Quality Assurance Specialist
Job ID 12631 Date posted 26/02/2026 Date closes 12/03/2026 City SOUTHAMPTON State HAMPSHIRE Country United Kingdom Job Type Full TimeJob Description
No one knows cruising like Princess. We deliver holiday happiness for millions of people each year and that’s a responsibility we take seriously.
From formal qualifications to the life lessons of worldwide travel, we offer our people a broad range of personal and professional development opportunities and this journey can begin as a Quality Assurance Specialist to bring fresh insights and expertise to our Guest Services Training and Communication Department
Role Overview:
You will play a critical role in protecting the guest and travel agent experience and brand standards by ensuring high‑quality, compliant service across all communication methods and interactions. Through data‑led insight, coaching feedback, and global collaboration, you will help elevate guest satisfaction and operational effectiveness.
This pivotal role will involve:
- Evaluating and analysing performance using frameworks, identifying trends and risks, and partnering with leaders to drive measurable improvements in service quality, accuracy, and consistency
- Conducting regular monitoring of calls,chats and emails and delivering actionable feedback that supports the agents development and performance improvement
- Produce clear insightful reports and recommendations based on findings
This role is positioned at CUK10 level within our organisation and is available on a full‑time, permanent basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.
What You'll Bring:
Your unique background and skills are what will make you stand out.
We're looking for:
- Previous experience in Quality Assurance and auditing ideally in a contact centre environment is desirable
- Demonstrated experience with call listening, case evaluation and quality calibration
- Strong analytical and reporting capabilities
- Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver clear constructive feedback
- Passionate about service excellence
About You: The Ideal Candidate You are more than just your CV.
You're someone who brings:
- Analytical mindset with high attention to detail
- A collaborative approach
Application Guidance: Diversity is our strength, and we encourage applications from those with varied experiences, whether you meet every listed requirement or not. If you’re passionate about Guest Services and looking for an opportunity to grow, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Join Us?
Working within our Princess team 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 here.
- 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, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
Take the Next Step:
Our hiring team values 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:
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About Us
About the Team
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is the world’s leading international premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 14 modern cruise ships, carrying two million guests each year to 330 destinations around the globe. In 2017 Princess Cruises, with parent company Carnival Corporation, introduced MedallionClass holidays enabled by the Medallion, the travel industry’s most advanced wearable device, provided free to each guest sailing on a MedallionClass ship. The award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to an effortless personalised holiday giving guests more time to do the things they love most. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc.
Join us on our journey - apply now.