In an effort to make the check-in process easier, Royal Caribbean has added a new feature in its app to scan a copy of a passenger's Covid-19 vaccination card.
Ever since Royal Caribbean restarted cruises, vaccinated guests have had to get their vaccine cards photographed by the terminal staff.
With this new feature in the app, guests could instead take a photo of their card just like they take a selfie photo to speed up the embarkation process.
RoyalCaribbeanBlog reader twangster spotted the feature for a Freedom of the Seas cruise on October 8, but it is not appearing for all sailings.
When enabled, guests can take a photo of the front and back of the vaccine card, as well as select which vaccine manufacturer they have.
Guests will still need to bring their vaccine card with them, but taking the photo at home will allow the embarkation process to move just a little bit faster since the terminal staff will not have to take time to take photos of everyone's card.
Royal Caribbean has worked steadily to speed up the check-in process in its app by allowing guests to do as much as they can at home to save time at the terminal.
With new features and capabilities coming to Royal Caribbean's app as a result of ensuring health and safety are the top priority. This includes a variety of new changes:
- Enforced check-in times at the cruise terminal
- Muster 2.0 enhanced safety drill
- Digital Key and stateroom controls
- Wellness check and health questionnaires
Royal Caribbean's app is available on the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store.
