Skip to main content

NCLH drops pre-departure Covid-19 testing

Cruise
Will Payne
6 July 2022

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings will no longer require guests to complete pre-cruise Covid-19 tests, unless required by local regulations.

Norwegian Epic

Travel agents making a booking on Norwegian Epic from 1 April will earn more commission (Credit: NCL)

The new policy will go into effect across Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises from 1 August.

The pre-embarkation testing requirement will remain in place for guests currently traveling on voyages departing from destinations with local testing regulations, including but not limited to the US, Canada, Greece and Bermuda.

A spokesperson for NCLH said: "The relaxation of the testing policy is in line with the rest of the travel, leisure and hospitality industry worldwide as society continues to adapt and return to a state of normalcy.