Maximise your margin on every port call
Staze helps husbandry teams handle crew changes more profitably. Instant book seafarer-ready hotels and earn markup without the admin overhead.
Trusted by the leading global port agencies
Staze is the most profitable way to manage crew changes
Direct hotel bookings
- ✕Manual, fragmented booking processes
- ✕Late invoices cause delays in closing DA
- ✕Different billing agreements with every hotel
- ✕No visibility on spend or earnings
Hotel bookings on Staze
- ✓Instant booking for crew at the best seafarer hotels
- ✓On-time invoices every time.
- ✓One consolidated billing acount for all hotels
- ✓Flexible, competitive markup with a single click
Authorised for up to $50
For meals, non-alcoholic drinks and late checkout.
CARDHOLDER
Staze Ltd
EXPIRES
12/26
INVOICE
2 nights at The Hotel Bayswater
SZ18913
Vessel Name
MV Pacific Explorer
DA ID
DA-78452-2026
Port
Singapore
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Seafarer Room Rate
Cancel free until 1 hour before check-in
Daily limit: $30
45 hotels found
The Port Inn
Why Staze
Crew changes you can count on
Access negotiated corporate rates across thousands of hotels worldwide. Staze often beats local rates thanks to superior volume.
Use our filters to find the best seafarer hotels in every port. See their up-to-date availability and get instant booking confirmation.
Simply 'enable VCC' when placing a booking and your seafarers will have access to at-hotel expenses. No alcohol permitted.
Track the fields you want on every booking. Receive client-ready invoices within 48 hours of checkout.
Set your margin at checkout to control the profit on every booking. Receive one quarterly payment with all your Staze earnings.
Amend or cancel bookings easily if the ship's schedule changes.
If you have a hotel rate you want to add to Staze, simply let us know and we'll upload it exclusively to your account.
24/7 support that understands crew changes
Our specialist ops team is always online to help for problems or questions, big or small. We believe that the human touch counts for everything in shipping.
The largest global network of seafarer-ready hotels
Asia-Pacific
6,487 hotels across 1,234 ports
Europe
8,156 hotels across 1,789 ports
Americas
4,087 hotels across 923 ports
Middle East & Arabian Gulf
1,543 hotels across 412 ports
Africa
748 hotels across 217 ports
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Frequently asked questions
Why should we change if we already book directly with hotels?
Booking direct works, but comes with overhead—email back-and-forth, slow invoicing, and no visibility on sub-agent bookings. Staze lets you keep earning markup while removing the admin. You get instant confirmation, automated invoices 24 hours after checkout, and full visibility across all bookings.
Can we keep our existing negotiated rates?
Yes. You can load your contracted rates into Staze and keep using them. You maintain your existing deals while gaining automated invoicing, consolidated reporting, and a consistent process across offices.
How is this different from Booking.com or Expedia?
Consumer sites aren't built for crew logistics. They don't let you set margin, don't automate invoicing, and can't track sub-agent bookings or ancillary expenses. Staze is purpose-built for crew changes—that's why Wilhelmsen and S5 moved their crew bookings off consumer sites.
What if we only book through local agents?
Staze doesn't replace your local agents. Sub-agents can book through Staze too. The benefit is you still earn margin on those bookings and get a single invoice and report instead of reconciling dozens of local ones.
Do we need high volume to make this worthwhile?
No. Staze works for lower-volume agencies too. Even 5–10 bookings a month returns margin and removes manual invoicing. There's no minimum volume, no platform fee, and no contract.
How long does it take to get set up?
There's nothing to install and no training program. It's a 5-minute setup. Most agencies make their first booking the same day.
Will this change our accounting process?
No. You still bill your client exactly as you do today. The difference is instead of chasing hotels for invoices, you get one automated invoice per job 24 hours after checkout—ready to attach to your DA.
What does it cost?
No platform fee, no subscription, no contract. Staze earns when you earn—there's nothing to pay upfront.