Questions related to Medical Health & Safety Services
US Food and Drugs Administration-approved acupressure wristbands and various over-the-counter medications and natural treatments can help prevent seasickness, and should be used before you start to feel ill. Consult your doctor before choosing to use...
If any of our guests or crew members ever feel unwell during their sailing, they can be immediately evaluated by medical staff, with an in-stateroom visit or by video tele-consultation. A multitude of evaluative tests can be conducted right onboard i...
Should you need to receive medical attention onboard, we offer a medical facility with doctors and nurses to care for you. While we do not accept land-based health insurance plans onboard; you may be eligible to submit a claim with your health insura...
In order to ensure the safe disposal of sharp items such as needles, syringes, lancets or other sharp objects while onboard, our Stateroom attendants have access to sharps containers, which can be provided to you to keep in your stateroom.
Royal Caribbean International cannot accept guests who will be more than 23 weeks pregnant at any time during the cruise or CruiseTour. The Guest and treating physician should consider before any cruise that there is no Obstetrician/Gynecologist avai...
Yes. All drinking water is either distilled from seawater or loaded on board while the ship is in port. Royal Caribbean adheres to Vessel Sanitation Program standards published by the US Public Health Service (USPHS). The USPHS conducts inspections o...
The number of lifeboats varies on each class of ship. All of our ships have sufficient survival craft for everyone onboard, plus additional capacity in reserve, per regulatory requirements.
If you have been treated onboard, and need to request your medical records, please fill out the request form.
A muster drill is a mandatory safety exercise with the objective of familiarising all guests and crew with the location (muster station) where they are to assemble in the unlikely event of an emergency. During this drill, additional safety informatio...
The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act requires cruise lines which operate in United States waters to make a Security Guide available to guests. This Security Guide is provided pursuant to that United States law. The safety and security of our gue...
We are delighted to have provided a safe and enjoyable cruise to millions of guests over the years. To facilitate our ability to continue to provide safe and enjoyable cruises to our guests, we reserve the right to refuse to accept a booking request ...
If you are dependent on oxygen or require oxygen therapy, you must supply your own oxygen and meet certain requirements prior to boarding the ship. Please contact our Access Department on 01932 834325 (UK) and 1800 555 604 (ROI) for additional inform...
