MIAMI, Sept. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL NYSE: CUK), the world’s most significant cruise enterprise, currently announced a new initiative building pre-board testing far more easy and available for its company. The effort will aid entry to pre-cruise COVID-19 viral testing for visitors of Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn at a lot more than 1,500 handy Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) affected person support facilities and retail pharmacy screening locations through the U.S.
The system assists streamline pre-cruise planning for visitors preparing to sail aboard Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland The united states Line or Seabourn. Currently, all friends, no matter of vaccination position, must existing a adverse COVID-19 viral test taken no extra than a few times in advance of their embarkation, alongside with extra well being and protection demands. Starting September 13, 2021 and right after, in accordance with CDC directives, all vaccinated friends need to existing a adverse COVID-19 viral test taken no far more than two days right before their embarkation (for example, if a cruise leaves on a Saturday, attendees ought to schedule their checks for the Thursday right before embarking). Information about specifications are accessible on the Carnival Company cruise line brand name internet sites.
The pre-board check (molecular or antigen) is a single of the included steps lately executed by the firm’s cruise traces, which have been working with increased wellness and protection protocols created to alter as required to adapt to the evolving general public health environment.
“Entry to tests proceeds to participate in an crucial position in the restart of our visitor operations, and operating with Quest simplifies the method for our attendees by building it less complicated to accessibility easy testing possibilities from a reliable nationwide laboratory company,” explained Roger Frizzell, chief communications officer for Carnival Corporation. “These tests protocols are aspect of our layered solution to safeguarding the health and fitness and basic safety of our attendees, crew and the communities we check out.”
Visitors may well program tests with Quest Diagnostics at far more than 1,500 destinations, such as Quest Diagnostics client support facilities and decide on Walmart and other retail pharmacy destinations all over the U.S. Appointments are necessary and may possibly be scheduled on the internet by using secure link provided by Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland The us Line or Seabourn. Final results are generally obtainable in 48 hrs by way of e-mail or mobile application*.
Carnival Company has worked intently with wellness and professional medical authorities globally and nationally, as properly as with authorities in destination international locations, to place in place in depth well being and protection protocols for protection and mitigation throughout the complete cruise encounter for all of the company’s nine brand names. This includes cross-market learnings and ideal methods centered on the proven health and fitness and basic safety history of industrywide sailings, and enter from prime experts and general public health and fitness, epidemiological and coverage specialists. Facts about improved protocols, together with the newest information and facts and needs for each Carnival Company cruise line brand name, are accessible at their internet sites.
*Turnaround time can fluctuate with desire, supplies and other elements, and range by location.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Company & plc is one particular of the world’s largest leisure vacation organizations with a portfolio of nine of the world’s leading cruise lines sailing to all 7 continents. With functions in North The us, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio attributes Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland The united states Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (Uk) and Cunard.
More data can be observed on www.carnivalcorp.com, www.carnival.com, www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.
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Roger Frizzell, Carnival Company, [email protected], (305) 406-7862, Mike Flanagan, LDWW, [email protected], (727) 452-4538
