Hospitality Team

The members of our Hospitality Team are responsible for the comfort of our guests, from the moment you board the ship until you disembark. They prepare and serve the meals. They tend bar and find that fleece pullover you left in the library the night before. They are indispensable, contributing to the success of every voyage in hundreds of ways.

Andy Wolff

Andy Wolff

Andy studied music and geography at university, but the sea has become his home. His seafaring career …
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Barbara Knabl

Barbara Knabl

Barbara earned a degree in Hospitality and Tourism before moving from Austria to the United States. She …
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Carolyn Stec

Carolyn Stec

Carolyn, Assistant Hotel Manager aboard Akademik Vavilov, was told at the age of 15 that the cruise …
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Cathy Hirst

Cathy Hirst

After working on the ski slopes of Banff and 10 years in the Travel Indusry in Melbourne, Australia, Cathy …
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Daniel Kogoj

Daniel Kogoj

Daniel, also known as Iceman, began his Hospitality career in a resort in the Austrian mountains. He has …
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Eva Molin Westerholm

Eva Molin Westerholm

Eva began her shipboard polar Hospitality career in 2007 as a bartender. As Hotel Manager for Clipper …
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Gerardo Daniel Maniscalco

Gerardo Daniel Maniscalco

Gerardo plied his trade in Mexico City and Ushuaia, before joining Quark's Hospitality Team as a Pastry …
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Hannah Sorensen

Hannah Sorensen

Bartender Hannah - also known as H, Ace or Hannah-Banana - hails from Washington State, USA. She loves …
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Ildefonso Ramos

Ildefonso Ramos

Eldie is from the Philippines and comes to Quark with a wealth of experience in ships galleys. After his …
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Joey Gaerlan

Jose Luis Gaerlan

Joey Gaerlan has a passion for cooking. He loves working the Galley. His hobby is carving fruits, …
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