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Working at Carnival Cruise Line

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Carnival Cruise Line overview

Industry
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Revenue
$25B
Headquarters
Miami, FL
Employees
3,900
Founded in
1972
Website
Organization type
Public
CEO
Arnold W. Donald
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Carnival is a hospitality company focusing on cruise vacations, travel experiences, and guest satisfaction. Founded in 1972, the company has grown to become a leading name in the cruise industry. Under the direction of Arnold W. Donald as the CEO, Carnival has expanded its operations. It now boasts a diverse portfolio of major brands including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, and more.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Carnival employs 3,900 individuals and generates an annual revenue of $12.2 billion. The company is known for its diverse workforce, with 49.3% females and 46.8% ethnic minorities. Employees at Carnival Cruise Line work in a positive work environment with great retention, and they usually stay with the company for 4.7 years on average. In terms of compensation, the average employee at Carnival Cruise Line earns $44,168 per year.

Carnival Cruise Line's mission statement

To deliver exceptional vacation experiences through the world's best-known cruise brands that cater to a variety of different lifestyles and budgets, all at an outstanding value unrivaled on land or at sea.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2022
Pros of working at Carnival Cruise Line

meeting new people

Cons of working at Carnival Cruise Line

There was nothing i didn't like about the company.

Carnival Cruise Line benefits

traveling

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2020
Pros of working at Carnival Cruise Line

the environment and the work attitude

Cons of working at Carnival Cruise Line

The world life balance

Carnival Cruise Line benefits

Healthcare/ Life insurance/ 401k

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
Hi there! First of all, thanks a lot for taking the time to do this AMA! I Know you probably want to answer more interesting questions, but I would really appreciate it if you could answer a few more questions on employment (sorry!!). I work as a bank teller, and I met a girl who just got done working on princess cruises watching over kids and teenagers. She told me how much fun she had and I couldn't help but ask her about employment opportunities. She told me that she got into position by sending a resume and mentioning her experience with children from baby sitting and the like. She asked me what I do, and because I have some (not a lot to be honest) DJ and college radio experience, she told me that "teen DJ" would be my best bet for landing a job. She said it was basically a joke in terms of difficulty, but I could stand a shot. Does Carnival has similar positions to these? I'm very employable, but without much "entertaining" experience do you think I would stand a fair chance at sinking one of these positions? Also, I'm assuming they have gyms on board the ships, so would they have any use for certified personal trainers?? Thank you so much for your time!!

There is a DJ in the club 02, and she was right.. its a joke. The regular dj in the main club is the better spot. You don't have to be a hotshot to do the job. I'm not sure about the requirements to become a dj on the ship but it's not hard at all. Just making sure you keep a constant string of popular music during the night. All of the ones I knew said it was a breeze. DJs provide entertainment in various shipboard locations which, in addition to dance clubs, include poolside and deck areas, various lounges and bars, and a host of other venues. If you go to www.carnivalenterainment.com you will find some interesting videos. No info on being a DJ there. But the application process is done through the website under the " Apply Now " section in the top right. GOOD LUCK!!!! and do it. It will an experience of a life time.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
My fianc when she was younger and in college ended up banging the waiter from her ship, later to find out the crew plays sort of a game to see how many chicks they can hook up with. Is this allowed or do they make it very clear there is no sex with passengers? Is it possible to keep long term relations with your shipmates or do they forbid that too? How big was your room? Cheers!

well, I never personally saw anyone making a game out it.. but it happened.. it happened alot. Carnival absolutely forbids it. If you get caught ( like my roomate) you will be fired by the next home port. He knew he was in hot water, but they didn't tell him he was fired. 5am the morning of arriving back in Mobile, AL he got a knock on the door by 2 security guards telling him.. by the way, your going home.... relationships between shipmates is a regular, they even allow you to have the same room, like a couples room with a single bed instead of the bunk beds. I know plenty of people that hold a relationship for a while... but its just hard unless you get the same contracts, Carnival is willing to book the 2 of you together. As for the banging of the cones... *** happened like clockwork. i mentioned a story earlier in a post about 1 hook-up.. countless others. We would take girls back stage, on the bank stand... the changing rooms... even back to their rooms. A lot of it started back in the port... then close the deal back on the ship.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
My mom is interested in traveling the world a bit while still working, and she's had probably 30 years nursing experience. She's interested in trying to move out and work as a nurse on a cruise ship. My questions are (if you have any idea)- how much responsibility for passengers do you have in a position like that on a cruise ship? How qualified do you have to be? How much work do you typically do as a medical personnel on a ship? Is it hard to get a job on a cruise ship? Anything they requested of you when you started out?

Not sure from the medical aspect.. I know for sure you need 2 years of ER experience.. Patients are pretty easy... most of them are sick from the sea, Dramamine and they are good to go. I wouldn't expect her to do much lifting. They work in rotations on the ship. 12 hours. But not necessarily in the infirmary the entire time. We would all hang out somewhere and they would carry a radio.. Its a pretty relaxed atmosphere. I would contact Miami head quarters. check out this website too- http://www.cclcareers.com/fun-careers/hotel-operations.aspx

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
How much was the pay? if you don't mind divulging

I left Carnival making 1800 monthly. Not bad when its all profit.. I paid no rent, food, light, cable... I spent most of my money enjoying the ports, paying off credit cards and traveling in between contracts.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
I heard from a friend who worked on one. She said that there was a special bar below the guest quarters just for employees that severed really cheap drinks - and that each night people would get really drunk and end up sleeping together and caused a lot of drama between them (especially the dancers). Is this true and do you have any drama stories?

The bar is call " The Crew Bar" and yes... lots and lots of booze cheap... usually dollar beers and 2 dollar u-call-its.... thats the spot where we all partied after hours.. and back the rooms after the bar closed.. most nights didn't end till 4 -5am.. as musicians and dancers... we didn't have to wake up till afternoon anyways.. lots of hooking up too. Partly because a lot of us had different contracts, so people were always coming and going... rarely did any relationship go longer than that ship contract.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
What are the work/time off schedules like for the staff of a cruise? I've heard employees work 6 days a week and crazy hours while aboard ship. I've also heard the boats unload and reload in a day or two so there is little time off between cruises.

those crazy schedules belong to the rest of the ships crew... I respect those peeps... no way i could do what they do. As a musician, I only played at night.. I was able to get off the ship just about every time we were in port. The ships typically start unload at 6:30-7am and begin restock by 11-12. It sucks for the stewards because they have to have all the rooms clean in back in shape for the next cruise the same day.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
Does security work for the cruise line? Do you have a website for them?

Carnival has their own paid security. I'm not sure about a website for them. Most the security consisted of ppl from India. I don't know why but it goes back to different nationalitys working different parts of the team.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
Just went on carnival imagination, you guys work really hard.

Not the band... its probably the easiest job on the ship.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
How many hours a day would you work (play)? Also what's the pay like (if you don't mind me asking)?

Every ship is different. For the most part, no more than 2-3 hrs a day. Usually a jazz set the the 2 shows an hour a piece. On off days, we would play a talent show or play on n off the entertainer for the night, e.g. comedian, magician, etc... the rest if the day, its chill... the best tunes were when someone was leaving, we would get them trashed before the 2nd show n see how long they could play before the totally screw up. Only one has played flawlessly. The legend, Aaron Dupont

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
How did you get employed in this kind of job?

LUCK, LUCK, LUCK. anyone that is interested for working for carnival... check out www.carnivalentertainment.com , its for the entertainment dept.. which hands down is probably the best dept to work for. I submitted and application, took months for a call back. I finally heard word from Miami to set up an audition over the phone...... I had to sight read music that was sent in an email 30min prior to the audition. They send about 10 songs, and pick various places to play on about 5 of them. For instance.. play from bars 5-20, vamp the solo section and play the coda out. Afterwards you will be asked to play various styles including country, jazz, latin jazz, rock and funk and solo on command... anyone looking to play on a ship, have a strong jazz background. You will be playing lots of standards, and will be improving. After I got the ok, I was given instructions to start the hiring process, including full physical, drug test, blood test, gaining a passport..... then POW! pick a ship..

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
Are you allowed to eat the buffet food and fancy dinners?

there are 3 levels of employees: crew (cooks, stewards, galley, maintenance ) staff ( musicians, dancers, nurse's, etc), Officers (the Italians- captains, bridge). crew really couldn't do much... as a Staff members, we pretty much had free range on the ship. We have our own dining areas down below and if we didn't like what they had.. up to lido for the buffet. We weren't allowed into the fancy dinning areas though, only sometimes as rewards... the only stipulation was, we could never stand in line, in front of a guest. So basically there could be no line.. but is security wasn't looking, we didn't care. For new employees, or new to a ship. We would take off our badge and just walk like normal passengers. The security guards didn't know our faces so we could just blend in.. after 2 weeks or so, it wouldn't work anymore.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
What was your favorite/least favorite part of working on a cruise ship?

My absolute favorite part of working for a cruise ship was traveling for free and making all kinds of friends all across the world. I'm currently planning on 3 trips this year going to Boston, Canada and Trinidad.. all to visit friends met on carnival. The culture on a ship is unique. Once you sail, you will notice the diversity of everyone on the ship. from the Philipino stewards, to the E. Europe casino peeps... the English/ Canadian Dancers and S. American maintenance guys.... The people on the ship made the ships awesome... All i did was play music, my schedule consisted of playin maybe 1-2 hours a day and basically at night... During the day i was able to get off the ship at most ports and enjoy them. I made it a point to do everything i possibly could at every destination... Its hard to come up with down sides... there were rules that we had to abide by, but nothing that was silly that made you question why... the crew side of the ship had many other restraints... for instance the cooks/ stewards working 10 hrs daily... they couldn't walk around the ship as they pleased. They had to ask they're manager for permission to be able to go up the club for an evening. Their time to get off was limited, they have to clean the ship and make it enjoyable for the passengers.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Jun 2011
What's the worst or shadiest thing you witnessed the staff doing during your time aboard the ships?

Its really hard to say, they promote smiles and happiness so much that a lot of the staff go out of their way for passengers ( not a promo for CCL ) if you were caught or suspected of anything you were definitely questioned about it... 2 or 3 and your fired. Doesn't mean things don't happen. All kinds of things happened behind the doors. But not to cones ( passengers).

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The team at Carnival Cruise Line

  • The founders of Carnival Cruise Line is Ted Arison.
  • The key people at Carnival Cruise Line are Arnold W. Donald and Ted Arison.
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Arnold W. Donald
Ted Arison

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Carnival Cruise Line is ranked #19 on the Best Hospitality companies to work for in America list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Carnival Cruise Line salaries

Average Carnival Cruise Line salary
$44,168
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$21.23 hourly
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Carnival Cruise Line diversity

9.8
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Carnival Cruise Line diversity summary. Zippia estimates Carnival Cruise Line's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Carnival Cruise Line's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Carnival Cruise Line's workforce.
  • Carnival Cruise Line has 3,900 employees.
  • 49% of Carnival Cruise Line employees are women, while 51% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Carnival Cruise Line is White (53%).
  • 25% of Carnival Cruise Line employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of Carnival Cruise Line employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Carnival Cruise Line makes $44,168 per year.
  • Carnival Cruise Line employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Carnival Cruise Line stay with the company for 4.7 years on average.

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Carnival Cruise Line financial performance

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Carnival Cruise Line currently has 12.2B in revenue. Carnival Cruise Line's most recent quarter produced 3.8b (q4'2022).

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Highest paying Carnival Cruise Line competitors

Compare Carnival Cruise Line salaries to competitors, including Virgin Voyages, Oceania Cruises, and AIDA Cruises. Employees at Virgin Voyages earn the highest average yearly salary of $112,803. The salaries at Oceania Cruises average $58,032 per year, and the salaries at AIDA Cruises come in at $51,874 per year.
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1$112,8030
2$58,0320
3$51,8740
4$50,2360
5$49,9520
6$47,5000
7$46,6410
8$45,8280
9$45,3680
10$43,3130
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