The Unvaccinated Will Pay More for a Cruise
If you plan to go on a cruise and you’re not vaccinated, make sure you have your wallet in tow.
Starting in August, if you want to take a cruise on Royal Caribbean, leave Florida to shell out more money for extra travel insurance.
From BESTLIFEONLINE.com:
Royal Caribbean International released a statement on June 28, stating that any unvaccinated passengers leaving on Royal Caribbean cruises sailing from Florida ports between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31 “will be required to get medical expense and evacuation insurance that covers a positive case.”
Each unvaccinated guest 12 years and older must present travel insurance with a minimum of $25,000 per person in medical expense coverage and $50,000 per person for quarantine and medical evacuation related to a positive COVID test results, per the new guidelines. “The insurance policy must name the unvaccinated guest as the policy holder or beneficiary,” Royal Caribbean stated.
But that’s not the only extra expense these passengers have to make. According to the statement, unvaccinated passengers 12 years and older are also required to pay for third-party COVID tests on Royal Caribbean cruises, which will cost $136 per passenger on cruises sailing for six nights or less, and $178 per passenger on cruises sailing seven nights or more.
Experts say the cruise industry is changing its policies often so if you want to plan a cruise you need to stay on top of the policies. This new guideline is relegated to Florida-based cruises, because Florida is the only state where unvaccinated passengers can board and set sail on a Royal Caribbean cruise in 2021. Royal Caribbean International is requiring that all guests over the age of 16 traveling from any other U.S. portsbe fully vaccinated.
The first Royal Caribbean cruise ship to sail from Florida will leave today, July 2, 2021.
Susan Saunders 7/2/21
