Are there any travel restrictions for certain nationalities or countries of residence that may prevent guests from being allowed on board?
For MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica sailings (starting in Summer 2020), we will initially only welcome guests who are residents in the 26 European ‘Schengen’ countries (Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland).
Please note that Guests travelling from* countries that are deemed ‘high risk’ by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will need to take an RT-PCR swab test within 72 hours prior to the ship’s departure. The test results certificate must be printed in two copies and presented at the terminal in order to embark on the ship. The list of high-risk countries based on the guidelines given by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control valid for cruises starting from August 16th is available here. Our Guests are kindly invited to regularly check the list for the latest updates. Important to note that the test is not required for passengers under 6 years old.
*Includes anyone who has travelled to, from, or through these high risk countries in the past 14 days prior to the ship's departure. These protocols also apply to guests whose residence is currently in a high-risk country.
Here below the high-risk countries list:
For departures from 16 August to 29 August, included: Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland (Updated August 6th)
For departures from 30 August to 5 September, included: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (Updated August 17th)
For departures from 6 September to 12 September, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland (Updated August 24th)
For departures from 13 September to 19 September, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Greece, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland (Updated August 31st)
For departures from 20 September to 26 September, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland (Updated September 7th)
For departures from 27 September to 3 October, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland (Updated September 14th)
For departures from 4 October to 10 October, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland (Updated September 21st)
For departures from 11 October to 17 October, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland (Updated September 28th).
For departures from 18 October to 24 October, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland (Updated October 5th).
For departures from 25 October to 31 October, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland (Updated October 12th).
For departures from 1 November to 7 November, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Hungary, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland (Updated October 19th).
For departures from 8 November to 14 November, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland (Updated October 26th).
For departures from 15 November to 21 November, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland (Updated November 2nd).
For departures from 22 November to 28 November, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland (Updated November 9th).
For departures from 29 November to 5 December, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland (Updated November 16th).
For departures from 6 December to 12 December, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland (Updated November 23rd).
For departures from 13 December to 19 December, included: Spain, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland (Updated November 30th).
We are closely monitoring the global health situation, and in case of changes to current travel requirements, we will update our booking conditions and inform our guests with existing reservations in a timely fashion. Additional travel restrictions for certain nationalities or even particular regions in a country may arise based on the COVID-19 situation. If conditions change over time, we will of course inform concerned guests.