Basic Food & Beverage Services

The IAMI/GUEST Basic Food and Beverage Services course focuses on such important duties of a yacht steward/ stewardess as table setting, drink and food service, and delivering the dining experience to the standards higher than in 5-star hotels. The course covers many aspects of outstanding onboard service including etiquette, menu presentation, understanding dietary requirements, mise-en-place, order of service, silver / butler/ plated and other types of service etc. On the second day of the course, the trainees put their skills into practice by setting the table and serving a lunch to a number of guests representing hospitality and superyacht sectors.

Basic Food and Beverage Service course provides valuable skills and knowledge to aspiring stews who wish to work onboard superyachts, solo stews, and interior management wishing to set guidelines for training junior crew.

The course forms a part of the 5-day GUEST / IAMI Introduction to Interior Program (Yacht Steward/ess training). The completion of this program allows to obtain the full set of certificates required for GUEST Hospitality Certificate of Competency.