The below requirements are valid for cruises starting from 1st October 2022   Vaccination requirements

 

All Guests ages 12 or older embarking are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

 

What do you mean by “fully vaccinated”?

 

-Guests who have received at least two doses of vaccine - except in the case of a single dose Johnson & Johnson – with a World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine or alternatively one approved at the Country of final destination: in both cases, the certification must include a QR code. All Guests must provide a vaccination certificate.


Testing requirements

 

• All Guests 5 years or older are required , regardless vaccination status, to present a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR or Antigen test taken 48 hours prior to embarkation.
  
  

Important: Guests travelling on itineraries calling Bermuda are exempted from completing the Travel Authorization.

Tests must be laboratory certified. A rapid antigen self-test is not valid for travel purposes.

All guests are required to travel with their COVID-19 vaccination status or test results. which could be requested in various ports of call and at local attractions.

The original test results certificate or vaccination certificate must be presented at the terminal (paper or electronic format) and must be in one of the following languages: English, Italian, German, French or Spanish.  The COVID 19 test certificate must contain: guest’s personal data (verifiable with the other travel documents), date of the test, identification / contact details of the centre that performed the analysis, technique used and negative test result.

All Crew members are required to be fully vaccinated and regularly weekly tested according to MSC Cruises Health & Safety protocol.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there might be international travel restrictions depending on your cruise destination and your country of residence.

The wearing of face masks is highly recommended. In certain circumstances this recommendation might be due to a mandatory requirement in accordance with applicable health authorities regulations of a country or port of call visited. When ashore, guests must also follow any local regulations regarding face mask usage. These protocols are subject to change.

Other requirements such as a COVID-19 test  a Passenger locator form (PLF) may still be necessary for national or international mobility requirement: it’s every guest’s responsibility to verify this requirement before departure. For more information, it is recommended to check your country’s competent authorities official channels.

 

To verify all the required documents, passports and visas for your cruise, please click here.

As during a cruise, you may be exposed to specific COVID-19 risks that may not be usually covered by existing insurance policies, to ensure your peace of mind is strongly recommended – for all new reservations from 1 July 2022 onwards - for all guests to have in place an insurance policy that specifically covers them against COVID-19 related risks, such as cancellation, interruption, repatriation expenses, quarantine, medical assistance and related expenses, as well as hospitalization. If you have no insurance in place, please note that you might be exposed to additional costs that could not be covered by the Company.

The insurance should be in place to cover you and your family, from the confirmation of your booking until the end of the cruise or your cruise and flight. 

 

To fully protect you from the above risks, MSC offers a COVID Protection Plan - an insurance policy specifically designed for these COVID-19 risks - that can be added to the cruise whilst making the booking. The Covid Protection Plan is applicable to all departures on sales. Before finalizing the reservation, it will be possible to add to the cruise the MSC COVID-19 Protection plan at the price 29€ per person (MSC Grand Voyages) and 45€ (MSC World Cruise).

   

Alternatively, you may travel with another insurance policy covering the above risks.

A COVID-19 test or Passenger locator form (PLF) may still be necessary for national or international mobility requirement: it’s every guest’s responsibility to verify this requirement before departure. For more information, it is recommended to check your country’s competent authorities official channels.

Discover in protected excursions: To go ashore during the cruise, MSC Cruises highly recommends to participate in one of or MSC Shore Excursions to ensure the same high standards of health and safety ashore as on board. Not all destinations allow independent disembarkation and it may depend on the traveller’s vaccination status. More information in the FAQ section.

 

To support Guests in complying with international mobility requirements, MSC Cruises has organized the possibility for its guests to purchase and perform a molecular test (i.e RT-PCR) or an antigen test during their cruise. More information in the FAQ section.