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Princess Cruises Reservations Advisor (Full-time)

Carnival

Princess Cruises Reservations Advisor (Full-time)

Carnival

SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom, GB

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On-site

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Full-time

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5d ago

We take enormous pride from bringing to life Princess Cruises and as one of our Reservations Advisors, you will demonstrate a passion for our brand when talking to our guests and travel agent partners, providing exceptional customer service, enhancing guest experience, and delivering against sales & telephony targets.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Using your product knowledge and exceptional customer service skills to resolve queries both pre and post cruise via inbound calls.
  • Aim to provide a first call resolution to deliver the desired outcome.
  • Build trusting relationships with our guests Travel Agent partners proactively identifying itineraries and cruise products that match their needs to make a booking.
  • Delivering guest satisfaction and a memorable experience
  • Service Travels Agent and Guests queries via webchat
  • Handle precise & special requests, demonstrating expert product knowledge.

This role is classified as CUK13 and is available on a full-time, permanent basis. We offer hybrid work with a minimum of two days per week in our Southampton office.

Requirements: What You Need to Succeed
Successful candidates will possess:

  • Effective communication skills and be able to offer great customer service, with the desire to go the extra mile for our guests and travel partners
  • Be a problem solver with the ability to resolve enquiries and complaints, delivering first call resolution to a high-quality standard.
  • Use product knowledge to identify opportunities to retain guests’ bookings by promoting our product features and benefits

We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist.

About You: The Ideal Candidate
You are more than just your CV. You're someone who brings:

  • Professionalism – be ready for work, courteous to colleagues and protect customer information
  • Positive Attitude
  • Team Collaboration
  • Adaptability

Reservation Advisor: What you need to know
Interview Process – will include a one way video interview, an online assessment and a face to face interview (Discovery Day) at Carnival House (this will include an Icebreaker, Q&A with a member of the team, a group activity and a 121 interview with competency style questions).

Assessment date – 30th March 2026
Start date – 11th May 2026

Training: first 4 weeks will be with our training team; Monday to Friday 9am to 17:00 which requires full attendance for the full period.
Average working hours are 35 per week.

You will be required to work shifts on a rostered basis within the opening hours of the Contact Centre (CCO) Monday to Friday 08:00 to 20:00 , Saturday 09:00 to 17:00 and Sunday 10:00 - 16:00, inclusive of weekends and evenings.
You will be required to work 2 Saturdays in 4 and 2 Sundays in 4. Your shifts will be exclusive of breaks for lunch. Your exact shifts, rotations and breaks will be subject to local arrangements with the CCO Resource Planning team.

Why Join Us?

Working within our Contact Centre Operations teams means you’ll be part of a community that values growth, work-life balance, and well-being.

  • Bonus Scheme
  • Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
  • 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
  • Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
  • Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
  • Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme.

Take the Next Step

Our Hiring teams value giving candidates a great experience, if we receive a high volume of applications that will compromise our ability to offer the service we like to provide, the role could be paused or closed early, we therefore encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

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About Carnival

Carnival

A mobile marketing platform, enabling brands and agencies to run interactive messages and analytics into their mobile apps.

1-50

Employees

New York

Headquarters

Reviews

4.0

10 reviews

Work Life Balance

2.5

Compensation

4.0

Culture

3.8

Career

3.5

Management

3.0

65%

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Pros

Great benefits and cruise perks

Good compensation and pay

Friendly coworkers and team environment

Cons

Poor work-life balance and long hours

Management and communication issues

High pressure and fast-paced environment

Salary Ranges

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$55,526

total / year

Base

$22,210

Stock

$27,763

Bonus

$5,553

$38,868

$72,184

Interview Experience

8 interviews

Difficulty

3.5

/ 5

Duration

14-28 weeks

Experience

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Neutral 0%

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Interview Process

1

Application Review

2

Recruiter Screen

3

Technical/Role-Specific Interview

4

Final Round Interview

5

Work Trial/Assessment

6

Offer Decision

Common Questions

Technical Knowledge

Behavioral/STAR

Past Experience

Role-Specific Skills

Problem Solving