Seabourn Pursuit’s naming celebration in Carnival House
Seabourn was proud to announce the naming of their second ultra-luxury expedition ship in a…
Author Ian Pierce
Do you know what BCP stands for?
BCP stands for Business Continuity Planning and as it’s Business Continuity & Resilience Awareness week…
A warm welcome for Queen Anne
Cunard’s beautiful new ship, Queen Anne, welcomed guests on board for the first time on…
Respect and Protect yourselves and our tech
We’re all responsible for making sure the company remains safe and secure, from ship to…
Seabourn voted best LGBTQ-friendly cruise by Spartacus
Seabourn was voted ‘Best LGBTQ-friendly Cruise Line’ at The Spartacus Travel Awards, which were held…
Improving our crew’s arrival at Heathrow
On Friday 1 March key shoreside leads from our People & Procurement teams visited our…
Congratulations to our E&C week winners!
Thank you to everyone who took part in the Ethics and Compliance (E&C) competition -…
The holiday trading window for shoreside is now open
Great news – you can now submit your request to buy up to five days…
Get to know the warning signs of Smishing attacks
Smishing is one of the common phishing techniques. It’s a cyberattack/phishing method that uses misleading…
International Privacy Day
Carnival Corporation recognises International Privacy Day. Watch the below message from our Global Privacy team…
Our Carnival House Workspaces
To get the best out of everyone we recognise the power of flexibility and working…
Our new car parking solution’s here!
Today we launch our new car parking solution, with Wayleadr, to make the most of…
Say hello to our Privacy team
A question we receive all the time in the Privacy team is “What does work…
Be aware of ‘Scareware’
Watch out! Official-looking fake Windows Defender pop-ups are tricking people into thinking their PC access…
Visiting the Radisson RED to improve our crew experience
We recently visited our hotel partner Radisson RED, at London Heathrow, where we met with…
International Human Rights Day
In recognition of International Human Rights Day, we stand united against modern slavery and human…
Cruise Ship Interiors award winners!
The Cruise Ship Interiors Awards celebrate the very best of cruise design and this year…
Holiday season gift reminder
Offering or receiving items of value can be a customary part of developing working relationships…
Wrapping up the year in Carnival House
December is upon us, so to wrap up the festive period here’s a sack of…
What happened with the Great British Beach Clean
At Carnival UK we’re committed to our responsibility to preserve and protect the marine environment.…
Cunard at Good Housekeeping Live
Cunard was thrilled to be part of Good Housekeeping Live 2023, at the prestigious Institute…
Improving how crew contact us about training
Over the past few months, our Training Leads from across CUK in the Training Governance,…
Princess Cruises unveils Spellbound by Magic Castle
Princess Cruises recently unveiled Spellbound by Magic Castle, a collaboration with the famed Hollywood icon…
Protecting yourself from the flu
While many of us may not be ready to put away our shorts and flip…
A hello from Katie McAlister
We caught up with Katie, our new Cunard President, on board Queen Mary 2 to…
Oceans Alive overall competition winners…
This year’s Operation Oceans Alive Challenge is officially coming to an end, and we’re thrilled…
Josh Weinstein talks about ‘Improve’
Our Culture Essentials reflect who we are, what we stand for and what we aspire…
Seabourn sponsors the Lord’s Taverners celebrity cricket & lunch
Seabourn was headline sponsor for the Lord’s Taverners Celebrity Cricket & Lunch 2023, which took…
Winners of ‘Best International Event’ for Arvia’s naming ceremony!
We recently entered Arvia’s Naming Ceremony for an ICE Award – Best International Event and…
The oceans are alive on board!
Thank you to everyone who took part in our 2023 Oceans Alive challenge – the…
Watch our highlights from the Greatest Days premiere
P&O Cruises was very proud to support the world premiere of Greatest Days at Leicester…
Win a cruise with Princess Cruises
As part of Princess Cruises exciting announcement in the Atrium today, between 11:00-14:00, they’re giving…
Raise a glass to P&O Cruises amazing drinks packages
P&O Cruises are making some exciting updates to their drinks package offering that are sure…
Congratulating colleagues graduating the EFL programme
Last month, we congratulated Senior Data Scientist Olinda Gomes and Onboard Revenue and Planning Manager…
Sture shows off Queen Anne’s hull
Sture joins us from Queen Anne’s float out to give us a sneak peak…
HAL marks 150th anniversary with royalty, citywide fanfare and dual-ship events
Holland America Line’s flagship Rotterdam arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on April…
Sture’s been with our sister brands in Miami
Sture joins us this week from near Carnival Corporation’s head office in Miami where he…
Carnival UK expands their Cadet programme
Carnival UK supports Deck, Engine and Electro-Technical Cadetships on the HND (High National Diploma), Foundation…
Your extra safety net is here
There’s now a new system that will help you stay even safer each time you…
Sture shares his reflections on Arvia’s naming ceremony
Sture certainly enjoyed the Arvia naming ceremony – see what he had to say below…
Sture joins us from Sydney!
Sture’s back home enjoying some downtime with his family ,to focus on his wellbeing, in…
Sture’s in Oslo to talk emission restrictions
Check out the video below to see what Sture has to say… Come back next…
Turkey-Syria earthquake – support for you
If you’ve been affected by the two devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, remember, there…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture shares a conversation he had with his youngest son about climate change and the…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture joins us from Italy where he’s spending time with the Newbuild team, giving us…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture joins us from his home to share a recap on our priorities for 2023…
Wrapping up the year shoreside
December has a tendency to creep up on a lot of us which is why…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture shares more about his busy week visiting ships with Donnacha to look at various…
We’ve signed the Armed Forces Covenant
Carnival UK (CUK) has notched up another first by being the first cruise operator to…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture joins us this week to talk about our Contact Centre’s top-ranked service, as well…
Corporate Compliance & Ethics week
First observed in 2005, Corporate Compliance & Ethics week shines a spotlight on the importance…
Corporate Compliance & Ethics week
First observed in 2005, Corporate Compliance & Ethics week shines a spotlight on the importance…
Showing support for our Armed Forces colleagues
Following the creation of our Military, Veterans and Partners (MVP) Community in June, we’re now…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture joins us in the great outdoors which seems fitting while talking about our Sustainability…
Paul Ludlow’s Instagram Q&A with Kat Farmer
On Monday October 31 P&O Cruises president, Paul Ludlow, joined Kat Farmer, one of Instagram’s…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Now that Sture’s back from Australia, visiting his family and taking some leave, he brings…
Still boldly going…
Even after 22 years of service and having sailed thousands of miles around the world…
Paul Ludlow’s autumn video update
Watch Paul’s quarterly fleet update for our crew below where he talks about our bright…
Welcoming new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans and achieve our…
Remembering Uganda’s service on Aurora
Aurora was recently delighted to host some Royal Navy Medical officers and ratings, and members…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
As the countdown to Arvia continues, Sture joins us from the shipyard in Papenburg, Germany…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture joins us from Italy this week as he’s at the shipyard building Queen Anne,…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture covers a few subjects this time including how Aurora recently respected and protected some…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture joins us from Norway this week after being on board Iona – see what…
Welcoming new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans and achieve our…
Don’t spring a leak – tips for safeguarding confidential & sensitive data
Whether you know it or not, you likely handle sensitive information every single day. Sensitive…
Cunard Partnership updates and offers
From fashion to theatre, art to literature, design to fine dining, Cunard’s bespoke partnerships deliver…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture joins us from one of our new flexible working spaces, in Carnival House, this…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture joins us, while on leave with his family, to reflect on Josh Weinstein’s (new…
P&O Cruises relaunches Ceremonies at Sea
P&O Cruises has elevated and relaunched its Ceremonies at Sea offering to orchestrate celebrations of…
Welcoming ‘Improve’ – RAAS’ digital suggestion box
Coming straight from our Culture Essentials, Risk Advisory and Assurance Services (RAAS) is excited to…
Islamic New Year
Al-Hijra, the Islamic New Year, is the first day of the month of Muharram. It…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture joins us this week from Sydney airport. As he heads back to the UK…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
This week Sture reflects on our Carnival House event last week and our latest Inclusion…
New CCO colleagues
On 18 July we welcomed a group of fresh, new faces in to our Contact…
A video update from Paul Ludlow
Paul Ludlow shares his latest update for ship’s company – take a look below…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture reflects on how far we’ve come in the last year – check it out…
Seabourn takes delivery of Seabourn Venture
On 29 June, Seabourn took delivery of its first expedition ship, Seabourn Venture, during an…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture joins us this week from somewhere closer to Carnival House, see more below…
Celebrating Day of the Seafarer
Organised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Day of The Seafarer (DotS) takes place on…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture shows off his steady hand in this week’s instalment – take a look for…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
This week Sture’s in another stunning location talking about all the recruitment activity that’s happening…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
As you’ll see in Sture’s latest update he has some bouncy friends videobombing in the…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Sture brings you his latest update with a rather spectacular background this week but don’t…
P&O Cruises launches new TV ad ‘Old Friends, New Places’
P&O Cruises new television advert ‘Old Friends, New Places’ premieres Wednesday June 1, 2022 across…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Ahead of Queen Victoria returning to service on 5 June Sture brings you his latest…
Sture’s Weekly What’s Up
Welcome to Sture’s Weekly What’s up – a short and snappy video update from Sture Myrmell, our…
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw the…
Our first quarterly Cunard fleet update is here
We’ve reintroduced our quarterly Fleet video updates – the first for Cunard since before the…
Eid Mubarak
As Muslims around the world bid Ramadan farewell, they also prepare for Eid al-Fitr, the…
Our first quarterly P&O Cruises fleet update is here
We’ve reintroduced our quarterly Fleet video updates – the first for P&O Cruises since before…
Welcoming new colleagues into Carnival House
After many months of our inductions being held online we’re pleased to be able to…
HAL ship will become temporary home for Ukrainian refugees
Holland America Line’s Volendam will be used to accommodate Ukrainian refugees as part of an…
Welcoming new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans and achieve our…
Welcoming new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
Hollie’s development journey
With so much change happening across the business it’s important we still make time for…
Aurora is back!
It’s finally here! Today’s the day when Aurora welcomes her first guests on board in…
Aurora crew spotlight – Lovely, Receptionist
Just one day to go! As Aurora prepares to return to service and once again…
Aurora gets the stamp of approval!
As each Carnival UK ship gets ready to return to service, colleagues ashore support by…
See Aurora set sail on Monday!
In just three days Aurora sets sail for the first time in over 23 months.…
Aurora crew spotlight – Mar Joepet Recuenco Gaudier
It’s not long now until we get to see Aurora bringing holiday happiness back to…
Re-fit and ready for our guests
We’re counting down the days until when we see the long-awaited return of our fifth…
Last few days for Enabling Conversations and Goal Setting
Every year we have our cycle of Performance conversations, each one designed to support your…
Say hi to our new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
Arvia celebrates a build milestone
A key stage in the construction of Britain’s newest and most innovative cruise ship has…
Goodbye Box, Hello OneDrive
The countdown to moving your Box files to OneDrive continues! If you use Box you…
An update from Paul Ludlow
A few weeks ago I was very fortunate to attend a travel agent event at…
P&O Cruises & Princess come away with a number of awards…
We had some great news in the Travel Agent space with our partners at Cruise.co.uk.…
Our 2022 Environmental Commitment video from Arnold Donald
Our 2022 Environmental Compliance Plan (ECP) video, starring Arnold Donald has been released across the…
Welcoming new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
Meet Cunard’s Employee Experience Group
At Carnival UK we celebrate the diversity of colleagues, encouraging everyone to bring their whole…
New year, new colleagues
We’ve not only welcomed in a New Year but we’re also welcoming some new faces…
P&O Cruises wins two more awards!
P&O Cruises has won two awards at the Pearl International content awards for the Iona…
Are you ready for Arvia’s Mission Control?
As we eagerly look forward to P&O Cruises new ship, Arvia, joining our fleet in…
Show us your G&T drizzle cakes…
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our shoreside CUK festive…
Welcoming our new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
Wrapping up another year shoreside…
With the nights being darker and a distinct chill in the air, it can only…
P&O Cruises launches 2023/24 holidays!
P&O Cruises has launched its summer 2023 and winter 2023/24 holidays, including Arvia’s maiden summer…
Corporate Shipbuilding: Our Corporation’s 2021 environmental commitment video
We frequently talk about our commitment to health, safety, environmental protection, compliance, and building a…
A new single access point for fleet queries!
Through feedback from fleet colleagues, we understand that it could be challenging at times to…
Have you heard of COP26?
As you’ll know, sustainability is one of our top priorities. This means taking action in line…
Say hello to our new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
Welcoming new colleagues
We’re recently welcomed more talented people to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
Updates to our vaccination and testing policies
With only a few days until we see Ventura returning to service we’re coming to…
Arvia’s SkyDome – the place to be
As we eagerly look forward to P&O Cruises new ship, Arvia, joining our fleet in…
Carnival UK names Sture Myrmell as President
Today we announced the news that Sture Myrmell will take over from Simon Palethorpe as…
Protect yourself from the flu
While many of us may not be ready to put away our shorts and flip…
Welcome to our new CCO colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
Welcoming new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
Carnival Glory to support recovery efforts from Hurricane Ida
Our sister brand Carnival Cruise Line based recently paused Carnival Glory’s return to service to…
New ‘What a night’ television campaign launched
To celebrate international holidays resuming on 25 September, P&O Cruises has launched a new television…
Carnival Corp’s 2020 sustainability report now live!
The full report, which is available online at www.CarnivalSustainability.com, talks about building on the achievement of…
Watch Arnold Donald’s latest video podcast
Arnold Donald, President and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc, has released his latest episode…
Say hello to our new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
More than just ‘Phishy’ emails
Phishing attempts have one thing in common – they prey on our natural human tendency…
Why good Data Management is good for you
How often do you save an email, print an extra copy, or file away documents…
More than just ‘Phishy’ emails
Phishing attempts have one thing in common – they prey on our natural human tendency…
Why good Data Management is good for you
How often do you save an email, print an extra copy, or file away documents…
Our 2021 environmental commitment video
We frequently talk about our commitment to health, safety, environmental protection, compliance, and building a…
Jess’ development journey
As we continue to focus on our development throughout the year, we’re bringing you another…
Welcoming new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
Latest news from HAL & Seabourn
Holland America Line’s Rotterdam Arrives Holland America Line took delivery of Rotterdam on 30 July…
Princess Cruises Announces 2023 Alaska Cruises & Cruisetours Programme
Princess Cruises’ 2023 Alaska cruises and cruisetours programme will go on sale August 18, the…
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An update on Arvia’s build
Construction of Arvia is well underway at Meyer Werft shipyard in Warnemunde, Germany, and we’re…
Iona – a more sustainable ship
While many of our ships continue to prepare to return to service, Iona’s one of…
Hello to our new colleagues
We’re continuing to recruit more talent to help us deliver our plans for returning to…
Cunard returns to international waters this winter with over 40 new voyages
Exciting news as we continue to return to service – Cunard has announced over 40…
It’s time for Q3 Enabling Conversations
Every year we have our cycle of Performance conversations, each one designed to support your…
Check out our new online check in
Remember when checking in online was the first moment you could kick off your shoes…
Welcome to our new colleagues
As our return to service activities continue we’ve recruited more talent to help us deliver…
Flavio’s development journey
As we continue to focus on our development throughout the year we’re bringing you another…
Abbi’s development journey
As we continue to focus on our development throughout the year, we’re bringing you another…
Introducing My Holiday and My Voyage, our new online pocket planner
We’re excited to introduce brand new online pocket planners for our Guests, when they’re on…
Introducing our new EPMO team
Once we return to service and are fully operational again, our future (ever expanding) list…
Looking back at how far we’ve come as we get closer to our return to service
Can you believe it? There’s only four weeks to go until we return to service…
Arnold Donald’s update on our return to service
With only a few weeks until we return to service and get back to doing…
Spectacular shore experiences will return
With only five weeks left until we return to service we’re looking forward to welcoming…
Aurora’s Earth Day competition
To mark Earth Day which began in 1970 to diversify, educate and activate the environmental…
Naming Iona – a remarkable coincidence
With Iona’s naming ceremony taking place today, marking a very special occasion for P&O Cruises,…
Matt’s development journey
As we continue to focus on our development throughout the year, we’re bringing you another…
Catching up with Britannia, our first ship returning to service
With only seven weeks to go until our first ship, Britannia, welcomes Guests back on…
Celebrating our employee-led networks
Today is National Day for Staff Networks and a chance to say a huge THANK…
Aurora shows support for one of their colleagues
In order to show support to one of Aurora’s ship’s company, Arnie, whose daughter, Astrid…
How much do you know about RTS?
Not only do we have a passion for delivering unforgettable holiday happiness at Carnival UK…
Honouring our HESS heroes
During the Operational Pause our ships have still been nominating and celebrating HESS Heroes onboard.…
Announcing our full line-up for Iona’s naming ceremony
We’re excited to announce the rest of the line-up for our special livestreamed naming ceremony…
Celebrating long service and retirement
While we work towards our return to service it’s important we continue to recognise the…
The power of Speaking Up
We work with a number of Global Talent Partners (previously referred to as ‘manning agents’)…
Maria’s development journey
As we continue to focus on our development throughout the year we thought we’d bring…
Announcing Iona’s godmother who will name our new P&O Cruises ship
Dame Irene Hays DBE DL, owner and chair of Hays Travel Group, is to name…
Keeping everyone fit and well as we return to service
As we edge ever-closer to welcoming Guests and even more of our ships’ company back…
Cunard announces 2022 Event Voyages
Cunard has announced its 2022 line-up of Event Voyages, offering a rich and compelling variety…
A day in the life of… Chief Electrical Officer, Michael O’Donovan
This week we caught up with Chief Electrical Officer, Michael O’Donovan who’s just arrived on…
Arvia Signatures
With the launch of Arvia, we want to generate excitement about the P&O Cruises Signature…
P&O Cruises launches new winter 2022/23 holiday collection
We’re pleased to announce that earlier this week we launched our P&O Cruises winter 22/23…
Cunard wins Best Live Entertainment and Event Sponsorship at UK Sponsorship Awards
A massive congratulations to Cunard who, in partnership with English National Ballet (ENB), were crowned…
Lots of eggsitement onboard this Easter
There were plenty of busy bunnies onboard some of our ships this Easter with all…
Moulding your role to make the most of it
When we use our skills and strengths at work, our happiness and productivity soars. That’s…
An update from Paul Ludlow
As we return from a long weekend I hope you all found the time to…
Cunard’s Summer at Sea luxury UK voyages drive busiest booking day for a decade
Earlier this week we launched our Cunard ‘Summer at Sea’ luxury UK voyages which have…
Cunard unveils Summer at Sea luxury UK voyages
We’re excited to be able to announce that Cunard is offering UK Guests the opportunity…
Arvia: the best way to explore the Caribbean
For her winter 2022 season, Arvia heads to the Caribbean for an adventure like no…
Five questions with Captain Wells and Jason, Wiper
This week Captain Wells and Jason, Wiper answer five questions from HR Manager Amanda who…
Stay safe online with our new shore social media policy
As employees of Carnival UK we’re all brand ambassadors for Carnival UK, P&O Cruises and…
Keeping fit on Queen Victoria
Many of our hardworking Maritime colleagues on board Queen Victoria are enjoying their down time…
What’s more important than your IQ?
When it comes to developing ourselves, we tend to focus on practical tasks (IQ) that…
Cunard celebrates 100 years of World Voyages with two centenary sailings
Cunard is set to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its pioneering world cruise, and the…
Women of the Cunard Fleet!
On Monday we celebrated International Women’s Day – our female colleagues on each ship met…
Quarantine: Tell us what you think
We want to understand what we can do to make your experience on board the…
Cunard to offer unique and luxurious summer staycation sailings
Cunard will offer a series of UK voyages on Queen Elizabeth, providing a unique and…
Our amazing vaccine volunteers
Throughout this pandemic there have been so many acts of kindness and people going out…
Meet Arvia: a ray of holiday sunshine
Our new ship Arvia will join the fleet in December 2022. With more freedom, greater…
James’ Development story
It’s important to keep up focus on our development throughout the year so that we…
A day in the life of… Kerstin Jakobs, Hotel Auditor
This week we hear from Kerstin Jakobs, Hotel Auditor on board Queen Victoria who joined…
Flipping good fun
While we’re in lockdown it’s important that we continue to focus on our wellbeing and…
P&O Cruises to offer “the ultimate escape” staycation this summer
Following the recent Government announcement Simon mentioned in his update last week, and as the…
A day in the life of… Queen Elizabeth Laundry Team, Jerry and Amer
Jerry, who joined Cunard ten years ago as Laundry staff is nowadays working as Assistant…
Another milestone for our new ship, Arvia
A major construction milestone in the future of British cruising has been marked as P&O…
Making the most of feedback
Just like exercise and eating our five a day, feedback is something we know is…
Peet’s development journey
As we’re in the midst of our enabling conversation window, it’s important to remember that…
This is your Captain speaking… with Captain Connery
We recently caught up with Captain Connery, on board Queen Victoria, to see what life’s…
Our 2021 Environmental Commitment video from Arnold Donald
Our 2021 Environmental Compliance Plan (ECP) video, starring Arnold Donald has been released across the…
A day in the life of… Marvin, Galley Manager
In 2002 Marvin joined Queen Elizabeth 2 as a Galley Utility and has worked on…
Keeping fit on Queen Mary 2
Rachel, Crew Services Manager on board Queen Mary 2 gives us an insight on how…
P&O Cruises new campaign ‘Holidays as varied as you’
Usually in late December and January we’d be launching a new P&O Cruises Wave campaign…
Roland, Chef de Cuisine is back on board
Roland Sargunan has been with Cunard for the past 23 years. He is Chef de…
Ashleigh’s development journey
As our development conversation window is underway we wanted to share with you one of…
A day in the life of… Paul O’Loughlin, Entertainment Director
This week we hear from Paul O’ Loughlin, Entertainment Director, covering the Hotel General Manager…
A sprinkling of festive cheer from P&O Cruises Food Heroes
Join P&O Cruises Food Heroes as they share some top festive tips to get everyone…
Cunard extends pause in operations
Cunard has extended its pause in operations due to the ongoing travel constraints in place…
Giving and receiving gifts this festive season
During the Christmas period some of us may give or receive gifts to/from our vendors…
Want to get involved this International Volunteer Day?
As it’s International Volunteer Day on Saturday 5 December, we’d like to share with you…
A day in the life of… Magdalena on board QE
Five years ago I started my life at sea for Cunard as a Receptionist on…
Focusing forward to 2021
As we’re almost finished with our End of Year conversations, reflecting on all the extraordinary…
Celebrating Diwali on our ships
Last week saw many people around the world celebrate the five-day festival of lights, Diwali,…
Wrapping up the year shoreside
We know many of you are probably thinking ‘how on earth is it almost the…
P&O Cruises extends pause in operations into April 2021
P&O Cruises has extended its pause in operations into April 2021 in response to the…
A look behind the scenes on Iona
As Iona is now proudly part of our P&O Cruises fleet you may be wondering…
Last week to reflect and recognise 2020
There are so many reasons to be proud as we near the end of a…
QM2 – six months in to our operational pause
Captain Wells is here to give us an update from Queen Mary 2 which is…
HAL donates £30,000 of meals to local charity
Holland America Line’s Zaandam has donated a number of meals to the Southampton Veterans Drop-In…
A world of dining and drinks on board Iona
As you’ll have hopefully seen we welcomed Iona to our fleet last month and now,…
A day in the life of…Silverio, Officer Steward
This week we hear from Silverio, Officer Steward on board Queen Victoria. Silverio joined the…
Azura’s culinary treats
One thing that’s brought many of us comfort, while we’ve been dealing with the new…
Happy Diwali
At Carnival UK we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can bring their…
Find out more about the Cunard Guest Experience People Ops team
If you haven’t come across them before the Guest Experience People Operations Team is part…
Sheena walks over 300km across Britannia’s decks
Ship Security Officer, Sheena Matthams, has been walking the decks of Britannia during the month…
An apron is a cape on backwards
Just because our ships don’t have Guests on at the moment doesn’t mean there aren’t…
Get ready for Iona
As you’ll have hopefully seen we officially welcomed our magnificent new ship, Iona, to the…
Carnival Sensation rescues 24 people
On Saturday, Carnival Sensation, part of Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet, came to the aid of…
A day in the life of…Richard Diaz, Wiper on QM2
Richard Diaz, a Wiper, started on board Queen Mary 2 in 2019 and joined the…
Celebrating Long Service Awards
While our ships remain paused in operations it’s important we continue to recognise the hard…
We’ve officially welcomed Iona to our fleet!
At an official handover ceremony with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany on Friday, P&O…
Meet Girlie Muega, Hotel Operations & Retail Manager
This week we heard from Girlie who is currently at home in Iloilo City, Philippines…
Britannia Ship Security Officer ‘Walks the Decks’ for Charity
Sheena Matthams, Ship Security Officer on Britannia, has challenged herself while on board to ‘WALK…
New ‘My Account’ sites are live!
New ‘My Account’ sites for both Cunard and P&O Cruises UK Guests, which enable them…
A day in the life of QV’s Senior Waiter
As you may have seen we’ve been catching up with some of our Cunard people…
Food is entertainment on Queen Elizabeth
This week we caught up with Mark and Nick Oldroyd, two Cunard, culinary experts. Mark…
Queen Victoria’s award-winning people
While our ships are paused in operation it’s still important to recognise the efforts of…
First steel cut for Seabourn’s second new ship
Seabourn celebrates the commemorative cutting of the first steel for its second ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition…
Life on board QE
‘This is your Captain speaking’ – Captain Howarth fills us in on what life onboard…
Grab free access to English National Ballet’s live stream!
English National Ballet, in partnership with Cunard, is delighted to offer 25 free digital tickets…
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Life on board QM2
Have you wondered what life’s been like on board our ships during our operational pause?…
Our Mauritian colleagues head home
On Saturday 29 August the repatriation flight for our Mauritian colleagues took off from London…
Time to tell us what you think…
Our working lives have changed in ways we couldn’t have anticipated this time last year.…
Our Environmental Commitment
Our 2020 Environmental Compliance Plan (ECP) video starring Simon Palethorpe, Paul Ludlow, and a few…
Join Team Cunard for Your Palace to Palace challenge
The Prince’s Trust annual cycling event may be cancelled as we know it, but they’re…
Cunard Employee Experience Group: working in a new world.
At Carnival UK we celebrate the diversity of colleagues, encouraging everyone to bring their whole…
Compliance is key during Covid-19
As we are all too aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted absolutely every part of…
Watch the WTTC/Carnival Corporation Global Science Summit
The WTTC/Carnival Corporation Global Science Summit took place Tuesday 28 July. Led by Arnold Donald,…
Watch Arnold Donald’s latest video podcast
Arnold Donald, President and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc, has released his latest episode…
New presidents for Seabourn & HAL
Carnival Corporation and plc has recently announced two important moves within its global leadership team…
Kevin Morrissey hits the Nashua Telegraph
Our very own Kevin Morrissey, third officer on Queen Mary 2, is proud to be…
An update from Simon Palethorpe
Following Simon Palethorpe’s appointment as President of Carnival UK, he’s recorded a message to mark…
Carnival UK collective consultation closes
This afternoon, a collective consultation for our shore-based teams on a new organisational structure and…
Carnival Corp’s 2019 sustainability report now live!
The full report, which is available online at www.CarnivalSustainability.com, talks about our progress against our…
Biju Cheriyan receives an ECP coin
Even during the current situation it’s important that we still strive for HESS Compliance through…
Cunard extends pause in operations
Following the announcement last week that P&O Cruises extended its pause in operations, we can…
Support during collective consultation – w/c 8 June
Our Learning & Development team have developed a series of webinars and briefing events which…
Aurora’s commitment to fitness
Aurora have been taking their crew wellbeing seriously by introducing physical exercise challenges each week…
Our ships continue to make a vital contribution
At Carnival UK we’re members of the Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) scheme whose members share…
Collective consultation for shore colleagues begins
Recently we shared our intention to begin a collective consultation around the changes we need…
An update from Simon Palethorpe
Take a look at Simon’s latest video update to our Guests below, as well as…
Cunard features in online archive exhibition
A special collection from the Cunard archive features in a digital exhibition produced by the…
Congratulating our colleagues on their Management Apprenticeship course
Congratulations to Alex Wibberley, Samantha Gibb, Katherine Hayward, Nicole Watkins and Charlotte Rooney who recently…
Ventura’s budding artists
Ventura recently held ‘Creativity Week’ onboard which, as the name implies, aimed to bring out…
What’s been happening with our CUK Charity Partner?
There have been some great highlights to share with you from the last couple of…
Share your unforgettable holiday happiness
In our Contact Centre we’re always looking for new ways to bring unforgettable holiday happiness…
Welcome to the not so dark side of baking
Recently Cunard Executive Chef, Nick Oldroyd, shared our perfected scone recipe and method for our…
We’re extending our pause in operations
Since announcing our further pause in operations a couple of weeks ago the COVID-19 situation…
Compliance training gets a new e-home
One way we keep ourselves, our Guests and our environment safe and well is through…
Watch here – Arnold Donald’s latest video
Coming to you from his home in Southbeach, Miami, Arnold Donald talks through the latest…
Stay home and let our Cunard partners come to you
As we, like many other businesses around the world, have paused operations, so too have…
We’re extending our pause in operations
Two weeks ago we paused operations until 11 April 2020. Today we’re extending this pause…
Supporting our Contact Centre by working better together!
A massive thank you to everyone who’s volunteered directly, or offered up team members, to…
Closing the gender pay gap
We’ve just published our gender pay gap figures for April 2019, marking our third year…
An update from Josh Weinstein
As I’m sure you’ve heard many times already, these are truly unprecedented times for all…
Say hello to our new starters
Today we’re welcoming some new colleagues here at Carnival House… Eden Gozra Advisor, Personal Cruise…
We’ve taken the decision to suspend cruises
As heroes of ‘safe and well’ and in light of the continued impact of COVID-19,…
Spring clean comes early as we #packinplastics!
It’s almost officially spring and with that often comes a spring clean – well, we’re…
myHRPortal is expanding
myHR portal is expanding again! We’re introducing our new recruitment and onboarding functionality, replacing Jobtrain…
Meet our new entertainment partner on Iona
As part of P&O Cruises vision to create extraordinary travel experiences, designed in a distinctively…
Ascot and Cunard launch ninth annual Royal Ascot Style Guide
On Tuesday 3 March Ascot launched their annual Royal Ascot Style Guide at Mark’s Club,…
Want to shine in 2020 as a PR Exec?
Are you looking for the next step in your career here at CUK? Well, we…
Welcome to our latest new starters
Welcome to the fresh, new faces joining us here at Carnival House today… Adelaina Weller…
Choose our next CUK charity partner!
It’s that time of year again when we begin the search for our next official…
More of our people earn their White Star Service badges
The Shore learning team has been busy delivering White Star Service modules for people across…
Charlotte, one of our apprentices, is a shining star!
We’re thrilled to announce that Charlotte Rooney, one of our latest apprentices, has won the…
Say hello to our new starters
Today we’re welcoming a new crop of fresh faces joining us here at Carnival House……
Join our award winning Million Makers
On Tuesday 11 February, the 2019 Team Cunard Million Makers celebrated their amazing achievements at…
UK Cruise Awards
On Thursday 6 February, P&O Cruises, Cunard, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn and Carnival…
Introducing Ionafest’s final acts
As you may remember, back in December we announced that Guests on Iona’s 4 July…
The Evolution of Athena
We’re excited to be re-launching Athena with a new mission statement, providing an insight into…
P&O Cruises most exciting maiden cruise yet
As part of P&O Cruises vision to deliver ‘Extraordinary travel experiences, designed in a distinctively…
Welcome to our new starters
Welcome to the fresh, new faces joining us here at Carnival House today… Murshidah Boksh…
Our new Atrium furniture is coming…
As you may remember at the end of last year we had some sample furniture…
Announcing the shoreside Food Waste Shuffle winner…
You may remember that at the end of December we announced the exciting results of…
Win prizes with Data Privacy Day!
Have you ever wondered how you stop unwanted marketing? How you can keep your personal…
What’s been happening with our CUK charity partner?
Carnival UK’s Charity partner Southampton City Farm has had a great couple of months thanks…
Take on the Lake District triple challenge!
This June Carnival UK has partnered with Southampton City Farm to offer you the opportunity…
Hello to our new colleagues
Welcome to our new colleagues joining us in Carnival House this week! Geraldine Philips Director,…
Our 2019 Values Awards winner!
We received over 900 votes over the past month for our Values Award winner of…
Gary Barlow and The 710 Club on Iona
Having announced the exciting news that Gary Barlow has taken on the role of brand…
Are you ready for a challenge?
Fancy keeping fit and supporting young people along the way? Well, look no further than…
Wellness 366 is nominated for a REBA award
Our Contact Centre Operations (CCO) team are thrilled to announce that their wellbeing programme, Wellness…
Huge thank you to our December volunteers
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to spread festive joy to P&O Cruise Guests at…
Last chance to ask your questions!
During each quarter you have the opportunity to ask members of your Executive Leadership Team…
New year, new colleagues
Say hello to our latest group of fresh, new faces to join us here at…
QE met with dazzling drone show in Melbourne
You may have seen that just before Christmas Cunard’s iconic Queen Elizabeth was greeted with…
P&O Cruises new brand ambassador
P&O Cruises is excited to announce one of the UK’s most successful musicians, Gary Barlow,…
Update to myHR Portal
Good news, on 20 January myHR portal is continuing to evolve with a new look…
Cunard’s Brand Partnerships and events highlights
As 2019 draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the…
Celebrating 2019!
If you missed out on this year’s end of year update from Josh but still…
P&O Cruises hits its £500,000 goal for Teenage Cancer Trust
After a fantastic year of fundraising by P&O Cruises for our charity partner Teenage Cancer…
Cunard partners with ‘Cool Cousins’
In a cruise industry first, Cunard has joined forces with ‘Cool Cousins’, a travel technology…
QV sommeliers visit family-owned winery
During Queen Victoria’s yearly visit to Venice, the Bar and Sommeliers teams had the unique…
Million Makers Festive Finale raises over £4.7k
On 3 December Team Cunard Million Makers hosted their Festive Finale Event in the Atrium,…
Say hello to our new starters
Today we’re welcoming a new crop of fresh faces joining us here at Carnival House……
‘Tis the season for gifting responsibly
During the Christmas period many of us will give or receive gifts from our vendors…
P&O Cruises Brand – The next chapter
Having launched our P&O Cruises new brand vision and strategy ‘Extraordinary travel experiences, designed in…
P&O Cruises 2020 Calendar
Each year, P&O Cruises produces a calendar which is sent to our top tier Guests…
Spreading the joy of advent calendars
Every year our CCO team are given the gift of an advent calendar but this…
Introducing Ionafest 2020: an extraordinary experience and naming celebration
We recently shared that our Guests on Iona’s 4 July 2020 cruise will be on…
Give a little gift to those who need it
For those less fortunate than ourselves, the festive season can be a difficult time. We’ve…
It’s the most wonderful time…to set your 2020 goals!
As we Step Into Christmas, the goal setting window has opened, and whilst it may…
Stick a fork in these plastics – they’re done
You may remember that back in October we said goodbye to all the single use…
Say hi to our new faces
Here are the latest group of newcomers to join us at Carnival House: Simon Lynch…
Vote for your favourite festive movie
This year we’re bringing back festive films to Carnival House! Got a favourite festive film?…
Trophies, trophies and more trophies at the British Travel Awards!
Last night was a big night of award wins for both P&O Cruises and Cunard…
#RainbowLaces – Come Out Active for LGBT equality in sport
Sport has an amazing power to bring people together. Following and taking part can give…
Michel Roux Jr to Take Le Gavroche to Sea
Cunard has announced a world-class line-up for their first-ever ‘Festival of Food & Wine’ on…
Cunard Announces Membership with British Luxury Trade Group Walpole
Cunard has today announced its membership with leading luxury advocacy group Walpole, in a move…
Wrapping up the year in Carnival House…
December’s always a busy time in Carnival House – combine that with our own diaries…
Help us reduce the cost of your commute
As you’ll have hopefully heard from Josh in the last quarterly update we have an…
Join Athena for International Men’s Day
Athena, our employee-led network, is inviting you to take part in International Men’s Day on…
Say hello to our new joiners
Here are the fresh, new faces joining us here at Carnival House today. Kate Edwards…
Our final fleet videos of the year!
Our final quarterly fleet update of 2019 for both P&O Cruises and Cunard is now…
Million Makers Festive Finale & Escape Room
It’s been six months since our 2019 Million Makers launched their fundraising challenge to raise…
Cunard chosen as ‘Best World Cruise’…
Cunard has been voted “Best World Cruise” by readers and fans in Porthole Cruise Magazine’s…
A new era for our Finance department
Since returning to Carnival UK in January this year, I’ve taken the opportunity to have…
Moments 10: A time to celebrate
We’re pleased to announce the tenth anniversary edition of Moments magazine has now landed with…
Our new Contact Centre Snug
This year our Contact Centre (CCO) have been running a new Wellbeing programme, ‘Wellness 366’,…
Ready, Steady, Go – Time to set your goals!
While you’re finalising your Year-End conversations, reflecting on the past year, it’s time to start…
Shipmates children’s Christmas party – book now!
The Shipmates elves have been busy at work to bring you the Children’s Christmas Party!…
The Great British Pudsey Bake Off
This Monday 11 November we’re holding the Great British Pudsey Bake Off to help raise…
What’s been happening with Southampton City Farm?
Our charity partner Southampton City Farm has had a great month this month thanks to…
New pre-cruise emails for P&O Cruises
Our P&O Cruises Guests who are within twelve weeks of their cruise departing are about…
Our ships help with weather forecasting
At Carnival UK we’re members of the Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) scheme whose members share…
Meet the names behind the claims
With a collective experience of over seventy years working for Carnival UK (astonishing considering they’ve…
Our myHR Portal has evolved!
Today’s the day! Our myHR Portal has evolved with a new look and feel to…
Baiba Ziga – A woman to watch
Our very own Baiba Ziga, Resourcing and onboarding consultant, has been chosen as part of…
Food waste shuffle – THANK YOU!
In August we were set the challenge to create our very own Food Waste shuffle…
Celebrating top customer service
As it was National Customer Service week last week it seemed the perfect time to…
How to keep children entertained at sea
BBC TV Journalist John Young has become a popular entertainer for both children and adults…
Grab your Cinderella final rehearsal tickets
The English National Ballet (ENB) is coming to Southampton to present Cinderella at The Mayflower…
Countdown to new Cunard ship begins as first steel is cut
Cunard and our ship building partners, Fincantieri, are today celebrating the start of construction on…
Team Cunard conquer Palace to Palace
Bright and early on a thankfully sunny Sunday morning (6 October), a team of colleagues…
The first distillery at sea on Iona
P&O Cruises is collaborating with award-winning gin distiller, Salcombe Gin, to develop and install the…
It’s time for your Year-End Conversation!
Our Year-End Conversation window is open from today until 29 November in myHR. The Year-End…
Be part of Children in Need 2019
On 15 November we’ll once again be one of the call centres taking donations for…
Welcome to this week’s new starters
Here are the latest, new faces to join us here at Carnival House… Emma Stevenson…
Welcome to our 2019 graduates
Back in January we ran a number of graduate assessment days to find some exceptional…
What’s happening with Oasis Down to Earth Farm?
Our Carnival House charity partner Oasis Down to Earth Farm (soon to be be Southampton…
Queen Victoria bar team visit Pickering’s gin distillery
Last month, in the port of New Haven, Edinburgh a group of 15 of us…
Cunard announces new 2021 programme
Cunard is excited to release its June 2021 to January 2022 cruise schedule, which will…
Say hello to our new starters
Here are the latest, new faces to join us here at Carnival House… Mark McQuire…
Ask your ELT questions
At the end of every quarter, you have the opportunity to ask members of your…
Cunard’s first cinema advert
Starting today, Cunard will make its first cinema appearance with their new advert ‘Dreams’ which…
Get ‘Out of your Comfort Zone’ this October
Have you been looking for a reason to set yourself a challenge but haven’t been…
P&O Cruises flies up the Institute of Customer Satisfaction survey list
P&O Cruises have been named among the top UK based organisations for customer satisfaction, according…
Carnival Corp help with Hurricane Dorian relief
Carnival Foundation, and its nine global cruise line brands, together with the Micky and Madeleine…
Want to help our ships’ company?
Are you inquisitive, level headed, wanting to learn a new skill or develop existing skills,…
Did you escape the room?
Last week Team Cunard Million Makers ran the Undersea Evil Inc Escape Room to raise…
Cunard launching the musical ‘Top Hat’
Cunard and SilverBlue Entertainment will launch the musical Top Hat exclusively on board Queen Elizabeth…
Our latest Athena events
Athena has launched the details for its latest event, taking place on Monday 30 September…
Captain Hashmi’s awarded a fellowship!
South Shields Marine School, in Tyne and Wear, UK has recently awarded our very own…
Cunard teams with award-winning micro-brewery
Cunard and award winning micro-brewery, Dark Revolution, recently teamed up to create a bespoke and…
Say hello to our new starters
Here are the latest, new faces to join us here at Carnival House… Jean-Charles Audouin…
Maritime UK Awards finalists!
Having impressed industry judges we’ve been shortlisted in the first ever Maritime UK Awards for…
73 years of Independence for India
Today, across India, celebrations will be taking place to mark 73 years of Independence for…
Could you escape the room?
From 2 – 6 September a specially designed ‘Undersea Evil Inc’ escape room will be…
Discount on The Prince’s Trust Palace to Palace cycling event
It’s your chance to join Team Cunard, get fit and change young lives, by taking…
Happy families onboard Iona
Exciting global street food experiences, a fun gelateria serving award-winning gelato, a four-screen cinema complex…
Time for Q3 Enabling Conversations
In support of our regular one-to-one conversations we have with our line manager throughout the…
Our Q2 fleet update videos are here!
Our second quarterly fleet update of 2019 for both P&O Cruises and Cunard is now…
Eid al adha
Eid al adha is an important celebration in the Muslim calendar having begun yesterday and…
Our Million Makers competition winners!
On Monday 29 July Team Cunard kicked off their 2019 Prince’s Trust Million Makers fundraising…
Have you got the moves to help us win?
Arnold Donald has set the challenge to all brands in Carnival Corporation to produce a…
Sarah Archer talks ‘Better Me, Better Us’
This year’s Summer of Happiness is framed around the idea of being the best version…
Carnival Corp’s new website highlights advanced air quality systems
Recently, as part of Carnival Corporation & plc’s commitment to sustainability, we announced the launch…
Cunard launches ‘Artist in Residence’ programme
Cunard in partnership with Clarendon Fine Art is refining the art connoisseurs travel experience with…
Welcoming our new starters
Here are the latest, new faces to join us here at Carnival House… Matt Dahl…
Iona’s very own gelateria partnering with luxury gelato, Snowflake
We’re thrilled to announce Iona’s exciting new partnership with Snowflake Luxury Gelato, available in Ripples,…
Win a piece of Oriana for only £1
As part of our Maritime Summer raffle we’re giving you the chance to win two…
West Beach Cleaning with Marine Conservation Society
Having seen the comms about the #trashtag beach clean during Environmental Week some of our…
Thank you again from Oriana
We asked for volunteers for Oriana’s last two turnarounds on 19 and 22 July, to…
World leading adventurers to inspire Cunard Guests in Alaska
Described by the Guinness Book of Records as ‘The World’s Greatest Living Explorer’, Sir Ranulph…
2019 Million Makers Launch Day
Join Team Cunard in the Atrium on Monday 29 July as they launch their six…
Entertainment Safety Work Group
As part of our ongoing goal to move from HESS compliance to commitment our Entertainment…
CSmart colleagues visit Queen Victoria
During Queen Victoria’s recent trip to Rotterdam they were pleased to welcome onboard some of…
HAL win big at the 2019 Cruisers’ Choice Awards
Cruise Critic announced the recipients of its 2019 Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards, and Holland America…
Asalha Puja/ Darma Day
Today is Asalha Puja/Dharma Day which is celebrated by Buddhists in Theravada countries on the full…
Notice something different?
Although it may still look pretty similar, our intranet elves have been busy working their…
Say hi to our new starters
Here are the latest, new faces to join us here at Carnival House… Louise Mackinlay…
Carnival House planned power outage
Between 17:00 on Sunday 14 July and 05:00 on Monday 15 July BST there will…
‘Cool Cruises’ award winners!
P&O Cruises, Cunard, Princess and Holland America Line all went home as winners from the…
A trip to the Alaskan Brewing Company
Queen Elizabeth (QE) this year has an amazing itinerary around Alaska, and what better way…
Seabourn launches new, digital magazine
Seabourn has charted a course into online publishing with the launch of Current, a new…
Our P&O Cruises Employee Experience Champs
Last week our P&O Cruises Employee Experience group met for the first time to start…
Oriana’s final cruises – we need volunteers!
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help out on Oriana’s final cruises -…
A trip to the Highland Park Distillery
On 9 June 12 members of the bar team from Queen Victoria had the opportunity…
Tools to help you flex
It’s been over 18 months since we formally set out our aspiration to become more…
Meet the RAAS team – from the Titanic to now
You may or may not have heard of them before but our Risk Advisory and…
100 year old bell boy returns to Cunard
Ahead of his 100th birthday we recently invited John ‘Jack’ Jenkins MBE, a bellboy and…
Updated parental policies
We’ve been open about our desire to create an inclusive community where employee experience is…
Say hello to our new joiners
Here are the latest, new faces to join us here at Carnival House… John Allen…
Wellness checks for Deck and Tech Officers
We’re dedicated to ensuring our ship’s company are comfortable, healthy and happy. That’s why we’ve…
P&O Cruises sponsors local team in Isle of Wight coastal charity swim challenge
P&O Cruises is to support six Hampshire athletes who’ll attempt to swim the coastline of…
Meet our Finance graduates…
Over the last couple of years we’ve welcomed a small group of graduates in to…
Finalists at the Employee Benefits Awards!
We were recently recognised as finalists at the Employee Benefits Awards, in the ‘Best healthcare…
Cunard collaborates with milliner Stephen Jones OBE
With hat season fast approaching, Cunard and legendary milliner, Stephen Jones OBE have collaborated to…
A spotlight on Martines Rocha de Souza
Having visited QM2 recently as part of our Q2 Fleet update filming we met one…
We’re winning weather watching awards!
At Carnival UK we’re members of the Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) scheme whose members share…
Our Springboard to success
We’re committed to supporting and developing our people to become the best version of themselves…
Carnival Corp’s 2018 sustainability report
The full report, which is available online at www.CarnivalSustainability.com, talks about our progress against our…
Our latest new starters
Here are the latest fresh, new faces to join us here at Carnival House… Ursula…
Iona’s keel-laying ceremony – another major milestone!
As we look to get P&O Cruises future ready we’re delighted to announce a major…
‘Leave your life jackets in your cabin’
On 15 June, Britannia will set sail from Southampton to the warmer waters of the…
Royal Ascot ticket offer
Next week sees the return of Royal Ascot, Britain’s most valuable race meeting and Cunard…
Farewell to Breast Cancer Haven
Just over a year ago, we, in Carnival House, started a partnership with Breast Cancer…
First steel cut for Seabourn Venture!
Seabourn is celebrating an important milestone in the construction of its new expedition ship, Seabourn…
Have you explored the Cove yet?
At Carnival UK we’re committed to creating an environment where learning and developing yourself is…
We’ve given our awards a polish
Our Values Award scheme is here to celebrate and showcase our shoreside colleagues who demonstrate…
Welcoming our new starters
Here are the latest fresh, new faces to join us here, at Carnival House… Gareth…
Improving our fleet maternity policy
You may remember us talking about how Diversity and Inclusion was a key focus at…
Our 2018 graduates come ashore
Our 2018 graduates are now on the final stretch of their graduate programme, so we…
Say hello to Iona’s Local Food Heroes
We know the power food can have to turn a good day into a great…
Help prevent back pain – win a spa treatment!
As we come to the end of May’s health focus for our ships’ company, musculoskeletal…
Get involved in #changeforchange
This Friday 31 May, we are proud to stand together as part of Cunard’s charity…
QM2 colleagues visit the Van Brunt Distillery
As our Cunard bartenders strive to deliver the most professional and knowledgeable experience to our…
Bradley receives an ECP Reward Coin!
As our journey continues from HESS Compliance to Commitment we’re recognising colleagues who go above…
P&O Cruises and Iona feature on Olly Smith’s ‘A Glass With…’
newsThe next series of Olly Smith’s ‘A Glass With…’ podcast is to feature seven personalities…
Cunard wins a gold award!
We want to share with you the fantastic news that Cunard, in partnership with Dragonfish,…
Happy Vesak Day
This most important Buddhist festival is known as either Vesak, Wesak or Buddha Day, and…
Welcome to our new starters
Here are the latest fresh, new faces to join us here, at Carnival House… Lynsey…
Ocean Medallion to launch on six more Princess Cruises ships
Princess Cruises has announced the activation of Ocean Medallion on six more of its ships…
Snowdon challenge conquered!
Over last bank holiday weekend 50 of our colleagues from across Carnival House took on…
Watch Arnold Donald’s visit to Carnival House
As those of you who were there will remember, Josh hosted a Q&A with Arnold…
Ramadan Mubarak!
As Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for Muslims, begins soon we thought we’d…
Cunard’s award winning bartenders!
A bit about the UKBG…The UKBG is the oldest Bartenders Association in the world. It…
Rakesh – from bar waiter to bartending judge!
Rakesh Kyathsandra Murali, one of our bartenders on board the Queen Mary 2, was recently…
CSSI’s job portal pulls in over 30,000 applicants!
A bit about CSSI CSSI supports us to recruit exceptional people for our ships in…
We’re putting our energy in the right places
Part of being ‘Heroes of safe and well’ means we’re committed to doing our best…
Oriana’s ‘Crew Olympics’
One of the biggest events for our Ship’s Company on Oriana ended last month, the…
Moments magazine issue 9
Look out for the latest issue of Moments magazine coming to a break out area…
A spotlight on Simon Parry
As our Athena network, a group designed by women for everyone, continues to bring like…
It’s almost time for service charge removal
In August 2018, P&O Cruises announced that the discretionary daily Service Charge on board will…
Celebrations across our Contact Centre
There’s been lots of great stuff going on in our Contact Centre recently with a…
Seabourn announce name of new ship
Seabourn have announced the name of their new ship that’s scheduled for delivery in 2021…the…
P&O Cruises raises over £300,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust
Our P&O Cruises colleagues have been busy taking part in loads of charity activity to…
Cunard’s Captain Inger at the Olivier awards
On Sunday 7 April, Cunard attended the 43rd Oliver Awards at Royal Albert Hall celebrating…
Welcome to our Carnival House new starters
Having listened to your feedback about improving our process for new starters in Carnival House…
Sue and Amanda’s fashion show for Breast Cancer Haven
Our Colleagues Sue Owen and Amanda Adair were both diagnosed with Breast Cancer last year…
What does sustainability mean to you?
We’ve all heard about ‘being sustainable’ and it’s certainly been in the spotlight over the…
Meet our 2018 Graduates
It’s hard to believe that our 2018 fleet and shore graduates are about to embark…
White Star Service pins galore!
Over 130 Cunard colleagues from different departments across Carnival House (Brand and Product, Guest Experience,…
Two high fliers under 30!
Chloe Palmer and Yasmin McKechnie from the P&O Cruises Partnership Team have been invited to…
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Come along to a Q&A with…
On Tuesday 16 April, members of Carnival Corporation & PLCs board will be joining us…
A first for the UAE; Indonesian colleagues go ashore!
Today Oceana completed her first season in Dubai, and for our colleagues on board, this…
Look out for Cunard on ITV!
This Sunday, 7 April, Cunard’s Captain Inger will present the award for ‘Best Revival’ at…
Our Occupational Health keeping you safe and well
Our Occupational Health service is continuing to go from strength to strength, having had some…
Our fleet Q1 video updates are here!
Our first quarterly fleet update of 2019 for both P&O Cruises and Cunard is now…
“Game-changing” Astonishing show to expand across P&O Cruises fleet
Astonishing, the revolutionary magic and illusion show produced by performer Jonathan Wilkes and BAFTA-winning presenter…