most exotic and remote ports in the world...
Learn HOW in The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess and get hired onto a luxury yacht in no time! This book is dedicated to making your journey as easy and hassle-free as possible...
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• Candid and colorful stories from the author’s own personal journals-at-sea • An easy-to-follow Quick Start Guide outlining each separate step toward landing your first job • Two full chapters devoted to a yacht stew’s responsibilities and what your daily duties may include
• Suggested courses to enroll in as entry-level crew • Resource lists and contact information for crew recruiting agencies, crew training schools, and crew housing options in the U.S., Europe, and Australia • Insider tips on how and where to network in the hub hiring ports around the world
• Recommendations to help you fund your job hunt and conduct your job search on-line • Putting together a winning résumé/CV, how to prepare for and handle interviews, and even how to choose which job you want once you’ve been bombarded by employment offers...
From the pay to the people and back to the travel, this Insiders’ Guide also covers all the perks that make luxury yachting such a dynamic and incredible career path...no matter what your background!
"Trust me, if a non-bed-making, non-laundry-doing, hardly-ever-cleaned-her-room-during-adolescence, scatterbrain from landlocked Indiana can do it, anyone can!"
~Julie Perry
About the Author
Julie Perry resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida—the Yachting Capital of the World—yet calls the world her home. She has visited over 50 countries through a variety of different work abroad experiences, including working her way around the United Kingdom on a temporary visa and serving as a Tour Director for one of the nation’s largest private travel clubs. And yet, Julie admits that her greatest travel adventures occurred during her time in the yachting industry: Nearly three years as a stewardess on luxury yachts took her to 40 different ports in 18 countries.
Julie misses the boating life, especially when she sees pictures of a past guest in Vanity Fair Magazine and remembers how she once tried on her Prada shoes. Currently a freelance writer/copywriter and Internet marketing specialist, Julie continues to travel extensively for both business and pleasure. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Indiana University with degrees in both English Literature and Political Science and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society.
Learn more about how to get a job as yacht crew aboard a luxury mega or superyacht!