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 Even with these protocols, at least 17 people tested positive for
COVID-19 on a Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd ship that
disembarked in New Orleans recently, highlighting the challenges in
curbing the spread of COVID-19 in confined spaces. One member of the
crew has a suspected case of the Omicron variant.
To be considered fully vaccinated, all the cruise lines require the
final vaccine dose to be administered 14 days before the start of
the cruise. All the cruise lines below require crew to be
vaccinated.
Here are their policies:
* Norwegian Cruise Line has a 100% vaccination policy, meaning
children under 5 who are not yet eligible for a vaccine are not
permitted on cruises.
Norwegian tests its passengers for COVID at the port before they
board.
* Major Carnival Corp and Royal Caribbean Group brands require most
passengers age 12 and older to be fully vaccinated but the companies
do make some exceptions. Unvaccinated children under the age 5 can
cruise on Carnival's ships.
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 Passengers must present a
negative COVID test taken no more than two days
before boarding. Royal Caribbean accepts antigen
tests.
* Walt Disney Co's Disney Cruise Line requires
all passengers eligible for vaccines in the
United States to be fully vaccinated. Starting
Jan. 13, all guests ages five and up will need
to be vaccinated.
Unvaccinated passengers must show a negative
COVID-19 test taken between three days and 24
hours before their sail date. Rapid antigen
tests are not accepted.
Everyone is tested by Disney Cruise Line at the
terminal before boarding, meaning unvaccinated
passengers are tested twice.
(Reporting by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru
and Danielle Kaye in New York; Editing by Lisa
Shumaker)
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