Carnival Cruise Line has announced new protocols for guests sailing on cruises bound for Greece or Spain. The new protocols, which include a relaxed testing requirement, apply to two vessels, Carnival pride and Carnival Cruise Line’s newest cruise ship, Carnival celebration.
No more testing for vaccinated guests
Good news for guests sailing on board Carnival pride AND Carnival celebration in the coming months. Greece and Spain have introduced relaxed testing requirements. This means that guests sailing this October and next November will no longer need to show a negative COVID-19 test result as long as they are fully vaccinated.
The two European countries were some of the last countries in the Mediterranean to hold out more stringent testing measures, which have been in place for the entire summer cruise season in the Mediterranean. While the changes are in effect for vaccinated guests, the same does not apply to unvaccinated guests.
Those not fully vaccinated will still need to provide proof of a negative PCR or antigen test no earlier than three days before sailing. This applies to all guests aged five and over.
Guests booked aboard European cruises received a letter from Carnival Cruise Line outlining the new protocols:
“As countries have continued to relax their testing requirements, we want to provide you with an update for your next cruise.“
- Vaccinated guests – A pre-cruise test is not required unless you are able to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated.
- Unvaccinated guests – Guests five years of age and older will need to present negative results of a PCR or antigen test performed no earlier than three days prior to sailing.
Carnival Pride Sailings
The new protocols have a direct impact on three onboard cruises Carnival pride. The first two are 10-day cruises from Civitavecchia, sailing to Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey; Santorini, Piraeus, Katakolon (Olympia), Greece; Messina and Naples, Italy, on October 1 and 11.
The third sailing where the new protocols apply is the 9-day sailing from Civitavecchia to Lisbon, Portugal. This cruise will call at Naples and Messina, Italy; La Valletta, Malta; Málaga, Spain; Gibraltar, UK; and Portimao, Portugal, which sails from Italy on October 21.
On October 30, Carnival pride will return to the United States. Sailing from Lisbon, Portugal, she will set a course for her home port Tampa, Floridaby way of the Azores, Bermuda and Grand Turk.
Carnival celebration
Carnival Cruise Line’s newest cruise ship, Carnival celebrationthere will also be some relaxed protocols for her maiden voyage, which departs from Southampton in the UK on November 6.
This first transatlantic voyage will visit La Coruna and Vigo, Spain; Funchal, Madeira; and Tenerife in the Canary Islands before heading across the Atlantic Ocean, arriving in Miami, Florida, on November 20.
The 180,000 gross ton Carnival Celebration is the newest cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Line and the second LNG cruise ship. A sisterhood for Mardi Grasit is in the final stages of construction and recently completed her first sea trials.
With just over a month to go, anticipation is certainly building for what has already been dubbed the most exciting cruise ship of 2022.
The first sailing from the United States will sail on November 21, 2022, from the new cruise line Updated F terminal. She will sail five-, six-, seven- and eight-day cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
