Latest COVID-19 travel requirements
Travel requirements and the collation of documents has always been the unpleasant bureaucratic side of taking a diving holiday. This has become even more true in the age of a global pandemic. Rules are complicated, ever-changing, and often counterintuitive. To try and help you navigate your requirements as you plan your trip, we have collated all the information in one place for all our destinations.
IMPORTANT: Please be aware that we provide the following advice as advice and a starting point only. In the current climate, information and requirements are changing constantly, often with little or no notice at all to us. We try to keep on top of this and provide the most up to date information we can, though this will not always be possible.
All guests are responsible for ensuring that they meet the current advisories and entry/exit requirements for their chosen destination. This is also the case for the return home to their country of origin following the cruise.
The Marshall Islands (Bikini Atoll)
Open without restrictions and there are no requirements to provide proof of vaccination.
RMI Ministry of Health & Human Services advises the public of the need to ensure their Covid-19 immunisations remain updated in accordance with WHO and CDC recommendations.
Travelling through the US & Guam: The US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced that all non-citizens travelling into the US are no longer required to present proof of Covid-19 vaccination.
Please check with your airline as restrictions or requirements may apply on some flights or for transit countries.
Exit requirements:
- We recommend that you check your home country and airline requirements before going on holiday.
- Some countries or airlines require a negative RT-PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test to return home. Testing facilities are available but may vary depending on your itinerary.
The Bahamas
Open without restrictions and there are no requirements to provide proof of vaccination.
Travelling through the US: The US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced that all non-citizens travelling into the US are no longer required to present proof of Covid-19 vaccination.
Please check with your airline as restrictions or requirements may apply on some flights or for transit countries.
Exit requirements:
- We recommend that you check your home country and airline requirements before going on holiday.
- Some countries or airlines may still require a negative RT-PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test to return home. Testing facilities are available but may vary depending on your itinerary.
Galapagos
Open without restrictions and there are no requirements to provide proof of vaccination.
Exit requirements:
- We recommend that you check your home country entry requirements before going on holiday.
- Some countries or airlines may still require a negative RT-PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test to return home. Testing facilities are available but may vary depending on your itinerary.
Indonesia
Open without restrictions and there are no requirements to provide proof of vaccination.
Exit requirements:
- We recommend that you check your home country and airline requirements before going on holiday.
- Some countries or airlines require a negative RT-PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test to return home. Testing facilities are available but may vary depending on your itinerary.
Palau
Open without restrictions and there are no requirements to provide proof of vaccination.
The only requirement to enter Palau is to fill the Health Declaration Form. The form can be downloaded, or filled in online at https://www.palauhdf.com/ and must be completed by all travellers before arrival into the Republic of Palau.
Each traveller must present a copy of their completed form or, if filled in online, their unique QR code upon arrival at Palau International Airport.
Exit requirements:
- We recommend that you check your home country and airline requirements before going on holiday.
- Some countries or airlines may still require a negative RT-PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test to return home. Testing facilities are available but may vary depending on your itinerary.
Philippines
Last update: 23rd July 2023
Open without restrictions and there are no requirements to provide proof of vaccination or negative Covid-19 test results.
All international travellers bound for the Philippines must provide arrival and health information through the Philippines Government’s e-Travel portal: etravel.gov.ph
Travellers are required to register individually for an eTravel arrival card 72 hours prior to arrival in the Philippines. Registration is free of charge, and you will need to submit the following information:
- Arrival details
- Personal details
- Contact details
- Health declaration
After completing their eTravel registration, each traveller will be issued with a reference number and QR code, which they will be required to show prior to boarding their flight to The Philippines, and upon arrival. Futher information and registration details can be found on the eTravel website: etravel.gov.ph/
Full details of entry requirements can be found on the eTravel website: etravel.gov.ph/entry-guidelines
Exit requirements:
- All travellers departing from The Philippines are required to register their departure details through the eTravel portal within 72 hours prior to their scheduled flight departure time.
- We recommend that you check your home country and airline requirements before going on holiday.
- Some countries or airlines require a negative RT-PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test to return home. Testing facilities are available but may vary depending on your itinerary.
Solomon Islands
Operating now. Open with restrictions. Last updated: 21 July 2023
Open without restrictions and there are no requirements to provide proof of vaccination.
Effective from 22nd May 2023 all Covid-19 related vaccination and testing requirements for entry into, and travelling within Solomon Islands have been removed. Passengers arriving may still be required to complete a health declaration card which will be made available on board arriving aircraft or at point of entry into Solomon Islands.
Exit requirements:
- We recommend that you check your home country and airline requirements before going on holiday.
- Some countries or airlines require a negative RT-PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test to return home. Testing facilities are available but may vary depending on your itinerary.
Truk Lagoon
Operating now. Open with restrictions. Last updated: 10 October 2022
Effective from 10 October 2022, all of the Federated States of Micronesia (Yap, Chuuk, Phonpei and Kosrae) are fully open for interstate and international travel.
Persons intending to travel to the FSM are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A person is considered “fully vaccinated” after they have received the second dose of an mRNA vaccine, such as the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Entry requirements:
- Travellers to the FSM are required to show documentary evidence of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 when checking in at the airport, and upon arrival in FSM.
- Additionally, all travellers are required to complete a Health Declaration Form whilst on the aircraft.
- Travellers showing any symptoms consistent with COVID-19, will be required to provide a COVID-19 test result
Please check with your airline for advice on requirements that they, or countries that you will be transiting through may also have.
Exit requirements:
- We recommend that you check your home country and airline requirements before going on holiday.
- Some countries or airlines require a negative RT-PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test to return home. Testing facilities are available but may vary depending on your itinerary.
Thailand
Open without restrictions and there are no requirements to provide proof of vaccination.
Exit requirements:
- We recommend that you check your home country and airline requirements before going on holiday.
- Some countries or airlines require a negative RT-PCR test or Rapid Antigen Test to return home. Testing facilities are available but may vary depending on your itinerary.
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