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DISCLAIMER: These tips were collected over the past 22 years, and some come from books, magazines, other Steward/esses, internet research, websites, etc.  By no means am I claiming that they are all my own original ideas. These are merely shared with you as an educational tool and to assist you in the best way possible.

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• ADVICE ABOUT RUSSIAN CHARTER GUESTS
• HOW TO TREAT TIRED STEW CHARTER FEET
• FRESH BLUE NAIL POLISH ON BEIGE CARPETS AND UPHOLSTERY – ANY TIPS?
• HOW TO REMOVE INK FROM CLOTHING/FABRICS
• STAINED STAINLESS AND SILVER SERVICE TRAYS – ANY TIPS?
• SMELLY CREW CABINS
• ONLINE STUDY: WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE TIME SAVING TIP YOU HAVE LEARNED WHILE WORKING ON YACHTS?
• HOW TO AVOID POSSIBLE STEWARD/ESS DISASTERS
• SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CREW
• CV WRITING ARTICLE – SOME GREAT TIPS
• GREAT NATURAL CLEANING TIPS
• YOUNG PRE-TEEN CHILDREN ON CHARTER – ANY HELPFUL IDEAS FOR ACTIVITIES?
• SPECIAL GIFTS TO CHARTER GUESTS – ANY TIPS?
• YELLOW DEODORANT STAINS ON WHITE POLO AND T-SHIRTS – ANY TIPS?
• HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU WASH YOUR GUEST DUVET INNERS/PILLOWS?
• HOW TO CLEAN A CHINA TEAPOT FROM TEA STAINS
• QUESTION: CAN YOU BUY SUNSCREENS THAT ARE COLOURLESS AND NON-OILY? WHITE SUNSCREEN LEAVES MARKS ON OUR DECK FURNITURE
• STEWARD/ESS TIPS – FOR SOLE STEWS ON SMALL YACHTS
• HOW TO GET RID OF ENGINE GREASE FROM T-SHIRTS
• CAN I WASH THE BRASS RINGS ON SUNBRELLA ® EXTERIOR FABRIC?
• ANY TIPS WITH A HONEYMOON COUPLE ON CHARTER?
• REMOVING NAIL POLISH FROM POLYESTER CLOTHING
• SUNSCREEN ON WHITE COTTON POLO SHIRTS
• NEUTRALIZE THE SMELL OF DIESEL IN CABINS – TIPS
• HOW OFTEN TO CHANGE SHEETS DURING CHARTERS?
• HOW TO CLEAN GOLD PLATED LANTERNS, TAPS, FIXTURES
• CLEANING STUBBORN YELLOW STAINS FROM THE TOILET BOWLS
• CARE FOR EGYPTIAN COTTON SHEETS
• KEEP YOUR DISHWASHERS CLEAN
• HOW TO CLEAN THOSE STINKY GARBAGE DISPOSALS IN YOUR YACHT SINKS
• GREEN WAY TO CLEAN YOUR FAUCETS, SINKS AND STAINLESS STEEL
• MORE USES FOR VINEGAR
• STEWIES FAVOURITE BRANDS OF TURN-DOWN CHOCOLATE
• REMOVING OLD STUBBORN MUSEUM GEL ON GLASS SHELVES
• BLUEBERRY STAIN REMOVAL
• BLACK GREASE MARKS ON CREAM CARPET – TIPS
• SUGGESTED SUNSCREENS THAT DO NOT STAIN GUEST TOWELS AND CREW UNIFORMS
• REMOVING WATER STAINS FROM TREATED/SEALED GRANITE/MARBLE TOPS – ANY TIPS?
• HOW TO GET MUSEUM GEL OUT OF NATURAL FIBER LINEN
• ANY ADVICE TO SOMEONE WHO JUST GOT A JOB AS A STEW/COOK COOKING FOR GUESTS AND CREW?
• CURRY STAINS ON A CHECK COTTON SHIRT
• ANT-PROBLEMS ON WHITE CARPETED INTERIOR
• HOMEMADE CLEANER FOR DEGREASING WITHOUG BEING ABRASIVE
• REMOVE BLACK MARKS FROM CANDLE SMOKE ON A LEATHER SURFACE
• DISCOLOURED/DIRTY PATENT LEATHER HANDBAG – TIPS
• QUESTION: DIRTY CARPET ON STAIRS ON BOARD
• SMELLY MATTRESSES IN CREW CABINS
• JEWELLERY IN A SINK
• INK STAINS ON CLOTHES THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE DRYER
• QUESTION: I HAVE SILK WALL PANELS AND HEADLINERS – ANY TIPS?
• REMOVING COFFEE STAINS OUT OF CREAM NOVASUEDE WALL PANELS
• HOW TO REMOVE GOOEYNESS FROM A STICKER ON WOOD
• TOP 10 CV MISTAKES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
• HOW TO REMOVE RUST STAINS FROM THE SHOWER MARBLE WALL
• WHAT ARE ‘LEGS’ IN WINE?
• DISINFECT AIR HANDLERS/AIR CONDITIONERS
• QUESTION: IT IS MY FIRST SEASON AS A STEWARDESS, HOW MUCH SHOULD I PACK/WHAT SIZE BAG?
• QUESTION: BLACK TOILET WITH A WHITE DEPOSIT RING – HOW TO CLEAN?
• QUESTION: HOW DO YOU ROLL/PRESS A 5 METER TABLE CLOTH WITHOUT TOO MANY CREASE MARKS?
• STEWARD/ESS FAVOURITE BRANDS OF VACUUMS
• HOW TO GET RID OF A POLLEN STAIN ON COTTON CREW UNIFORM
• FLIES ON BOARD
• HOMEMADE JEWELLERY CLEANER
• COFFEE STAINED HOT WATER FLASKS – HOW TO REMOVE
• QUESTION: BEST ANTI-SLIP/MARK PRODUCT FOR STANDING PLANTS, ETC TO PREVENT THEM FROM SLIPPING
• HOW TO REMOVE PERMANENT MARKER FROM ANYTHING!
• QUESTION: MAKE-UP STAINS ON PILLOW CASES
• HOME REMEDIES FOR REMOVING HEAVY TARNISH FROM BRASS
• SOOT STAINS ON FABRICS AND CARPETS
• REMOVE BLACK PERMANENT MARKER OUT OF A DUVET COVER
• BEST CLOTH TO DRY GLASSWARE AND FLATWARE TO KEEP THEM FUZZ AND STREAK FREE
• SUGGESTED BACKGROUND GUEST MUSIC FOR DAYTIME AND MEALS
• MORE HANDY HOUSEHOLD TIPS USEFUL ON THE YACHT
• SANITIZING ICEMAKER MACHINES ON BOARD
• QUESTION: I ACCIDENTALLY DYED WHITE TOWELS WITH A COLOUR ITEM – WHAT NOW??
• SOME EXCELLENT LAUNDRY TIPS!
• SPEED-DRY A WET BLANKET
• QUESTION: WATER STAINS ON MARBLE
• UNDERSTANDING FRENCH CHAMPAGNE
• REMOVING SWEAT MARKS ON SHIRTS AND CREW SHIRTS
• HOW TO TREAT STAINS ON VARNISHED WOOD
• QUESTION: IF YOU WERE ALLOWED ONE CHARACTERISTIC THAT A STEWARD/ESS MUST HAVE, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
• CARE FOR YOUR CASHMERE
• CLEANING FINE ARTWORKS ON BOARD
• 20 USES FOR VINEGAR (2)
• SILK FABRIC CARE
• HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN OXYCLEAN SPOT REMOVER
• HANDY LAUNDRY STAIN REMOVAL TIPS
• QUESTION – PERMANENT MARKER (PEN) ON LEATHER HEADLINER
• QUESTION – CAN I USE GELGLOSS (C) TO HELP WITH WATER MARKS ON SHOWER DOORS
• QUESTION – REMOVING OIL FROM CANVAS COVER
• QUESTION – HOW TO GET RID OF MILDEW ON WHITE LEATHER
• MATTRESS CARE
• FOOD SERVICE AND HYGIENE
• MILDEW SMELL IN THE WASHING MACHINES: 
• GREAT USES FOR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE:
• MICROWAVE CLEANING
• RECHARGE YOUR TOWELS
• HOW TO TAKE CARE OF SYNTHETIC MINK BLANKETS
• ARMPIT STAINS ON THOSE CREW UNIFORM SHIRTS
• REPLACE THOSE EXPENSIVE BOUNTY DRYER SHEETS!
• MAKE YOUR CANDLES LAST LONGER
• QUICK CHILL CHAMPAGNE AND WHITE WINE:
• SALT BUILD-UP ON CREW AND GUEST WET WEATHER JACKETS
• INK STAIN ON FABRIC
• DECK HANDS/ENGINEERS GOT PAINT ON THEIR UNIFORMS? HERE’S WHAT TO DO:
• RUST ON FABRIC?
• FRUIT STAINS ON CLOTHES
• STEW/MASSEUSES – HOW TO REMOVE BODY WAX FROM CLOTHES/TOWELS
• CARING FOR YOUR DUVET INNERS ON BOARD:
• SHEETS – VOMIT STAIN
• GREAT TIPS ON JOB INTERVIEWING FOR JUNIOR STEWS
• STEW QUESTION – SUEDE
• WATER STAINS ON SHOWER DOORS:
• SOCKS CARE
• SEWING TIPS
• INK/BALL POINT PEN STAIN ON SHEETS
• LEATHER FURNITURE STAIN REMOVAL
• HOW TO CLEAN SILVER WITHOUT USING EXPENSIVE AND CHEMICALLY LOADED SILVER POLISHES LIKE HAGERTY OR SILVO:
• TABLECLOTH CARE
• NAPKIN CARE
• MAKE-UP STAINS ON PILLOWS, TOWELS AND NAPKINS
• RUST ON FABRIC?
• CREW WROTE ON THE DRY BOARD WITH PERMANENT MARKER? NO PROBLEM!
• WD-40 WHO KNEW?
• TO REMOVE CALCIUM BUILD-UP IN SHOWER HEADS (STAINLESS STEEL)
• HANDY USES FOR LEMON JUICE
• USE STERADENT (DENTURES FIZZ TABLETS) AS A COFFEE MACHINE DESCALER:
• 20 USES FOR VINEGAR
• A NOTE ON THOSE SMELLY GARBURATORS INSIDE THE GALLEY AND STEW PANTRY SINKS
• IF YOU HAVE UNSEALED TEAK WOOD FLOORS IN THE GUEST HEADS OR ON THE INTERIOR OF THE YACHT
• DISHWASHER TALK
• GREAT HOUSEHOLD USES FOR ALKA SELTZER
• QUESTION – PILLOW CASES STAINED BY SMOKER/SUNSCREEN
• OLD COFFEE STAINS ON A CARPET
• QUESTION – INK ON DAY BED COVERS
• UNUSUAL USES FOR BAKING SODA
• THOSE OILY STAINS ON FABRIC – GIVE THIS A GO!!
• CLEANING THE BAR BLENDER
• CUTLERY CARE: – SOME EVER IMPORTANT NOTES
• CLEANING VELVET
• FOR INK STAINS ON FABRIC – TRY THIS GREAT TIP
• MASTER CABIN JACUZZI CARE
• DEODORIZE YOUR DRAINS ON BOARD – THE NATURAL WAY!
• REMOVE SCORCH MARKS ON STEEL-BOTTOMED IRONS
• REMOVING ARMPIT/SWEAT STAINS FROM CREW WHITE UNIFORMS
• STEW INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
• QUESTION – LAUNDRY STAINS
• HERE IS A LOVELY READ FOR SOME OF YOU STEWS WHO MIGHT BE FEELING THE “BUSY SEASON BLUES”:
• TOILET CLEANING
• IRON CLEANING – NATURAL WAY
• GOOD BOOKS/WEBSITES ON NAPKIN AND TOWEL FOLDING?
• DIESEL FUEL ON A PAIR OF COVERALLS
• REMOVING CANDLE WAX
• QUESTION – OWNER SMOKED INSIDE HIS CABIN
• RUST RING ON COUNTERS AND IN BATHROOM CUPBOARDS – CAUSED BY RUSTED SPRAY CANS
• PROBLEM WITH WASPS/FRUIT FLIES/BUGS?
• QUESTION – RED WINE STAIN ON OAK WOODEN FLOOR
• SUNSCREEN STAINS ON CREW SHIRTS
• WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CLEANING PRODUCT YOU SIMPLY CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT ON A YACHT?
• HOW TO REMOVE NAIL POLISH
• FLOWER ARRANGEMENT CARE
• WINE REGIONS IN FRANCE EXPLAINED
• SEWING
• CHAMPAGNE AND FOOD PAIRING
• USES FOR PLASTIC (DISPOSABLE) CUTTING BOARDS
• QUESTION – SOAP BAR RESIDUE ON SHOWER DOORS
• HOW TO PROPERLY CLEAN THOSE CORIAN TOPS IN THE CREW AREAS:
• QUESTION – DOG URINE STAINS ON CARPET
• TUMBLE DRYER MAINTENANCE: (2)
• TUMBLE DRYER MAINTENANCE:
• TUMBLE DRYING TIP:
• MELTED “CHAP STICK”/LIP GLOSS/LIPSTICK IN TUMBLE DRYER??
• CANDLE WAX ON YACHT CARPETS?
• CHOCOLATE-STAINED CARPET?
• OLD, SET-IN CARPET STAINS?
• MUSTY SMELLING CLOSETS?
• MOLD AND MILDEW PROBLEM IN BILGES/CLOSETS?
• SMELLY DISHWASHER?
• SMELLY GARBAGE CANS?
• DIRTY COMPUTER KEYBOARDS ON PCS (NOT LAPTOPS)
• HAIR SPRAY RESIDUE ON PILLOWCASES
• STICKERS ON GLASS:
• SHOWER DOOR SOAP BUILD-UP
• HAIR SPRAY ON MARBLE AND AROUND BATHROOM
• FOUNDATION ON WHITE CLOTHES/SHEETS/TOWELS
• HOW TO REMOVE BALLPOINT PEN FROM CREW WHITE SHIRTS OR WHITE COTTON FABRIC
• HOW TO REMOVE BEETROOT STAIN FROM A TABLE CLOTH OR NAPKIN
• REMOVE COFFEE AND TEA STAINS FROM FABRIC
• REMOVE COOKING FAT/OIL FROM FABRIC (LIKE THE CHEF UNIFORMS)
• STAINLESS STEEL SHOWER HEAD BUILD-UP
• GREAT TUMBLE DRYING TIP
• A GREAT ALTERNATIVE FOR THOSE EXPENSIVE GEL-AIR DISCS IN THE A/C
• PET URINE ON CARPET
• BABY WIPES
• STRUGGLING TO GET THE SMELLS OUT OF THE ENGINEER COVER ALLS, EVEN AFTER WASHING?
• THEME PARTY IDEAS FOR GUEST THEME PARTIES
• MORE ABOUT REMOVING MAKE-UP STAINS
• REMOVING KETCHUP OR MUSTARD FROM FABRICS
• REMOVING WINE STAINS
• QUESTION – SMELLY LARGE BAG THAT WAS KEPT IN BILGE
• HOW TO PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF THOSE PHALAENOPSIS ORCHID PLANTS ON BOARD
• QUESTION – CANDLE WAX ON WOOD?
• HOW TO NATURALLY AND EFFICIENTLY REMOVE OILY STAINS OUT OF CLOTHES
• MORE REASONS TO LOVE WHITE VINEGAR IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM
• TODAY’S DISCUSSION IS FOR THE NEWBIE STEWS
• TOILETS
• REMOVE OILY SUNTAN LOTION STAINS
• CLEANING WOODEN VENETIAN BLINDS:
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS (4)
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS (3)
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS (2)
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING TIPS
• SUEDE AND LEATHER CLEANING
• 8 FLOWER ARRANGING TIPS FOR THE BEGINNER
• 6 TIPS FOR A KILLER RÉSUMÉ
• FOGGY BATHROOM MIRRORS
• QUESTION – WHITE T-SHIRT WITH PACK OF CIGARETTES – WET
• COPPER COIN IN A VASE ARRANGEMENT: (2)
• COPPER COIN IN A VASE ARRANGEMENT:
• REMOVING COFFEE STAINS
• REMOVING TEA STAINS
• REMOVING JUICE STAINS
• BEER STAIN REMOVAL TRICK:
• TIPS FOR STAINS THAT ALREADY SET
• MILK STAIN TREATMENT TIPS
• HOW TO REMOVE TOMATO-BASED STAINS
• BUTTER STAIN REMOVAL
• SOME MORE INTERVIEW TIPS FOR STEWIES:
• A MUST READ FOR CREW LIVING ON BOARD!
• QUESTION – BAG ZIPPER COVERED IN SALT – HOW DO I OPEN?
• QUESTION – MIXING WATER AND VINEGAR:
• QUESTION – SUPER GLUE ON SUNBRELLA COVERS:
• DRYING THE INSIDE OF A DECANTER:
• MORE GREAT STEW TIPS:
• QUESTION – STEW SHOES:
• I OFTEN GET THE QUESTION: WHAT IS A ROSÉ WINE/CHAMPAGNE?
• SOME MORE GREAT INTERVIEWING TIPS
• QUESTION – BURN MARKS ON SUNBRELLA FABRIC?
• PEN AND MARKER STAINS ON PAINTED WOOD – HOW CAN I REMOVE?
• THE MEANING OF CHAMPAGNE LABELS:
• CARE FOR TABLECLOTHS, PLACEMATS AND NAPKINS
• REMOVE LIPSTICK/ MAKE-UP OFF A CREAM WOOL CARPET
• HOW TO CARE FOR SILVER AND VERMEIL CUTLERY
• LET’S TALK TEA
• WHEN TO ADD THE MILK IN TEA
• ARTICLE: STEWARDESSES: KEEP CALM AND DRINK TEA
• SOME GREAT FRIDAY TIPS!!
• HOW TO CLEAN LIME SCALE OFF WINDOWS, GLASS, STAINLESS TAPS
• MORE INTERVIEW TIPS