

Appointments are required and may be scheduled online via secure link provided by Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line or Seabourn. Guests may schedule testing with Quest Diagnostics at more than 1,500 locations, including Quest Diagnostics patient service centers and select Walmart and other retail pharmacy locations throughout the U.S. “These testing protocols are part of our layered approach to safeguarding the health and safety of our guests, crew and the communities we visit.” “Access to testing continues to play an important role in the restart of our guest operations, and working with Quest simplifies the process for our guests by making it easier to access convenient testing options from a trusted national laboratory provider,” said Roger Frizzell, chief communications officer for Carnival Corporation.

The pre-board test (molecular or antigen) is one of the added measures recently implemented by the company’s cruise lines, which have been operating with enhanced health and safety protocols designed to change as needed to adapt to the evolving public health environment. Details about requirements are available on the Carnival Corporation cruise line brand websites.

Currently, all guests, regardless of vaccination status, must present a negative COVID-19 viral test taken no more than three days before their embarkation, along with additional health and safety requirements.īeginning Septemand after, in accordance with CDC directives, all vaccinated guests must present a negative COVID-19 viral test taken no more than two days before their embarkation (for example, if a cruise leaves on a Saturday, guests should schedule their tests for the Thursday before embarking). This new partnership will benefit cruisers who are sailing on Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, and Seabourn. Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company operating nine cruise lines and over 80 cruise ships, has partnered with Quest Diagnostics for convenient pre-cruise COVID-19 testing.
