They require negative PCR and at least one dose of the vaccine for travelers arriving by cruise ship to Colombia

This Friday, December 31, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced that the measures for travelers arriving both on flights and on cruises to Colombia are being unified. The above, due to the increase in infections that have been registered in different parts of the world in recent weeks.

Among other reasons, this increase would be due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, which It already causes outbreaks on international cruise ships where people do not keep physical distance and where leisure activities generate greater relaxation of protection.

Julián Fernández Niño, director of Epidemiology and Demography, said that “Through Resolution 2383 of 2021, sanitary control measures have just been adopted for the entry into the country of travelers by sea through cruise ships, which are unified with those by air.”

In this sense, airport operators, airlines, air transport companies, customs agencies, territorial entities, port operators, cruise lines, Colombian Migration, Civil Aeronautics, the National Tracking Contact Center (CCNT), and crew members and passengers, They must comply with the measures established as of the date.

Measures for cruises arriving in Colombia

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection established that travelers aged 18 years and over who enter the country by sea through cruise ships, regardless of the time they stay in Colombia, must Present the vaccination certificate or card with the complete schedule or at least one of the two doses.

In addition, all international travelers, whether nationals or not, 18 years of age or older who intend to enter the country, must present the PCR test with a negative result, this must be issued no later than 72 hours before the time and date of boarding. .

That is, given the transmission that is most likely to occur within cruise ships, travelers entering Colombia must present both requirements.

It should be borne in mind that the card can be presented physically or digitally, all travelers must register in the Check-Mig app and must answer CCNR phone calls from line 1900. “Likewise, the mask should be used at all times and N95 is recommended for those over 60 years of age or people with comorbidities”, the official completed.

It should be borne in mind that these measures also apply to the crew, who, like travelers, must fill out the Check-Mig when they want to enter the country. “In the event that the person presents symptoms associated with covid-19 during the cruise trip, they must report it to the crew, as well as refrain from disembarking in Colombia if they present respiratory symptoms, if they are suspected or had contact with a confirmed case of covid-19, or if it was subject to quarantine on the boat, “the official said.

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