Viking
Viking

Viking

Country:
Switzerland
Website:
www.vikingcareers.com

THE VIKING STORY

More than 20 years ago, Viking® set the standard for what river cruising should be, and today we are the leader that all others follow. In 2015, we took the same small ship, destination-focused experience to the seas and reinvented ocean cruising. Over the years Viking has won numerous ocean and river cruise line awards from Condé Nast Traveler, Cruise Critic, Travel + Leisure, Travel Weekly and more.

Viking is a strong and dynamic company—with a growing fleet of more than 80 river ships and seven ocean vessels cruising over 100 itineraries around the world.

JOIN THE VIKING FAMILY

If you have always dreamed of combining your love of travel with the ability to grow your career, consider a position at Viking. We are the world’s leading small ship cruise line, and there is tremendous potential to advance your career with us. As part of our crew, when your ship is docked at the many destinations we visit, you can explore ashore and refresh during your free time.

Additionally, with Viking’s award-winning service and thoughtfully curated onboard experiences, our guests are typically very satisfied. This, combined with Viking’s gratuity guidelines, means that you can expect to be well rewarded as an employee on board a Viking ship.


  1. 50 cruise ship jobs from Viking:

  2. Expedition - Specialist in Ornithology - Antarctica

    Deliver onboard enrichment lectures and workshops, lead interpretative shore walks and zodiac excursions on Viking expedition vessels, engaging guests with ornithology expertise and public talks.

    March 25, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  3. Japan - Japanese Speaking Executive Chef

    Lead culinary operations onboard Viking ocean vessels, managing food production, cost control, inventory, hygiene, equipment maintenance, and a multicultural galley team while hosting culinary events.

    March 25, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  4. Corporate Recruiter

    Lead full-cycle corporate recruitment for Viking's Woodland Hills office, sourcing and screening candidates, partnering with hiring managers, managing ATS, and ensuring compliant onboarding and candidate experience.

    March 25, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  5. River - Executive Chef

    Lead and manage the galley on Viking river vessels, overseeing meal production, food safety, cost control, staff training, and special event catering to deliver premium guest dining.

    March 24, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  6. River - Recertification Program Ocean to River - Nautic - 2nd Officer in Training

    Traineeship converting ocean officers to river navigation, providing 12–18 months training, exams and simulator practice to qualify as Second Officer on Viking river ships.

    March 24, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  7. Japan - Japanese Speaking Beverage Manager

    Lead and manage all beverage operations onboard Viking ships, overseeing bars, stock, sales performance, team training, events, inventory control and guest service with Japanese and English fluency.

    March 23, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  8. Japan - Japanese Speaking Sous Chef

    Lead culinary operations onboard Viking ships as a Japanese-speaking Sous Chef, supervising galley staff, ensuring food quality, public health compliance, and guest satisfaction.

    March 23, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  9. River - Chef de Rang

    Provide professional, sales-oriented food and beverage service across Viking river ship restaurants, bars, lounges and sundeck, maintain cleanliness, support inventory, training, and special events.

    March 22, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  10. Japan - Japanese Speaking Waiter

    Provide attentive food and beverage service aboard Viking ships, supervising assistant waiters, ensuring Viking's STAR Service standards, and communicating fluently in Japanese and English.

    March 21, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  11. Japan - Japanese Speaking Bartender

    Provide exceptional bar service onboard Viking cruise ships, prepare and serve beverages, manage inventory and cleanliness, and communicate fluently in Japanese and English to enhance guest satisfaction.

    March 21, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  12. Japan - Japanese Speaking Café Attendant

    Provide attentive café and buffet food-and-beverage service onboard Viking ships, supporting wait staff, setting up buffet areas, serving beverages, and maintaining cleanliness to Viking's STAR Service standards.

    March 21, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  13. Japan - Japanese Speaking Restaurant Manager

    Lead restaurant operations on Viking ocean vessels, supervise multicultural teams, ensure premium F&B service, quality and public-health compliance, train staff, and manage onboard events.

    March 20, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  14. Inland waterway Skipper

    Operate and maintain Viking Orvar workboat on the Rhine, Danube, Main and Moselle; perform mooring, docking assistance, maintenance of landing stages, and onboard equipment management.

    March 20, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  15. Ocean - Associate General Manager

    Second-in-command hotel executive on ocean ships, managing hotel operations, financial control, revenue, inventories, F&B oversight, crew administration, and service standards reporting to the Hotel General Manager.

    March 20, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  16. Ocean - Technician Sound

    Set up, operate and maintain onboard audio for shows and events; program consoles, wire microphones, troubleshoot systems, and support the Cruise Director and stage team.

    March 19, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  17. Coastal - Hotel General Manager

    Lead shipboard Hotel General Manager responsible for all hotel operations, supervising department heads, ensuring star service standards, guest satisfaction, safety compliance, budgets, and crew development.

    March 18, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  18. Japan - Japanese Speaking Assistant Restaurant Manager

    Shipboard, Japanese-speaking Assistant Restaurant Manager responsible for supporting restaurant operations, guest service, team training, inventory control and maintaining Viking's STAR Service Standards.

    March 18, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  19. Ocean - Stateroom Steward/ess

    Provide personalized twice-daily housekeeping for 15–20 staterooms, maintaining cleanliness, replenishing amenities, handling minibars, guest requests, and adhering to health and safety standards onboard.

    March 16, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  20. Japan - Japanese Speaking Head Waiter

    Lead and supervise restaurant service onboard Viking ships, managing staff, reservations, inventories, and guest service standards while coaching a multicultural team to deliver exemplary service.

    March 16, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  21. Director, Sales Center Reporting and Advanced Analytics

    Lead a data analytics team to develop contact-center reporting, Power BI dashboards, and ML forecasting, driving sales performance and operational improvements through Azure, Python, and governance.

    March 16, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  22. River - Utility

    Join Viking's river galley team as a Utility, maintaining scullery cleanliness, washing crockery, supporting kitchen hygiene, waste disposal, inventory tasks, and adhering to HACCP and company standards.

    March 15, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  23. River - Nautic - Captain

    Captain responsible for safely navigating Viking river longships, leading nautical crew, ensuring regulatory compliance, conducting inspections, training staff, and representing the brand to guests.

    March 14, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  24. China - Housekeeping Supervisor

    Supervise the onboard housekeeping operation, manage laundry and uniform distribution, train and motivate staff, control housekeeping costs, and ensure impeccable cleanliness and guest satisfaction.

    March 13, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  25. China - Barchef

    Lead and manage bar operations on ship: supervise small bar team, create cocktails, control inventory and costs, organise events, ensure professional guest-focused beverage service.

    March 12, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  26. China - Asst. Cook

    协助行政总厨准备烹饪船上餐食，管理库存与垃圾，负责登离船行李并遵守Viking与HACCP规范，参与船上培训与装卸工作。

    March 10, 2026 - Viking

  27. China - Utility

    负责餐具与洗碗区清洁，维持厨房及公共区域卫生，按照HACCP与维京标准执行库存盘点与物资订购，并协助登离船行李。

    March 9, 2026 - Viking

  28. China - Sous Chef

    协助行政总厨备餐、管理厨房、控制成本，监督库存与清洁，确保HACCP与公司质量标准在船上得到落实并参与开闭船工作。

    March 9, 2026 - Viking

  29. China - Bar Waiter

    在船上酒吧、观景廊及日光甲板为客人提供专业、热情且以销售为导向的饮品与餐饮服务，协助鸡尾酒制作、库存盘点并参与登离船与船上培训。

    March 8, 2026 - Viking

  30. Ocean - Technician Lighting

    Operate, rig, program and maintain lighting systems for shipboard entertainment shows, ensuring technical reliability, safety, and high-quality performance support while collaborating with stage and audio teams.

    March 8, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  31. River - Nautic - Second Capitaine France

    Second capitaine responsable de la sécurité, de la navigation et de la gestion du pont pour un navire fluvial, formant l'équipage et veillant aux normes.

    March 8, 2026 - Viking - French language ad

  32. Skipper (m/f/d)

    Operate and command a modern multi-purpose workboat on Rhine and Moselle, lead and train onboard crew, and maintain company's moorings and floating equipment.

    March 8, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  33. China - Guest Services Agent

    Manage and supervise the ship's reception and shop, handle check-in/out, guest enquiries and complaints, inventory, cashless systems, and provide hotel administrative support.

    March 8, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  34. China - Wok Chef

    在船上 负责 亚洲 炒锅 站 专业 烹饪 与 出品 按照 维京 标准 与 HACCP 执行 备货 盘点 培训 下属 并 协助 登离船 行李

    March 8, 2026 - Viking

  35. River - Chef de Partie

    Join Viking's river galley team as a Chef de Partie preparing daily meals to Viking standards, managing stock, maintaining HACCP compliance, and assisting season operations.

    March 8, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  36. Japan - Japanese Speaking Chef de Partie

    Experienced Japanese-speaking Chef de Partie to independently run a galley station on Viking ocean vessels, maintaining quality, recipes, hygiene, and supervising multicultural teams.

    March 7, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  37. Expedition - Specialist in Geology/Glaciology - Great Lakes

    Deliver expert geology and glaciology lectures and workshops aboard Viking expedition vessels, lead interpretative shore walks and zodiac trips, and support onboard research projects.

    March 7, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  38. China - Cook

    负责 在 维京 船上 按 行政 总厨 菜单 与 HACCP 标准 准备 并 分发 每日 三餐， 参与 库存 管理 和 装船 行李 工作

    March 7, 2026 - Viking

  39. Ocean - Executive Chef

    Lead galley operations aboard Viking ocean ships, managing food production, menu standards, cost control, inventory and a multicultural culinary team to deliver high-quality guest dining.

    March 7, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  40. Ocean - Sous Chef

    Assist the Chef de Cuisine in overseeing galley operations, supervise food preparation and service, manage inventory and sanitation, and train and lead a multicultural kitchen team onboard.

    March 7, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  41. China - Stateroom Steward

    按照维京中国标准负责约18间客舱及公共区的日常清洁、洗衣与物品分发，协助登离船行李并维护高标准卫生与客人满意度。

    March 6, 2026 - Viking

  42. Consumer Webinar Streaming Coordinator & Video Editor

    Hybrid Woodland Hills-based coordinator who runs live consumer webinar streaming, performs troubleshooting, and edits and repurposes webinar video content to support marketing, sales, and training initiatives.

    March 5, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  43. Ocean - Public Health Officer

    Lead shipboard public health operations, ensuring disease surveillance, infection control, food and water safety, IPM, audits, training and compliance across hotel, medical and technical departments.

    March 5, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  44. Japan - Japanese Speaking Bar Waiter/ess

    Provide attentive beverage service and cocktail assistance to guests in assigned bar stations aboard Viking ships, ensuring cleanliness, stock control, and adherence to STAR Service standards.

    March 4, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  45. River - Stateroom Steward

    Provide friendly, personalized housekeeping on Viking river vessels, maintaining staterooms and public areas, performing laundry and turndown service, inventorying supplies, and reporting maintenance issues.

    March 3, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  46. River - Commis de Cuisine

    Commis de Cuisine on Viking River ships prepares and cooks daily meals, assists chefs with stock control and orders, enforces HACCP, and maintains galley cleanliness.

    March 1, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  47. River - Nautic - Ausbildung Binnenschifffahrt

    Dreijährige bis 3,5-jährige Ausbildung zum Binnenschiffer/Steuermann mit Theorie und Praxis: Navigation, Sicherheitsmanagement, Schiffsbetrieb, Simulatortraining, Verwaltung, Sprachtraining und abschließender Prüfung.

    February 28, 2026 - Viking - German language ad

  48. India - Corporate Operations Manager

    Lead establishment and ongoing management of Viking River Cruises' India operations, launching two river vessels, overseeing operations, suppliers, staffing, SOPs, and performance.

    February 27, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  49. River - Nautic - 1st Officer

    Lead navigation and safety on Viking river vessels, conduct watches, safety drills, training and administrative duties to ensure compliant, punctual, guest-focused operations under the Captain.

    February 27, 2026 - Viking - English language ad

  50. River - Nautic - Troisieme Capitaine France

    Soutenir le second capitaine dans la navigation fluviale, la sécurité, les manœuvres d'amarrage, la tenue des journaux et inspections, et la gestion des inventaires à bord.

    February 26, 2026 - Viking - French language ad

  51. Japan - Japanese Speaking Chef de Cuisine

    Lead and manage an assigned shipboard galley, oversee food preparation, quality, hygiene, staff training, and guest-focused service delivering Japanese cuisine while supporting Executive Chef.

    February 24, 2026 - Viking - English language ad