About Lighthouse Careers
Lighthouse Careers is an Antibes-based agency that recruits across the full yacht crew range, from junior stew to captain, and also places private household and estate staff such as house managers, estate managers, private chefs and personal assistants. That dual focus can suit crew weighing a move between yachts and land-based private service.
For crew, the practical points are clear. The agency states no upfront fees, charging clients only on a successful hire, and offers a free replacement guarantee. It publishes a 2026 salary guide covering all positions and references MLC compliance. You register by creating an account and telling the team your requirements, then receive matches or apply directly.
Testimonials reference more than twenty years of trust, with Milica named as the principal recruiter. As with any single-recruiter-led agency, your experience will hinge on that individual relationship, which many crew value.
No agency should ever ask you to pay to register. They are paid by the yacht that hires through them, never by you. If anyone asks for money upfront to join their books or guarantee a placement, treat it as a red flag. See yacht crew job scams and red flags.
Registering well with Lighthouse Careers
Having the link is the easy part. Turning up with a clean CV and your certificates ready in one folder is what gets you remembered. Register with a handful of agencies rather than just one, since each works with a different set of yachts. Our guide on how to register with yacht crew agencies walks through it, and pairs well with dockwalking in Antibes and Palma so you are working both channels at once.
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