Jobs at Lindblad Expeditions

Supports additional services for an expedition travel company. Role follows a hybrid schedule (in-office Tue–Thu) and requires strong English reading, writing, and verbal communication. Must reside within reasonable commuting distance of the designated office. Typical office physical duties include sitting, typing, speaking, and occasional standing or walking.

The Third Mate stands bridge and deck watches, navigates and pilots the vessel, conducts voyage planning, and supports docking and anchoring. The role manages safety familiarization, emergency drills, fire response, gangway watch, and small boat operations. Responsibilities also include kayak maintenance, waste management, pest management, safety documentation, inventory of safety data sheets, and crew access to the Safety Management System. The position works approximately 12 hours daily on a seven-weeks-on, seven-weeks-off rotational schedule.

As a Licensed Deckhand, you'll assist with ship operations including maintenance, boat operations, and safety drills while ensuring guest experiences during expeditions.

Serve as a bridge officer conducting navigation and watchstanding, voyage planning, small-boat operations, safety drills, and administrative duties. Maintain navigation systems, perform chart corrections, prepare voyage plans, mentor crew, and ensure passenger and vessel safety on expedition itineraries.

Lead design, budgeting, deployment, and execution of expedition voyages. Create itineraries, manage voyage P&Ls, ensure permitting compliance, train field staff, build partnerships, and optimize guest experiences while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Multiple shipboard culinary roles (Head Chef, Sous, Pastry, Chef de Partie, Line Cook, Pantry Chef) operating on 8-week rotations. Responsibilities include meal production, buffet/action station setup, provisioning, inventory, sanitation under CDC/Health Canada rules, dishwashing, and emergency/safety duties. Work is physically demanding, in confined galley spaces, with long daily shifts and shared crew living quarters. Candidates must hold required maritime and safety certifications and pass background, drug, and medical screenings.

Promotes and sells future expeditions to guests onboard, conducts presentations and consultations, manages bookings and follow-up, and reports sales results. The role also supports guest check-in, reception, embarkation, base camp operations, safety procedures, and onboard marketing. It requires strong customer engagement, travel knowledge, organization, public speaking, collaboration, and the ability to live and work aboard ships on rotational assignments.

Serve as the expedition cultural expert for Newfoundland-focused voyages: deliver engaging presentations and briefings, lead and interpret shore and onboard activities, assist with boat and field operations, support guest experience and safety, and represent Lindblad on excursions. Work closely with Field Staff, capture expedition media, and participate in guest-facing duties in varied weather and physically demanding conditions.

Serve as the onboard cultural and natural history expert for Germany-focused itineraries: deliver presentations, lead shore and on-board activities (hikes, boats, kayaks), provide guest interpretation and briefings, assist with field staff operations, safety and guest relations, and support conservation/sales messaging. Requires in-field Germany expertise, public speaking, and participation in physically demanding excursions.

Serve as the vessel's Northwest Coast cultural and natural-history expert, delivering presentations, leading shore excursions and on-board interpretation, assisting with inflatable boat operations and guest relations, supporting safety drills and field staff tasks, and promoting company conservation and program initiatives.

Serve as the onboard historian specializing in Spain and France: deliver engaging presentations, lead shore excursions and educational hikes, provide in-field interpretation, assist with inflatable boat and other expedition operations, support guest experience duties, and participate in safety and conservation programs.

Lead and manage expedition field staff and guest activities for Alaska voyages, delivering presentations, coordinating daily operations and safety, running excursions (zodiacs, hiking, kayaking), handling guest relations, and liaising with ship officers and shoreside teams. Ensure risk management, maintain equipment, document voyage reports, and support conservation and promotional efforts.