The Business Development Manager is responsible for growing Carnival Cruise Line bookings and revenue across the Dallas territory. Key duties typically include developing relationships with travel advisors and business partners, conducting sales visits and presentations, organizing training and promotional activities, monitoring market performance, and achieving territory targets. Candidates should have several years of sales, account management, tourism, or travel-industry experience, along with strong negotiation, communication, presentation, and organizational skills. The role requires frequent local travel, independent territory management, proficiency with Microsoft Office and customer relationship systems, and the ability to build partnerships in a competitive market. A valid driver’s license and flexibility to attend events outside standard working hours are generally expected.
Carnival Cruise Line is one of the world’s best-known cruise companies and a major brand within Carnival Corporation & plc. Founded in 1972, the company operates a large fleet serving destinations across the Caribbean, The Bahamas, Mexico, Alaska, Europe, and other popular vacation regions. Carnival is known for offering relaxed, fun-focused holidays with dining, entertainment, family activities, nightlife, and shore excursions. Its shoreside teams support sales, marketing, guest service, ship operations, technology, finance, and corporate administration, while onboard employees deliver the guest experience at sea. Carnival’s business development professionals work with travel advisors, agencies, and commercial partners to increase awareness, bookings, and customer loyalty. The company offers a fast-paced, travel-related work environment and emphasizes teamwork, hospitality, commercial performance, and memorable guest experiences.
An onboard or cruise-based career offers opportunities in guest services, hospitality, culinary operations, entertainment, deck work, engineering, retail, wellness, safety, and administration. Life at sea is multicultural: colleagues and guests come from many countries, so respect, teamwork, flexibility, and clear communication are essential. Employees usually live in shared cabins, receive meals, and work long schedules while ships are sailing, with limited time ashore during port calls. Benefits may include accommodation, meals, travel between assignments, and access to crew facilities, although contracts and benefits vary by position. Most international crew members need a seafarer medical certificate, passport, background checks, and a company-sponsored maritime or crew visa, commonly a U.S. C-1/D visa when joining through the United States. Relocation is normally arranged around the assigned embarkation port, with travel instructions provided by the employer. Dallas-based business development work is shore-side and generally requires local residence, regional driving, and work authorization.
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