Cruise liner, tropics, and doctor in office

Exciting Career Opportunities for Doctors at Sea

P&O Princess Cruises International, a Division of Carnival Corp & plc, is a major recruiter of skilled doctors for its fleet of luxury cruise ships sailing worldwide.

Doctors will be required to work within a medical team who provide general and emergency care for a population group up to 4500 people. The ships' medical staff manage a wide variety of emergency medicine and general practice cases within our modern, well equipped medical centres. Clinical cases range from common general practice ailments and occupational health issues to emergencies cases such as acute coronary syndromes, anaphylaxis, trauma, orthopaedic injuries and surgical cases.

Besides the rewards of practicing maritime medicine whilst travelling the world, additional benefits include highly competitive salaries, officer status, and up to four months annual leave. Entry requirements include sufficient experience in emergency medicine and general practice. See job description for more information.

Dr Grant Tarling

"People expect the very best on our cruises and that includes medical care. We require highly skilled doctors with good experience in emergency medicine and general practice, in order to provide comprehensive, quality, and evidence based healthcare for all our passengers and crew."

Dr Grant Tarling
Chief Medical Officer
P&O Princess Cruises International, a Division of Carnival Corp & plc




All P&O Princess Cruises International medical centres are now accredited by UK Health Quality Services (HQS) and certified to ISO9001-2000.
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