Covid Guidelines for Caribbean Islands

[LovetoCruise87]

Our cruise on Allure of the Seas on Aug 22 will be stopping at St. Thomas and St. Kits. It is important to do your homework in regards to visiting these islands.

US Virgin Islands requirements:

Every traveler aged five or older who enters the U.S. Virgin Islands, by air or sea, including anyone in-transit to another destination, is required to use the USVI Travel Screening Portal and submit a COVID-19 test result prior to travel to avoid processing delays, enhanced health screening and/or mandatory self-quarantine ○ Without travel certification from the portal, passengers may not be able to board an aircraft or vessel to the Territory ○ Upon arrival, you must produce your original test result and travel clearance email received from the Travel Screening Portal to avoid processing delays ○ The secure portal can be accessed at www.usvitravelportal.com

COVID-19 Vaccination

Evidence of COVID-19 vaccination does not supersede the COVID-19 testing requirement set forth by the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ● Travelers who have received a COVID-19 vaccination are required to use the USVI Travel Screening Portal and submit a COVID-19 test result prior to travel.

There are also forms that must be filled out

St. Kitts requirements

Effective May 29, 2021, only fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed entry into St. Kitts & Nevis. Exemptions for Citizens, Residents, and non-vaccinated children under 18 traveling with fully-vaccinated parents or guardians.

A traveler is considered fully vaccinated when two weeks have passed since receiving their second dose of a two-dose vaccine series (e.g., Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, or AstraZeneca/Oxford) or two weeks after the traveler has received a single dose vaccine (e.g., Johnson & Johnson's/Janssen).

 

With St. Kitts it gets a bit confusing. They state that only fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed entry, but on their travel form page it talks about having to show proof of a Covid test before entering. As this makes no sense I will be emailing them directly to get confirmation. 

Either way, remember that it is very important to do research of the ports you will be visiting before you head out on your wonderful cruise.

 

 

 

[Galveston Steve]

Well that could get really complicated for cruise ship passengers. I wonder if there will be exemptions for cruise ships even though it does say “arriving by sea”. For example, cruise ship passengers typically do not need to show passports when they enter a new country at each port, as the country has worked out the process assuming that the cruise lines have already verified passports. Hopefully  the islands would rely on the strict protocols that cruise lines have instituted to ensure that arriving passengers are either tested or have received the “vaccine“.