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Benefit packages designed for your officers and crew.
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Your officers and crew work tirelessly to deliver the best vacation experience for your guests. Provide them with a benefits package that keeps them fit and healthy so they can keep giving their best. Our team specializes in the cruise industry and has extensive insight into which benefits are offered throughout the industry and are most appreciated by officers and crew. Based on your budget, requirements, and goals, we’ll craft a benefits strategy that rewards current officers and crew for their efforts and attracts new members to your team. We’ll also create a communication strategy so that crew members are more aware of their benefits and appreciate and value the package they receive. Once the plan is in place, we’ll be available to answer questions about the policy in clear-cut language so that members understand their coverage. Our overall goal is to remove the burden of benefits administration from you so you can focus on your crew.
Components of a successful benefits package.
As the cruise industry expands and looks to fill thousands of positions over the coming years, employers looking for a competitive edge include Crew Benefits in their overall compensation package. If you’re not already offering benefits or are unsure how to expand your benefit offerings, we’re here to help! Benefits, advice, and services can include:
If you currently offer benefits, consider extending benefits to another employee group or including medical coverage for dependents. Various strategies are available to help lessen the impact on budgets, and we can help develop a short and long-term strategic plan to ensure you achieve all your benefits goals. This strategy, which includes a budget, timeline, and communication plan, will allow you to continue to attract and retain your top-notch officers and crew and stay ahead of the competition while ensuring the health and well-being of your seafarers.
The case for benefits!
Everyone benefits when the right Crew Benefits plan is offered!
Crew Benefits
Employer Benefits
Medical insurance is now more important than ever and certainly at the top of most crew member’s list. If you are unable to offer Full-Time Major Medical insurance to all crew, start with a Vacation Medical insurance plan. Vacation Medical coverage will allow your officers and crew to return to work fit and healthy. The next most desired benefit is Retirement Savings. Crew want to invest in their future just like employees working shoreside. The days of joining a company and progressing through the ranks until retirement are becoming increasingly rare with crew members opting to work for cruise lines based on the overall benefit package offered.
Start small! Offering crew benefits across the board to all employee groups should be your eventual goal, not starting point. It’s not uncommon for employers to start with a select class such as senior officers or your D&E positions. Different types of benefits can also be offered across ranks.
Speak to a broker about your initial budget and the benefits you’re interested in. You can start small by limiting the types of benefits (like only when off the ship) or limiting the population that is covered (like starting with senior officers only).
Being proactive in keeping your officers and crew healthy is better than paying for the treatment/surgeries, recruiting for replacements, and even higher turnover when they leave to go to a competitor.
Not necessarily. But you need someone who can ask questions, be willing to learn about benefits, know what coverage you have and don’t have, and know your risks.
Our Insurance Specialists can guide you to the best plan for your needs, and your budget.