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ProgRockCruiser

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Weirdly, I don't see anything on Carnival Corp's Press Center website about this, nor is it mentioned on Princess Cruise Lines' website - they still have the announcement from late Sept about vaxxed not needing a test, unvaxxed can self-administer.

 

Anyone have a link to an official announcement?  Once Carnival Corp starts such things about testing/vax with one line the rest usually follow within a day or two.

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42 minutes ago, ProgRockCruiser said:

Weirdly, I don't see anything on Carnival Corp's Press Center website about this, nor is it mentioned on Princess Cruise Lines' website - they still have the announcement from late Sept about vaxxed not needing a test, unvaxxed can self-administer.

 

Anyone have a link to an official announcement?  Once Carnival Corp starts such things about testing/vax with one line the rest usually follow within a day or two.

 

https://www.princess.com/plan/cruise-with-confidence/cruise-health/

 

 

 

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Ready To Welcome You On Board

Updated October 17, 2022

It’s easier than ever to prepare for your cruise. All guests are welcome – regardless of vaccination status – and starting October 21st vaccination and testing requirements have been lifted on most voyages!

This applies to itineraries to all destinations except where government regulations may vary like Australia and on a few Enhanced Guidelines voyages that have their own vaccination and testing requirements.

Visit our Vaccination & Testing Requirements page for requirements regarding your voyage.

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2 minutes ago, ChutChut said:

Appears testing still is required of unvaxxed passengers.

Nope, regardless of vax status it says that testing requirements are lifted!

 

Ready to Welcome You on Board

As travel requirements around the world have eased, so have our guidelines. We invite you to explore the world with Princess!

Beginning October 21st, protocols for cruising have been lifted. This means that for most voyages there are no longer vaccination or testing requirements. Read on to learn what you can expect for most of our voyages.

Before You Sail

What do I need to know about vaccination and testing when sailing with Princess?

Princess welcomes everyone on board to enjoy our one-of-a-kind vacation experience. Protocols to cruising have been lifted. This means that for most voyages there are no longer vaccination or testing requirements– it's easier than ever! 

This applies to itineraries from all departure points except where government regulations may vary like Australia and New Zealand and on a few Enhanced Guidelines voyages that have their own vaccination and testing requirements. View the Enhanced Guidelines Voyages.

Note that guests who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents are required to provide proof of being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in order to disembark in the United States at the end of a cruise. These U.S. entry requirements are separate from our cruise protocols.

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ChutChut

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4 minutes ago, pirate4me2 said:

Nope, regardless of vax status it says that testing requirements are lifted!

 

Ready to Welcome You on Board

As travel requirements around the world have eased, so have our guidelines. We invite you to explore the world with Princess!

Beginning October 21st, protocols for cruising have been lifted. This means that for most voyages there are no longer vaccination or testing requirements. Read on to learn what you can expect for most of our voyages.

Before You Sail

What do I need to know about vaccination and testing when sailing with Princess?

Princess welcomes everyone on board to enjoy our one-of-a-kind vacation experience. Protocols to cruising have been lifted. This means that for most voyages there are no longer vaccination or testing requirements– it's easier than ever! 

This applies to itineraries from all departure points except where government regulations may vary like Australia and New Zealand and on a few Enhanced Guidelines voyages that have their own vaccination and testing requirements. View the Enhanced Guidelines Voyages.

Note that guests who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents are required to provide proof of being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in order to disembark in the United States at the end of a cruise. These U.S. entry requirements are separate from our cruise protocols.

It seems part of Princess' website has been updated but another part still reflects the testing for unvaxxed requirement. Regardless, this is good news!!

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This company sure does operate in interesting ways.  Seems like Princess is a step a head of Carnival each time even though Princess has the longer itineraries on average.

 

No doubt, it's coming to most lines soon.  Norwegian already did it.  RCI and Carnival are probably just a couple weeks away, if not sooner.

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3 hours ago, ChrisCJR said:

This company sure does operate in interesting ways.  Seems like Princess is a step a head of Carnival each time even though Princess has the longer itineraries on average.

 

No doubt, it's coming to most lines soon.  Norwegian already did it.  RCI and Carnival are probably just a couple weeks away, if not sooner.

Princess, Carnival, Holland America, etc are all different companies under the Carnival Corporation umbrella.  They operate independent of each other and don't necessarily have the same policies.

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4 hours ago, ChrisCJR said:

This company sure does operate in interesting ways.  Seems like Princess is a step a head of Carnival each time even though Princess has the longer itineraries on average.

 

No doubt, it's coming to most lines soon.  Norwegian already did it.  RCI and Carnival are probably just a couple weeks away, if not sooner.

Princess markets itself to an older crowd than Carnival or Royal so I think they have a higher vaccination rate than Carnival/Royal.  Removing all protocols doesn’t change much if most people are vaccinated anyway.

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Has no one see this on Carnival's website?

 

TESTING REQUIREMENTS

Vaccinated Guests with Proof of Vaccination

  • Cruises of 15 nights or less: Although not required, we encourage all vaccinated guests 5 years of age and older to take a pre-cruise test within three days of their cruise.
  • Cruises of 16 nights or more: Guests age 5 years and older have to present a PCR or antigen test taken within 3 days before sailing (unsupervised self-tests are not accepted).
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11 hours ago, Linguist208 said:

Has no one see this on Carnival's website?

 

TESTING REQUIREMENTS

Vaccinated Guests with Proof of Vaccination

  • Cruises of 15 nights or less: Although not required, we encourage all vaccinated guests 5 years of age and older to take a pre-cruise test within three days of their cruise.
  • Cruises of 16 nights or more: Guests age 5 years and older have to present a PCR or antigen test taken within 3 days before sailing (unsupervised self-tests are not accepted).

Yes, but we are discussing that Princess has dropped testing for UNVACCINATED as well. 

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ProgRockCruiser

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7 minutes ago, pirate4me2 said:

Yes, but we are discussing that Princess has dropped testing for UNVACCINATED as well. 

And the resultant logic, which is no need to show proof of vaccination status.

 

I do hope Carnival (the cruise line) proceeds with the same, since that is where we are right now as public policy in general.  It makes no sense to jump through that hoop any more.

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