Vaccines that are fully approved or authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO) are accepted.  Sputnik V and CanSino are not accepted Covid-19 vaccines. U.S. Based AstraZeneca and Novavax clinical trial participants are also considered fully vaccinated. US participants in COVID-19 vaccine trials can be considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after they complete the vaccine series, if it has been confirmed that they received “active” vaccine, and not placebo.   Please be aware that certain countries we sail from or visit during a voyage may require a specific vaccine, and only those travelers vaccinated with the requisite vaccine will be considered fully vaccinated. Be sure to review your departure country's requirements or consult our guest materials prior to sailing for these requirements. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has clarified their position regarding mixed vaccinations and provided Celebrity Cruises with updated guidance. 

For ALL sailings, including US and Global Departures, the CDC will now recognize a mixed series of any two of the following vaccines, with a minimum of 28 days between doses, as fully vaccinated:

• Pfizer
• Moderna
• Johnson & Johnson,
• AstraZeneca
• Sinovac
• Sinopharm
• Covaxin

• Guests who received the Janssen (aka Johnson & Johnson) vaccine before or after another COVID-19 vaccine should be considered to have received a valid, single-dose Janssen vaccination—not a mixed vaccination series—and are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
• To be recognized as fully vaccinated,  all guests eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, must complete a vaccine series with the last dose administered at least 14 days prior to sailing.
• Children who have received one dose of a vaccine (other than Johnson & Johnson) will not be considered fully vaccinated. 
  
• Some ports of call may not accept mixed vaccines and therefore could prevent guests with mixed vaccines from going ashore. 

COVID-19 Booster Shots

COVID-19 Booster Vaccine shots are not required to sail on Celebrity Cruises. However, guests who have received 3 or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, due to booster regimens, will be considered fully vaccinated if at least one of these conditions is satisfied:

• At least 2 of the doses are Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sinovac, Sinopharm, or Covaxin administered at least 28 days apart. The final dose must be completed at least 14 days before sailing.
• At least 1 dose is Johnson & Johnson, completed at least 14 days before sailing.

At this time, Celebrity will not accept Certificates of Recovery.

Yes, if a guest can furnish proof from the government site or app, we will accept as proof of vaccination.

No, at this time, we are not accepting photos or photocopies of the original vaccination card.

All sailings departing the U.S. are subject to guidance from the CDC. As such, Celebrity Cruises will require vaccine eligible guests to be fully vaccinated with all initial doses administered at least 14 days prior to sailing. 

Guests with a mixed series of any two of the following vaccines taken within a minimum of 28 days between doses, will also be considered fully vaccinated: Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Sinovac,  Sinopharm or Covaxin. Youths who have received one dose of a vaccine (other than Johnson & Johnson) will not be considered fully vaccinated.

To comply with this requirement, documentation of full vaccination must be provided at the terminal as a condition for boarding. Celebrity Cruise will not accept any form of Certificate of Recovery.

COVID-19 Booster Vaccine shots are not required to sail on Celebrity Cruises.

COVID-19 Booster Vaccine shots are not required to sail on Celebrity Cruises. However, guests who have received 3 or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, due to booster regimens, will be considered fully vaccinated if at least one of these conditions is satisfied:

• At least 2 of the doses are Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sinovac,  Sinopharm, or Covaxin administered at least 28 days apart. The final dose must be completed at least 14 days before sailing.
• At least 1 dose is Johnson & Johnson, completed at least 14 days before sailing.