Testing

[JNS123]

Can anyone send the most recent health protocols since the ones on the RCCL website say that vaccination is still required. Thanks

[KristiZ]

Where are you sailing to/from? Because they might be different.

[JNS123]

14 minutes ago, KristiZ said:

Where are you sailing to/from? Because they might be different.

Galveston 

[KristiZ]

PROTOCOLS UPDATE

Vaccination & testing no longer required for most guests.

For Cruises from North America and the Caribbean (U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, and Barbados)

• Vaccinated guests do not need to take a test for sailings of 9 nights or fewer. On sailings of 10 nights or longer, fully vaccinated guests age 12 and older will need to bring a negative test result for a COVID-19 test within 3 days before boarding day.

• Guests age 12 and up who are not vaccinated have 3 days to take a test before their cruise, regardless the duration of the cruise.
   
• Guests under the age of 12, do not need to take a test prior to cruising.

Required testing can be completed using any type of PCR or antigen COVID-19 test. It can be professionally proctored at your doctor or drugstore, or it can be a test you administer to yourself at home without supervision.

Tests must be arranged on your own and are at your own expense.

Please note: A guest is considered fully vaccinated 14 days after the required number of doses in their vaccine series have been fully administered (e.g. 2 shots of Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, etc., or 1 shot of Johnson & Johnson). Vaccines must be approved for use by the WHO or U.S. FDA, with the exception of CanSino.

For Cruises From the U.S. that Visit Bermuda

All guests age 2 and older, regardless of vaccination status, must present a negative COVID-19 test result for an antigen test taken within 2 days before boarding day or a PCR test taken within 4 days before boarding day.

Guests under 2 years of age do not need to complete a pre-cruise test.

The test you take must be supervised by a health professional, such as a doctor, pharmacy technician, public health worker, or telehealth professional. Telehealth testing must be conducted under live video supervision.

Tests must be arranged on your own and are at your own expense.

Please note: A guest is considered fully vaccinated 14 days after the required number of doses in their vaccine series have been fully administered (e.g. 2 shots of Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, etc., or 1 shot of Johnson & Johnson). Vaccines must be approved for use by the WHO or U.S. FDA, with the exception of CanSino. Bermuda does not recognize Novovax or Covaxin as approved vaccines. If you are on a cruise that stops in Bermuda, and your vaccination series consists of either, you will not be permitted to go ashore in Bermuda. If you are booked on a cruise that exclusively visits Bermuda, you will be denied boarding.