Welcome to GlomarHR

Maritime HR Excellence Redefined

 
About GlomarHR
GlomarHR is a specialist HR consultancy focused on solving people challenges in the cruise and maritime space. We help cruise operators and their partners to modernise, align, and improve their shipboard and shoreside HR operations, so they run smoother, smarter, and more sustainably.

Our sweet spot? Maritime HR innovation. We design practical, people-first solutions that improve crew enagement, drive performance, enhance the guest experience, and reduce operating costs - all while respecting the realities of life at sea.

We're not here to apply land-based systems to a shipboard environment and hope for the best. We're here to build smart, tailored, and fit-for-purpose HR strategies that support operational success, and the people who make it happen. 

You won't find generic templates or out-of-touch ideas here. Just thoughtful, real-world solutions from professionals who understand the complexities of living and working at sea!

What We Do

We help cruise operators and their partners fix the people problems that slow them down, stress them out, or cost them money.

Here are four key areas we support, and the kind of things we can help with:

HR Strategy & Crew Operations

We create the structure, clarity, and systems needed to make shipboard HR work - not just on paper, but in real life.

What we can help with:

  • Designing or rethinking your shipboard HR function
  • Designing/implementing shipboard HR roles
  • Creating/updating policies, SOPs, and preboarding packs
  • Harmonizing HR practices across vessels, manning agencies, and headquarters
  • Digitizing HR processes
  • Improving HR communication channels between ship and shore

Crew Recruitment & Talent Systems

We build practical, fair, and brand-aligned recruitment processes that attract and retain the right people, not just available people.

What we can help with:

  • Improving end-to-end recruitment workflows
  • Defining your employer value proposition
  • Creating evaluation and performance management systems
  • Streamlining manning agency collaboration
  • Moving from reactive hiring to proactive workforce planning

Learning, Leadership & Culture

We make training work onboard! Short, sharp, and relevant, with a focus on compliance, leadership development or cross-cultural awareness.

What we can help with:

  • Developing onboard supervisor & leadership training
  • Administering leadership personality assessments and providing tailored feedback and coaching
  • Creating LMS-ready eLearning courses (MLC, STCW, pre-boarding, orientation, leadership)
  • Developing “On-the-Go” audio learning
  • Supporting culture shifts with practical crew engagement tools

Compliance & HR Ops Efficiency

We simplify the complex. Whether you're reflagging a vessel, prepping for audit, or negotiating CBAs, we make sure HR stays compliant, clear, and consistent.

What we can help with:

  • Preparing for MLC audits and inspections
  • Developing seafarer agreements and HR administration processes
  • Creating performance management frameworks
  • Aligning HR processes with CBAs, and international maritime law
  • Supporting reflagging, or new launch projects
  • Eliminating bottlenecks in people operations
Why GlomarHR
We’re not your average consultants. We don’t sell buzzwords, PDFs, or one-size-fits-all frameworks. We bring experience, common sense, and a deep understanding of what actually works in maritime HR, especially onboard cruise ships.

Here’s what makes us different:

We Know the Cruise Industry
We’ve lived it - both shoreside and at sea. We understand the tension between compliance and culture, between operations and people, between what looks good on paper and what actually works onboard.

We Fix What’s Broken
From chaotic recruitment pipelines to outdated crew processes, we help you simplify, streamline, and solve. We’re not here to tell you what’s wrong - we’re here to help you fix it.

We Balance Innovation With Realism
Fresh ideas are great - but they have to work at sea. We bring smart, forward-thinking solutions that respect the operational complexity and human reality of the shipboard environment.

We’re Your Partner, Not a Passenger
We work alongside you, not above you. No jargon, no ego, just clear, honest support from people who genuinely care about your crew and your business. 

We don’t just advise, we roll up our sleeves and help implement, embed, and execute. 

Want to raise the bar for shipboard HR? Let’s make it happen...together.

Shipboard Recruitment
Looking for a certified shipboard recruitment partner? Our sister company, Cruise Academy, is an MLC-compliant training and recruitment provider, supporting cruise operators and their partners with ethical, efficient, and well-prepared crew for life at sea.

Together, GlomarHR and Cruise Academy offer an end-to-end solution, from people strategy to pipeline. We don’t just consult, we deliver.

If you're looking for honest advice, fresh thinking, and HR solutions that actually work at sea...let's talk.