Done Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 As of July 24th Euro pre-cruise testing, and July 27th, USA pre-cruise testing ceases on Virgin Voyages. Also, they increase capacity for unvaccinated bookings to 10%. Bowen and Ken in Texas 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_nj Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, Toby said: As of July 24th Euro pre-cruise testing, and July 27th, USA pre-cruise testing ceases on Virgin Voyages. Also, they increase capacity for unvaccinated bookings to 10%. Interesting that they are the first line to announce no more USA pre-cruise testing. WAAAYTOOO and Swar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowen Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 They also have a phone number you can call in advance to check capacity of unvaccinated, so you can know before hand if you can sail, instead of booking and crossing your fingers. fireclan and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Done Posted July 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, karl_nj said: Interesting that they are the first line to announce no more USA pre-cruise testing. And since Virgin cruises are adult only that 10% won't include unvaccinated toddlers fireclan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowen Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Toby said: And since Virgin cruises are adult only that 10% won't include unvaccinated toddlers I don’t think the unvaccinated numbers ever included toddlers. I’m pretty sure it was only including those who were eligible for the vaccine. I don’t think they ever updated after the shots were approved for 6 months and up. If I recall correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Toby said: And since Virgin cruises are adult only that 10% won't include unvaccinated toddlers I don’t think the 10% includes unvaxxed [<12] children on Royal, does it ? I thought they were not counted in the 10%. Bowen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowen Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 19 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I don’t think the 10% includes unvaxxed [<12] children on Royal, does it ? I thought they were not counted in the 10%. I’m pretty sure they aren’t. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringCruisePlanner Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 44 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I don’t think the 10% includes unvaxxed [<12] children on Royal, does it ? I thought they were not counted in the 10%. During the voluntary CDC program, toddlers under 5 were excluded from the count. 5 and older were all included in the vaxed/unvaxed counts. This is likely why it was so difficult to get an exemption. Who knows what they'll do moving forward. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate91 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 There's no more CDC regulation on it now. So the cruise lines could still say they are 90% vaccinated, but internally calculate that number including all crew and only including guests over age 18, for example. So that might allow a higher percentage of actual unvaccinated passengers, while still being under the guise of an unregulated "90%." WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Done Posted July 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I don’t think the 10% includes unvaxxed [<12] children on Royal, does it ? I thought they were not counted in the 10%. That is a good point. I do not know. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiffer-b Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 Just announced. Virgin Voyages will remove the requirements for pre-embarkation testing, according to a press release. Virgin Voyages has responded immediately to the CDC’s decision to discontinue their voluntary COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships and will mirror the rest of the travel industry in removing pre-embarkation testing for sailings from July 24 on EU sailings, and from July 27 on US sailings. Vaccine requirements will remain in place for both Scarlet Lady, operating out of the US, and Valiant Lady in the EU. Virgin Voyages is currently evaluating this policy and will announce further updates in the near future, the company said. Passenger and crew well-being is the major focus and they continue to follow the advice of their expert medical team. To clarify these updates: From the dates mentioned above, passengers will no longer be required to complete a pre-embarkation COVID test, applicable across the fleet, including US and EU operations. For US sailings, passenger vaccination requirements will now be marked at 90%. This opens the opportunity for passengers who are not vaccinated to contact Virgin Voyages' Sailor Services to book a sailing if these thresholds are met. Ship crew on all US and EU sailings will maintain their fully vaccinated status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringCruisePlanner Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 There's an existing thread on this topic Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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