Windstar Cruises is the most recent cruise line to eradicate pre-cruise COVID-19 testing beginning subsequent month. The cruise line additionally introduced that they are going to be maintaining their vaccine requirement for sailings on their ships.
Windstar Cruises will now not require a pre-cruise COVID-19 check for embarking company (until required by one of many nations on their present scheduled itineraries). These modifications will go into impact for cruises departing on or after September 6, 2022.
The exception to this new testing process is that Windstar Cruises should observe the native guidelines and laws of all of the nations it visits and presently Canada, Greece, Australia and New Zealand (topic to vary) nonetheless require COVID-19 pre-testing previous to boarding any cruise ship of their respective waters.
“Security and wellness are our first concern, and these new procedures will simplify the method of crusing with us on a completely vaccinated ship,” stated Chris Prelog, President of Windstar Cruises.
Windstar Cruises’ Past Unusual Care well being and security program is now as follows:
- All company have to be vaccinated and supply proof of vaccination standing previous to embarkation. All Windstar crew are absolutely vaccinated and practically all crew have obtained booster photographs.
- Pre-cruise testing is now not required in most nations
- The up to date pointers are topic to the native laws of relevant homeports and locations (presently that features Canada, Greece, Australia and New Zealand on Windstar itineraries)