Task 5B

Listed below are the ethical guidelines for Carnival Cruise Lines as set out in the Team Carnival Shipboard Handbook.

1) Environmental Protection

Preserving the marine environment and the pristine waters in which the ship sails. All employees have to work to the company’s Environmental Management System, must report any environmental problems to the department head and identify opportunities to improve environmental programs.

2) Improper Payments and Bribes

Payments to government officials to gain preferential treatment, payments to contractors/suppliers to gain favorable treatment in violation of the law and any transactions that would result in another employee not being able to perform their official duties are all prohibited.

3) Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information

Employees must not disclose any information confidential of privileged learned on the job. Examples of such information are as follows: financial data, Business/development plans, marketing/advertising stratagies, customer lists and unpublished prices, company sales practices, organization chats and salary data, personnel files, social security numbers, medical information and credit card information.

4) Outside Employment

Carnival employees may not gain outside employment if it conflicts with any duties requested of them as a carnival employee.            

These guidelines differ greatly from my assumptions in Task 5A. I was thinking more specifically about my specific job role, whereas, the handbook looks at the ethics of working on a ship in general. I think both are relevant as the ones I have looked in to are also important aspects on ethics within the company as it is more about how we come across to guests as the entertainment department.