Case Study
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
Carnival Booked Guest Redesign
I led the User Experience effort to redesign an antiquated design to optimize conversions lower in the checkout funnel and guide cruisers to helpful information. For context, booked guests are customers who’ve booked their cruise, yet have still time to plan their trip (usually 6 months). The booked guest universe typically includes cheaper prices and benefits.
Through research, we analyzed data via analytics and user behavior patterns to create a customer journey map. This informed email timing, promotions and what information is most important to surface. We also leveraged surveys to better understand the most common interests in both products, and relevant information before cruising. Topics like “What can we do?”, “What do we want to do?”, “What do I need to bring?”, “Are there any restrictions?”, etc, are very helpful. We also worked closely with our customer support team to grasp the complaints and calls they received most frequently.
PROJECT TYPE
Redesign
E-Commerce
User Experience
Responsive Web
Travel & Tourism
Captive Customer


The creative process used on the “Overview” page was strategically extended to other areas of the Booked Guest experience. Visually, the first goal was to assess existing components that had similar functionality. This led to modular components that tackled multiple use cases to accelerate production.
Time Management
Under a tight timeline, we took a phased approach to reskin the existing overview page that served as a portal into shops and checklist items. In parallel, we worked on the optimized experience to stay on track. A design system with a focus on reusable components was created to eliminate redundancies and establish continuity for both design and development.
Team Management
Initial UX research was done internally, as well as development. Once an opportunity presented itself to commit to a full redesign, I led and provided UX and visual design direction to a third party vendor HUGE. Once their final milestone was handed off, I helped manage Deloitte Digital by adapting designs to solve for technological obstacles.
User Testing
User testing was a giant help in affirming our research. We used both scripted and recorded prototype interview sessions. Likewise, we used observational tools like Mouseflow , and Optimizely for A/B testing after launch. Overall, we saw an influx in traffic to our stores, less customer support calls and higher conversion rates.
Market Research
My first week working with Carnival, I conducted a competitive analysis. Given that the cruising industry has few direct competitors, the initial evaluation was straight-forward. As expected, we, and our competitors evolved with the expectations of customers as their needs evolved. An acute eye was also set on the market for all of the travel industry, not just cruising.
Key Features
Manage Multiple Rooms Together
Atomic Design System
Information Architecture
Up-Selling
Cross-Selling
Expedited Checkout
Bundling and Promotions
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