A born-and-bred Midwesterner, Perry grew up in landlocked Indianapolis, Indiana with a
longing to travel the world. Hitting the books hard at Indiana University with a double
major (English Literature and Political Science), top grades (Summa Cum Laude), and
many honors (including Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society and Mortar Board), left
her no time to study abroad. She has been making it up for it ever since.
After college, Perry passed on interviews with the Proctor and Gambles of the world,
opting instead to take to the open road. Her vagabonding quest ultimately led her to a
position as a yacht stewardess aboard a 160-foot motor yacht owned by a European
billionaire. She was one of only two Americans in a 10-person crew on this colossal
cruising castle that sailed to chic ports throughout the Caribbean and Mediterranean
seas, catering to some of the most powerful individuals in the world. She went on to
work on several different high-profile private and charter yachts during her career.
Perry left her glorious life at sea for medical reasons in 2001...but that didn't put a
damper on her passion for yachting. As she puts it, she began serving as an "unpaid
career consultant," selling young women (and men!) on the idea of pursuing a career—
be it long- or short-term—in the luxury yachting industry, and coaching them on exactly
how to make it happen. What she found was that yacht crew jobs are an option few
people knew about. She realized the best way to get the word out about this incredible
work/travel abroad opportunity was to put pen to paper. That led her to write The
Insiders' Guide.
Between leaving stewardessing behind and becoming a published author, Perry enjoyed
a successful corporate career in inflight media sales, having served as Advertising Sales
Director for American Trans Air's Journey magazine, and later for Frontier Airlines'
inflight media program, Wild Blue Yonder—handling media sales for both their inflight
magazine and TV channel. She even found time to gain experience as a travel agent,
operating her own agency upon first leaving yachting in 2001-02.
Leaving the corporate world behind in 2005, Perry started up Work On A Yacht, LLC, a
company dedicated to international yacht crew recruitment. Her company's mission is to
introduce and educate young men and women around the world on career opportunities
that exist in the luxury yachting industry and to assist them in obtaining jobs either
aboard yachts or in land-based positions in the marine industry at-large.
According to Perry, with the recent boom in new yacht builds over the last two to three
years (with even more new yachts on order in shipyards around the world than ever
before), the yachting industry stands to suffer in the coming years as the lack of trained
and qualified crew leads to disgruntled owners and guests. She hopes that her book and
the efforts of Work On A Yacht, LLC will prove to be a major turning point in this crew
shortage crisis that is threatening the yachting industry—especially in regards to
American Stews, who are in high demand.
Perry has studied and performed both improvisational and stand-up comedy, a
background that is evident through her clever and witty writing style. Conversational,
yet information-packed, The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess (Perry's
first book) offers more than just career guidance, but also entertainment and
inspiration. In the book's confessional anecdotes, Perry is candid and self-deprecating,
keeping a sense of humor that endears the reader to her.
With an overwhelming passion for helping others discover the value and rewards of
traveling, it is Perry's belief that living and working abroad for extended periods of time
makes for more globally-minded and well-rounded individuals. Through her motivational
approach, she hopes to encourage young adults (and even old!)—especially Americans—
to participate more in the world around them, and to explore more of who they are,
outside of what their individual societies have shown them. In Perry's opinion, working
about luxury yachts is one such way.
Perry misses the boating life, especially when she sees pictures of a past guest in Vanity
Fair Magazine and remembers how she once tried on her Prada shoes. She continues to
write for the yachting industry as a contributor to several yacht crew publications,
including her monthly column in the London-based The Crew Report magazine. She has
also already begun work on her next book—one devoted to educating and motivating
young adults to pursue a variety of different work/study/volunteer abroad opportunities.
longing to travel the world. Hitting the books hard at Indiana University with a double
major (English Literature and Political Science), top grades (Summa Cum Laude), and
many honors (including Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society and Mortar Board), left
her no time to study abroad. She has been making it up for it ever since.
After college, Perry passed on interviews with the Proctor and Gambles of the world,
opting instead to take to the open road. Her vagabonding quest ultimately led her to a
position as a yacht stewardess aboard a 160-foot motor yacht owned by a European
billionaire. She was one of only two Americans in a 10-person crew on this colossal
cruising castle that sailed to chic ports throughout the Caribbean and Mediterranean
seas, catering to some of the most powerful individuals in the world. She went on to
work on several different high-profile private and charter yachts during her career.
Perry left her glorious life at sea for medical reasons in 2001...but that didn't put a
damper on her passion for yachting. As she puts it, she began serving as an "unpaid
career consultant," selling young women (and men!) on the idea of pursuing a career—
be it long- or short-term—in the luxury yachting industry, and coaching them on exactly
how to make it happen. What she found was that yacht crew jobs are an option few
people knew about. She realized the best way to get the word out about this incredible
work/travel abroad opportunity was to put pen to paper. That led her to write The
Insiders' Guide.
Between leaving stewardessing behind and becoming a published author, Perry enjoyed
a successful corporate career in inflight media sales, having served as Advertising Sales
Director for American Trans Air's Journey magazine, and later for Frontier Airlines'
inflight media program, Wild Blue Yonder—handling media sales for both their inflight
magazine and TV channel. She even found time to gain experience as a travel agent,
operating her own agency upon first leaving yachting in 2001-02.
Leaving the corporate world behind in 2005, Perry started up Work On A Yacht, LLC, a
company dedicated to international yacht crew recruitment. Her company's mission is to
introduce and educate young men and women around the world on career opportunities
that exist in the luxury yachting industry and to assist them in obtaining jobs either
aboard yachts or in land-based positions in the marine industry at-large.
According to Perry, with the recent boom in new yacht builds over the last two to three
years (with even more new yachts on order in shipyards around the world than ever
before), the yachting industry stands to suffer in the coming years as the lack of trained
and qualified crew leads to disgruntled owners and guests. She hopes that her book and
the efforts of Work On A Yacht, LLC will prove to be a major turning point in this crew
shortage crisis that is threatening the yachting industry—especially in regards to
American Stews, who are in high demand.
Perry has studied and performed both improvisational and stand-up comedy, a
background that is evident through her clever and witty writing style. Conversational,
yet information-packed, The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess (Perry's
first book) offers more than just career guidance, but also entertainment and
inspiration. In the book's confessional anecdotes, Perry is candid and self-deprecating,
keeping a sense of humor that endears the reader to her.
With an overwhelming passion for helping others discover the value and rewards of
traveling, it is Perry's belief that living and working abroad for extended periods of time
makes for more globally-minded and well-rounded individuals. Through her motivational
approach, she hopes to encourage young adults (and even old!)—especially Americans—
to participate more in the world around them, and to explore more of who they are,
outside of what their individual societies have shown them. In Perry's opinion, working
about luxury yachts is one such way.
Perry misses the boating life, especially when she sees pictures of a past guest in Vanity
Fair Magazine and remembers how she once tried on her Prada shoes. She continues to
write for the yachting industry as a contributor to several yacht crew publications,
including her monthly column in the London-based The Crew Report magazine. She has
also already begun work on her next book—one devoted to educating and motivating
young adults to pursue a variety of different work/study/volunteer abroad opportunities.
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Julie Perry, author of the part memoir, part how-
to book, The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht
Stewardess: Confessions from My Years Afloat with the
Rich and Famous, resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida—
"The Yachting Capital of the World"—yet calls the world
her home. She has visited over 50 countries through a
variety of work abroad experiences, including working
her way around the United Kingdom on a temporary
visa and serving as a Tour Director for one of the
America's largest private travel clubs. And yet, Julie
admits that her greatest travel adventures occurred
during her time in the yachting industry: Nearly three
years as a stewardess on luxury yachts took her to
over 40 different ports in 18 countries.
to book, The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht
Stewardess: Confessions from My Years Afloat with the
Rich and Famous, resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida—
"The Yachting Capital of the World"—yet calls the world
her home. She has visited over 50 countries through a
variety of work abroad experiences, including working
her way around the United Kingdom on a temporary
visa and serving as a Tour Director for one of the
America's largest private travel clubs. And yet, Julie
admits that her greatest travel adventures occurred
during her time in the yachting industry: Nearly three
years as a stewardess on luxury yachts took her to
over 40 different ports in 18 countries.
About the Author
