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Removal of testing for guests on Iona 25 June to 23 July 2022 (inclusive) departures
As the health protocols for COVID-19 continue to evolve across the world, P&O Cruises will be changing its policy on Iona to remove the pre-departure testing for all guests. As a result, guests travelling on the following five cruise holidays will no longer need to purchase or take a lateral flow (antigen) test prior to boarding the ship: G220 25 June 2022 G221 2 July 2022 G222 9 July 2022 G223 16 July 2022 G224 23 July 2022 All guests aged 12 years and over are still required to be fully vaccinated* with an approved COVID-19 vaccine a minimum of 14 days prior to travel. For guests aged 16 years and over, 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.
At this time, a second booster vaccination is not required, however, 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 we visit. *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, EMA or WHO. Guests under 12 years of age are exempt from vaccination and pre-travel testing for these cruise holidays. For the moment, the removal of testing is only on the above cruises. Should this be extended, we’ll let guests know as necessary. You can rest assured that the protection of your health and well-being is, as always, very important to us and we still have a number of protocols in place to help you relax and enjoy your holiday.
Why are you doing this just on Iona and on these selected cruises? We chose Iona as she is sailing shorter duration cruises on the same itinerary each week. Will you be extending this change in policy to all Iona cruises and all ships? Initially the removal of testing requirement will only be on these five Iona cruises but should this be extended then we will advise guests as necessary. I have bought a test for my cruise, will you reimburse me for the cost?
With this change in policy, we are unable to reimburse guests for the cost of any tests purchased. Whilst it is no longer a requirement, you are of course able to use the test for your own peace of mind prior to travel.
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