| RCG drops testing

ROYAL Caribbean Group (RCG) is expected to shortly announce it will no longer require pre-embarkation COVID-19 testing for vaccinated guests on cruises of five days or less.

The change, which will still be subject to local regulations in each destination, was revealed by CEO Jason Liberty during a financial update (see p1).

Liberty said RCG would still require testing for unvaccinated guests, adding he expected to remove testing for vaccinated pax on longer cruises in the “near future”.

It’s understood the change will apply to all brands incl Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity and Silversea Cruises.