The largest cruise line company in the world will start allowing unvaccinated guests to sail on one of their cruise ships and has updated its COVID-19 testing protocols for vaccinated passengers
Carnival Corp. announced in updated protocols on Friday that the new guidelines will make it easier for guests to sail with simplified COVID-19 vaccination and testing guidelines and will eliminate the exemption request process for unvaccinated guests, who will only need to show a negative test at embarkation.
The following guidelines will be in effect for cruises departing on Sept. 6, or later: Vaccinated guests must continue to provide evidence of their vaccination status prior to embarkation. Pre-cruise testing is no longer required, except for cruises to Canada, Bermuda, Greece, and Australia (per local guidelines), and on sailings 16 nights or longer.
Unvaccinated guests are welcome to sail and are no longer required to apply for a vaccine exemption, except for cruises in Australia or on voyages 16 nights and longer.
Unvaccinated guests, or those who do not provide proof of vaccination, must present the results of a negative PCR or antigen test that was taken within three days of embarkation.
Guests under the age of five years are exempt from vaccination and testing requirements from the United States and under the age of 12 from Australia.
All policies are subject to local destination regulations.
Voyages 16 nights and longer will continue to have vaccination and testing requirements that are specific to the itinerary. The company noted that for guests who have an application pending for COVID-19 vaccine exemption and are awaiting confirmation for cruises departing on Sept. 6 or later, the booking is confirmed unless booked on a sailing that calls on Canada, Bermuda, Australia, or if the voyage is 16 nights or longer….