Shipboard Line Cook — Fresh, Onboard Dining Experience

American Cruise Lines; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive daily rate

Health, dental, vision & 401(k) with 1

Covered travel, room & board, uniforms

Job summary

American Cruise Lines seeks Line Cooks to join our shipboard culinary team for the 2026 season aboard America’s rivers. You’ll work with the Executive/Sous Chef to create fresh, regional dishes for guests, manage workloads, and ensure timely, high-quality meals across breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

We value excellent communication, teamwork, and strict adherence to safety and dietary requirements. Living onboard, you’ll experience rigorous schedules with a focus on exceptional guest dining and

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of culinary experience in full-service resort, hotel, country club or full-service restaurant.
• Must have experience cooking breakfast, lunch, dinner.
• Familiar with food safety standards.
• Possess problem solving skills, organizational skills, and self-motivation.
• An effective leader who can effectively control time management.
• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Ability to complete a criminal background check.
• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the Executive Chef/Sous Chef to produce diversified meals for our guests based off of the fresh ingredients.
• Organize your workload in the kitchen so that kitchen processes run efficiently.
• Produce high-quality dishes that follow up the established menu choices.
• Adhere to all the guests’ dietary requests.
• Maintain order and discipline in the kitchen during work hours.
• Ensure that hygiene and food safety standards are placed as a top priority throughout all stages of food preparation.
• Ensure that all meals are prepared as quickly and deliciously as possible.
• Enforce food and safety standards.
• Communication with coworkers is imperative to all meal services.

Skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Self-motivation

Oral communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Team player

Job description

American Cruise Lines seeks Line Cooks to join our shipboard culinary team for the 2026 season aboard America’s rivers. You’ll work with the Executive/Sous Chef to create fresh, regional dishes for guests, manage workloads, and ensure timely, high-quality meals across breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

We value excellent communication, teamwork, and strict adherence to safety and dietary requirements. Living onboard, you’ll experience rigorous schedules with a focus on exceptional guest dining and