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International Guest Services (French/Italian/Spanish/Portuguese)

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Fixed term
English

Other Skills

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    Communication
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    Time Management
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    Teamwork
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    Customer Service
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    Detail Oriented
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    Social Skills
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    Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Fluency in English and at least two of French, Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese
  • Strong translation/interpretation skills for non-English-speaking guests
  • Experience in guest services or customer service, preferably in hospitality or cruise ship environment
  • Comfortable working remotely with excellent cross-cultural communication skills

Requirements:

  • Receives and handles special requests from non-English-speaking guests or groups; coordinates with the Group Services Coordinator and Guest Service Manager and follows up to ensure department completion
  • Contacts group leaders of non-English-speaking guests and assists with organizing group events; assists guests with restaurant bookings, dietary needs, and arranging tours on board and shore excursions
  • Acts as translator for non-English-speaking guests needing to communicate with shipboard departments (Medical, Security, Revenue outlets, Restaurant, Senior management) and coordinates announcements and translations of the Freestyle Daily into required languages
  • Supports embarkation/disembarkation, port talks, and related activities; available during desk hours to assist non-English-speaking guests and provide on-site support at immigration/customs inspections

Job description

This is a remote position.

You need to be fluent in English and 2 of the other languages.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 
  • Receives and handles special requests from non-English-speaking groups and individual guests. 
  • Works in conjunction with, and assists, the Group Services Coordinator and Guest Service Manager with handling special requests such as Honeymoon set-ups, Anniversary Packages, Birthday Packages, special dietary needs, medical needs, etc. for non-English-speaking guests. Follows up to ensure departments responsible have completed the requirements. 
  • Contacts Group Leaders of non-English-speaking guests to assist the Group Services Coordinator in organizing group events. 
  • Contacts non-English-speaking guests when necessary to offer assistance in making restaurant bookings, ordering special local/dietary food, arranging special tours on board and with shore excursions. 
  • Available for daily, advertised desk hours at the Guest Services Desk to answer questions and provide assistance to non-English-speaking guests. 
  • Assists at embarkation, disembarkation and port talks, as well as being present during these times to assist non-English-speaking guests where necessary. Available at Immigration and Customs inspections, etc. 
  • Conducts Embarkation/Disembarkation talks when numbers of non-English-speaking guests requires. 
  • Available to act as translator for non-English speaking guests needing to communicate with shipboard departments including, but not limited to, Medical, Security, Revenue outlets, Restaurant, Senior management. 
  • Coordinates announcements and the translation/printing of the Freestyle Daily, into the required languages relative to the non-English-speaking guest ratio on board each cruise. 
  • Available to make updates to other printed collateral where changes occur, including Menus, Shore Excursion Order Forms etc. 






Salary: $2599

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