dbjhughes Posted February 10, 2022 #1 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I am due to travel on the Aurora cruise sailing on 5th May. Its intended ports of call are Spain, Spanish Morocco (with an excursion into Morocco currently offered), Malta, Italy, France (Corsica) and Portugal. While I suspect by May Covid requirements will have relaxed significantly in most of these destinations, does anyone know of a database of current/regularly updated cruise port Covid requirements for individual countries/territories, so I can keep track of what to expect as the cruise date approaches? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gettingwarmer Posted February 11, 2022 #2 Share Posted February 11, 2022 This is on the P&O website. It is updated and this was 1 February. https://www.pocruises.com/content/dam/po/pdfs/A-Z-destination-entry-requirements-guide-1-Feb-2022.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted February 11, 2022 #3 Share Posted February 11, 2022 So you still have to do organized tours in Italy? That's very annoying. And they don't even include Greece in that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gettingwarmer Posted February 11, 2022 #4 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I should think it will be updated soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denarius Posted February 11, 2022 #5 Share Posted February 11, 2022 7 hours ago, jeanlyon said: So you still have to do organized tours in Italy? That's very annoying. And they don't even include Greece in that list. Italy changed their entry requirements on 1 Feb and then changed them again a few days later, removing the expiry date for booster jabs. P&O have obviously not caught up yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remydiva Posted February 11, 2022 #6 Share Posted February 11, 2022 9 hours ago, Gettingwarmer said: This is on the P&O website. It is updated and this was 1 February. https://www.pocruises.com/content/dam/po/pdfs/A-Z-destination-entry-requirements-guide-1-Feb-2022.pdf England is not on this list. Question...is onboard testing provided free by cruise line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gettingwarmer Posted February 11, 2022 #7 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, remydiva said: England is not on this list. Question...is onboard testing provided free by cruise line? I see you are from Vancouver. P&O ships are predominately British people and no on board test is required for entry into the UK for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted February 13, 2022 #8 Share Posted February 13, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 5:37 PM, Denarius said: Italy changed their entry requirements on 1 Feb and then changed them again a few days later, removing the expiry date for booster jabs. P&O have obviously not caught up yet. Now there's a surprise. Ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gettingwarmer Posted February 13, 2022 #9 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Been updated 10 Feb https://www.pocruises.com/content/dam/po/pdfs/A-Z-destination-entry-requirements-guide-10-Feb-2022.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie cruissy Posted February 13, 2022 #10 Share Posted February 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Gettingwarmer said: Been updated 10 Feb https://www.pocruises.com/content/dam/po/pdfs/A-Z-destination-entry-requirements-guide-10-Feb-2022.pdf Followed the link for Norway, and then the link from there to the PLF, Norway has removed the requirement for PLF as of 12.02.2022. All seems to be moving in the right direction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bee-ess Posted February 13, 2022 #11 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Was hoping to see Greece and Croatia in the document, getting near to payment time and would like to know the rules before we commit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted February 13, 2022 #12 Share Posted February 13, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 11:39 PM, dbjhughes said: I am due to travel on the Aurora cruise sailing on 5th May. Its intended ports of call are Spain, Spanish Morocco (with an excursion into Morocco currently offered), Malta, Italy, France (Corsica) and Portugal. While I suspect by May Covid requirements will have relaxed significantly in most of these destinations, does anyone know of a database of current/regularly updated cruise port Covid requirements for individual countries/territories, so I can keep track of what to expect as the cruise date approaches? Many thanks. I presume you are going to Ceuta? This is one of our favourite ports and we also went there on Aurora. Ten times nicer than Gibraltar which is opposite across the Straights of Gibraltar. A lovely old walled town, two separate beaches, beautiful gardens, statues and sculptures all around, a traditional water park (not slides etc but lagoons with lovely landscaped gardens around them) etc. All within a stones throw of where the ship berths, so no shuttle busses needed. We couldn’t do the Morocco tour as it wasn’t wheelchair friendly, but we didn’t feel at all short changed, so if Morocco is off limits you still have a lovely port to explore. In Malta we went on a tour but wished we hadn’t. One small coastal village was nice, but the rest of the island wasn’t very scenic (in fact, it was a bit scruffy) and with hindsight we would have been better spending the time in Valletta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted February 13, 2022 #13 Share Posted February 13, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 5:37 PM, Denarius said: Italy changed their entry requirements on 1 Feb and then changed them again a few days later, removing the expiry date for booster jabs. P&O have obviously not caught up yet. But Italy still require a negative test prior to arrival, which is going to make cruising to Italian ports problematic until they change their rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionboard Posted February 14, 2022 #14 Share Posted February 14, 2022 11 hours ago, wowzz said: But Italy still require a negative test prior to arrival, which is going to make cruising to Italian ports problematic until they change their rules. Yes, neighbours currently on Fred cruise and had two stops in Italy removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted February 14, 2022 #15 Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 11:45 AM, Gettingwarmer said: Been updated 10 Feb https://www.pocruises.com/content/dam/po/pdfs/A-Z-destination-entry-requirements-guide-10-Feb-2022.pdf Still have to go on an organised excursion in Italy and still no mention of Greece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted February 14, 2022 #16 Share Posted February 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, jeanlyon said: Still have to go on an organised excursion in Italy and still no mention of Greece! That's assuming the cruise actually goes to Italy, given the testing rules. Greece now only requires proof of vaccinations, so no issues there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzez Posted February 14, 2022 #17 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Hi, does anyone know please. If you are unfortunate to test positive on board, are you still having to go to a quarantine hotel to isolate or can you remain on the ship. asking about Spain and Portugal at this time. Cruise is next month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted February 14, 2022 #18 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Yes I would like to know that. If you can't quarantine on the ship, I won't be going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulatsea Posted February 14, 2022 #19 Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, jeanlyon said: Yes I would like to know that. If you can't quarantine on the ship, I won't be going. Me neither - I think cruises should just stop going anywhere where offloading is done - it’s just crazy.it could happen to any of us. Edited February 14, 2022 by paulatsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted February 14, 2022 #20 Share Posted February 14, 2022 2 hours ago, paulatsea said: Me neither - I think cruises should just stop going anywhere where offloading is done - it’s just crazy.it could happen to any of us. In which case, no European cruises! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted February 14, 2022 #21 Share Posted February 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, wowzz said: In which case, no European cruises! Is that correct wowzz, I thought the main problem was Spain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted February 14, 2022 #22 Share Posted February 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: Is that correct wowzz, I thought the main problem was I think Spain are, for once, adhering to EU protocols, but both Italy and Greece have also offloaded passengers. There seems little news, anecdotal or otherwise, as to the position of Northern European countries. I guess the big problem for the cruise lines is that if they cut Spain and Italy out of their cruise itineraries, they basically no longer have a summer Mediterranean cruise programme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulatsea Posted February 15, 2022 #23 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, wowzz said: In which case, no European cruises! Don’ think Croatia does - or Denmark Finland Iceland ? But you are right if it’s an EU directive - and I’m not going to risk being offloaded. makes no sense at all to me to offload someone who could have been isolated in a cabin - so it sounds like it is an EU directive . Edited February 15, 2022 by paulatsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted February 15, 2022 #24 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Unless the April 2021 rules are updated it will be Europe wide. I thought this board was a non political environment - just because we don't like their rules surely no need to take a snipe at all of Europe as it's nothing to do with us anymore. Edited February 15, 2022 by Megabear2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted February 15, 2022 #25 Share Posted February 15, 2022 7 hours ago, paulatsea said: makes no sense at all to me to offload someone who could have been isolated in a cabin - so it sounds like it is an EU directive . It's also apparently set out in the British Chamber of Shipping regulations according to the insurance companies. No doubt at some point in the future someone somewhere will remember it exists but for now I think the cruise lines are just happy to be sailing and live with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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