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Mediterranean COVID-19 Superyacht Travel Guide

Navigate COVID-19 reopening updates for your favorite Mediterranean yacht charter destinations

Mediterranean COVID-19 Superyacht Travel Guide provides comprehensive travel news and official safety guidelines for travelers, yacht owners, charter guests and crew. As we monitor developments in the Mediterranean, we will provide real time updates on local & international travel, attractions, quarantine safety measures, and advice for select Mediterranean yacht charter destinations including; the Balearics, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Montenegro, Spain, and Turkey. Select a destination below for its latest travel updates.

European Union Re-Opening Update  – According to the European Union re-opening website, the EU is planning for a safe re-opening. Chartering in the Mediterranean is increasingly positive, as many travel restrictions have been lifted between countries across Europe. It was also agreed at a European Union level, to gradually start opening to 3rd countries on July 1st, subject to three conditions:

  1. The country’s epidemiological situation must be the same if not better than the EU’s.
  2. Travellers will have to meet certain sanitary conditions in their countries of origin, en-route to Europe, and on arrival (to be specified but quarantine is 100% ruled out)
  3. The principle of reciprocity must also apply: the EU will not allow entry to travellers arriving from countries that impose travel bans to EU travellers.

Balearic Islands

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Croatia

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France

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Greece

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Italy

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Monaco

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Montenegro

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Spain

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Turkey

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Balearic Islands (Spain)

Yacht Charter & Travel UPDATES

LIMITED | Next Update July 1

The Balearics is open for European Union and Schengen (June 21) area countries. International travel restrictions are consistent with European Union travel guidelines  with addition to the following:

  • Spanish President announced borders will open to international tourists on July 1st subject to the number of cases.
  • June 21st Spain will open its borders to all* Schengen travelers without requiring a quarantine on arrival.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • In phase II restaurants and bars can accommodate up to 40% of their capacity inside and 50% of their capacity in exterior terraces. Masks are not mandatory in these type of establishments.
  • Maximum groups of 15 people.
  • Social distancing is 2m
  • Shops have a maximum limit of 40% of their capacity.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • Groups allowed up to 15 people
  • Social distancing 2 meters. 10 meters outwards from the seashore must be free to allow people to enter/exit the sea and/or walk freely
  • Beach showers and WCs are closed

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LIMITED | Next Update TBC

  • Yachts are allowed to cruise, but only up to a maximum of 12 miles offshore.
  • Cruising is allowed within provincial waters on mainland Spain, but not individual islands in the Balearics. No travelling between islands, at the moment, nor between the islands and mainland Spain.
  • Clients/guests must necessarily reside in the same province or island where the yacht is berthed. Eg: a yacht berthed in Mallorca can only cruise with people that reside in Mallorca.
  • Yachts can cruise with a maximum of 10 guests provided all of them live under the same roof (quarantined together); or 50% of the total capacity if they don’t live in the same house.

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PRIVATE | LIMITED Next Update TBC
COMMERCIAL | LIMITED Next Update TBC

  • The international borders are closed although crew members will be allowed to enter the country and travel to wherever their yacht is berthed provided they can show a valid seaman’s book or an employment contract. They will have to self-quarantine on arrival.
  • At national level one cannot travel outside the province or island of residence other than for urgent matters that can be justified with relevant proof. Exceptions to the rule are: residents in a province or island returning home, emergency personnel including ngo’s volunteers, politicians and embassy staff on an assigned mission, and soldiers of all corps are all allowed to travel.
  • A 14 days self-quarantine is mandatory for all travelers.

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  • Masks are mandatory in all public areas where maintaining a 2m social distance isn’t possible; the sole exception being kids up to 6 years of age and people with a medical condition incompatible with wearing masks. Masks are not mandatory when practicing sports outdoors nor when eating or drinking indoors or outdoors.
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Croatia

Yacht Charter & Travel UPDATES

LIMITED | Next Update TBC

Croatia is open for European Union and Schengen area countries. International travel restrictions are consistent with European Union travel guidelines  with addition to the following:

  • Foreign nationals who own real estate or vessels are granted entry if they provide title deed, contract or other documentation proving.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • Yachts over 24m in length are allowed to enter Croatia and yacht owners and their close family members, charter clients and crew are allowed to arrive and embark without undergoing quarantine for 14 days.
  • Yachts arriving and currently in Croatia are free to cruise along the coast.
  • Owners of private yachts are required to have a proof of ownership with them and charter guests, official E-crew Crew & Guest list.

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PRIVATE | OPEN Next Update TBC
COMMERCIAL | OPEN Next Update TBC

  • Private aviation is permitted in all of Croatia’s airports.
  • Domestic commercial flights operating. International commercial flights currently limited to Frankfurt-Zagreb but more flights expected to resume shortly

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  • Social distancing and the wearing of masks in all public places is recommended.
  • The measure of self-isolation is no longer imposed on all passengers on border crossing points when entering the Republic of Croatia. It may be imposed only on individuals for whom it is determined during border checks that they have been in contact with a person infected with COVID-19. However, when entering the Republic of Croatia, border police officers will provide you with a leaflet containing instructions and recommendations issued by the Croatian Institute of Public Health which you have to comply with in the following 14 days.
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FRANCE

Yacht Charter & Travel UPDATES

LIMITED | Next Update July 1

France is open for European Union and Schengen area countries. International travel restrictions are consistent with European Union travel guidelines  with addition to the following:

  • France will open to non-EU borders on 1 July.

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OPEN | Next Update July 1

  • Shops are open and the number of people allowed at the same time in the shop is limited.
  • Masks are mandatory for staff and clients when walking around the tables but not seated.
  • Nightclubs remain closed for the time being.

Consult a Northrop & Johnson yachting expert and discuss your personal itinerary or yachts available for charter.

OPEN | Next Update July 1

  • Beaches on the French Riviera are open for swimming and water sports but not for static sunbathing.

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OPEN | Next Update July 1

  • No compulsory quarantine for travellers from EU, Schengen area and UK. Quarantine when travelling to overseas and voluntary quarantine for travellers from the UK. Symptomatic travellers during border health checks should be subject to quarantine, regardless of their nationality.

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PRIVATE | OPEN Next Update TBC
COMMERCIAL | OPEN Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.
  • Paris-Orly airport, which has been closed since March 31, will resume commercial passenger flights on 26 June.

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  • Social distancing and the wearing of masks in all public places is recommended.
  • France returning to normalcy with some restaurants, museums and public transportation reopening in so-called green zones. The Louvre is even set to open on July 6.
  • Residents of France will be able to vacation freely within the country during July and August. They will serve as the primary tourism market until the unknown time international travel is permitted
  • Americans are still not welcome.
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Greece

Yacht Charter & Travel UPDATES

LIMITED | Next Update July 1

Greece is open for European Union and Schengen area countries. International travel restrictions are consistent with European Union travel guidelines.

  • On July 1, international flights will be allowed at regional airports across the country once more. Currently tourists can fly into only Athens or the northern city of Thessaloniki
  • Greece at any stage retains the right to modify any of the above in light of changing epidemiological data.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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OPEN | Next Update July 1

  • Arrivals by sea for leisure yachts are permitted, only with their crews. From July 1st onwards, sample tests will be conducted. The plan is subject to adjustments upon changing epidemiological data.

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PRIVATE | OPEN Next Update July 1
COMMERCIAL | OPEN Next Update July 1

  • Direct flights between the United States and Greece are scheduled to resume in early July.
  • EUR Flights are open.
  • On July 1, international flights will be allowed at regional airports across the country once more. Currently tourists can fly into only Athens or the northern city of Thessaloniki.

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  • Public gatherings of more than 10 people remain forbidden.
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ITALY

Yacht Charter & Travel UPDATES

LIMITED | Next Update June 30

  • Italy is open to the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Monaco.
  • Open to Schengen area countries June 30
  • Americans are not yet allowed to travel to Italy.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • The opening to the public of bars, pubs, restaurants, ice cream shops, pastry shops and the like is allowed.
  • All premises open to the public must comply with guidelines and protocols identified by the autonomous regions and provinces to prevent or reduce the risk of contagion.

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OPEN | Next Update June 15

  • The opening to the public of museums and other places of culture (libraries, archives, archaeological areas and parks, monumental complexes) is allowed.
  • In all places of culture, contingent fruition methods must be guaranteed, or in any case such as to avoid gatherings of people and to allow visitors to respect the distance of at least one meter between one another.
  • From the 15th of June, shows in theatres, concert halls, cinemas and other outdoor spaces are allowed. The performances must be held with pre-assigned and spaced seats, and at the condition that the interpersonal distance of at least one meter is ensured for both the staff and the spectators, with the maximum number of 1000 spectators for outdoor shows and 200 people for performances or each individual hall in closed places.

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LIMITED | Next Update TBC

  • On board private pleasure craft the same rules apply as housing units. The primary safety measure remains the “social distance” of at least one metre unless the persons on board live in the same housing unit.
  • Also the relatives, if not cohabiting, must respect the social distance of a person for every linear meter of the boat. Also mandatory is the provision of personal protection for passengers and the use of sanitizer for surfaces.
  • The maximum number of transportable people will be established on the basis of the capacity of the unit and the possibility of implementing the measures of social distancing provided with the limitation of the tickets and the preparation of bollards to the session (1 mt away).
  • Personal protective equipment for each occupant and surface sanitizer must be provided on board.
    It remains the obligation to comply with the regulations for movements in the Region and between the Regions and compliance with international regulations anti-counterfeiting while sailing outside national territorial waters.

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PRIVATE | OPEN Next Update TBC
COMMERCIAL | OPEN Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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MONACO

Yacht Charter & Travel UPDATES

LIMITED | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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LIMITED | Next Update TBC

  • Casinos have started to re-open.

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LIMITED | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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LIMITED | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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  • The nearest airport is Nice, France.
  • Helicopter travel is limited.
  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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Montenegro

Yacht Charter & Travel UPDATES

LIMITED | Next Update TBC

Montenegro is open for European Union and Schengen area countries.

  • Montenegro has now reopened to tourists and accepting international arrivals from 131 countries.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • Open for international yacht arrivals.

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PRIVATE | OPEN Next Update TBC
COMMERCIAL | OPEN Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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  • Entry via marinas has reopened to foreign nationals, but all visitors must undergo 14 days of quarantine at a government facility, plus 14 days of self-isolation afterward.
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Spain

Yacht Charter & Travel UPDATES

LIMITED | Next Update June 30

  • Travellers arriving from outside the European Union (EU) and Schengen Zone, will be permitted to enter the country from 30 June. Entry is dependent on the severity of Covid-19 infection rates in the origin country.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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LIMITED | Next Update TBC

  • Until phase 3, the following limitations are foreseen for maritime transport: the occupation of seats is reduced by 50% while the cabins can be used 100% as long as they are occupied by people who normally live together. A 14-day quarantine is mandatory.

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PRIVATE | OPEN Next Update TBC
COMMERCIAL | OPEN Next Update TBC

  • Aircrafts are allowed to arrive only at selected entry points with international health emergency control capabilities. Spain will open borders as of 21st June, without quarantine for citizens of EU Member States, Schengen area and nationals, assuming reprocity.

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President Sanchez announced that it had also been agreed at EU level to gradually start opening to 3rd countries** as of July 1st subject to three conditions:

  • 1) The country’s epidemiological situation must be the same if not better than the EU’s.
  • 2) Travelers will have to meet certain sanitary conditions in their countries of origin, en-route to Europe, and on arrival (to be specified but quarantine is 100% ruled out )
  • 3) The principle of reciprocity must also apply: the EU will not allow entry to travelers arriving from countries that impose travel bans to EU travelers.

**The list of countries and their respective “starting order” (when can which country begin sending travelers to Europe) will be jointly decided by all EU Member States based on their respective epidemiological situation.

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Turkey

Yacht Charter & Travel UPDATES

OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • On June 12, Turkey lifted its coronavirus travel restrictions entirely. All international travelers are subject to medical screening upon arrival.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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OPEN | Next Update TBC

  • No official announcements scheduled at this time.

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PRIVATE | OPEN
COMMERCIAL | OPEN

  • Turkish Airlines has resumed domestic flights and will resume international flights on 10 June.
  • Domestic flights are open.

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  • International travelers can visit Turkey and will be subject to a medical screening upon arrival.
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*Every effort is being made to update this travel guide as soon as new information is received. Northrop & Johnson offers details on these destinations in good faith but due to the constant changes in regulations and advice being issued by the government departments in each country, we are unfortunately not able to warrant, guarantee or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information or warrant the current status of any destination. All information is subject to change.