What to bring to your cruise terminal.

Please ensure you have the following items with you when you arrive at the terminal. Approved evidence of vaccination status (please refer to our Covid-19 vaccination requirements ). Evidence of travel insurance that meets the mandatory criteria. Passport. Printed boarding pass (if you’ve checked in online at home) or travel documents.

Arrivals by plane to embark with Cunard.

All guests flying to board their ship will need to ensure they meet the entry requirements of the country they are travelling to. Please consult the relevant government’s website for guidance. All guests must also adhere to any protocols as stipulated by the airline you are travelling with.

What to bring to your cruise terminal.

Please ensure you have the following items with you when you arrive at the terminal. Proof of negative Covid-19 test result (see 'Pre-cruise testing' sections below for details). Approved evidence of vaccination status (please refer to our Covid-19 vaccination requirements ). Printed boarding pass (if you’ve checked in online at home from My Cunard ) or travel documents. Evidence of travel insurance that meets the mandatory criteria (UK guests). Ensure you are aware of and have organised any visa requirements for your voyage (for example an ESTA). Passport.

Accepted pre-cruise tests.

For more information on our vaccine and testing policy, please visit our vaccine and testing policy page . In the UK Rapid Antigen (RAT)/Lateral flow tests are readily available from pharmacies and supermarkets or a PCR test for travel must be taken.

Arrivals by plane to embark with Cunard.

All guests flying to board their ship will need to ensure they meet the entry requirements of the country they are travelling to. Please consult the relevant government’s website for guidance. All guests must also adhere to any protocols as stipulated by the airline you are travelling with.

What to bring to your cruise terminal.

Please ensure you have the following items with you when you arrive at the terminal. Proof of negative Covid-19 test result (see 'Pre-cruise testing' sections below for details) Approved evidence of vaccination status (please refer to our Covid-19 vaccination requirements) Printed boarding pass Ensure you are aware of and have organised any visa requirements for your voyage (for example an ESTA) Passport A face mask (guests should wear masks in the terminal during embarkation and disembarkation).

Arrivals by plane to embark with Cunard.

All guests flying to board their ship will need to ensure they meet the entry requirements of the country they are travelling to. Please consult the relevant government’s website for guidance. All guests must also adhere to any protocols as stipulated by the airline you are travelling with.

Aspinal of London shoot on board the Cunard liner Queen Mary 2 in Southampton.
Picture date: Wednesday May 25, 2016.
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Preparing to sail - at the terminal.

Find below a list of required documents, as well as information about arriving at the terminal, security checks and pre-voyage testing, so that your voyage gets off to the smoothest start possible.

Correct as of 19 December 2022.

We’d like to remind you that it's important to stay up to date with the latest health and well-being policies and protocols for your voyage, in addition to the latest travel requirements. It is your responsibility to organise and complete all documentation and testing requirements if required, therefore please ensure you are aware of, and compliant with, the latest guidance for travelling to and/or from your port of embarkation and return home. The guidance may change with little warning.

Our testing policy varies by voyage. To check which category your voyage falls into please check your voyage number here.

Please note, we have only categorised voyages departing up to and including 1 March 2023 on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and up to and including 21 March 2023 for voyages departing on Queen Mary 2.

The vaccination and testing policy for voyages departing after these dates will be published in due course. Although it may change, it is our intention that voyages from 23 April onwards on-board Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 and voyages from 8 June on board Queen Elizabeth will not require guests to be vaccinated unless there are specific country or voyage requirements in place at the time of sailing.

Requirements for standard voyages.

To check which category your voyage falls into, please check your voyage number here.

Additional requirements for longer or more complex voyages.

To check which category your voyage falls into, please check your voyage number here.

Please ensure you have the following items with you when you arrive at the terminal.

Proof of negative Covid-19 test result (see 'Pre-cruise testing' sections below for details).
Approved evidence of vaccination status (please refer to our Covid-19 vaccination requirements).
Printed boarding pass (if you’ve checked in online at home from My Cunard) or travel documents.
Evidence of travel insurance that meets the mandatory criteria (UK guests).
Ensure you are aware of and have organised any visa requirements for your voyage (for example an ESTA).
Passport.

For more information on our vaccine and testing policy, please visit our vaccine and testing policy page.

Pre-cruise testing for unvaccinated guests between five and 11 years, embarking in the USA.

All unvaccinated guests aged between five and 11 years will also be required to take a complimentary antigen test (in addition to their pre-cruise antigen test) once they arrive at the terminal.

Please arrive at the 'arrival time' stated on your boarding pass. This keeps our terminal and embarkation procedures safe for all our guests, crew and colleagues. If you arrive earlier you may be asked to leave the terminal area and return at the allocated time.

Your boarding pass, Covid-19 test results and vaccination statuses will be checked for all guests – please help us to make the process as speedy as possible by having all your paperwork and any digital documents ready.

Australia and New Zealand voyages.

To check which category your voyage falls into, please check your voyage number here.

Please ensure you have the following items with you when you arrive at the terminal.

Proof of negative Covid-19 test result (see 'Pre-cruise testing' sections below for details)
Approved evidence of vaccination status (please refer to our Covid-19 vaccination requirements)
Printed boarding pass
Ensure you are aware of and have organised any visa requirements for your voyage (for example an ESTA)
Passport
A face mask (guests should wear masks in the terminal during embarkation and disembarkation).

For more information on our vaccine and testing policy, please visit our vaccine and testing policy page.

In Australia Rapid Antigen (RAT)/Lateral Flow tests are readily available from pharmacies and supermarkets. Commonwealth concession card holders are eligible for free RATs which can be obtained in person from participating community pharmacies. For more details on the concessional access programme, or about how to do a rapid antigen test, visit the Australian Department of Health website.

PCR tests must be taken at a private laboratory as a PCR test for travel.

On board well-being measures.

Our ambition remains to return to normal as soon as we possibly can, however due to the length of certain voyages and the destinations we visit, our protocols for sailing do still differ from what you may experience ashore.

Certain voyages may require guests to wear a face mask and have additional testing once on board.

Passenger locator forms.

Some countries currently require additional documentation for anyone travelling to, from or through cruise ports.

Currently, PLFs are required for guests visiting Singapore and there are pre-arrival requirements for guests visiting Indonesia. If this applies to your voyage, please visit our webpage for helpful guidance on where and how to complete the form.