Cruise staff say Carnival UK threatened to get rid of 919 of them if they refuse to take pay cuts

• Cruise crew members are accusing Carnival UK of threatening to "fire and rehire" 919 of them.
• A maritime union said Carnival UK filed a notice of mass layoffs as it was negotiating pay cuts.
• The union said it was similar to a 2022 scandal where another cruise company replaced workers with underpaid foreign workers.

UK cruise giant Carnival has been accused by union employees of threatening to fire more than 900 crew members if they don't take pay cuts as high as 20%.

Nautilus International, a trade union representing the maritime workers, on Thursday said Carnival UK was indicating amid negotiations that it wanted to "fire and rehire" 919 employees.