Onboard Historian & Destination Presenter

American Cruise Lines; Mount Vernon (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

American Cruise Lines is seeking passionate Historians and Destination Speakers to enrich the onboard experience aboard our ships. You will deliver educational presentations, provide underway narration, and host port overviews and Q&A sessions across itineraries along the East/West Coast and beyond.

You will present daily port previews, engage guests during shore excursions, and participate in evening onboard events.

Qualifications

• Extremely polished public speaking skills required.
• Excellent and polished presentation skills.
• Extremely knowledgeable of the history, geography, ports of call, and other points of interest within the cruise itinerary.
• Strong interpersonal and social skills required.
• Must possess a strong sense of production and presentation.
• Must be enthusiastic, outgoing, confident, friendly, sociable, service-minded, and always have a can-do attitude.
• Excellent time management and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily formal presentations (45-60 mins each).
• All presentations should be supported by PowerPoint visuals.
• Provide narration/commentary while the ship is underway from port to port during daylight hours, broadcast over the ship’s PA system to public lounges, outer decks and into guest staterooms.
• Present daily 15-20 min Port Previews and Q&A for all ports of call included on the cruise.
• Participate in daily hosting of Shore Excursions providing coach commentary when needed.
• Dine with guests each evening.
• Be available to guests throughout the day and evening for one-on-one chats and socialization.

Skills

Public speaking

Presentation skills

Port knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Public production

People skills

Time management

PowerPoint

AV equipment

Tools

PowerPoint

AV equipment

Job description

American Cruise Lines is seeking passionate Historians and Destination Speakers to enrich the onboard experience aboard our ships. You will deliver educational presentations, provide underway narration, and host port overviews and Q&A sessions across itineraries along the East/West Coast and beyond.

You will present daily port previews, engage guests during shore excursions, and participate in evening onboard events.