Carnival Cruise Line reopened its Camp Ocean program to fully vaccinated children ages 5 to 11.
The line's facilities for older kids, Circle C and Club O2, have already been open to vaccinated kids ages 12 to 17.
Cleaning up after a Camp Ocean session. Photo Credit: Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival said its protocols for Camp Ocean include required face masks, limited capacity, encouraged physical distancing, deep cleanings of the spaces twice a day and one-parent-per-family drop-offs and pickups. It said that the protocols were consistent with other onboard procedures.
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"The colorful ocean-inspired facility offers a variety of fun and engaging experiences ranging from educational activities to crafts and active games," Carnival said.
Carnival operates its domestic-departing cruises with a small number of vaccine exemptions granted on a capacity-controlled basis; it restricts exemptions to children under 12 and those with medical or religious exemptions.