The Foreign & Commonwealth Office advises against cruise ship travel at this time due to the ongoing pandemic and is based on medical advice from Public Health England.
Cruise ship travel means staying overnight for at least 1 night on a sea-going cruise ship with people from multiple households.
Our advice against cruises applies to international travel on a ship that is exclusively for pleasure or recreation, providing overnight accommodation and other leisure facilities such as entertainment venues or swimming pools.
Our advice does not include ferries or privately-rented boats.
The government will continue to review its cruise ship travel advice based on the latest medical advice.
If you have future cruise travel plans, contact your cruise line, travel operator, or the travel company you booked with, for further advice. For information on cruises in UK waters contact the Department for Transport: [email protected].
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office continues to support the Department for Transport’s work with industry for the resumption of international cruise travel.
