Onboard Historian & Destination Speaker

American Cruise Lines; Astoria (OR); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel to vessel

Room and board

Job summary

American Cruise Lines, the world’s leading small ship cruise line, seeks onboard Historians and Destination Speakers to enrich the guest experience with educational presentations, port overviews, and engaging discussions. You will share America’s story across iconic itineraries while visiting unique ports.

Candidates should be passionate about American history, geography, and maritime culture, with polished public speaking and presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Extremely polished public speaking skills required.
• Excellent and polished presentation skills.
• Extremely knowledgeable of the history, geography, ecology, 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

History knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Time management

Job description

American Cruise Lines, the world’s leading small ship cruise line, seeks onboard Historians and Destination Speakers to enrich the guest experience with educational presentations, port overviews, and engaging discussions. You will share America’s story across iconic itineraries while visiting unique ports.

Candidates should be passionate about American history, geography, and maritime culture, with polished public speaking and presentation skills.