Cruise Ship Excursion Guide
About this role
Job DetailsJob Location: US Virgin Islands - VI, VI 00802Salary Range: $17.00 - $17.00 HourlyTravel Percentage: NoneThe Cruise Ship Excursion Guide is ultimately responsible for guiding guests of Cruise Ship Excursions executed by RED Hospitality and Leisure. The scope of responsibility will include, but is not limited to, the effective delivery of guests from the various cruise lines to charter catamarans and ferry vessels, Facilitate the experience aboard the ferry, and execute guided tours.
OPERATIONAL DUTIES
Review fareharbor and Run of Show for updated counts per tour prior dates
Greet guests on the cruise ship pier
Collect Tickets from crew members and ferry guides, reconciling numbers against fareharbor, communicating final counts to captains to verify totals are correct.
Facilitate invoice sign off from Shorex Team members.
Assist in facilitating catamaran tours by liaising with Catamaran captains and crew, stepping in to greet and guide guests in the event that Catamarans are delayed.
Guide guests from pickup at cruise ship dock in STT to STJ Trunk Bay (or Other Tours) successfully ensuring guest satisfaction, safety, and adherence to the schedule.
Utilize P-card to submit payments for National Park Entry and Vendors, ensuring that the proper number of Adults vs Childrens entries are recognized for accurate billing and maintaining financial targets.
Reconcile STJ Vendors in daily vendor closeout sheet. Including but not limited to Taxi’s, National Park Concessioners, and third party tour guides.
SAFETY OPERATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Obtain and maintain active CPR, First Aid, and AED certifications
Communicate any guest safety concerns or injuries to CSM
Accompany any injured guest, should they be transferred to a medical facility
Qualifications
High School diploma, or equivalent.
1+ years of experience in customer service, hospitality, marine operations, or transportation logistics.
Basic understanding of business operations
Strong written and oral communicative skills to draft business letters, develop reports, present oral presentations, create policies and procedures, and write repair specifications.
Understanding of individual roles, interactions, and responsibilities of employees, including a knowledge of all aspects of performance management.
Ability to prioritize, organize and follow-up to a high volume of guest and management requests.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Must be able to walk on various types of surfaces including rough terrain, sitting, standing, maintaining balance, on the beach, and in the water, and working alone.
Must be able to work various work settings such as exposure to sunlight and outside temperature.
Must be able to lift 50lbs.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all persons contacted during the work day
Ability to read, interpret, and apply regulations and safe practices.
Ability to operate assigned equipment, read and interpret documents.
Ability to multi-task.
Ability to speak and write clearly and concisely.
Must be able to operate with little or no supervision.
Must be willing to work holidays, nights, and weekends.
Must have strong interpersonal skills and positive attitude.
Team player, positive and enthusiastic attitude.
Ability to be flexible with schedule
Company at a glance
RED Hospitality and Leisure is the largest luxury Watersports operator for hotels in South Florida, the Caribbean and Hawaii.
Established in 2018, RED partners with premier brands across the most exclusive islands to bring unique, one of a kind land and sea based experiences to our mutual guests from around the world. Our clients include The Ritz-Carlton, Autograph Collection, Westin, Grace Bay Club, The Bungalows, Margaritaville Key West, Havana Cabana, Pier House, Grand Wailea and others.
Daily snorkel and sunset trips disembark from our hotels every day with full catering menus, live music and sightseeing tours, while leisurely guests enjoy our on-site offerings, including hobie cat sailing lessons, kayak and SUPs rentals, best in class snorkeling equipment and boutique retail shopping.
We exist to create the Christmas card moments, the stories told around the dinner table and our goal is to create customers for life, by delivering consistent products and services our guests can enjoy across our portfolio of destinations.
Selected as a three time honoree by Great Places to Work, we pride ourselves on creating lifelong opportunities for hospitality-focused individuals as well, unlocking the ability to build a career in leadership, finance, human resources, concierge, sales, beach, sailing, retail, food and beverage, crew, maintenance, and captains, offering the ability to cross-train and transfer to more than six islands across the world.
Our core values of professionalism, performance, individual development and hyper-growth have led the company to expand from the USVI to Key West, Key Largo, Turks and Caicos, BVI and Hawaii, with more than 250 employees across the organization.
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