Nadia Durigon

Latest

¨ Exclusive MSC Seashore US Christening event project leader - Nov. 2021 

¨ Filming of Doremiland Dreaming at Sea documentary - Launch Nov. 2021

¨ MSC Grandiosa restart of operations - First cruise ship sailing after Covid Pandemic - Aug. 2020

             In charge of: - new normal restart plan & Covid protocol correct application and review

                                   - entertainment activities re-planning according to health & safety measures

                                   - fleet restart of operations in Europe, US & Caribbean, UK, North Europe

Ongoing

¨ Supervision youth program 0 - 17 y.o. and families, Youth Staff Managers and Youth Staff

¨ Creation of new activities through continous youth entertainment trends research

¨ Christening new ships: guests management, youth areas organization, staff training, activities planning

¨ New Kids & Teens Daily Program design and related database creation and update

¨ New activities creation in collaboration with international partners:

           MSC Music Game with Jumpcutmedia: family game show dedicated to music

                 Project co-creation - Launch Nov. 2021

           MSC Dance Crew with Fremantle: exclusive dance talent show

                  Project co-creation, Pilot hosting, Casting, Onboard filming troupe coordination

           Web Series “Cabin 12006” with Nickelodeon: MSC original web series 

                  Production Assistant: Influencers, troupe and actors management, Onboard staff coordination,

                  Songs and subtitle review

            MSC Fire & Ice, live videogame dedicated to magic

                  Project co-creation and testing

¨ Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve private island Grand Opening & Entertainment manager

            New exclusive island activities creation, translation and graphic design, Activities planning and management 

            training with partners involved, 4 ships staff and material management

¨ Projects: “Besos Besos” music video filming - Matteo Markus Bok, MSC Bellissima

                  MasterChef at Sea JUNIORS event for Endemol UK, MSC Seaview

                  Kids United Nouvelle Génération live concert, MSC Grandiosa

                  Winx Cruises manager: program design, guests and staff management, events hosting

¨ Press office duties for events and special projects:

                   events organization and support, writing and translating press releases

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Influencers, Guest Stars, Troupe and Actors Management
Onboard Staff Coordination
Songs and subtitles Review

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http://www.kellyandkloe.com/

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PR and media relations activities (mainly in italian and english) - press review, recalling journalists, launching press releases to the media, writing press releases, translating press releases/interviews on-off site/clients material, managing mailing lists, coordinating media requests/interviews, creating press kit, assist organizing events/press tours, managing guests accreditations on site during the events, creating PR plans, writing reports, media coverage/social platforms presence evaluation.

Clients:
Aspria Harbour Club
ghd
AccorHotels
Air Dolomiti
DiaVita
Bricocenter
Avedisco

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'Winx Tour' Shows Host at:

- Centro Commerciale I Gigli in Florence, 8 December;

- Centro Commerciale Italmark in Chiari, 27 November;

- Parco Giochi Happy Family in Verona, 12 November.

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Winx Cruise on MSC Magnifica - 3/10 September 2016

Winx Cruise on MSC Preziosa - 20/27 March 2016

Winx Cruise on MSC Poesia - 5/12 September 2015

Thanks to my first experience (March 2015) as Event Planner for the "Winx Cruise", I got offered from MSC Cruises to be in charge of it again and again. It is always with my pleasure that I accept and enjoy this event to which I am personally and professionally attached.

I actively participate in the organization of the cruise in every aspect from land and onboard, coordinating the Winx’s events with the Kids Club’s program draft for the fleet. I personally organize and set up the activities paying specific attention to details that make each event different and each cruise unique. I decorate the lounges and coordinate other departments involved, host all the activities in the six onboard main languages  and I am the contact person for the Winx girls and their manager, as well as for the Cruise Director’s office and the Kids Club.

It is always a wonderful experience, perfect example of how hard work and professionalism lead to high quality projects, despite the challenge of working every time with new colleagues and  supervisors.

It is a lot of work because the Company entrust me of every decision but it is always worth it; I have the opportunity to demonstrate my abilities in problem solving and interpersonal communication when some misunderstandings with passengers come up, always in constant communication with the management onboard an on land.

Amazing experiences.

Press Cruise - 28 September/1 October 2016

Press Cruise - 22/25 October 2015

Representative of the Company for groups of journalists onboard MSC Sinfonia and Opera to try the experience of a cruise with kids and teenagers as well as to see how the ships changed thanks to the “Renaissance Project”. Coordinator of all the activities that involved the groups such as tours of the ship and the kids and teens areas, meetings with the onboard Doctor and the Corporate youth activities coordinator, excursions and all the normal cruise events. During the cruises I gave them all the information not only about the entertainment activities but on the “Renaissance Project” and the Company itself too. I also had the pleasure to introduce for the first time to the press MSC Web Serie “Kelly & Kloe” and related youth activities.

In addition, I have also been Chief Entertainer for the 2015 cruise, therefore I planned the activities not only for the 4 days but also for the next cruise, organized the entertainment team, supervised the activities, hosted special kids events and did all the back office work.

Thanks to these cruises I had a chance to implement my communication and journalism knowledge from a different angle and improve my competences as Chief Entertainer.

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Once I graduated I decided to go back onboard in order to find again the serenity that lost intensity because of the life style change and to rediscover the motivations that once inspired me to enroll at college.

The season onboard MSC Divina has been an enjoyable déjà vu because, for the third time, I was onboard a new ship of the Company that was cruising to the Caribbean for the first time; which means be part of a project of specific and special activities realized for the occasion. The season onboard MSC Magnifica in North Europe has been rich of pleasing memories too and I have been promoted as Chief Entertainer for the last month. It has not been an easy experience because the season was already going and I had to be my colleagues' boss. Onboard MSC Splendida in the Mediterranean Sea I had the chance to organize Christmas, New Year's Eve and Easter events for the first time as Chief Entertainer, as well as my first “Winx Cruise”.

I embarked for 3 seasons (4/6 months each) on 3 different ships of the fleet in the Mediterranean Sea area, North Europe, Caribbean and North America.

Main activities and responsibilities as Chief Entertainer:

- Plan all the activities for kids and teenagers (0-2, 3-6, 7-11, 12-14, 15-17 y.o.) in cooperation with the Cruise Director's office;

- Draft programs, flyers, invitations (Publisher, Word) and videos for the activities (Movie Maker, Power Point);

- Supervise the activities;

- Manage events;

- Host the main activities in different languages;

- Manage the entertainment team and plan schedules and responsibilities;

- Coordinate the program with all the other departments;

- Manage back office work, on land and onboard supervisors relationships, as the team representative too;

- Run and motivate the team trying to be part of it as much as possible;

- Handle problems with guests and in the team.

Work under a part-time contract thanks to the "200 hours Project".

Main activities and responsibilities:

- Help the secretaries in charge of the University's bursars' office, goods and chattels, real estate and founds management;

- Collaborate in the student's elections organization;

- Supervise the degrees' shipment.

Skills obtained:

- Draw goods and chattels' inventory up and out-of-order goods' alienation;

- Founds management;

- Order vendors invoices.

I started my experience with MSC Cruises as Entertainer, only a week lather I have been moved to the Kids Club that needed someone who spoke German. Therefore, during my first contract (of only 3 weeks because of seasonal changes) I learnt all the main duties of both positions. From my second contract I embarked as Kids Entertainer but I regularly participated in the Entertainment Team’ and Teenagers’ activities. Afterward I became Teens Entertainer and Chief Entertainer. Due to the fact that I speak six languages I had the chance to carry some hostess and tour leader's tasks out too.

I embarked for 8 seasons (6/9 months each) on 6 different ships of the fleet in the Mediterranean Sea area, North Europe, Caribbean and North America.

Main activities and responsibilities as Entertainer:

- Welcome guests and assist them at all times during the cruise;

- Promote entertainment activities and onboard events;

- Organize and present a varied daytime and evening international entertainment program (shows, games, quizzes, sport...);

- Interaction and socialization with guests at all times;

- Collaborate with other departments during the embarkation and disembarkation procedures and gala nights under the Cruise Director's office supervision;

- Organize entertainment equipment and spaces of use;

- Handle complaints.

Additional activities and responsibilities ad Kids and Teens Entertainer:

- Look after groups of kids and teens of different ages and from different nationalities all day, organizing various and interesting activities in order to create interaction between them;

- Conquer the family trust by organizing family activities.

Additional tasks conducted:

- Escort groups on excursion;

- Translate texts or host in different languages.

See other work experience from October 2013 for more details.

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3 weeks stage as per high school's study plan.

Main activities and responsibilities:

- Guests reception;

- Check-in, check-out;

- Booking management;

- Assist in the events and meetings’ organization.

Skills obtained:

- Interact with guests from various nationalities;

- Team work experience.

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Thanks to the “Conference hostess” course I took at the Technical Institute for Tourism G. Mazzotti, I had the chance to be a Conference Hostess for many events at:

- the Institute G. Mazzotti, during conferences and open days;

- the Parco Gambrinus Restaurant and Convention Hall, during the Literary Award Giuseppe Mazzotti;

- the Benetton Charity for Cultural Projects, during conventions, exhibits and various works launches.

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