Manager, Cruise Development and Execution

Where passion meets opportunity

The best of your adventures is the one you have yet to sail!

Your Purpose

Transform approved deployment direction into compelling, market-ready and executable cruise products, owning coordination from concept through sale and operational hand-over.

Your Impact

• Design itinerary concepts aligned with brand strategy, demand and approved deployment.
• Complete destination and port assessments covering nautical, technical, infrastructure, regulatory, safety, environmental, guest, commercial and cost factors.
• Incorporate fuel conservation, sailing-speed feasibility, berth conflicts, turnaround requirements and shore-experience capacity.
• Own the critical path through approvals, port confirmation, system setup, content readiness, sale opening and operational acceptance.
• Run formal readiness reviews, accountable sign-off, exception logs and corrective-action tracking.
• Coordinate Planning, Revenue, Commercial, Marketing, Ports, Maritime, Shore Excursions, IT and Communications.
• Lead post-launch and post-operation reviews and embed lessons learned.
• Decision rights: owns itinerary design and readiness recommendations; blocks release when mandatory feasibility or quality criteria are unmet.
• Core outputs: itinerary design pack, feasibility assessment, critical path, readiness checklist, approval record and hand-off.
• Success measures: on-time sale opening, first-time-right setup, issue leakage, itinerary profitability, operational acceptance and guest impact.

Your Journey so far

• Degree in Tourism, Maritime Studies, Business, Operations or related discipline.
• Strong itinerary construction, cruise product, port operations, deployment or cruise-operations experience.
• Experience managing mission-critical planning data and multi-function implementation.
• Strong coordination, problem solving, execution discipline and fluent English.

Your Essentials

• Capability in port assessment, itinerary costing, schedule design, feasibility validation and launch readiness.

Our commitment

We are committed to building a future that values diverse perspectives, embraces the world beyond borders, and fosters an inclusive environment where every individual feels valued, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves. Our commitment extends to taking meaningful, measurable actions that have a long-term positive impact on our guests, our employees and our planet.

Ready to turn your passion into something extraordinary? Join us at MSC Cruises, where new opportunities await. Apply today to be part of a global team that is pushing boundaries and achieving something remarkable. Your journey starts here!