Adventure of the Seas will resume sailing from the Bahamas in June, Royal Caribbean announced on Friday. Adult passengers will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and passengers under the age of 18 will only be allowed on board if they have a negative coronavirus test result, according to the announcement.
Crew members will also be vaccinated, the cruise line stated.
The seven-night cruises aboard Adventure of the Seas will set sail from Nassau, Bahamas, and will visit Royal Caribbean’s CocoCay island, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico, according to the announcement.
The cruises will begin on June 12 and will run in August. Tickets for the cruises will be available beginning on March 24.
“We are excited to get back to delivering memorable vacations within the Caribbean, gradually and safely,” Michael Bayley, Royal Caribbean’s president, and CEO stated in a statement. “The vaccines are clearly a game-changer for all of us, and with the number of vaccinations and their impact growing rapidly, we believe beginning with cruises for vaccinated adult visitors and crew is the right choice.”
“As we move forward, we expect this requirement and other measures will inevitably evolve over time,” Bayley added.
According to the announcement, Royal Caribbean is working with the Healthy Sail Panel, the Royal Caribbean Group’s Head of Public Health and Chief Medical Officer, local government, and health authorities to develop “comprehensive, multilayered health and safety measures.”
The cruise line will release more details on those protocols “at a later date,” the announcement stated.
“Vacationers can rest assured their well-being and that of the crew members and communities visited are Royal Caribbean’s top priorities,” the cruise line stated in its announcement.
Not only will passengers have to be fully vaccinated to cruise aboard Adventure of the Seas, but they will also have to abide by The Bahamas’ travel requirements, which could include receiving a negative PCR test before arriving and filling out the nation’s travel entry forms, but Royal Caribbean also stated.
Earlier this month, the cruise line suspended numerous sailings through May 31. However, Royal Caribbean has been able to operate three- and four-night “ocean getaway” trips from Singapore with no stops abroad it’s Quantum of the Seas.
Royal Caribbean is also set to resume journeys aboard its Spectrum of the Seas and Voyager of the Seas out of China next month, as well as “fully vaccinated” cruises aboard its Odyssey of the Seas from Israel to the Greek Isles and Cyprus beginning in May,
