About this role
Carnival UK are a leading name in the holiday sector, dedicated to delivering unforgettable holiday happiness to our guests. Our success is built on a foundation of diverse talents and perspectives, and we believe in fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
In our continuous journey of growth and innovation at Carnival UK, we are seeking Crew Planning Consultant to bring fresh insights and expertise to our People department.
The Crew Planner is responsible for effective crew planning for their designated area, ensuring all vessels are properly resourced as per required complement levels, with appropriately qualified and experienced crew members. The Crew Planner is required to respond to change, ensuring optimal efficiency of both planned and unplanned scheduling.
The Crew Planner will act as a subject matter expert, ensuring that all seafarers are fully utilised, and the fleet has the establishment always required. They will have a continuous improvement mind set, ensuring they maintain critical thinking to drive optimal results.
Build and maintain effective relationships with Stakeholders, to drive best business outcomes.
This pivotal role will involve:
Ensure Mistral is correct and up to date with all postings and contract information.
Monitors gaps in all rotation plans and ensures action is taken to address them in a timely fashion, highlighting them to their Line Manager and Resourcing Team
Effective interaction with our Global Talent Partners to ensure delivery and performance, escalating as required through the appropriate mechanisms
Regular and proactive engagement with Fleet Resourcing, Crew Compliance and Training teams to ensure delivery of the crew planning requirements.
Regular communication with the fleet to ensure that expectations are being met
Ensuring the crew member is at the centre of the decision being made and you and your team can effectively articulate any decision-making rationale
This role is positioned at CUK10 level within our organisation and is available on a full-time basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.
What You'll Bring
Your unique background and skills are what will make you stand out. We're looking for:
Proven experience of scheduling and workforce planning
Experience of managing a variety of stakeholders
Strong customer service experience
Experience of working with a large remote workforce
About You: The Ideal Candidate
You are more than just your CV. You're someone who brings:
- Experience of ship, airline, or complex scheduling
- Familiar with using data to make decisions
Application Guidance
Diversity is our strength, and we encourage applications from those with varied experiences, whether you meet every listed requirement or not. If you’re passionate about People and looking for an opportunity to grow, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Join Us?
Working with us means more than just a role in the People team. It’s about being part of a team that values well-being and personal growth.
Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague.
CUK-employee-experience-guide-July-2025.pdf
Here’s what we offer:
- Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
- Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
- Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
- Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
- Extensive learning and development opportunities
- Employee-led networks
- Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
- Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
- In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
- Life Assurance
- Parental and adoption leave
- Employee Shares Plan
- Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
- Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
- Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
- Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
- A friendly welcome with help settling in
Take the next step
Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we may close applications earlier than advertised. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us.
Recruitment Journey
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Other facts
About Carnival Corporation
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) is the largest global cruise company, and among the largest leisure travel companies, with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines and a fleet of over 90 ships. Together its cruise lines – including AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn – visit more than 800 ports around the world and account for nearly 40% of the overall cruise market globally.
In 2024, the company’s talented workforce of over 160,000 team members from 150 countries delivered unforgettable happiness to approximately 13.5 million guests by providing extraordinary cruise vacations, while honoring the integrity of every ocean sailed, place visited, and life touched.
Carnival Corporation owns and operates eight destinations globally, designed exclusively for guests of the company’s cruise lines, as well as Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. The company is dual-listed and traded on the London and New York stock exchanges and is included in both the S&P 500 index in the US and the FTSE 250 index in the UK.
What you'll do
- The Crew Planner is responsible for effective crew planning, ensuring vessels are properly resourced with qualified crew members. They will monitor rotation plans and engage with various teams to meet crew planning requirements.
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