Channel: Honest Careers

Category: Travel & Events

Tags: tour guidetravel industryworking in travelhonest careerstravel industry careercruise directorworking as a cruise directorviking river cruises

Description: From tour guide to Cruise Director on Viking River Cruises. In this episode of Honest Careers we're joined by Ryan Cofrancesco who explains his experience as a Cruise Director for Viking River Cruises. He'll be sharing his insight into his daily life aboard the ship, work life balance and even compensation. 00:00 From PR to Vatican Tour Guide to Cruise Director 01:40 Moving abroad with $1500 & a suitcase 03:00 Tourist in Rome to Vatican tour guide 05:38 What's the first gig like? 06:00 Free tours of St. Peter's Basilica 07:00 A presentation that pays for the day 08:00 What's it like as a Viking River cruise director 11:15 What do you need to know? 12:13 What skills do you need? Languages? 13:45 What were the advantages? 14:28 Perfect job for a public speaker 15:19 5 months a year vs. 9 to 5 16:50 Cruise director after 2020? 17:45 Managing joy and gratitude 18:15 Working out your priorities In 2021 we'll be bringing unique perspectives from a wide range of careers. Subscribe to see in February: -Sales Manager at Tesla -Aerospace Engineer at Boeing -Former Manager at Deloitte who decided to leave the Big 4 -An Audit Manager at Ernst and Young that decided to stay