Nature & Culture Guide

Skills & Requirements

As a global leader in adventure travel, Hurtigruten strives to optimize hotel operations on board to give our guests the best experience. We are continuously working on the further development and implementation of new concepts that will create even better experiences for our guests. We work to further develop our employees so that together we can provide world-class service and quality.

Working on ships is a way of life and you will get a unique chance to become part of a working environment with passion and determination to succeed. Rotation work also gives you longer periods of time off with opportunities to travel or other things you are passionate about.

Do you recognize yourself in our values: We Inspire, We Empower, We Care, We Explore?

Coastal Experience Team (CET)

CET plays an important role in ensuring an outstanding guest experience. The team is responsible for guest engagement and information, daily planning of on board and ashore activities, the photo program, sales of excursions, as well as planning and execution of self-organized hikes and other activities. The team consists of the following positions:

• Expedition Leader (EL)

• Assistant Expedition Leader (AEL)

• Excursion Coordinator

• Nature and Culture Guide

• Expedition Photographer

Every day we immerse ourselves in unique themes that harmonize with the history of our upcoming port visits. From informative lectures in the lecture hall to informal conversations on deck about the passing landscape, the team enriches the guest's experience of Norway.

Nature and Culture Guide is part of the Coastal Experience Team (CET) on board the ship and reports to the expedition leader (EL) on board.

Duties and responsibilities

• Act as hosts and guides guests through activities such as presentations and lectures

• Deliver Hurtigruten's self-produced activity program consisting of hiking in Norwegian nature in a safe and engaging way, based on Norwegian outdoor life traditions “frilufsliv”

• Contribute to sales and interest in Hurtigruten's excursion program

• Planning, organizing and coordinating programs and activities in cooperation with other members of the Coastal Experience Team

• Control and maintenance of your team's equipment

• Ensure that the company's standards in relation to service and quality are met

• Nature and cultural guides report to the expedition leader

Qualifications/Experience

• Higher relevant education, relevant experience can replace the educational requirement
• Work experience in adventure- or nature-based tourism

• Good knowledge of the coast of Norway and generally good knowledge of Norwegian society and history

• Experience with nature guiding

• Good physical shape

• Experience in photography, image processing and video production is desirable

• Language requirements:
  MS Otto Sverdrup: German and English fluent
  Other ships: Scandinavian and English, desirable with German and/or French

• Good computer skills

• Hurtigruten set high demands for safety on board, which means that all employees must have; Basic safety course for seafarers, Crowd and Crises course, and approved health certificate from authorized seafarer doctor. There is no requirement to have completed the courses before applying, but you must be willing to take them, and please note that the individual must pay for the courses themselves

Personal qualities

• Very good communicator and lecturer
• Sales- and service-oriented
• Generous, fearless and outgoing
• Solution-oriented and stress tolerant. Being able to handle unforeseen events.

• Good communication and cooperation skills

• High security focus

We offer

• Opportunity to convey and develop new and exciting experiences for our guests from near and far

• A challenging position, where you work with one of Norway's strongest brands together with good colleagues

• Varied working day with 1:1 shifts (two round trips)

• Food and lodging on board

• Paid travel to and from the port of departure, by arrangement

• Salary in accordance with collective agreement

• Good insurance and pension terms

• A unique workplace with good colleagues of all ages and social cohesion

• Varied working days with Norway's most beautiful view

Applicants will be considered for our entire fleet, and received applications will be processed on an ongoing basis

Would you like to read more about our Coastal Expedition Team and what they offer? Your coastal experience | Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express