Celebrity Cruises will accept mixed series of Covid-19 vaccines of many kinds for cruise ship passengers.
Following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update to its policy last week, the Celebrity Cruises website has been updated to reflect it will accept mixed series of any two of the following vaccines, with a minimum of 28 days between doses, as fully vaccinated:
- Pfizer
- Moderna
- Johnson & Johnson,
- AstraZeneca
- Sinovac
- Sinopharm
Prior to this update, Celebrity Cruises did not accept mixed dosages of non-mRNA vaccines, such as AstraZeneca.
Earlier this summer, most cruise lines changed their policy to prohibit mixed vaccines due to the CDC update.
Celebrity stated in its policy the change was a result of the CDC's change in stance, "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has clarified their position regarding mixed vaccinations and provided Celebrity Cruises with updated guidance."
You can view the updated policy on Celebrity's website.
The issue of mixed vaccines affects residents of certain countries where the practice was encouraged by their governments, such as Canada.
Read more: What you need to know about going on a cruise if you're Canadian
Thus far, Royal Caribbean International has not updated their policy to match yet, but Celebrity has been usually quicker to update their policies than Royal Caribbean International, including the many updates to mixed vaccines.
When the mixed vaccine policy was changed earlier this summer, Celebrity was always a day or two ahead of Royal Caribbean in posting the new policy.
Booster shots
In addition to mixed vaccines, the Celebrity Cruises website lists a policy about booster shots.
Guests who have received 3 or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, due to booster regimens, will be considered fully vaccinated if at least one of these conditions is satisfied:
- At least 2 of the doses are mRNA vaccines administered at least 28 days apart. The final dose must be completed at least 14 days before sailing.
- At least 2 of the doses are AstraZeneca administered at least 28 days apart. The final dose must be completed at least 14 days before sailing.
- At least 1 dose is Johnson & Johnson, completed at least 14 days before sailing.
