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Masks mandatory again on all Carnival Australia shipsMasks mandatory again on all Carnival Australia ships

Following a coronavirus surge in Australia, Carnival reintroduced mask mandates on all seven of its brands operating in Australia and the region.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

November 19, 2022

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They are Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises Australia, P&O Cruises World Cruising, Cunard, Holland America Line and Seabourn.

Masks at all times

Passengers and crew must wear masks at all times when indoors (except when eating and drinking) and outdoors when they cannot socially distance and when on company transfers.

Masks are also required during embarkation and disembarkation.

Negative COVID-19 test

All passengers, except those with medical exemptions, must be vaccinated and all passengers and crew must return a negative COVID-19 test before boarding.

Passengers who contract COVID-19 must isolate for a minimum of five days and only come out of isolation after returning a negative Rapid Antigen Test.

Close contacts will be required to test daily before leaving their cabin and will be required to dine and drink in separate areas to other passengers.

These new measures follow the return of Majestic Princess to Sydney on November 12 after a cruise to New Zealand with 800 cases of COVID-19.

For foreseeable future

‘Our strict and robust measures will remain in place for all voyages for the foreseeable future,’ a company statement said.

‘They are critical to the safe operation of an industry so many Australians rely on for their livelihood and for our guests who have been waiting years to join us on a trip of a lifetime.’

About the Author

Helen Hutcheon

Australasia correspondent

Helen Hutcheon did her cadetship on a shipping magazine and worked in P&O’s Sydney office for seven years as a public relations journalist.

For 19 years she was deputy editor of Travel Week, which was Australia’s leading trade newspaper that covered major local and international industry events.

In 2008 the late legendary Rama Rebbapragada presented her with an award from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ‘in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cruising industry.’

In 2010 she won the Neil Frazer Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the cruise industry,’ elevating her to CLIA Australasia’s hall of fame.

She has been the Australasia correspondent for Seatrade Cruise Review since 1997 and for Seatrade Insider (now Seatrade Cruise News) since its launch in 2000.

 

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