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Royal Caribbean is indeed going to allow some unvaccinated passengers on some sailings going forward. This is a big change, because up until now, Royal Caribbean has only allowed guests under the age of 12 to be unvaccinated and anyone else above that age needed to be vaccinated.
But that is changing! And this will begin as of September 5th with select departure. So, get your pens and pencils ready. I’m going to list out which sailings will qualify for this because, beginning September 5th, guests, regardless of their vaccinations and status, including unvaccinated, can cruise with the following itineraries as long as they meet any testing requirements.
Royal Caribbean included itineraries:
Vaccination requirements remain in place until further notice for any homeport that is not mentioned, and yes, that includes Florida.
Royal Caribbean says it’s working to allow unvaccinated on other sailings. But they’re going to need to coordinate with other countries first. This boils down to these other countries still have requirements that won’t allow unvaccinated passengers on cruise ships to enter their water.
So, if you’re paying attention, the missing elements of this are, of course, any cruise that visits the Bahamas – Alaska, that’s not there. Canada and the Bahamas, among other countries, are well known in requiring that cruise ship passengers be fully vaccinated.
If your cruise is leaving from Florida or going to Alaska, you’re still going to be unable to go on a cruise and be unvaccinated.
However, the world is open to you now in the Western Caribbean. Namely, the cruises going to Mexico, Honduras and Belize are all available to you. And so that means that, if you’re unvaccinated and want to go on a cruise immediately or at least as of September, then you’re going to be looking at a Western Caribbean cruise, probably from Galveston, Texas.
Now, Royal Caribbean still feels even with this change by allowing unvaccinated passengers on board. Their health protocols far exceed anything you’re going to find in any form of vacation experience out there.
This includes vaccination of all crew and keeping them up to date with boosters when eligible. Routine surveillance of all crew, enhanced testing and treatment capabilities, onboard medical centers and much more.
Now, if you are unvaccinated and you’re going on a cruise out of one of these ports that allows it, there are some pre-arrival testing requirements for sailings in order to go on these.
And the acceptance, by the way are any FDA approved, PCR or antigen test supervised in person or by a health professional in order to meet that requirement.
If your cruise is going out of Europe, well, then, the testing requirements remain unchanged there. And for New Orleans departures, testing requirements have not been finalized yet, so we’ll have to look for that in a little bit.
Well, there’s a lot of reasons. But the most notable reason is, of course, a change in policy by the US Government. The CDC ended its Covid-19 program for US cruise ships back in July, and this now allows the cruise lines to develop their own protocols instead of it being mandated. That includes allowing unvaccinated cruisers on board.
Now, the CDC still makes recommendations to the cruise lines, but they’re optional and the cruise lines, just like theme, parks or hotels or casinos, are free to make their own protocols and require what they see fit.
Now, if you’re wondering by the way, Celebrity is also making a very similar change. Beginning September 5th 2022, all travelers, regardless of vaccination status, can cruise on Celebrity Cruises sailings as long as they meet any testing requirements. This includes sailings departing from the UK and Europe, with the exception of Iceland and all sailings departing from Los Angeles to the Mexican Riviera.
All other sailings and, of course, sailing’s departing before September 5th 2022 on Celebrity still apply to the old restrictions.
Royal Caribbean making this change adds to the growing list of cruise lines that are now allowing unvaccinated cruisers on board. Norwegian Cruise Line made big headlines the other week when it announced it would not require vaccinations for its passengers beginning for cruises September 3rd.
Cruisers that are 12 or older, unvaccinated or don’t show proof of vaccination are allowed on board as long as they can show tests of a negative antigen or PCR test within 72 hours of boarding.
Norwegian Cruises’ policy also applies to the sister brands, Oceana and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. NCL’s change is subject to local guidelines. So, cruises that go to Canada, Bermuda or Greece still require vaccination for adults.
Princess Cruise Lines also is going to be welcoming, at least a small number of unvaccinated passengers on board. Princess said it will allow up to 10% of unvaccinated guests on their sailings without exemptions or vaccine status justification.
Unvaccinated cruisers must apply on a first come first serve basis. That’s a big difference because Royal Caribbean is not doing this and all this really boils down to a major paradigm shift in policy.
Cruise lines are now starting to see a different path forward because, of course, a couple things. We talked about the CDC changing its policy and also for the fact that the nature of Covid is different here in 2022 than it was in 2020 or even 2021 for that matter.
All that is now shifting. What we see in terms of protocols for cruise ships and let’s face it as we move forward, we’re going to see more and more of these protocols erode.
While we’re making this update here in August of 2022, as you look forward to the fall and winter, it stands to reason, there’s a good chance that even more protocols may erode.
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Royal Caribbean is indeed going to allow some unvaccinated passengers on some sailings going forward. This is a big change, because up until now, Royal Caribbean has only allowed guests under the age of 12 to be unvaccinated and anyone else above that age needed to be vaccinated.
But that is changing! And this will begin as of September 5th with select departure. So, get your pens and pencils ready. I’m going to list out which sailings will qualify for this because, beginning September 5th, guests, regardless of their vaccinations and status, including unvaccinated, can cruise with the following itineraries as long as they meet any testing requirements.
Royal Caribbean included itineraries:
Vaccination requirements remain in place until further notice for any homeport that is not mentioned, and yes, that includes Florida.
Royal Caribbean says it’s working to allow unvaccinated on other sailings. But they’re going to need to coordinate with other countries first. This boils down to these other countries still have requirements that won’t allow unvaccinated passengers on cruise ships to enter their water.
So, if you’re paying attention, the missing elements of this are, of course, any cruise that visits the Bahamas – Alaska, that’s not there. Canada and the Bahamas, among other countries, are well known in requiring that cruise ship passengers be fully vaccinated.
If your cruise is leaving from Florida or going to Alaska, you’re still going to be unable to go on a cruise and be unvaccinated.
However, the world is open to you now in the Western Caribbean. Namely, the cruises going to Mexico, Honduras and Belize are all available to you. And so that means that, if you’re unvaccinated and want to go on a cruise immediately or at least as of September, then you’re going to be looking at a Western Caribbean cruise, probably from Galveston, Texas.
Now, Royal Caribbean still feels even with this change by allowing unvaccinated passengers on board. Their health protocols far exceed anything you’re going to find in any form of vacation experience out there.
This includes vaccination of all crew and keeping them up to date with boosters when eligible. Routine surveillance of all crew, enhanced testing and treatment capabilities, onboard medical centers and much more.
Now, if you are unvaccinated and you’re going on a cruise out of one of these ports that allows it, there are some pre-arrival testing requirements for sailings in order to go on these.
And the acceptance, by the way are any FDA approved, PCR or antigen test supervised in person or by a health professional in order to meet that requirement.
If your cruise is going out of Europe, well, then, the testing requirements remain unchanged there. And for New Orleans departures, testing requirements have not been finalized yet, so we’ll have to look for that in a little bit.
Well, there’s a lot of reasons. But the most notable reason is, of course, a change in policy by the US Government. The CDC ended its Covid-19 program for US cruise ships back in July, and this now allows the cruise lines to develop their own protocols instead of it being mandated. That includes allowing unvaccinated cruisers on board.
Now, the CDC still makes recommendations to the cruise lines, but they’re optional and the cruise lines, just like theme, parks or hotels or casinos, are free to make their own protocols and require what they see fit.
Now, if you’re wondering by the way, Celebrity is also making a very similar change. Beginning September 5th 2022, all travelers, regardless of vaccination status, can cruise on Celebrity Cruises sailings as long as they meet any testing requirements. This includes sailings departing from the UK and Europe, with the exception of Iceland and all sailings departing from Los Angeles to the Mexican Riviera.
All other sailings and, of course, sailing’s departing before September 5th 2022 on Celebrity still apply to the old restrictions.
Royal Caribbean making this change adds to the growing list of cruise lines that are now allowing unvaccinated cruisers on board. Norwegian Cruise Line made big headlines the other week when it announced it would not require vaccinations for its passengers beginning for cruises September 3rd.
Cruisers that are 12 or older, unvaccinated or don’t show proof of vaccination are allowed on board as long as they can show tests of a negative antigen or PCR test within 72 hours of boarding.
Norwegian Cruises’ policy also applies to the sister brands, Oceana and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. NCL’s change is subject to local guidelines. So, cruises that go to Canada, Bermuda or Greece still require vaccination for adults.
Princess Cruise Lines also is going to be welcoming, at least a small number of unvaccinated passengers on board. Princess said it will allow up to 10% of unvaccinated guests on their sailings without exemptions or vaccine status justification.
Unvaccinated cruisers must apply on a first come first serve basis. That’s a big difference because Royal Caribbean is not doing this and all this really boils down to a major paradigm shift in policy.
Cruise lines are now starting to see a different path forward because, of course, a couple things. We talked about the CDC changing its policy and also for the fact that the nature of Covid is different here in 2022 than it was in 2020 or even 2021 for that matter.
All that is now shifting. What we see in terms of protocols for cruise ships and let’s face it as we move forward, we’re going to see more and more of these protocols erode.
While we’re making this update here in August of 2022, as you look forward to the fall and winter, it stands to reason, there’s a good chance that even more protocols may erode.
CruisesforSingles.net is dedicated to providing quality information on the subject of Cruises for Singles and in particular various other cruise ideas for customers and merchants online.
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CruisesforSingles.net is dedicated to providing quality information on the subject of Cruises for Singles and in particular various other cruise ideas for customers and merchants online.
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