Carnival Cruise Line is informing guests and travel advisors of additional updates to its pre-cruise testing protocols for unvaccinated guests for voyages departing September 6, 2022, and later. These changes are consistent with what local destinations have advised will be acceptable for arriving cruise guests, and Carnival will continue to work closely with local destinations to protect the health of its guests, crew and the communities the cruise line visits.
The updated protocols are as follows:
- In addition to lab administered tests, self-testing is now accepted for unvaccinated guests on cruises 15 nights and shorter
- Certain destinations do not accept unsupervised pre-cruise self-testing, including Bermuda, Canada, Greece and Spain; if used for visiting these destinations, self-testing must be supervised by a medical professional.
- Regardless of the type of test taken, unvaccinated guests will be required to present their negative test results via VeriFLY or as part of the embarkation process.
Additionally, travel insurance is no longer a requirement for unvaccinated guests unless it is required by a destination, such as Bermuda. Irrespective of vaccination status, travel insurance is required for all guests visiting Fiji.
Details on guidelines for submitting proof of testing and other COVID-related protocols are available on Carnival’s Have Fun. Be Safe. webpage. Carnival encourages guests to refer to this information as they prepare for any upcoming cruises and to carefully read any other follow-up pre-cruise communications.
Recently, other Carnival Corp. brands—including Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn—relaxed their pre-travel COVID-19 protocols in a similar manner.
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