is dropping its Covid vaccination requirements and simplifying its testing guidelines.
The changes come into effect from September 5 for passengers sailing from US and European ports and mean that vaccinated passengers will no longer need to test on cruises of nine nights or less.
For unvaccinated passengers a negative result from an unsupervised and self-administered test will be accepted for all sailings. Children under five sailing from the US and under 12s sailing from Europe will not need to test.
Cruises to and from ports in Canada, Australia and New Zealand require passengers aged 12 and above to be fully vaccinated in keeping with country requirements. Galápagos cruises require guests aged three and older to be vaccinated.
Celebrity’s fleet of 15 vessels are already sailing in the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe and the Galápagos and the line returns to Australia and New Zealand in October.
President and chief executive Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, said: “A new world is waiting and I’m thrilled to now more closely align our operations with the rest of the travel industry and open up opportunities for everyone to explore, once again.
“Travel is making its grand comeback and we’re looking forward to the continued momentum from consumers around the world.”
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