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Let’s face it: keeping crew records up-to-date and tracking visa, passport and certificate expiry dates is one of those tedious, time-consuming burdens we all love to hate. I’d literally rather scrub heads than scan documents.
The problem with inventories is that they’re only as good as the people maintaining them, and not everyone views inventory maintenance as important—and some simply don’t want to do the work. I think I only ever joined one yacht that had a complete and up-to-date inventory in my entire 20 years of crewing!
Luxe – Capturing the Captain’s Needs The Bridge section of Luxe serves as a wealth of knowledge for captains and pursers when it comes to operations, administration and guest…
As the name suggests, the Luxe SOP System is ideal for managing the workflow of standard operating procedures so naturally when it came to the galley the first thing we thought of was hygiene checklists. This makes it perfect for the galley’s all-important hygiene checklists and we include SOPs for hot holding, cold holding, work surface sanitization, thermometer accuracy checks and sanitization, and general cleaning procedures throughout the galley and its storage areas.
What Happens when it all goes Pear-shaped? What do you tell the judge when it all goes pear-shaped? In the unfortunate event that an accident happens onboard your yacht, as…
There are literally hundreds of products that should never be applied to certain surfaces because they cause irreversible damage on contact. The best place to gain this knowledge—both what to do and what not to do—is directly from the manufacturer of the products. (The second best is from world-class experts.)
Our Luxe Knowledge Centre experts are the very best in their chosen fields, but their advice isn’t always applicable, since many manufacturers have their own unique finishing methods that require…
With over 40 years of combined experience working onboard, ex-Purser Jodie Clarke, and Captain Dave Clarke know a thing or two about the practicalities of a superyacht operation. After moving…