
Guest Experience - Shipboard Liaison & Special Services
- Recruiter:
- MSC Cruises / Explora Journeys
- Category:
- Other Cruise Jobs
- Published:
- August 30, 2025
Where passion meets opportunity
Discover your journey into the extraordinary.
Your Purpose
As a Guest Experience – Shipboard Liaison & Special Services, you will serve as the primary point of contact and bridge between shoreside teams, guests, travel partners, and onboard departments, ensuring all special requests - including accessibility needs, dietary requirements, medical accommodations, and group arrangements - are accurately captured, communicated, and flawlessly executed. This role is essential to delivering the brand’s luxury promise of personalized, seamless service across the entire guest journey.
Your Impact
Pre-Cruise Coordination:
- Review and process all special needs and group requests received through booking systems, guest communications, and travel partners.
- Collaborate with sales and reservations teams to ensure accurate documentation and expectations setting.
- Prepare detailed guest profiles and request manifests for shipboard teams with proactive briefings and follow-through.
Onboard Execution Support:
- Liaise with hotel, culinary, medical, housekeeping, and entertainment teams to ensure smooth execution of all guest-specific requests.
- Ensure proactive follow-through and resolution on the fulfillment of special requests during the voyage.
- Serve as the dedicated liaison for any onboard adjustments or clarifications related to special services.
Group Services:
- Coordinate with event planning or group services to ensure group amenities, private functions, or special arrangements are in place as promised.
- Track group-specific logistics and manage communications between onboard and shoreside teams.
Service Excellence & Compliance:
- Ensure all services provided meet accessibility, health, and safety standards.
- Maintain the confidentiality and sensitivity of guest information, particularly medical or personal needs.
- Log and analyse guest feedback related to special services to improve future processes and share insights with both shipboard and shoreside leadership.
Your Journey so far
- 3+ years shipboard experience in front facing role
- Familiarity with cruise line CRM and reservation systems (e.g., Fidelio, MXP, SeaWare).
Your Essentials
- Fluent ENG, any additional language is a plus
- Exceptional communication, organization, and follow-up skills.
- Ability to multitask under pressure while maintaining attention to detail.
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
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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