Pregnant Women and Infants

American Cruise Lines
Pregnant Women: Permitted to board during any phase of pregnancy. There are no restrictions.

Infants: Minimum age is 1 month old.

Atlas Ocean Voyages
Pregnant Women: Atlas Ocean Voyages cannot accommodate guests who will have entered their 24th week of pregnancy by the beginning of or at any time during the cruise.

Infants:  Infants must be 12 months of age or older at the time of boarding, not including Antarctica Sailings. Children traveling to Antarctica must be at least eight years of age. 

Azamara
Pregnant Women: Azamara cannot accept guests who will be more than 23 weeks pregnant at any time during the cruise or cruisetour. All guests are required to sign a health questionnaire at check-in to ensure they are aware of Azamara's pregnancy policy.

Infants: Infants sailing on a cruise must be at least 6 months old as of the first day of the cruise/cruisetour. However, for trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific cruises/cruisetours and other selected cruises/cruisetours, the infant (as of the first day of the cruise/cruisetour) must be at least 12 months old. Any cruise that has three or more consecutive days at sea will require infants to be 12 months old on the first day of the cruise/cruisetour.

Carnival Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Prohibited to sail if she will enter the 24th week of pregnancy before or at any time during the cruise.

Infants: Infants must be at least 6 months of age at the time of embarkation in order to sail on most cruises. Children must be at least 12 months of age at the time of embarkation in order to sail on trans-ocean crossings and remote itineraries, where there are more than 2 consecutive sea days. Children must be 12 months of age on Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, South Pacific and Trans-Pacific cruises if it includes at least one International port (Pacific Islands, New Zealand, New Guinea, Singapore and Hawaii) or includes more than 2 consecutive days at sea.

Celebrity Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Celebrity Cruises cannot accept guests who will be more than 23 weeks pregnant at any time during the cruise or cruise tour. All guests are required to sign a health questionnaire upon check-in to ensure they are aware of the preganancy policy. If you have already booked a cruise or cruise tour and not meet this requirement, please contact your travel agent.

Infants: Infants sailing on a cruise must be at least 6 months old as of the first day of the cruise/cruisetour. However, for trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific, Hawaii, select South American cruises/cruisetours and other selected cruises/cruisetours, the infant (as of the first day of the cruise/cruisetour) must be at least 12 months old. 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.

Crystal Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Permitted to board if pregnant for 24 weeks or less on day of disembarkation.

Infants: Minimum age is 6 months. Crystal reserves the right to limit all children under the age of 3 years.

Cunard Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Permitted to board if pregnant for 24 weeks or less on day of disembarkation. Proof of EDD and Fitness to travel will be required by the medical department prior to travel and can be faxed to (661-753-0122) or e-mailed to medical@carnivalukgroup.com

Infants: Minimum age is 1 year for trans-Atlantic cruises, trans-Pacific cruises, World cruises and World cruise segements. Minimum age is 6 months for all other sailings.

Holland America Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Women cannot have begun their 24th week of pregnancy at any time before or during the cruise. If you are pregnant or sailing with a guest who is pregnant they must provide a physician’s letter stating the expected due date, medical fitness to travel and the pregnancy is not high risk. Please also include your name, booking number, ship and sailing date.
Please fax your letters to our Access & Compliance Department at 800-577-1731.

Infants: Minimum age is 12 months of age for trans-Atlantic sailings or any other itinerary which in the opinion of the Medical Department present a significant risk to infants between 6 and 12 months of age; minimum age is 6 months for all other sailings.

MSC Cruises
Pregnant Women: MSC cannot admit women on board who will have reached or exceeded their twenty-fourth week of pregnancy by the end of the cruise.

MSC requires all pregnant guests, regardless of the length of pregnancy, to submit a special needs form at least 30 days before sailing. If a woman becomes pregnant after the initial booking process, they are still required to complete the form and return it to MSC or they will be denied boarding. 

Infants: Infants under one year of age are permitted on board, except for Cruises that include eleven (11) nights or more, in which case all Passengers must be at least one (1) year of age at the time of embarkation.

Norwegian Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Norwegian will make every effort to accommodate you, providing you will not enter the 24th week of pregnancy at any point during the cruise. Please include your cruise details in an email to the Access Desk (accessdesk@ncl.com) with a medical certificate establishing your due date prior to your cruise.

Infants: Minimum age is 6 months. For sailings with three or more consecutive days at sea, infants must be 12 months old at the time of sailing.

Oceania Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Permitted to board if pregnant for 24 weeks or less on day of disembarkation. Doctor's note required.*

Infants: Infants must be at least 6 months of age on the day of boarding or at least 12 months of age on the day of boarding if the cruise has 3 or more consecutive days at sea.

Princess Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Pregnant women are not allowed to sail if they are entering the 24th week of their pregnancy at any point during the cruise. All pregnant women are required to produce a a healthcare provider's report containing the date of her last menstrual period, expected date of delivery, and the pregnancy risk status. 

Infants: Infants must be at least 6 months of age at the time of embarkation in order to sail. Children must be at least 12 months of age at the time of embarkation to sail on trans-ocean crossings and remote itineraries, where there are more than 2 consecutive sea days. The minimum age for escorted cruisetours is 5 years.

Regent (Radisson) Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Women who are 24 weeks along or more, or will reach 24 weeks by the end of the cruise, will be unable to take the cruise. All pregnant women must travel with a written letter of permission from their doctor.

Infants:  Infants must be six months of age as of the first day of the cruise. For voyages that have three or more consecutive days at sea, infants must be at least 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. 

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Royal Caribbean International cannot accept guests who will be more than 23 weeks pregnant at any time during the cruise or cruise tour. All guests are required to fill out a Public Health Questionnaire prior to arrival or at the pier attesting that they are not more than 23 weeks pregnant. If you have already booked a cruise or cruise tour and not meet this requirement, please contact your travel agent.

Infants: Infants sailing on a cruise must be at least 6 months old as of the first day of the cruise/cruisetour. However, for trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific, Hawaii, select South American cruises/cruisetours and other selected cruises/cruisetours, the infant (as of the first day of the cruise/cruisetour) must be at least 12 months old. 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.

Seabourn Cruise Line
Please see Cunard Cruise Line's guidelines.

Silversea Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Permitted to board if pregnant for 24 weeks or less on day of embarkation. A medical certificate establishing fitness is required.

Infants: Minimum age is 6-12 months depending on cruise ship. Parents must notify Silversea of any children 6-12 months and sign a waiver. Silversea does not provide for the care or entertainment of children, and reserves the right to limit all children under 3 years old.

Viking Cruises
Pregnant Women: Viking is unable to accommodate women past their 24th week of pregnancy.

Infants: Viking is dedicated to adults and therefore does not carry children or teenagers under the age of 18.

Virgin Voyages
Pregnant Women: Pregnant women must be less than 24 weeks pregnant by the end of the sailing. Please make sure to bring all appropriate medical documentation to confirm this timing when you arrive.

Infants: Infants are not permitted to sail.

Windstar Cruise Line
Pregnant Women: Permitted to board if pregnant for 24 weeks or less on day of disembarkation.

Infants: Minimum age is 8 years.