Australian superyacht hostess Sarah Begbie tells all

SARAH Begbie had the rare chance to snap up $10,000 for a week’s work aboard a superyacht. It didn’t go as expected.

Now that's the life . right? Picture: Sarah Begbie/Instagram

IF YOU had the opportunity to snap up $10,000 for a week’s work aboard a superyacht you’d probably grab it, but the job might not be exactly what you’d expect.

When she was 23, Sarah Begbie worked as a hostess on board a multi-million Trinity yacht, which measured 50 metres.

She got the gig after meeting her boyfriend Joel while she was backpacking in Europe in 2014. He worked on a Trinity yacht and the pair travelled for 12 days before he had to go back to work, The Sun reported.

A few days later he called her to say there was space for a stewardess on board, and Sarah jumped at the chance. After some training she jetted to Phuket, Thailand, where her adventure really began.

Sarah freely admits she was expecting days filled with champagne brunches and late-night parties, which wasn’t quite what she got.

“My daily tasks included but were not limited to, all food and beverages services, all housekeeping including making up the guest rooms, guest and crew laundry, linen and turn down service, accounts, stock control and provisioning,” she explained.

“Basically imagine a 50m yacht which contains six crew bedrooms, crew mess, galley, seven guest bedrooms, eight guest bathrooms, main saloon, dining room, front lounge and bridge — all of which myself and two stewardesses are responsible for keeping clean 24/7 while doing all of the food and beverage service and at times containing as much as 11 crew and 16 guests — it was intense.”

All smiles. Picture: Sarah Begbie/Instagram

The boat Sarah spent time working on — complete with water slide. Picture: Sarah Begbie/Instagram

Sarah worked between 16 and 18 hours a day, starting at 6am, involving cleaning and serving food and drink whenever it was needed.

Although the boat was lavish, her quarters left a little to be desired. She jokes they were “smaller than a jail cell” (she even had to share a single bed with her boyfriend), but some of the other perks made up for that.

Sarah, from Australia, explained: “I earned probably just over $4504 per month — this was however tax free money and I of course had no living expenses. Other boats however offer chief stewardesses anywhere between $5489 — $7955 per month.

“Our boat was privately owned which meant we didn’t receive tips, however having mixed and worked with a lot of different crew I heard a lot of stories of amazing tips of people working in the Mediterranean receiving as much as $10,000 for a week long charter!”

Sarah admits being naive when she first started the job, as she had no idea how hard she’d need to work. That said, her bosses made sure to show their appreciation.

She was naive about what would be required of her. Picture: Sarah Begbie/Instagram

OK, so it wasn’t all hard work. Picture: Sarah Begbie/Instagram

“One year I celebrated my birthday on board and was spoiled with an Armani watch and all expenses paid dinner at a restaurant of my choice by my owners which was really generous of them,” she said.

Although Sarah didn’t meet anyone famous, she was stunned by some of the guests on board the boat.

“There were always plenty of young female guests on board to keep any single men occupied and these were women that looked like they had just come from the Victoria Secret Runway!” she laughed.

She will always be grateful for the time she spent on the yacht. Picture: Sarah Begbie/Instagram

Here she’s seen posing in the living area. Picture: Sarah Begbie/Instagram

Living in proximity to others was hard for Sarah, as she didn’t get much alone time.

The 11 other crew became her friends and family as she was with them so much, which made the highlights even sweeter.

“The biggest perk of the job was working in some of the most incredible places in the world,” she said.

“Our backyard was literally crystal clear waters and deserted white beaches for as far as the eye could see. Although while on charter it was difficult to appreciate this, during time off and breaks it was amazing.

“Being based in South East Asia meant we got to spend our free time in countries that are far cheaper than the western world and we got to live like kings.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun.