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Carnival staff in their Cat in the Hat attire.

Carnival brings back Dr. Seuss breakfastThe Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast will return to the fleet on Oct. 1.

The Pitons in St. Lucia.

St. Lucia drops Covid-19 entry requirementsThe Ministry of Health also has removed protocols for physical distance and crowd limitation.

The Kinkaku-ji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.

Japan further relaxes tourism restrictionsThe country will allow tour groups without a guide and will raise its arrivals cap to 50,000 visitors next month.

Antigua drops all Covid restrictions for visitors

Antigua drops all Covid restrictions for visitorsNo longer required are the Covid pre-arrival test, proof of vaccination, travel authorization form and quarantine upon arrival.

The Disney Wish made its debut in July.

Disney Cruise Line loosens Covid-19 vax and testing requirementsDisney will allow unvaccinated children under 12 to sail and eliminate Covid testing for vaccinated passengers.

A China Southern plane. DOT suspensions will affect flights by Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and Xiamen Airlines.

In a retaliatory move, U.S. cancels 26 flights by Chinese airlinesThe 26 total equals the number of flights for American Airlines, Delta and United that China recently canceled as...

The MSC Seascape is due to enter service in December 2022, sailing Caribbean cruises from Miami.

MSC drops Covid vax requirement for U.S. guests on Caribbean cruisesWhile no longer required, MSC recommends that passengers are fully vaccinated. Precruise testing is recommended but not...

Tokyo at night. Japan in September plans to take additional steps to ease border entry.

Japan takes another step in easing Covid entry restrictionsPrime minister Fumio Kishida announced plans to eliminate Covid testing for travelers who have received at least three vaccine...

Uniworld's S.S. La Venezia in Venice. Uniworld Boutique River Cruises will lift vaccine requirements for guests starting in 2023.

Uniworld becomes the first river line to lift vax rules, for 2023Passengers will be responsible for meeting entry requirements specified by each country visited along an itinerary.

The Carnival Sunshine. Carnival Cruise Line just relaxed Covid policies for unvaccinated passengers by allowing them to self-test for Covid on certain itineraries, starting next month.

Carnival Cruise Line will OK Covid self-tests for unvaccinated guestsThe move is the latest to loosen the reins on pandemic-era testing and vaccination policies.

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