Carnival Corporation today announced its purchase of a property in Miami’s Waterford Business District just south of Miami International Airport for its new global headquarters according to a company release
The company said the purchase reinforces Carnival Corporation’s long-standing commitment to South Florida and Miami-Dade County, a place it has called home for more than 50 years.
North America Shoreside Employees to Co-Locate
Carnival Corporation said it plans to build a next-generation multi-building campus initially designed to house over 2,000 team members.When complete in 2028, the new global headquarters will become the company’s main North America office and will for the first time unite in a single location most of its North America shoreside team members from across the corporation and its cruise line operating units including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Cunard and Costa Cruises.
Adding hundreds of additional high-jobs
In addition to the existing team members working in the company’s existing Miami-Dade office, the combined North America operations will bring together team members previously dispersed throughout other locations and regions adding hundreds of additional high-paying jobs to Miami-Dade County.
Foster, innovation, efficiency and career growth
“Co-locating our North America shoreside team members on a shared campus—designed from the ground up to support how we work and what we do—will foster even greater knowledge sharing, innovation, efficiency and career growth,” said Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival Corporation.
Over 13 million guests
“We look forward to further leveraging our scale by bringing our teams closer together to supercharge collaboration and support our delivery of unforgettable happiness to our over 13 million guests by providing extraordinary cruise vacations, while honoring the integrity of every ocean we sail, place we visit and life we touch.”
Keep up with new and emerging technologies
The office campus will initially include 600,000 to 700,000 square feet of workspace across the headquarters building and onboard entertainment training and rehearsal facility. Buildings will be designed to feature a variety of versatile work areas, including open collaboration zones, individual workplaces, and ample meeting rooms, along with a flexible technological infrastructure designed to keep up with new and emerging technologies and evolving ways of working.
‘Cruise Capital’
“As the world’s largest cruise company, there is no better place for us to be based than Miami—the cruise capital of the world. Plus, with decades of history here, this move enables us to seamlessly build on our success here to continue growing our global operations and deepening our community ties,” said Weinstein.
A new headquarters campus in Miami is a win for Florida
Florida Secretary of Commerce J. Alex Kelly. said “Carnival Corporation’s investment in a new headquarters campus in Miami is a win for Florida generated through partnerships with private sector partners like the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, reinforcing Florida’s position as number one in the global cruise industry—underscoring how Florida’s robust infrastructure, skilled workforce and resilient economy instills confidence in job creators and job seekers.”
Two new ships for cruise line
On the other hand Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company have announced an order for two new ships for the most popular cruise line in Germany, AIDA Cruises, for a new class of mid-sized vessel. The agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri provides for the design, engineering, and construction of these multi-fuel-capable ships, which will be delivered in the first quarter of fiscal years 2030 and 2032, respectively.
About : Carnival Corporation & plc
It is noteworthy that Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest global cruise company and among the largest leisure travel companies, with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines – AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn
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