What is the latest vaccine and testing policy?

Vaccine policy:

All guests aged 12 years and over need to be fully vaccinated with a recognised COVID-19 vaccine a minimum of 14 days prior to travel. If more than 270 days (calculated from the last day of the cruise) have passed since the full completion of a vaccination course, a booster vaccine will also be needed and must be administered a minimum of seven days prior to travel.

Guests aged five to 11 years need to be fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to travel or must provide two negative COVID-19 test results prior to sailing (see testing requirements below).

Guests under five years of age are exempt from pre-travel vaccination and testing.

The definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ is having completed a two-dose COVID-19 vaccination course or single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine (plus a booster if applicable) approved by the MHRA or WHO. Regardless of the date, if you have already had a booster vaccination then you are eligible to travel.

We strongly recommend all guests to have booster vaccinations at the earliest opportunity, should they be available to them, in order to comply with evolving vaccine policies from the countries visited.

Fly-Mediterranean – testing policy:

Up to and including 28 April 2022:

To embark on the ship in Malta, all guests aged five years and over will need to organise and pay for a private antigen test, showing a negative result, within 72 hours (24 hours for unvaccinated guests) prior to embarkation of the ship (NHS tests will not be accepted). £15pp OBC will be added to the guest’s account.

In addition to the above antigen test, all unvaccinated guests aged five to 11 years will also be required to have a negative PCR test, organised and paid for by the guest, taken within 72 hours prior to arrival in Malta; the negative PCR result must be presented at the airport. This is an entry requirement for Malta.

From 29 April 2022 onwards:

To embark on the ship in Malta, all guests aged five years and over will need to organise and pay for a private antigen test, showing a negative result, within 24 hours prior to embarkation of the ship (NHS tests will not be accepted).

In addition to the above antigen test, all unvaccinated guests aged five to 11 years will also be required to have a negative PCR test, organised and paid for by the guest, taken within 72 hours prior to arrival in Malta; the negative PCR result must be presented at the airport. This is an entry requirement for Malta.

All other holidays – testing policy

Up to and including 28 April 2022:

All guests aged five years and over will need to take a complimentary COVID-19 test at the terminal.

In addition to the above antigen test, all unvaccinated guests aged five to 11 years will also be required to take a complimentary PCR test within 120 hours prior to travel.

From 29 April 2022 onwards:

All guests aged five years and over will need to organise and pay for a private antigen test, showing a negative result, within 24 hours prior to embarkation (NHS tests will not be accepted).

In addition to the above antigen test, all unvaccinated guests aged five to 11 years will also be required to take a complimentary COVID-19 test once they arrive at the terminal.