Royal Caribbean Group is adjusting its COVID-19 testing protocols based on vaccination and cruise length.
Starting Aug. 8, testing will be required for unvaccinated travelers on all voyages and for vaccinated travelers only on voyages six nights or longer.
This followed the end of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 program for cruise ships last week.
Royal Caribbean Group/CEO Jason Libertysaid the company isadapting protocols ‘to align more closely with how the rest of society and other travel and leisure businesses are operating.’
More than 3m cruisers carried
Liberty said Royal Caribbean Group has carried more than 3m passengers since returning to service last year.
