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“My realization about the joy of life-at-sea largely surpassed what I had imagined when my friends described their experiences working onboard.”

Our ships provide a full spectrum of high quality, evidence-based medical care to guests and crew.

“A challenging clinical setting and an extraordinary lifestyle make working onboard an adventure that not everyone gets to experience.”

Give your career a healthy dose of travel and adventure.

Positions Available

• Doctor
• Nurse
• Paramedic
• Public Health Officer
• Healthcare Assistant

Paramedics and Doctors are currently in high demand. Apply Now!

Carnival Corporation & plc and its authorized crewing partners DO NOT CHARGE recruitment or deployment fees from applicants and Team Members. BEWARE OF ILLEGAL RECRUITERS AND SCAMMERS!

Why Choose Us?

Embark on your medical career on a new international voyage of discovery. Join our skilled Medical team working on any of our 90 ships across our nine brands: Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Cunard, AIDA Cruises, Costa, P&O Cruises (UK) and P&O Australia. Our staff is passionate about providing quality healthcare to our guests and crew while they sail the world creating lasting memories.

Application Process

Review our process and FAQs below to know what to expect at every step.

Start an Application

1. Use our online application tool and set the pace of your application
2. Review and acknowledge position requirements
3. Complete your personal profile, educational background and work experience
4. A Cover Letter and Resume
5. Certified copies of your professional qualifications and certificates
6. Proof of professional registration and license
7. Details of specific clinical skills
8. Professional and personal disclosures

Prepare for Your Interviews

1. Allow us to share more detail through pre-recorded virtual introductions to our shore-side and shipboard teams
2. Participate in an online screening interview, in your own time
3. Listening, comprehension, English language skills for the position will be assessed
4. Applicants that pass the screening interview, are invited to a Clinical assessment
5. Successful applicants will receive a provisional offer, subject to review and validation of references, licenses etc.

Accept Your Employment Offer

Accepting an offer of employment, and all terms and conditions, will allow us to start the onboarding process. As these next steps typically take place locally in your country of residence, your application may be handled by one of our local offices.

Start Your Onboarding Process

Our local administration offices will contact you with guidance on the next steps. These include, but are not limited to:

• Credentialing (review of your professional license to practice, educational background, certifications, employment history etc.)
• Pass a Regulatory Seafarer Medical Fitness examination
• Verifying specific Health Screening requirements for medical staff
• Obtain the necessary travel documents and visas (including C1D Visas for non-USA or Canadian applicants)
• Criminal background checks or Police Clearance
• Additional requirements may be imposed by certain countries, Flag states or regulatory bodies, dependent on your nationality and country of residence

Joining a Ship

• The onboarding process may take several months and once completed and you sign a legal contract, you will be ready to join your first ship
• Provisional assignment details may be shared during times of critical need to help you plan and prepare
• Always wait for instructions before engaging in any professional or personal arrangements in anticipation of joining a ship
• Depending on our operational staffing needs, you may need to wait several weeks or months for an assignment to be available