Pregnant Passenger Cruises

Pregnant women traveling on Azamara Club Cruises cannot sail if they have entered their 24th week of pregnancy by the beginning of, or at any time during the cruise. During the check-in process they will be required to sign a health questionnaire stating that they are aware of Azamara Club Cruises' pregnancy policy. Guests who have already booked a cruise or cruisetour and do not meet this requirement must contact us as soon as possible so that it can be determined whether or not they will be able to sail.

Azamara Club Cruises requires that all infants must be at least 6 months old as of the first day of the cruise and/or CruiseTour. Note: For transatlantic, transpacific, Hawaii, select South American and other selected cruises and/or CruiseTours, the infant must be at least 12 months old as of the first day of the Cruise/CruiseTour. For the purposes of this policy, any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea will require infants to be 12 months old on the first day of the cruise/CruiseTour.

Please be aware that guests travelling with a young infant that does not meet the infant policy will be denied boarding. No refunds or other compensation shall be due from the cruise line to anyone as a result of the denial of boarding to an underage infant or other accompanying guests.

For safety reasons, any guest entering her third trimester (24 weeks or more) of pregnancy will not be permitted to sail, as their ship infirmaries are only equipped for minor emergencies. Infants must be at least four months old to be eligible to travel.

Celebrity will not accept guests who have entered their third trimester (24th week) of pregnancy by the beginning of, or at any time during, their cruise vacation.

Less than 6 months requires a note from doctor. More than 6 months are not permitted to sail.

Crystal is unable to accommodate children under six (6) months of age and reserves the right to restrict the number of those under three (3) years of age aboard the ship. Crystal Cruises is unable to accommodate women past their sixth (6th) month of pregnancy.

As a result, of the medical research on gestation risks and infant mortality outside of specialized neonatal intensive care units, we will no longer be permitting guests who will have entered the 24th week of pregnancy by the last day of the cruise to travel with us.

Cunard's minimum age for infants is as follows:

• 12 Month minimum age for the following:
  Transatlantic cruises (including any voyage with a Transatlantic element), World Voyage (including world voyage segments), Transpacific (including Hawaii), Asia, Orient & Africa, Australia & New Zealand, Hawaii, South America and Iceland.


• 6 month minimum age for the following:
  Alaska, Canada & New England, Caribbean, Japan (roundtrip), Mexico, Panama Canal, and Europe (excluding Transatlantic and Iceland)

Women who have entered their 24th week of pregnancy as of their embarkation date will be refused passage due to safety concerns. Neither a physician's medical statement nor a waiver of liability will be accepted. In addition, Disney Cruise Line cannot be held responsible or liable for any complications relating to pregnancy at any stage. Infants under 12 weeks old will not be allowed to travel aboard Disney Cruise Lline ships.

Due to the limited medical facilities on the ships, Holland America will not accept reservations for infants 12 weeks or younger and women who will be more than 24 or more weeks pregnant at the time their cruise with Holland America concludes.

MSC Cruises does not permit pregnant woman to sail if they have reached or exceeded their twenty-fourth week of pregnancy by the end of the cruise. The medical facilities and equipment on board may not be technically adequate to deal with a birth or pregnancy complications. Regardless of the stage of pregnancy, a doctor should be consulted before sailing on a cruise to evaluate whether the guest is fit to travel.

Pregnancy must be regarded as a medical condition. An expectant mother's application for passage must be accompanied by a medical certificate establishing her due date and fitness to travel, and acceptance is subject to the following conditions:

• NCL will not be responsible or liable for any complications of pregnancy which arise or occur during the cruise.
• NCL will not accept passengers who will have entered their 24th week of pregnancy by the time their travel with NCL concludes.

Oceania Cruises cannot accept guests who will have entered their 24th week of pregnancy by the beginning of, or at any time during, the cruise.

Infants must be one year of age as of the first day of the cruise. Guests traveling with a young infant that does not meet the infant policy will be denied boarding. No refunds or other compensation shall be due from Oceania Cruises to anyone as a result of the denial of boarding to an underage infant or any accompanying guests.

Paul Gauguin Cruises does not permit pregnant women to sail if they are more than 24 weeks at the time of sailing. Pregnant guest under 24 weeks must provide written permission from their doctor prior to sailing that states that they are fit to travel by sea and air. This letter must be faxed to Paul Gauguin Cruises at 425-732-7198, ATTN: Special Requests – Medical. The letter must include the guest's name, ship name, sail date and must be dated within 30 days of the cruise departure date. The Master in conjunction with the ship's doctor has the right to deny boarding if in his professional opinion there may not be adequate shore-side medical facilities available in port during the cruise.

Princess Cruises does not permit pregnant women to sail if they are entering the 24th week of their pregnancy by the last day of the cruise. All pregnant women are required to produce a physician's letter stating that mother and baby are in good health, fit to travel and the pregnancy is not high risk. The letter must also include the estimated date of delivery (EDD) calculated from both Last Menstrual Period (LMP) and ultrasound (if performed). Please fax your physician letter to the Fleet Medical Department confidential fax at (661) 753-0121.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises cannot accept guests who will have entered their 24th week of pregnancy by the beginning of, or at any time during the cruise.

Infants must be one year of age as of the first day of the cruise. Guests traveling with a young infant that does not meet the infant policy will be denied boarding. No refunds or other compensation shall be due to anyone as a result of the denial of boarding to an underage infant or any accompanying guests.

Royal Caribbean welcomes pregnant guests but will not accept guests who will enter their 24th week of pregnancy by the end of the cruise or Cruisetour.

Seabourn does not have the specialized facilities and/or treatment required for childbirth, prenatal and early infant care. Those facilities may also not be obtainable ashore in ports that are visited. Accordingly Seabourn cannot accept a booking or carry any guest who have begun their 24th week of pregnancy at any time before or during the cruise. All pregnant women are required to produce a physician's letter stating that mother and baby are in good health, fit to travel, and that the pregnancy is not high-risk. The letter must also include the estimated date of delivery (EDD).

At the time of booking, expectant mothers are required to supply a medical certificate establishing their fitness for travel at the time they are due to travel. Silversea is unable to accommodate women who have entered their twenty-fourth (24th) week of pregnancy and will not be responsible or liable for any complication relative to any pregnancy during the entire duration of the cruise or thereafter. Additionally, airlines may have restrictions that may differ from Silversea's.