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Carnival drops pre-cruise testing for vaccinated travelers on short cruises

Carnival Cruise Line is ending pre-cruise testing for fully vaccinated passengers on cruises of five nights or less.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

July 29, 2022

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Pre-cruise testing for itineraries six nights or longer can be conducted three days before departure.

Unvaccinated passengers need to arrange own testing

There will be no in-terminal testing for unvaccinated passengers on day of departure, but all unvaccinated travelers 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 days before embarkation.

These changes take effect Aug. 4.

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About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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