2025 Summer Internship | Product Development (Thrills & Attractions)

What we're looking for: 
Grad Dates: December 2025 & May 2026 grads 
Location: Miami, FL 
Format: In Person Monday - Thursday and remote on Friday's 
Dates: June 2nd - August 8th, 2025 
  

About the Program: At Royal Caribbean Cruises, we offer a 10-week paid, skill-enriching, innovation-generating summer advantage. Our interns innovate, collaborate, and deliver. Looking for an internship where you’ll fill coffee orders and file papers? This isn’t the one. We’re counting on our interns to bring fresh ideas and own exciting projects in the works.  

Still not hooked? Let’s talk about the perks. Philanthropy days, exclusive events, and working with world class technical teams. From stunning beaches to drool-worthy Cuban food, a summer in South Florida is one you’ll never forget. You will be exposed to real life business situations and work on projects alongside our employees, all the while learning relevant skills that will make your resume stand out. 

 
Team Overview: 
As a part of the Royal Caribbean Group organization, our Product Development Team is at the forefront of innovation and exceptional guest experiences. The department is set out to transform the organization into a world-class vacation company, competing beyond cruise industry competitors.  

The Thrills & Attractions Team within the Product Development Department is responsible for spearheading the next generation of thrilling attractions across the ships and private destinations portfolio. We are looking for an intern who is highly motivated and passionate about the entire guest experience and what goes into making incredible vacation experiences for our guests. We are looking for interns who are knowledgeable in the amusement, attractions, theme park, and/or waterpark industries and are ready to take on the creative problem-solving challenges associated with learning, launching, and evolving the attractions which drive our business.  

If you enjoy defining and delivering outstanding guest experiences, thinking big, and influencing others to build inspiring products, come join us! 

Responsibilities include becoming familiar with our guests’ needs and upcoming product portfolio to analyze, strategize, and recommend new and/or evolved attraction experiences across our brand; identifying key players and critical stakeholders needed to bring our ideas to life; and collaborating with several cross-functional partners in the organization to support our initiatives; presenting and pitching ideas to various leadership teams throughout the organization; as well as the opportunity to support the team in launching a new ship.  

Internship Overview: 

• Develop attraction ideas for new and existing products in our fleet; creative problem-solving to leverage an existing space on a ship and identify ways to evolve and/or repurpose with a new attraction  

• Analyze data and trends in the amusement and attractions industry to support and develop recommendations and strategies for how the brand will continue positioning itself as a thrilling brand experience  

• Support the Thrills & Attractions Team on various ship and land-based projects that are in different stages of project completion  

• In addition, the individual will have the opportunity to network across our brand to gain insight on our team’s heavy reliance on effective collaboration  

Qualifications: 

• Currently enrolled in a 4-year bachelor’s degree program or graduate degree program in Themed Entertainment Design or related field with an expected graduation date of December 2025 or May 2026. 

• Must be willing to be based in South Florida from June 2nd – August 8th, 2025  

• A minimum cumulative 3.2 GPA is preferred 

• Must have authorization to work in the U.S. on a permanent and ongoing basis 

• Proven leadership ability, either in a student organization, project, and/or outside the classroom 

• Skills using all Microsoft programs, including PowerPoint (Keynote is a plus) 

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including an ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization 

• Ability to think strategically to creatively problem-solve and drive ideas into action, with a positive outlook and willingness to take personal initiative 

• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously 

• Able to remain adaptable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment 

• Values teamwork and collaboration, working well in a highly collaborative cross discipline team 

• Self-driven and motivated, able to work with little to no supervision 

• Emulates pride, passion and commitment for their job and conveys excitement and enthusiasm for RCL 

It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

RCG and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.