For the primary time shortly, Norwegian Cruise Line has made an replace to its COVID-19 well being and security protocols.
In a letter to booked visitors and journey advisors, the road stated that “as a result of growing concerns regarding COVID-19 in China, and recently implemented travel restrictions by several countries including the United States, we are proactively implementing preventative health and safety measures for all sailings embarking between Jan. 5 — Jan. 31, 2023.”
These protocol updates solely apply to visitors who’ve lately visited mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau and to those that maintain a Chinese, Hong Kong, or Macau passport. They apply to each ship within the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet.
Anyone who is about to sail and has visited one of many above locations prior to now 10 days shall be required to submit proof of a adverse medically-supervised COVID-19 PCR check taken inside 48 hours previous to the start of journey from their place of residence or place they’ve been visiting instantly previous to the cruise.
These visitors will even be required to take a medically-supervised PCR check on the embarkation port inside 8 hours of embarkation, and shall be required to check onboard the ship each 48 hours till 10 days have handed from their final time in China, Hong Kong, or Macau. They should even be absolutely vaccinated and boosted, if eligible.
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Passengers that maintain a Chinese, Hong Kong, or Macau passport shall be topic to the identical protocols except they’ll present proof that they haven’t visited these areas prior to now 10 days.
Expenses associated to all required COVID-19 checks are the visitor’s duty. Testing on the ships is at the moment supplied for $99 per check.
These measures could also be prolonged and are topic to likelihood at any time. Those who select to not journey ought to file a declare with their journey insurance coverage firm for reimbursement.
The letter concluded, “We apologize for any inconvenience caused by these measures and thank our guests for their continued understanding as we work to protect the health, safety, and well-being of our guests, crew, and communities we visit worldwide. As always, we will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide updates as appropriate.”
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