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Cruise Passenger Welcome Volunteers

  • VO95472

Description

Our uniformed welcome volunteers are on duty to welcome passengers and crew from arriving cruise ships. The passengers often need orientation, transport information, advice on currency and places to visit. Occasionally we go on board ship to provide information to passengers before they disembark. We provide this service at Leith, Newhaven, and South Queensferry (as well as Rosyth).

Organisation aims and objectives

To welcome arriving passengers and crew from the cruise ships visiting Edinburgh. We provide orientation and information on transport options, things to do, and places to visit.

Availability

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening

No minimum time - duties are flexible dependent on cruise ship visits

Restrictions

Experience required: Essential: Good listener, team player, reliable, trustworthy, effective communicator. Desirable: Good problem solver.
Travel details: We welcome cruise passengers at Newhaven, Leith and South Queensferry.
Minimum age: 16

Support

Expenses details: No expenses
Taster available: Yes
Training details: We invite prospective volunteers to come and see what is involved. On a second visit they work with an existing volunteer, On the job training is continuous
Support: Wheelchair Access/Disabled Access Toilet

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