Description
This role is seeking a bilingual Assistant Cruise Director to play a key role in delivering an engaging and well-organized onboard entertainment experience. Reporting to the Cruise Director, this role is responsible for hosting all levels of activities, from large-scale gameshows and parties to Kids Club programming, planning and managing daily entertainment schedules, and leading the activities and youth teams.
The ideal candidate has a background in hospitality, entertainment, or event management, with experience in live hosting, guest service, and operational execution. This position requires strong leadership, organization, and adaptability to oversee programming, coordinate resources, and support the activities team in creating a dynamic and memorable cruise experience.
Key responsibilities include hosting and leading engaging activities, interacting with guests to enhance their experience, developing and overseeing a well-balanced entertainment schedule, managing resources, leading and training the activities team, conducting team meetings, handling administrative tasks, adapting to itinerary changes, ensuring all activities comply with health, safety, security, and environmental regulations, making clear, engaging, and informative public announcements, maintaining a professional appearance, and collaborating closely with the Cruise Director to execute entertainment initiatives and uphold brand standards.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of three years of experience in a related guest service focused field, exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills, experience hosting live events, activities, or stage presentations, ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, experience using computers for a variety of tasks, competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook, ability to work on tight deadlines, and fluency in Dutch.