Royal Caribbean Group scraps Covid testing requirement for short cruises: Travel Weekly

Pre-embarkation testing for cruises of less than five days will no longer be required.

The new policy applies to all of the cruise lines.

Royal plans to continue with most of its current Covid, according to the company's second-quarter earnings call.

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The change comes after the CDC ended its Covid-19 Program for Cruise Ships last week.

Liberty said that cruising is one of the safest environments. The CDC has transitioned from enforcing protocols and policies for the cruise industry to suggestions and recommendations for the travel and tourism sector after two years of working with us. It shows the great work we've done together.