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Crew House — Gdańsk Marine Center

A bed, a locker, and a lift to the airport — before you’ve had to ask.

Working the Baltic out of Gdańsk means long seasons, cold springs, and short turnarounds. Our crew house on the right bank of the Martwa Wisła was built for that — not as a hotel with a marina attached, but as a working quarter for skippers, deckhands, engineers, and stewards who need a base that runs on watch schedules, not reception hours.

Martwa Wisła, Gdańsk · 60+ berths · open March–November, winter by arrangement

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The Crew House

Sixty beds, a quayside gym, and a laundry that actually keeps up with a charter rotation.

Four floors above the service yard, with a dedicated entrance off Pontoon C. Singles and twins, ensuite and shared, allocated by company where possible. The lounge and galley are open 24 hours during the season; the gym and sauna are crew-only after 18:00.

Twin-bed room in the Gdańsk Marine Center crew house, looking out toward the pontoons.
Standard twin · ensuite · quayside aspect
The shared lounge and crew galley on the ground floor of the crew house.
Lounge & galley · open 24h in season
The crew laundry, with commercial machines and a same-day sign-out sheet.
Laundry · same-day turnaround on request
The crew gym, with a view across the Martwa Wisła toward the shipyard.
Crew gym · sauna · 06:00–23:00
  • Capacity60+ berths across four floors
  • Room mixSingles, twins, and one four-berth — ensuite or shared
  • Wi-FiFibre-optic, crew VLAN, meshed across every corridor
  • Shore powerUp to 250A 3-phase at every adjacent pontoon
  • Security24/7 gated access, crew-only floors after 22:00
Logistics, plainly

The numbers a chief mate actually needs to plan a rotation.

No marketing spin, no “premium experience” language. These are the figures our front-of-house team quotes when a captain calls to ask whether the crew house will work for the season.

60+
Beds in the crew house Allocated by company from March; walk-ins subject to availability.
25 min
Shuttle to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport Scheduled run every two hours, 06:00–23:00, plus on-call for late flights.
< 12 h
Laundry turnaround in season Same-day if dropped before 09:00; next-day guaranteed otherwise.
1 Gbps
Fibre-optic Wi-Fi across every pontoon Crew VLAN separate from guest traffic; VPN-friendly, no throttling.

Transport outside the scheduled shuttle — Gdańsk Główny station, the refit hall, or a chandlery run into the Old Town — is arranged through the front desk on the same call. Crew vehicles are accommodated in the secure yard; long-stay trailers by prior arrangement.

Before you apply

Straight answers to the questions captains and crew actually ask.

No marketing varnish. If the answer is "it depends," we say so. These are the four queries our berth office fields most often between February and the start of the Baltic season.

  1. What contract terms should I expect for a Gdańsk season?

    Seasonal crew contracts at Gdańsk Marine Center typically run April through October, aligned with the navigation window on the Martwa Wisła. Day rates, overtime, and sea-time accrual follow Polish maritime labour law for vessels under 24 m, with written agreements signed before the first handover. Captains working under MTU or superyacht management contracts should flag flag-state and MLC requirements in advance — our berth office coordinates documentation directly with the operator.

  2. How is pay structured, and is it paid in PLN, EUR, or USD?

    Compensation is negotiated with the hiring operator, not the marina. Payment currency is set per contract — EUR is most common for international flag vessels, USD for some US-managed yachts, PLN for Polish-resident crew. We provide payroll-account setup guidance and a list of banks on the Martwa Wisła that handle multi-currency seafarer accounts. There are no marina-side fees deducted from crew wages.

  3. What about Schengen visas and the Polish Border Guard check-in?

    Non-EU crew clear Polish Border Guard on arrival at the marina office, normally within 30 minutes of berthing — bring passport, seaman's book (where applicable), and the vessel's crew list. Schengen C or D visas are sufficient for season-length contracts; we issue formal invitation letters for visa applications when requested by the hiring operator at least four weeks before travel.

  4. Can I leave my personal kit, bike, or off-season storage at the centre?

    Yes. The crew house has lockable storage cages in the basement level for luggage, sailing kit, and bicycles during the active contract. Between seasons, the chandlery runs a kit-storage programme — gear is logged, photographed, and held in the heated refit hall at a flat monthly rate, so crew travelling light between contracts don't haul duffels across Europe. Off-season berth rental for personal sailing yachts is quoted separately through the berth office.

Still have a question that's not above? The berth office replies to email enquiries within one working day.

The crew house entrance on the Martwa Wisła waterfront, photographed at dusk.

Seasonal applications

Apply for the season.

Send a CV, a sea-time record, and your current certifications (STCW, ENG1, ABYC where applicable). Deck, engineering, interior, and bosun roles are coordinated with the berth office and matched against operator enquiries as the season firms up.

Apply for the Season Fleet enquiries → [email protected]
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+48 58 555 0212
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Open until 31 March for the following season