Royal Caribbean NEW Vaccination Status

Starting with September 5th departures, your clients, regardless of their vaccination status, can cruise on the following itineraries, as long as they meet any testing requirements to board: 

• Cruises from Los Angeles, California 
• Cruises from Galveston, Texas 
• Please note, currently, only guests that show a valid vaccination record can get off the ship in Grand Cayman.
• Cruises from New Orleans, Louisiana
• Please note, currently, only guests that show a valid vaccination record can get off the ship in Grand Cayman.
• Cruises from a European homeport 
• Please note, guests who are not “up to date” on their vaccination per EMA standards will need to take a test onboard in order to get off the ship in Greece and Spain. 

Vaccination requirements remain in place until further notice for any homeport that is not mentioned above. Visit the Healthy Cruising Hub to view your client's current protocols by homeport.

 

Other Homeports & Destinations: 

We are working with local governments in the Eastern Caribbean to align on vaccination requirements for more itineraries. We want to ensure a great experience going ashore at these ports, for guests of any vaccination status, while meeting local health regulations. We’ll share information as it becomes available to both you and your clients. 

 

 

Provided below are current pre-arrival testing requirements for these itineraries: 

Los Angeles & Galveston departures:

• Cruises 5 nights or less: 
• Unvaccinated guests aged 2 years and older must present a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 3 days of the sail date. 
• Vaccinated guests, regardless of age, no longer need to test for sailing lengths of 5 nights or less. 
• Cruises 6 nights or more: All guests aged 2 years and older, regardless of vaccination status, must present a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 3 days of the sail date.
• Accepted Tests: Any FDA‐approved PCR or antigen test supervised in person or by a telehealth professional meet this requirement.

Europe departures:

• Testing requirements remain unchanged

New Orleans departures:

• Testing requirements have not been finalized

RCI continue to maintain additional layers of protection that far exceed any other vacation experience. This includes vaccination of all crew and keeping them up to date with boosters when eligible, routine surveillance of all crew, enhanced testing and treatment capabilities in our onboard medical centers, and much more.