Beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Carnival Cruise Line will implement the new COVID-19 guidelines for both vaccinated and unvaccinated passengers.
Vaccinated guests must continue to provide proof of their vaccination status, either through VeriFLY or upon boarding.
Pre-cruise testing is no longer required, but some destinations will still require a COVID-19 test before sailing.
For more information on Carnival Cruise Line’s pre-boarding COVID-19 protocols, click here.
Unvaccinated guests are welcome to sail and are no longer required to apply for a vaccine exemption, except for sailings to Australia or on voyages of 16 nights or longer.
Unvaccinated guests or those who do not provide proof of vaccination must submit the results of a negative PCR or antigen test obtained within 3 days of departure, but some destinations will still require a test for COVID-19 before sailing.
For passengers traveling to Canada, a PCR test can be done 3 days before sailing or an antigen test can be done 2 days before sailing.
Passengers sailing to Bermuda must take a PCR test 4 days prior to sailing. An antigen test will not be accepted.
Passengers going to Australia will need to take a PCR test 3 days before sailing or a self-administered antigen test 1 day before sailing.
Guests under the age of 5 are exempt from vaccination and testing requirements for sailings from the US, and under 12 years of age for sailings from Australia.
For more information on the COVID-19 testing protocols for each major cruise line, click here.
