{"id":135463,"date":"2021-08-20T10:26:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T14:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=135463"},"modified":"2021-08-20T10:26:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T14:26:42","slug":"bahamas-mandates-full-vaccinations-for-all-adult-cruise-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/bahamas-mandates-full-vaccinations-for-all-adult-cruise-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahamas mandates full vaccinations for all adult cruise guests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Bahamas has issued an executive order allowing only cruise ships that can prove 100 per cent of guests 12 and over are fully vaccinated.<\/p>

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The order takes effect on Sept. 3 and lasts for a month.<\/p>\n

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It covers all cruise ship docks as well as private island destinations in the Bahamas.<\/p>

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Ships must provide a manifest which shows the vaccination status of all persons onboard.<\/p>

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On arrival in the Bahamas, cruise passengers are subject to any testing requirements imposed by their cruise line.<\/p>\n

Exceptions are given for crew and any cruise line contractors onboard, as well as official medical exceptions.<\/p>

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Royal Caribbean said it is changing its vaccine policy for sailings from Florida to the Bahamas to comply with the new rules.<\/p>\n

The cruise line \u00a0had \u00a0already made \u00a0vaccinations mandatory in other states.<\/p>

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