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BLOG: TOURIST SEASON 2020 IN CROATIA AND COVID-19 (2)

CROATIA CORONAVIRUS – TRAVEL, TOURISM, FLIGHTS and BORDERS

From the first days when we all looked at COVID-19 like something distant to now days when we all faced it, a lot has happened and we all discovered our chameleon ability to adjust to these specific times. 

Croatia was marked as Corona free country because of the small number of positive cases, but still our economy was faced with an overall stop, putting the interest on the most vulnerable citizens on first place. Being world's number one nautical market and a popular tourist destination, with summer season approaching many questions regarding Croatia arouse such as:


Can Australians, Americans, Canadians and others visit Croatia with new border rules?

How to fill a form on border crossing?

Is website reopen.europa.eu reliable?

Are there international flights to / from Croatia?

What about yachts disinfection?



Please check our previous Blog: CROATIA CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL DAILY UPDATE to get answers on questions:

Can you travel to Croatia?

Who can cross the border?

Is Croatia safer than other tourist destinations?

When will tourism start?

Is it now safe to book a holiday?

My booking was cancelled, now what?



Adria Cruising Gulet (ACG) would like to give you guidance to find the answers on all your questions. Please have in mind that we do our best to provide you with accurate information but only contacting the official sources (links below) will secure the precise answer you seek for. 

We’ll do our best to provide you updated information on Corona Virus Croatia so please scroll down to see the state of COVID19 in Croatia on a specific date.

Links of official sites on all info on Corona Virus in Croatia and COVID-19 cases are:
The national tourist board
Ministry of Tourism COVID-19
Official government corona website


We know that all of you have a specific enquiry and an adequate reply can be only a real time one. Feel free to contact us for a further assistance and we hope our guidance listed below can help…



UPDATE JULY 13, 2020   (9)
Status on COVID-19 in Croatia changes daily. Today there are 1.142 active cases, with 132 people being hospitalized. Since the beginning of the pandemic (end of February 2020) 94.175 people were tested and total of 3.775 cases of COVID-19 were recorded – 2.514 people fully recovered and 119 passed away. 


Can we still enter Croatia freely?

Croatia decided to tighten the border crossing for certain passengers. This refers to self-isolation measures meaning that health supervision with 14 days quarantine/self-isolation is mandatory for all passengers entering the Republic of Croatia from third countries. 
However, quarantine/self-isolation can be shortened to seven days if a passenger does a nasal and pharynx swab at his/her expense seven days after entering Croatia and gets a negative PCR test result for SARS-CoV-2.  
Or in case you are traveling for tourism purposes you may enter Croatia without the obligation of self-isolation upon presentation of a negative nasal and pharynx swab test for SARS-CoV-2, not older than 48 hours (starting from the time of taking the swab until arrival at the border crossing), or with the obligation of 14 days quarantine/self-isolation if they do not have a negative PCR test.

Please bear in mind that EU nationals (irrespective of their place of residence), the Schengen area and Schengen associated countries, as well as members of their families and third-country nationals who are long-term residents under Council Directive 2003/109/EZ of 25 November 2003 on the status of long-term nationals of third countries and persons entitled to stay under other EU or national Directives or having national long-term visas, are exempt from above regulations.

For more detailed information, please visit official government site.




UPDATE JULY 02, 2020   (8)
Number of active cases of COVID-19 in Croatia had risen from under 10 persons recorded two weeks ago, to 647 persons, making it a daily average of 42 new persons recorded.  


Which nationalities can enter Croatia freely?

Recently the EU Council adopted a recommendation on gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions for certain countries. That means that now not only those 10 countries mentioned in ‘Update June 06’ can freely enter Croatia, but also all EU/EEA nationals and persons with permanent residence in EU/EEA country (Including Great Britain, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Residents of Andora, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican are considered to be EU residents for this purpose).

Third country nationals still have some restrictions – visit to Croatia can only be approved for business or tourism reasons. The EU Council will periodically (according to weekly situation of COVID-19 cases) give recommendations for which third countries EU countries will open their border to - at the moment recommended countries are: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay, China. The authorities of each member states remain responsible for implementing the content of the recommendation.

Filling a border crossing form is obligatory for ALL visitors to Croatia. It is advised to be done prior your arrival to speed up the border crossing for all visitors. More info on ENTERCROATIA FORM can be find in previous updates (May 27, June 16).




UPDATE JUNE 16, 2020   (7)
In the past 10 days 6 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded leading to total of 8 active cases on this day in Croatia. Out of 2.255 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic 2.140 people fully recovered and 107 deaths were recorded.


Do we have to fill a form when entering Croatia for a vacation?

Yes, the form mentioned on ‘Update May 27’ needs to be filled on border crossing. Even the citizens of 10 countries with whom there are no restrictions need to fill the form. You can choose to fill out the form within the convenience of you home or while traveling, rather than on border crossing points with the officer. 

Here you can find guidance to filling the form after you choose a language you prefer (11 languages are available):
1- PURPOSE OF TRAVEL TO CROATIA – From a drop down list choose PERSONAL/BUSINESS OR ECONOMIC/ TOURIST
2- COUNTRY OF DEPARTURE – From drop down list choose a country you are starting your travel from
3- THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS VALID FROM / UNTIL – Select a date of your arrival/departure to/from Croatia
In case you are travelling in a group/family down stated details should be entered for each person but first entered person shall be considered to be a group leader:
4- FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, DATE OF BIRTH 
5- DOCUMENT TYPE, SERIAL NUMBER of previously selected document, ISSUING COUNTRY of previously selected document,  
6- CITIZENSHIP – from a drop down menu you should choose the country you have a citizenship of
7- EMAIL - Fill in your e-mail address
8- HAVE YOU SUFFERED FROM COVID-19? If you have recovered from COVID-19 select Yes. If you never had COVID-19 select No.
9- UNDERTAKEN TRAVEL IN THE LAST 14 DAYS? Have you travelled outside your county of residence in the last 14 days?
10- SELFISOLATION/QUARANINE MEASURE IN THE COUNTRY OF RESIDANCE? Are you, at the moment of filling the form, under self-isolation in your country of residence?
11- HAVE YOU BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A PERSON WHO HAS RECOVERED FROM COVID-19 IN THE LAST 14 DAYS?


Where to get proper information when travelling to Croatia from EU?

As previously stated only official information is a proper one. In effort to ease the search to all its citizens the European Union has launched an official website that will provide you with accurate information on abolishing restrictions and border opening. The website reopen.europa.eu is available in 23 EU languages.

By selecting your destination, you will be given an information on restriction of movements within the country, ability to reach the country by car/train/airplane, possible quarantine measures, risk areas, social distancing and face mask, recommended applications for tracing contacts, etc. 
Stated data is available for countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgari, CROATIA, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. 

To be more precise, on this website you will be given an information:
ON TRAVEL
- May I enter selected country for tourism from EU of from Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein?
- May I freely move within this country?
- May I transit this country?
- May I enter this country by car/motorbike/camper, train, bus/coach, sea transport?
- May I fly to this country?
- May I enter this country without being subject to a mandatory quarantine?
- May I enter this country without a medical certificate, such as a negative test?
ON SERVICES
- Are non-essential (other than medicine and food) shops open?
- Are tourism accommodations open?
- Are restaurants open?
- Are bars & cafés open?
- Are beaches and tourist areas openly accessible?
- Are museums & heritage sites open?
- Are personal care services available?
- Are places of worship accessible?
ON HEALTH AND SAFETY
- Are there any risk areas under lockdown in this country?
- Is a mask required in public?
- Is physical distancing required?
- What are safety measures for public transportation?
- Are there restrictions on gatherings?
- Is there a recommended contact tracing app?


Which destinations have flights to Croatia?

From previous update on this matter information has notably changed. In next two/ three weeks we can expect that the fallowing air transport companies will also offer their services as follows:
- AIR BALTIC will be connecting Vilnius and Riga to Dubrovnik, Rijeka and Split
- RYANAIR will be connecting Wien, Brussels, Prague, Berlin, Koln, Dusseldorf, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Milano, Poznan, Dublin and London to Zadar, Dubrovnik and Split
- AIR FRANCE will be connecting Paris with Zagreb, Dubrovnik and Split
- TRANSAVIA will be connecting Nantes and Paris Orly with Dubrovnik, Split and Pula
- TUI will be connecting Brussels and Antwerp with Dubrovnik and Split
- BRUSSELS AIRLINES will be connecting Brussels with Dubrovnik and Split
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will be connecting Amsterdam with Zagreb and Split
- WIZZ AIR will be connecting London(Luton), Katowice and Warsaw with Split
- LUXAIR will be connecting Luxemburg with Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik
- SMARTWINGS will be connecting Prague, Katowice and Warsaw with Split
- SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES will be connecting Copenhagen and Oslo with Split
- LUFTHANSA will be connecting Frankfurt and Munich with Dubrovnik, Pula and Split
- EUROWINGS will be connecting Koln, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Dusseldorf with Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Rijeka and Pula
- IBERIA will be connecting Madrid with Dubrovnik
- AUSTRIAN AIRLINES will be connecting Wien with Dubrovnik and Split
- AIR SERBIA will be connecting Beograd with Pula, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik
For more detailed information on CROATIA AIRLINES connections to European destinations click here.




UPDATE JUNE 06, 2020   (6)
Status on COVID-19 in Croatia gets better every day. Today there are only 22 active cases. Out of 2.247 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, 2.121 people have fully recovered and 101 deaths have been recorded to this day and there are no new cases in past three days.


Is it now easier to enter Croatia?

The measure of self-isolation is no longer imposed on all passengers on border crossing points when entering the Republic of Croatia.

Another ease on entering Croatia is that nationalities of 10 countries can enter Croatia under same conditions as the ones prior to COVID-19 outbreak (but complying with the measures prescribed by the Croatian Institute of Public Health). If you are a tourist from Czechia, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Germany or Slovakia you are no longer required to provide any special reason for your entry (nor any documentation related to such). But you should still keep in mind the obligation to fill ‘EnterCroatia Form’ – by announcing your visit you will shorten your time on border crossing.


What about international air traffic to Croatia?

After domestic air traffic, few days ago international air traffic was established as well. At the moment Croatian has flights to/from Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Kopenhagen (Zagreb airport), and Zagreb-Split-Zagreb domestic flights. In the fallowing weeks additional destinations will be added so one could fly to Croatia also from Zürich, München, Sarajevo, London, Dublin, Rome, Bruxelles and Wien. Beside Split, Zagreb will also be connected with domestic airports in Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula. To find exact information on domestic or international flights to / from Croatia please check the Croatian air transport company page.


Do yachts get disinfected?

We are glad to say that all of you Adria Cruising enthusiasts – our charter guests can enter the country without any quarantine requirements. Our yachts can cruise freely among Adriatic Croatia and we are ready to welcome you on board!

Due to Coronavirus pandemic we are taking higher measures for the hygiene and disinfection of the yachts - safety and health of our guests and employees remain our top priority. We are committed to provide you with a safe environment that aligns with expert protocols for working to defeat COVID-19. We are continuously following the latest news and recommendations by health authorities and experts regarding the COVID-19 situation and we will update our policies to meet your needs.

There is no better way to spend this year’s holiday than on board your own private yacht – you and your party will have all the privacy you want – you could cruise all 7 days without any contact to third party – kind of your own eagerly awaited isolation dedicated to swimming and relaxing in hidden coves. On the other hand, we encourage all those who prefer island exploring since most of Croatian islands remained Corona Virus free zones. Whatever is the case a few sprinkles from guest accessible hand sanitizer dispensers will mark your 2020 charter holiday.




Above statements are both the disclaimer and a reminder that Adria Cruising Gulet does whatever is in our power to provide you with right information at the time.


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