Princess Cruises announced a significant change to its protocols today. It removed all of its vaccine requirements for most voyages of less than 16 days so that anyone can cruise and adjusted pre-travel testing requirements to make it less complicated to sail.
The new protocols go into effect on September 6.
Princess Cruises Removes Vaccine Requirement, Eliminates Pre-Cruise Testing For Vaccinated Guests
Besides a handful of very long cruises, Princess Cruises will no longer require guests to be fully vaccinated and has made it significantly easier for guests to get tested before a cruise. The breakthrough in easing the requirements was announced on August 12.
“These updated guidelines help ensure a Princess vacation is available to everyone,” said John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises. “The Princess experience is truly one-of-a-kind and we encourage everyone to take a Princess vacation that offers amazing service at unmatched value.”
Princess Cruises Ship (Photo Credit: StudioPortoSabbia / Shutterstock)
Starting September 6, vaccinated guests sailing on a cruise of fewer than 16 days in length will no longer have to test before boarding. They just need to upload proof of their vaccination on the OceanReady app.
Unvaccinated guests or those who do not provide proof of vaccination on those itineraries will only need to self-test within three days of sailing and upload evidence of a negative test before boarding to the Oceanready app.
The new guidelines are for all sailings where government requirements allow the cruise line to implement these guidelines. The exceptions are cruises sailing to /or from Canada, Greece, and Australia.
