Carnival Corporation & plc has announced the purchase of a property in Miami’s Waterford Business District which will become its new global headquarters.
The site is just south of Miami International Airport, and will be developed for a new HQ campus.
The company has called Miami-Dade County home for more than 50 years.
Carnival Corporation plans to build a multi-building campus initially designed to house over 2,000 team members.
When complete in 2028, the new global headquarters will become the company’s main North America office.
It will for the first time unite in a single location most of its North America shoreside team members from across the corporation and its various cruise line brands.
These include Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Cunard and Costa Cruises.
It will bring together team members previously located in other regions.
“Co-locating our North America shoreside team members on a shared campus will foster even greater knowledge sharing, efficiency and career growth,” said Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival Corp.
The Miami campus will be customized to meet the cross-functional needs of Carnival Corp and its cruise line operating units.
It will initially include 600,000 – 700,000 square feet of workspace across the headquarters building and an onboard entertainment training and rehearsal facility.
Buildings will be designed to feature a variety of versatile work areas, including open collaboration zones, individual workplaces, and ample meeting rooms.
“There is no better place for us to be based than Miami,” Weinstein added.
Details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Additional information about the new headquarters will be announced as design and development gets underway.
