Onboard Piano-Vocalist: Paid Training & Live Shows

American Cruise Lines; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Competitive compensation

Travel aboard ships

Job summary

American Cruise Lines is seeking solo piano-vocalists to perform aboard ships cruising America’s rivers and coastlines. Resident Entertainers provide cocktail music and engaging shows, while serving as a welcoming, visible part of the onboard guest experience.

Chosen performers will train in advance, live aboard for the assignment duration, and work seven days per week with opportunities to connect with guests and travel aboard America’s waterways.

Qualifications

• Strong vocal ability, confident stage presence, and piano technique.
• Extensive repertoire spanning 1950s–1970s, Motown, British Invasion, country and more.
• Ability to perform varied themed shows and sustain programming.
• Experience as a shipboard piano-bar performer or production vocalist preferred.
• Outgoing, personable, creative, flexible, and receptive to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Perform approximately one hour of instrumental cocktail piano music on most evenings, six nights per cruise.
• Present scheduled 60-minute mainstage shows, generally two to four per cruise.
• Prepare and perform themed programs from the established repertoire under direction.
• Connect with guests on and off stage to foster a welcoming atmosphere.
• Coordinate with the Cruise Director and onboard team and adapt to itinerary changes.
• Maintain professional standards in performance, appearance, punctuality, and guest interactions.

Skills

Vocal performance

Piano technique

Broad repertoire

Shipboard experience

Audience engagement

Tools

Audio equipment

Job description

American Cruise Lines is seeking solo piano-vocalists to perform aboard ships cruising America’s rivers and coastlines. Resident Entertainers provide cocktail music and engaging shows, while serving as a welcoming, visible part of the onboard guest experience.

Chosen performers will train in advance, live aboard for the assignment duration, and work seven days per week with opportunities to connect with guests and travel aboard America’s waterways.