ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, MARITIME OPERATIONS (CORPORATE)

Job Description

The Administrative Assistant, Maritime Operations supports corporate maritime leadership with scheduling, correspondence, meeting coordination, document preparation, expense processing, travel arrangements, reporting, and confidential record management. Candidates are typically expected to have administrative experience, strong organization and communication skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office and calendar-management tools, and the ability to manage competing priorities accurately. Experience in maritime, cruise, transportation, or a corporate environment is helpful. The successful candidate should demonstrate discretion, reliability, attention to detail, professionalism, and confidence working with senior stakeholders and international teams. Flexibility, teamwork, and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced operational setting are important.

Company Info

Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel companies and the parent organization of Carnival Cruise Line and several other major cruise brands. Carnival Cruise Line operates ships serving popular destinations across the Caribbean, The Bahamas, Mexico, Alaska, Europe, and other regions. The company provides vacation experiences built around accommodation, dining, entertainment, recreation, and shore excursions. Its corporate teams support ship operations, guest services, marine activities, commercial planning, technology, finance, and people management. Carnival employs a large international workforce both onboard its ships and in shoreside offices, including its headquarters in Miami, Florida. The organization emphasizes safety, operational excellence, hospitality, inclusion, teamwork, and delivering memorable experiences to millions of guests each year.

Destination Guide

A cruise-based role offers opportunities in marine operations, guest services, hospitality, culinary work, entertainment, engineering, retail, and administration. Life onboard is multicultural and fast-paced, with long working hours, shared accommodation, structured schedules, and limited personal space, but employees can visit different ports during approved time off. English is commonly used for work, while many languages are valuable. Shipboard employees generally need a valid passport, medical clearance, background checks, safety training, and the appropriate seafarer or crew visa, often including a C1/D visa for United States port calls. The employer usually provides accommodation, meals, transportation to the ship, and guidance on documentation. Relocation is normally temporary and contract-based rather than permanent. Staff should budget for personal expenses, maintain travel documents, and understand that port access depends on schedules, immigration rules, weather, and operational requirements.