'I travel the world on millionaire superyachts - and it's often just like Below Deck'
05.11.2023 - 10:19
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A teen decided to ditch going to university - and now gets paid £1k a month to travel the world on millionaire superyachts.
The 19-year-old dropped the traditional route to work and instead paid £3k for a three-week deck steward training course. Brooke Ransome then flew to Palma, Mallorca, to hand out her CV in dockyards - and got a spot as a stewardess on a 252ft luxury superyacht docked in Equatorial Guinea.
And after four months sailing in Africa, she jumped ship to a 290ft superyacht touring the Mediterranean, stopping in France, Italy, Monaco and “every Greek island you can imagine”.
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Brooke said standards were high - and she had to handle each glass with gloves and take photos of the window to prove there wasn't a single smudge left behind.
And she had to comply with unusual requests like serving a single banana on a silver platter and cleaning the boat from top-to-bottom every single day. But it meant she got to explore "glam" islands like Mykonos, polish statues worth £200k and drink from £300 glasses during meals.
She gets paid £3,000 - plus tips - per season, which usually lasts three months. Brooke, a deck steward from Winlaton Mill, Newcastle, said: “I’ve got my dream job - I’m literally getting to see the world through a porthole.
“It’s really helping me grow as a person - and you don't need any qualifications to join. I decided not to go down the traditional route of uni - I wanted to travel more and live while I’m still young. I was doing a lot of housekeeping - as a stewardess, everything has to be perfect.
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