--- title: "Carnival Plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/carnival-plc-southampton-769682 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Carnival Plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Carnival Plc (Companies House 04039524, Southampton) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Creative Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Creative Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: CARNIVAL UK LTD. - Also known as: CUNARD LINE; HOLLAND AMERICA LINE; P & O CRUISES; PRINCESS CRUISES; SEABOURN - Industry: Travel, Transport & Mobility - Town: Southampton - Registered address: Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO15 1ST - Companies House number: 04039524 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04039524) - Website: https://www.carnival.com - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/carnival-plc-southampton-769682 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 573 licensed sponsors in Southampton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/southampton - One of 6,274 in Travel, Transport & Mobility: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/travel-transport-mobility - Among 1,572 Creative Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-creative ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 153 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 21 May 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "CARNIVAL UK LTD.". Company name change recorded on 21 May 2026. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 20 May 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 20 May 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: CONNORS, Nelda Janine. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: LAHEY, Kathleen. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: ARISON, Michael Meir. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: DEEBLE CBE, Helen. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: WEIL, Laura. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: GEARHEART, Jeffrey James. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: WEISENBURGER, Randall John. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: BAND, Jonathon, Sir. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: CAHILLY, Jason Glen. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: SUBOTNICK, Stuart. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: New director appointed: LJOEN, Lars Jakob. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2026: New director appointed: LUDLOW, Paul Mark. Director change recorded on 8 May 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Mar 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 6 Mar 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 19 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Jan 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 3 Sep 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Sep 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Aug 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 May 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 16 May 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 Apr 2025: Director resigned: MATHEW, Siloo Sara. Director change recorded on 16 Apr 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Feb 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 19 Feb 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 14 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Jan 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 8 Nov 2024: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 8 Nov 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 7 Aug 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Aug 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 May 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - + 128 earlier changes on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 10 live vacancies tracked for this employer (24 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Data and Insights Analyst · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/PW2gHfHMEmzrg8NRmOTDn2BC6r3ZPSNOZWcDNyETNd9FhdKg24QxlApYCCHzNJLSEgARyRN4dS0jMa-ig0mK35yMarhy8jWcTCUXaFSpRN04bfGuH59cI1h7QuQB9MbeeCIGtOy8MIDr6y452w0gB2fL-vJB84GULloBoaFNz_cEzkAkEFFx5zGpEaAetamorQ8v4vRprkxhEvOTq19cYKQVeZahAKkZ8A8Br8UF7uU - Manager, Infrastructure Delivery - until 2nd July 2027 · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/7ZgvZ5V6xAxETQlhge0Y_agG25qnDRjtUDgXoRx9PzykcUi1Q1cwJZHOXU6VHsESEThtNl8cVZ8JzrkeCyU5AOHo3UsYZDrOBA3WeIQktwhKn14Ctpy0aMIlsBhkDIEY6sXzjIQB9UCu7iybC0bFxg8WCpBwEev3erWFfXBmKrG_BjU3ghgECYEuE44rnlKmiA8raJ6SPNkOiLbqri0DGdIZshBlfdCXvNcv_ivWJhA - Executive, People Support · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/KbJFdBvkg_xGHpclrrrSOavNlpOBw4VTmFDlQJO9n7xJOvYyKjyK45zPa0-BgHREr_8jkRqLwcKKQRktA9p1Ne0puGTlvZaC4m1ovh-zfP41LsXh1xDokD5dFX7ZCfcGKl5AoiFqGhSbH7Y7jsScy2oZ5eMJRs9THvyMzqSyxDSDP1zKQDHaG2iTIiEDU6QlJzas7h_T-_mLPEwc0uNJZoeCrYAHN0BqSnwQ2ixD4hA - Senior Fleet Manager - Marine & Technical Operations · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/9pepzyXFO-6-Ldb-5dfw63PftUAJfvHA0zfAjHfB9pcKPpcd4ZhvjJHGm-NWll7jWwhr4KbRwFQySyFyw6YdoqRq4jeIOZ2_x99rEigcronfmywAJA48oDePFgQI6kj4zcThcoJQB-oYSqrAyKtiIIrHbxYiKWMDmvZn6Tfy0gn0BrdwPcSHgWdputVfQB3EyHGbjC5ksybF248koldOezVwvuJ70BQY7xCbpJj2YAA - Training Compliance Executive · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/dAuEPZkoXFPBAACLhiXA5w23PNdXtH6ahE_CUYVshHtC5i0ih4XZOv2JvHzeBXFNaERu4nP4uhTXrLZEZ_MlnbqYc10Y-EY3MtLon3ZHrAIg3tUUjZ9PGgzQO-1xOIVRiecQDdpY91JyiYEi-IbOVhBvDAHjhxPmug1qmxv1ay7a-MFAY-ZJ5ItdUcEy9fV1ATii1RLvrIKR8m3qGWc2umyJ6JY9YAjS4mo230s-EwA - Maritime Design Engineer (Shipbuilding) · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/gbZcDNXSYUIZc0OfkCQYSIcHDR4LAbOFjcg2Vcztn12KDAkkGNpgAZ1o3bgtNKwOuXUmdC25Qm9MPbQp-KbJvh9kFtIal6JaHwXV_moAENadyYNMreIDe44HAZdS_1laUK1g8Tib51XtGmgvuXsFX3QG7RKNASEpcqnKPz5oDb_9BCIrlypdNCOLYPtFvu2dv1xDKZ0ogz1dTOso34GnaHmlYprO4OGwhsJB3-B9GK0 - Cunard - Sous Chef · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/sK2s1CD8kVYYOC93klAyVmdLbpTC9Bp9dRooJY_rrFS2XA0hj3jVWgeP4yhvt0QWQGnQ5qMWWlOjo6HOgL_DGEPHTf1-QzdKsssTgU61jqtOJhYkmR7lGwIWVV0x9F5WZhKuZ5EY3XT2uKHSIRuX6jnMqJmQf8JnvH4IU5r22SqiajFXW7MEZbHt5rhz6rr2KJpVkApYxa1fwTOxMCQfcSzTz3DHqBzxjWqQqsBHDQ4 - Facilities Manager (Superintendent, Fleet Facilities)- 2 x FTC positions available until 30.09.27 · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/3zGJe7birQZidwDw8q2SsfUi5zcVO7PR50qY-r6mQt2a_zuZkv6-eILgl41IxfizW_08bGO1BiYTnZo30NA_nGxGz2DaZUCX4mH0tMhhLrpUP0GlTwc9hf7QtRdLoFaiMfusQ-LOss-NMyaVK1eCTAGvLiRB250OzyvfFS2mIpBQmx86WzYN3FwIgh_3UwziBZdl0cRe7oxNCuuSAR0F1Pxavv5X1P7JDweGnKJEnMk All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=769682&employer=Carnival%20Plc A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Carnival Plc ### Is Carnival Plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Carnival Plc in Southampton is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Carnival Plc sponsor? Carnival Plc is licensed for Creative Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does Carnival Plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 10 live vacancies from Carnival Plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Carnival Plc based? The register lists Carnival Plc at Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO15 1ST. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 04039524. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/carnival-plc-southampton-769682 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/carnival-plc-southampton-769682.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.