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

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. Originally posted on Himalayas