TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Carnival Cruise Line announced revised COVID-19 guidelines Monday to streamline the vaccination and testing process for vaccinated and unvaccinated passengers.
Vaccinated guests will no longer be required to provide a negative test for cruises of less than 16 nights. The cruise line also eliminated the exemption request process for unvaccinated guests, who will only need to show a negative test result upon departure.
All new guidelines are effective for sailings departing on or after Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
Vaccinated guests
Vaccinated guests must continue to provide proof of their vaccination status prior to departure, however, pre-cruise testing will no longer be required.
Cruises to Canada, Bermuda, Greece and Australia (according to local guidelines) will not follow the new guidelines. Voyages 16 nights and longer will retain their itinerary-specific vaccination and testing requirements.
Unvaccinated guests
Unvaccinated guests will no longer be required to apply for a vaccine exemption. Guests who do not provide proof of vaccination will need to show a negative PCR or antigen test result taken within three days of departure.
Cruises to Australia or on voyages of 16 nights or longer will not follow the new guidelines.
Guests under the age of five are exempt from vaccination and testing requirements in the United States and under the age of 12 in Australia. Voyages 16 nights and longer will continue to have itinerary-specific vaccination and testing requirements.
According to Carnival’s Have Fun. Be sure. page, COVID-19 protocols will continue to evolve based on the advice of medical and public health advisors.
Long-haul requirements and destination-specific protocols are available at Carnival’s Have Fun. Be sure. page on Carnival.com.
