Hi guys
Here is the letter Windstars rep in Melbourne sent to me.
Covid Testing embarking in Australia
Updates
Windstar - Documentation <documentation@windstar.com.au>
Nov 28, 2022, 1:23 PM
Hi Tony,
Thank you for contacting Windstar Australia.
The latest information about Covid testing that we have received from head office in Seattle is below. We have been sending this information to our guests and agents since receiving on November 9.
November 9, 2022
Regarding your Client’s Upcoming Cruise: Star Breeze, December 4, 2022
Guest Name: ------------------------Booking Number: -----------
Dear ---------------
Our crew is excited to welcome your client on board the Star Breeze! We want to reassure you that we continue to review our health and safety protocols in an effort to maintain a healthy environment on board for our guests and crew, as well as mitigate the spreading of the virus to the communities we visit. Our policies continue to evolve where appropriate in coordination with local regulators.
Please review important entry details below:
· The Government of Australia has specific requirements cruise lines are required to follow and include:
o Vaccination status of passengers must be verified during the booking process.
§ We have created a link for your client to submit your proof of vaccination – https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/6864400c374a47a9a0dc651daa6606bf . Please upload a photograph of the front and of the back of your client’s vaccination card by no later than November 16, 2022. Failure to provide may result in denied boarding.
o At the cruise terminal prior to embarkation, guests will be required to provide proof of an initial completed vaccine course (one or two shots, depending on the brand) finished at least 14 days prior to the guest's embarkation date.
o Passengers must have and be able to present evidence of a negative PCR test within 48 hours before boarding, or a negative self-administered Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) within 24 hours before boarding the cruise ship. Please be advised passengers embarking in Australia that pre-embarkation testing must be done at a private laboratory for a PCR test, and for the RAT can be done at a laboratory or pharmacy, or by self-test. Passengers should be able to present test results at the terminal, and for a self-test, it is suggested a picture of the test cartridge should be available.
o A health screening will be administered at the pier on the day of embarkation.
o The Government of Australia also strongly recommends that all passengers have the seasonal influenza vaccination, when available.
Guests going ashore must adhere to our Beyond Ordinary Care plan and local sanitation guidelines. Details will be provided daily onboard in Destination talks held in the evening lounge.
· We aim to execute the itinerary as scheduled but are subject to ever-changing requirements, which may or may not allow us to call at all scheduled ports.
· While Windstar no longer requires guests to wear masks onboard, there may be cases where mask wear may be required.
· Please visit the Health & Safety page on our website for the latest information on all of our Beyond Ordinary Care protocols.
We look forward to welcoming your client aboard.
Best regards,
Christopher Prelog
President, Windstar Cruises
Hope this helps to clarify your questions.
Wishing you a wonderful cruise experience on board Star Breeze this Sunday.
Kind regards,
xxx
Windstar Australia
1300 749 875 | (02) 8296 7094
Level 8 / 171 Clarence Street SYDNEY NSW 2000
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