Holland America Line · 2 months ago
2026 Internship -Revenue Planning and Analysis - Channel Optimization
Seattle, WA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$35/hr - $45/hr
Start in 2026 SummerHolland America Line has been exploring the world since 1873 and is offering a 10-week paid summer internship opportunity in the leisure travel and cruise industry. As a Data Scientist Intern, you will work on departmental projects focused on optimizing revenue and enhancing decision-making through advanced modeling and analytics.
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Responsibilities
Design and build proof of concept models for an improved channel forecasting and optimization methodology, to be used by Holland America and Seabourn forecasting teams to determine the likely revenue and occupancy for our ships. This variable should consider past channel mix and growth objectives, marketing revenue, associated revenues and booking pace
Apply and adapt knowledge and experience of theoretical, mathematical concepts to develop advanced modelling and analytics to understand the relationship between individual voyages (from pre-cruise and post-cruise surveys) and the overall trade by integrating capacity sensitivity models
Develop suitable analytics visualization to create tools and analyses that accurately reflect the underlying mathematics whilst being visually engaging and easy-to-use for the business teams. Lead the implementation of this with the deployment and Shore Excursion teams
Work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure the relevancy and usability of all models and tools delivered is maintained; Use strategic and tactical thinking to determine how to best manage and configure the models to best reflect current business activity and future
Prove the validity of your models by verifying their predicted outputs against recent sailed cruises
Suggest further opportunities as appropriate to continue to develop and enhance our modelling capability in this space
Qualification
Required
Eligible candidates enrolled in a Graduate or Ph.D. program and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
MUST NOT be a graduating in the summer 2026
Proficiency using MS office Suite including Outlook & MS Teams
Ability to work independently, remotely and self-manage
Well organized and able to communicate effectively with colleagues and managers
The types of duties the students will perform will vary and may require some technical tasks, projects and/or work that may require specific proficiencies, technical abilities and/or computer skills
Preferred
Data Science, Optimization, Operations Research, AI
A high-class Masters' Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Operations Research, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics, AI or related field
Experience in at least one coding language such as R, Python, C++ etc…
Strong analytical capabilities with a high level of attention to detail
Creative and innovative problem-solver
Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Company
Holland America Line
Originally founded over 140 years ago, Holland America is a long estanblished name in the cruise industry.
Founded in 1873
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$70M2025-01-07Undisclosed· $70M
Leadership Team
Beth Bodensteiner
President
Recent News
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