Adjusting to living and working on board a ship can take time and that’s okay. We’ll help you to settle in and support you if needed.
We’re focused on the five ways to wellbeing and our programme of wellbeing events, activities, services and resources help colleagues to:
Cultural and religious events
With a multi-national workforce, we celebrate the diversity of everyone on board; we understand how much positive impact there is on mental health when you’re free to be yourself. Cultural events are organised and enjoyed by all colleagues, with adjustments made for religious practice and celebrations. We also offer spiritual support though our Port Chaplaincy programme.
Keeping fit and well
Enjoy regular opportunities to exercise with a crew gym, fitness classes, open decks, sports court, crew bikes and shore leave. Menus include plenty of vegetable and fruit choices, alongside healthy meal and drink options.
The ship’s Medical Centre is open every day and can provide advice and treatment if you feel unwell or suffer an injury. The Medical Centre also run a monthly crew wellness clinic and there is an out of hours service for emergencies. If you are prescribed medication by a doctor at home, this must be declared to your seafarer’s medical fitness examiner and to the ship’s medical team prior to joining. You should bring enough medication with you to last your entire contract.
Your mind matters
We’re committed to promoting and taking care of good mental health in all our colleagues. Once on board there’s full details of the services available including a medical centre, online resources, a free and confidential Crew Assistance Programme, Carnival UK crisis team and colleagues trained to support mental health. For anyone struggling or wanting to talk to someone, support is available 24/7 and without judgement.
Your voice is important
To help us understand what it feels like to live and work on board our ships, we run a colleague ‘Life on Board’ survey every six months, using the feedback we receive to make positive changes.
The more of you who complete the survey, the better understanding we’ll have, and the greater impact we can make.
The ship’s Seafarers Welfare Committee (SWC) also has departmental representatives who provide feedback on what is working well and where there could be improvements when it comes to wellbeing in their department.
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