Are emotional support animals allowed onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship?

We’ve recently changed our policy on emotional support animals onboard our ships. Our policy now differentiates emotional support animals from service animals that are trained to perform a function for a person with a disability. Service animals will continue to be welcomed onboard for guests with disabilities. We will no longer have emotional support animals onboard.

We know this may be disappointing to some, but our decision was made to ensure that we consistently deliver a great holiday experience for all our guests. As we transition into our new policy, guests that have already processed a request to bring their emotional support animal on or before 30 July 2018 will be allowed to do so on their existing cruise.