Lead with passion. Support with purpose.

Join Scylla as a Hotel Manager and take a leading role in creating exceptional guest and crew experiences onboard our river cruise ships. In this highly visible and responsible position, you will oversee all on board hotel operations, guide department heads, support an international team, and ensure smooth and efficient daily operations. Your leadership helps make every cruise comfortable, welcoming, and unforgettable for our guests.

Your responsibilities:

- Lead and motivate the entire hotel team to deliver outstanding guest experiences.
- Represent Scylla service standards and culture
- Coach and mentor Heads of Departments to ensure strong leadership throughout the operation.
- Promote teamwork, professionalism, and cultural awareness onboard.
- Be a visible, approachable, and supportive leader for the crew.
- Manage the entire hotel operations on board according company standards and oversee all daily tasks across departments.
- Coordinate with your Head of Department the upcoming cruise activities.
- Anticipate guests and/or crew needs, handle requests and complaints professionally and efficiently.
- Manage departmental budgets, including F&B;, cleaning, and guest supplies. Oversee inventories, ordering, and stock control.
- Supervise and support all departments, and crew working hours, days off and holiday scheduling
- Collaborate and communicate closely and effectively with the Captain, Cruise Director, Head of Departments, and office teams to ensure smooth onboard operations.
- Foster open, respectful communication onboard according Scylla Philosophy and Values.
- Ensure full compliance with safety, hygiene, and legal regulations.

What You Bring:

- 5+ years of experience as Hotel Manager on a river cruise ship
- Strong leadership,



hands‑on operational background
- Guest‑focused, positive, professional and positive mindset
- Fluent in German language
- A passion for quality, people, and hospitality
- Focus on quality, warm, attentive and proactive approach on daily basis
- Flexibility, excellent leadership and experience

What We Offer:

- Single cabin accommodation onboard.
- Uniform provided (please bring black trousers, formal black shoes, and white shirts).
- Laundry, Wi‑Fi on board, Travel expenses are paid per ticket
- Sundeck for crew use
- Gym and discount in on board boutique
- Drinks weekly allowance
- Work with an international team in a dynamic environment.
- Opportunities to grow your leadership skills.
- Travel while performing a meaningful and highly impactful role.
- Unlimited Swiss contract
- Paid vacation
- Referral Bonus
- Health and Accident insurance
- Payments into a pension fund
- Child allowance for children aged under 18 (for EU)

At Scylla, your leadership directly shapes guest satisfaction and the smooth operation of our ships. Join us and help create memorable journeys for our guests across Europe’s most beautiful rivers.

Why Join Us?

At Scylla, you are part of a leading River Cruise Pioneer and we believe in teamwork, care, excellence and personalized service across a diverse fleet. You’ll be part of a passionate operations team that values progress, people, and responsibility. We encourage our Hotel Managers to lead not from the office, but from the floor with their presence, authenticity, and a genuine connection to guests and crew. If servant leadership and operational excellence drive you, Scylla offers the adecuado environment to lead by example.

Apply now and help shape the future of river cruise hospitality.

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🏢 Scylla
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