Carnival Cruise Line has introduced new protocols for friends crusing on cruises that decision in Greece or Spain. The brand new protocols, which contain a relaxed requirement for testing, apply to 2 ships, Carnival Satisfaction and Carnival Cruise Line’s latest cruise ship, Carnival Celebration.
No Extra Testing for Vaccinated Friends
Excellent news for friends crusing onboard Carnival Satisfaction and Carnival Celebration within the coming months. Greece and Spain have launched relaxed testing necessities. Which means that friends crusing this coming October and November will now not want to indicate a unfavorable COVID-19 take a look at consequence so long as they’re absolutely vaccinated.
The 2 European international locations have been among the final international locations within the Mediterranean to carry on to stricter testing measures, which have been in place for the complete Mediterranean summer time cruise season. Whereas the modifications at the moment are in place for vaccinated friends, the identical doesn’t apply to unvaccinated friends.
Those that haven’t been absolutely vaccinated will nonetheless want to offer proof of a unfavorable PCR or antigen take a look at no sooner than three days earlier than crusing. This is applicable to all friends aged 5 years and older.
Friends booked onboard the European sailings acquired a letter from Carnival Cruise Line which outlines the brand new protocols:
“As international locations have continued to calm down their testing necessities, we need to offer you an replace in your upcoming cruise.“
- Vaccinated friends – A pre-cruise take a look at isn’t required except you might be unable to offer proof that you’re absolutely vaccinated.
- Unvaccinated friends – Friends age 5 years and older, must current the unfavorable outcomes of a PCR or antigen take a look at taken no sooner than three days earlier than crusing.
Carnival Satisfaction Sailings
The brand new protocols have a direct affect on three cruises onboard Carnival Satisfaction. The primary two are 10-day cruises from Civitavecchia, crusing to Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey; Santorini, Piraeus, Katakolon (Olympia), Greece; Messina and Naples, Italy, on October 1 and October 11.
The third cruise the place the brand new protocols apply is the 9-day voyage from Civitavecchia to Lisbon, Portugal. This cruise will name Naples and Messina, Italy; La Valletta, Malta; Malaga, Spain; Gibraltar, UK; and Portimao, Portugal, which sails from Italy on October 21.
On October 30, Carnival Satisfaction will probably be returning to america. Crusing from Lisbon, Portugal, she will probably be setting a course to her homeport of Tampa, Florida, by the use of the Azores, Bermuda, and Grand Turk.
Carnival Celebration
Carnival Cruise Line’s latest cruise ship, Carnival Celebration, may also have some relaxed protocols for her maiden cruise, which departs Southampton within the UK on November 6.
This primary Transatlantic cruise will go to La Coruna and Vigo, Spain; Funchal, Madeira; and Tenerife within the Canary Islands earlier than she heads throughout the Atlantic Ocean, arriving in Miami, Florida, on November 20.
The 180,000 gross tons Carnival Celebration is the latest cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Line and the second LNG-powered cruise ship. A sistership to Mardi Gras, she is within the remaining levels of building and not too long ago accomplished her first sea trials.
With just a bit greater than a month to go, anticipation is actually constructing for what has already been dubbed essentially the most thrilling cruise ship of 2022.
The primary cruise from america will sail on November 21, 2022, from the cruise line’s newly up to date Terminal F. She is going to sail five-, six-, seven- and eight-day cruises to the Jap and Western Caribbean.
