Carnival Cruise Line is adjusting certain pandemic protocols to reflect the lifting of health authority requirements for the US cruise industry.
The relaxation of some policies will be made on short sailings from US ports of five nights or less from August 4.
The changes to reflect new US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines will be made in phases with more to be announced, according to the US cruise giant.
Fully vaccinated passengers will no longer have to take a pre-cruise test on itineraries of five nights or less.
Testing for itineraries of six nights or longer can be conducted three days before departure.
Testing in the terminal for unvaccinated passengers on the day of departure will no longer take place.
However, all unvaccinated guests aged two and older must provide proof of a negative Covid test result taken within three days before embarkation.
Carnival Cruise Line said in a statement: “We remain, as always, committed to the health and safety of our guests, crew and the communities we serve.
“These changes will be made in phases, with the first of these updates effective on Thursday, August 4, 2022 and focused on short cruise itineraries of 5 nights or less.
“More changes will be announced shortly and all changes are subject to any requirements of destinations on the itinerary.”