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SENIOR SPECIALIST, FLEET LEARNING AND GOVERNANCE

On Cruise Carnival Cruises Estimated salary: $65,000–$90,000 per year
Role summary

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The Senior Specialist, Fleet Learning and Governance supports learning standards, training compliance, and governance across Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet. Typical requirements include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, background in learning and development, training administration, project coordination, or compliance, and strong skills with learning-management systems, reporting, documentation, and stakeholder communication. Experience in the cruise, hospitality, maritime, or multinational environment is valuable. The successful candidate is organized, analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with shoreside teams, shipboard leaders, and multiple departments. The role expects someone who can manage deadlines, identify process improvements, maintain accurate governance records, and communicate clearly across cultures and locations.

About the employer

Carnival Cruise Line is one of the world’s best-known cruise brands and part of Carnival Corporation & plc, a leading global cruise company. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Carnival operates a large fleet serving destinations throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Europe, and other regions. The company focuses on accessible, fun, and value-oriented vacations, offering accommodation, dining, entertainment, recreation, and shore excursions onboard its ships. Its workforce includes shoreside professionals and thousands of maritime and hospitality employees working at sea. Carnival’s operations depend on strong training, safety, service standards, technology, and coordination between shipboard and corporate teams. Employees may work in a multicultural environment with opportunities to collaborate across departments, travel internationally, and support guest experiences across the fleet.

What the job usually comes with on cruise ships

Usual for cruise ships, varies by employer. Checked October 2026.

HousingFree cabin, usually shared
MealsFree (by law)
FlightsJoining and home flights usually paid; free repatriation (by law)
Service chargePassenger service charges pooled on many lines
Contract6 to 9 months on board, about 2 months unpaid between contracts
Leave2.5 days a month, often paid as cash
Income taxUsually not withheld; depends on your home country

Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.

Can I work on cruise ships?

How it works: No host-country permit: a seafarer medical, safety training, a seaman's book, a US crew visa and a Schengen visa.

Watch for: Recruitment fees are banned on ships.

Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.

Official source: US Department of State: crewmember visa. Checked October 2026.

Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.

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