MSC Cruises / Explora Journeys

Residence Manager

Recruiter:
MSC Cruises / Explora Journeys
Category:
Guest Services Jobs
Position:
Guest Services Manager
Published:
August 11, 2025

Your Purpose

The Residence Manager ensures the Residence Hosts’ team builds a trusting relationship with and provides special and personalized service to every Explora Journeys Residence Guest,anticipating their needs and ensuring maximum satisfaction.

Your Impact

• Ensures that the team provides all aspects of a personalized, varied and professional guest service experience of a world-class butler service.

• Greets guests upon arrival and ensures the Residence Hosts’ team help them settle in their Residence.

• Supervises the daily operations, providing on the spot training and coaching as and when required.

• Supervise and monitor the correct application of food safety procedures and food quality requirements related to all processes

• Observes guests’ routine to anticipate their needs to ensure a maximum level of satisfaction.

• Ensures the Residence Hosts’ team assists guests with all needs throughout their stay (various bookings, packing and unpacking, laundry delivery, Residence decoration, etc.)

• Provides concierge type services and accompanies guests on excursions if requested.

• Monitors daily compliance with Standard Procedures and Explora Journeys Residence Hosts' standards in the Residence.

• Takes charge of Owner Suite and ensure the Residence is always up to standard, ensure the maintenance is taking care of on the spot, provides personalized service to the Guests and works very closely with the suite host servicing the Owner's Suite.

Your Journey So Far

• A diploma or a degree from an internationally certified hotel school.

• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role in luxury hotels or resorts.

• Intermediate knowledge on food safety.

• Basic knowledge ISO 22000.

• Experience on a cruise ship is an advantage.

• Flexibility and outstanding customer care skills.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Proficiency in Computers.

• Fluent in written and spoken English. Any additional European language is considered an advantage.

Your Essentials

• Passport, visas, certificates as specified by the company and as required for exit from the port of origin and entry into the destination cruising area.

• Food Safety/HACCP certificate

Our commitment

At Explora Journeys, we are redefining luxury ocean travel - where discovery, well-being, and a deep respect for the seas come together in harmony.
We seek passionate professionals who share our vision of a more immersive, transformative way to discover the world’s most inspiring destinations by sea.
Are you ready to turn your passion into something extraordinary? Join us at Explora Journeys, where an ocean of opportunities awaits. Your journey to the Ocean State of Mind starts here.

MSC Cruises / Explora Journeys

MSC Cruises
Explora Journeys

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WHERE PASSION MEETS OPPORTUNITY

The Cruise Division of MSC Group, the privately-owned world leader in transportation, is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with two distinct brands - MSC Cruises, covering the contemporary and premium segments and Explora Journeys, dedicated to the luxury segment.

MSC Cruises is the world’s third largest cruise line and the market leader in Europe with a strong and growing presence in North America. A global cruise brand with 23 modern ships offering cruises across five continents, guests can visit more than 100 countries worldwide with more than 300 destinations, making unforgettable memories and enjoying the finest hospitality.

Explora Journeys, launched in 2023, is the luxury ocean travel brand redefining the experience for a new generation of discerning travellers. The fleet, currently comprising two ships and expanding to six by 2028, offers effortless yet refined luxury. Guests embark on transformative journeys, connecting with the sea through exceptional itineraries that inspire discovery in all its forms.

Join us and be part of a global family where together we achieve the extraordinary!


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