Contact Centre Support Advisor & Partnership Helpdesk Advisor

We take enormous pride from bringing to life P&O Cruises and Cunard; two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage.

From superstars of the stage, celebrity chefs and literary leaders, our brands are buoyed by the partnerships we forge.

We have opportunities across two exciting advisor roles. As a Partnership Helpdesk Advisor, you'll be the first point of contact for our travel agent partners, while as a Support Advisor, you'll assist our guests directly with their enquiries. Both roles are based within our inbound contact centre and focus on delivering exceptional service and support.

We are currently recruiting for Partnership Helpdesk Advisors for November start date as well as talent pooling for Support Advisors for future opportunities. Joining our talent pool means we may contact you when suitable roles become available.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Using your product knowledge and exceptional customer service skills to resolve queries both pre and post cruise via inbound calls.
• Providing a first call resolution to deliver the desired outcome.
• Building trusting relationships with our guests and travel agent partners, proactively identifying itineraries and cruise products that match their needs.
• Delivering guest satisfaction and a memorable experience

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

• Have 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

Partnership Helpdesk Advisor and Support Advisor

What you need to know

Start Dates

Partnership Helpdesk Advisor - 23rd November 2026

Support Advisor - We are talent pooling for future opportunities, as vacancies arise throughout the year. Joining our talent pool means we may contact you when suitable roles become available.

Interview Process

You will be asked to complete an online assessments (tasks and a one-way video interview) and if progressed you will attend a face-to-face interview in Carnival House, Southampton.

Interview Dates

Throughout October 2026

Training

first 8 weeks will be with our training team; Monday to Friday 09:00 to 18:00

Average working hours are 40 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 08:30 to 20:15 , Saturday 08:30 to 18:15 and Sunday 10:00 - 17:15, inclusive of weekends and evenings.

You will be required to work 2 Saturdays in 4 and 1 Sunday 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.

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague.

CUK-employee-experience-guide-July-2025.pdf

• 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 and bank holiday allowance

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.

Recruitment Journey

For more information on your recruitment journey, please visit our Candidate Journey Map.

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