Carnival Cruise Line uses the VeriFLY solution for its operations from U.S. homeports with a pilot program in progress for guests boarding Mardi Gras at Port Canaveral. That’s in addition to finalizing plans to expand in-terminal testing for vaccinated guests prior to embarkation, mainly for short itineraries of 3- and 4-day cruises. 

VeriFLY by Daon is now widely used in the airline industry. It allows Carnival guests to upload their proof of vaccination and testing information so that it can be verified in advance of the sailing , streamlining the embarkation experience. Eventually, Carnival will implement the solution across its entire fleet.

Eventually, vaccinated guests will be able to meet the pre-cruise testing requirement as part of the embarkation process. Pre-registration will be required. There will be capacity limits.  Testing sites to support short itinerary cruises will be phased in and announced by the end of January. So the new normal is coming into focus and not all that much different than the old normal.

Carnival also said it intends to continue their successful Have Fun. Be Safe operating protocols until further notice. 

Carnival will continue to operate under its current protocols, sailing vaccinated voyages, requiring pre-embarkation testing and following onboard indoor mask requirements until further notice. Carnival has 19 of its 22 U.S.-based ships in guest operation, sailing from eight homeports on the Atlantic, Gulf and West coasts.