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Cruise Director
Manages all entertainment, activities, and guest experiences aboard cruise ships.
Did you know?
The largest cruise ships carry over 6,000 passengers — like a floating city that needs a social director
How subjects help
- Communication: Host shows on stage and announce each day's activities to everyone on board.
- Business Studies: Plan and budget a full schedule of shows, games and trips for every day at sea.
- Languages: Greet passengers from many countries and make sure everyone can join in the fun.
A famous name
Jeraldine Saunders: Became the first full-time female cruise director; her 1974 book inspired TV's The Love Boat.
Try it yourself: Guide a tour of your mini museum
- Choose objects that tell a story about you or your home, like an old toy, a photo or a souvenir.
- Arrange them in the order you want your visitor to see them, and write a short label for each one.
- Plan what you will say at each stop: one fact, one story and one question for your visitor.
- Give the tour to at least one person, then ask what they enjoyed most and what was confusing.
Tour guides plan a route and a story for every stop, then adjust it for each group by watching faces and taking questions.
Adapted from Center for Inspired Teaching: What would you see in a museum of Me?.
Also try: Plan a perfect day for a visitor.
Known for it in
USA, Italy, Norway, UK, Germany