Does Princess Cruises pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Princess Cruises employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Princess Cruises. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Princess Cruises?

57% of Princess Cruises employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Princess Cruises 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Princess Cruises?

Photographer (23) , Assistant Cruise Director (22) , Junior Assistant Purser (22) , Manager (21) , Buffet Steward (18) , Reservations Agent (16) , Cruise Vacation Planner (14) , Customer Service Representative (14) , Server/Waiter (14) , Bartender (11) , Demi Chef-de-Partie (10) , Junior Waiter (10) , Musician (9) , Restaurant Manager (9) , Sales (9)

What are the pros of working at Princess Cruises according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and are effective from start of employment" ((in 70 reviews)); "People are great and very friendly." ((in 68 reviews)); "Good salaries and a challenging your knowledge" ((in 40 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 21 reviews)); "The cruise benefits were great" ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Princess Cruises according to real employee reviews?

"Politics and bad management are king." ((in 62 reviews)); "Long hours and too many chiefs and not enough Indians" ((in 54 reviews)); "Rude managers," ((in 25 reviews)); "constant changes to processes and poor leadership(executive and director levels)" ((in 17 reviews)); "in addition to jumping through all of the company hoops to get the time off and cruise at the same time" ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Princess Cruises redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Princess Cruises redundancy and their outlook for job security at Princess Cruises in 2026.

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3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(847 total reviews)

Gustavo Antorcha

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51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture and values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

Princess Cruises has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 847 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

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847 reviews

1.0

16 Mar 2022

Disgraceful Hierarchy Onboard

Third engineer officer

Recommend

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Pros

- travel the world - meet new people from all nationalities - experience working on state-of-the-art equipment - experience in-depth training

Cons

- be manipulated to the point of severe depression by senior engineers - lifestyle restrictions and constant spying, out of work hours too - staff convincing other staff members to also turn on you, with no explanation - Destroy your ambitions to have a career in the industry

2.0

7 Feb 2025

Get your ticket and leave

Electrical officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

They pay for cadetship and you cam get lucky and see pleanty of porta

Cons

Toxic environment between actual officers and the white stripes. Compassionate leave resulted in being fired. Low pay for the skillset required. Perks for officers are not worth the hassle

1.0

3 Apr 2021

If you’re British don’t bother

Registered nurse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free travel, food and accommodation

Cons

Poor management, disorganised head offices, poor communication & unbelievable pay disparity

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