UK Cruise Departure

[irishallie]

We are looking at cruise from UK to Canary Islands & Portugal but just wondering are same travel rules applied to UK citizens arriving on cruise ship as in when we fly will need negative test etc? 
Also when we return will we still need to get all the tests currently required if we returned from holiday in these destinations? 
We are all fully vaccinated but are nervous if any of these countries go to red while we are on cruise that we will go into quarantine. 
Any tips would be much appreciated. 
Thanks 

Ally 

[john watson]

It would be helpful if you had you location e.g. Texas, Lancashire or whatever on your details.  I have Cambridgeshire as it is big enough and small enough to be anonymous but helpful.  Secondly the cruise line you are thinking of sailing. Variations also exist where members of your party are under 18 years old.

 

Regards John

Edited August 15, 2021 by john watson

[Host Kat]

10 hours ago, irishallie said:

We are looking at cruise from UK to Canary Islands & Portugal but just wondering are same travel rules applied to UK citizens arriving on cruise ship as in when we fly will need negative test etc? 
Also when we return will we still need to get all the tests currently required if we returned from holiday in these destinations? 
We are all fully vaccinated but are nervous if any of these countries go to red while we are on cruise that we will go into quarantine. 
Any tips would be much appreciated. 
Thanks 

Ally 

 

Howdy @irishallie and welcome to the Cruise Critic message boards!   

 

Ally, thank you for your first new thread posted on the First Time Cruisers forum! 👍 Due to your topic,  I have moved your thread to our UK Cruisers forum. That is the best place on the boards where you can find information about cruising from the UK, or on UK-based ships, from your fellow UK cruisers. Browse the thread titles on this forum and l👀k for titles of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that will be of interest to you.

 

As for questions regarding the cruise line you are thinking of sailing as John mentions above, the forum for that specific cruise line would be where you can start your research. Please remember that due to the ever-changing pandemic, some lines change their rules almost daily! Click here Cruise Lines “A – O” or here Cruise Lines “P – Z” for the various ocean cruise line forums. Again, browse through the thread titles on your cruise line's forum and l👀k for titles of interest.

 

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