Itinerary monitoring & optimizations
We’re constantly monitoring the global health map and cancelling or modifying itineraries to impacted areas.  We also prevent guests and crew who have recently traveled through these high-risk locations from boarding. For a list of current itinerary changes, click here ❯

Boarding restrictions
To maintain a healthy environment on board, guests and crew members with symptoms of illness will be asked not to travel to the embarkation terminal and will be denied boarding.

Stepping up health screenings
At embarkation, we'll require guests and crew to participate in mandatory health screenings, including thermal scanning to check temperatures. Some guests and crew will be required to undergo secondary health screenings, which will be conducted by medical staff in the terminal prior to embarkation.

Increased terminal sanitation procedures
High-traffic areas throughout each embarkation terminal will be sanitized continuously, and terminals will be thoroughly sanitized and, where possible, fogged before and after each embarkation and debarkation.

Elevated sanitation on all ships
In addition to the rigorous daily cleaning regimen we already have, we are establishing additional sanitation measures on all our ships, which include sanitizing frequently touched surfaces in all public areas, from tables and chairs to casino chips and fitness machines. Want more details? Download our Full Health & Travel Protocols document below.

Increased access to hand sanitizer
We already have hand-washing sinks or hand sanitizer dispensers in front of entrances to all dining venues and the buffet. Our crew monitors entrances to all venues to encourage all guests wash their hands before entering. We are also adding additional hand sanitizer dispensers in high-traffic areas around the ship.

Maintaining crew health
Each day, we are raising awareness of how to maintain a healthy environment on board by reinforcing frequent hand-washing, avoiding hand contact, reporting guests who present signs of illness and more. We will also more actively enforce crew hand-washing and provide more hand sanitizers in crew areas.

Capable and prepared medical team
Every Princess ship sails with a highly capable medical team of doctors and nurses that have received special training on COVID-19. Any guest or crew member who exhibits symptoms of respiratory illness will be strongly encouraged to visit the Medical Center for a complimentary consultation and, if appropriate, screening for COVID-19.

Proactive planning and preparation
Our team is monitoring world health developments from our state-of-the-art Fleet Operations Center in Santa Clarita, California, and offices around the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are also in close contact with major health agencies, medical experts and partners in the travel industry so we can act quickly to revise plans and protocols as the situation evolves.

Looking ahead
In the weeks ahead, our team of medical experts will be developing additional new health protocols to help defend our guests and crew against COVID-19. We look forward to sharing these additional protocols with you soon. In the meantime, for more information, please refer to the following:

More information on how to stay healthy while traveling: