Life Lessons Learned: Wait, What? Work for Carnival Cruise Line
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I went from sailing on nuclear submarines to sailing on cruise ships and I got paid either way.
I got to work with multinational staff. I got to deal with sometimes interesting and well unruly guests.
I really was amazed at how quickly we could routinely turn a ship around after three or four or seven or more days of cruising.
That is a great thing about working in multinational cultures. We get to live a bit of somebody else's experience when we're working with them.
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“Would you like to interview with Carnival Cruise Line?” was not the career question a farm kid from Visalia, California ever expected to hear—especially after nuclear submarines. In this Life Lessons Learned episode, I share: How my first real job out of college ended up being Information Systems Manager on cruise ships, going from the Navy to three years sailing the Caribbean, Florida, and even fall-foliage cruises from New York. What it was like working with a truly multinational crew, serving “fun ship” guests, and turning ships around in a matter of hours between voyages. The leadership lesson underneath it all: actively listening across cultures, honoring different backgrounds, and building shared understanding so teams from everywhere can take care of people together. If you work on global or distributed teams, this story is a reminder that one of your biggest advantages as a leader is curiosity—using every interaction to live a little bit of someone else’s experience so you can relate, collaborate, and lead more effectively.