According to a press release issued on July 29th, Carnival Cruise Line to announced that they are adjusting certain protocols to reflect the lifting of CDC requirements for the U.S. cruise industry.
The changes will be made in phases, with the first of these updates effective on Thursday, August 4, 2022 and focused on short cruise itineraries of 5 nights or less.
More changes will be announced shortly and all changes are subject to any requirements of destinations on the itinerary.
Effective for embarkations on or after Thursday, August 4:
- No pre-cruise testing for fully vaccinated guests booked on cruises with itineraries 5 nights or less.
- Pre-cruise testing for itineraries 6 nights or longer can be conducted three (3) days before departure.
- There will be no in-terminal testing for unvaccinated guests on day of departure, but all unvaccinated guests ages 2 and older must provide proof of a negative result of a lab-administered or supervised self-administered antigen COVID test taken within three (3) days before embarkation.
For more information about Carnival’s adjusted health and safety protocols, you can visit them at their Have Fun. Be Safe page. For further information about their ships and itineraries, please visit them at https://www.carnival.com/.
