Can guests upload documents before sailing?

Yes. Documents are checked and each requirement is marked Valid, Needs Review, Not found or Formality.

How would it connect to our booking system?

An API and an embeddable checklist for your sailing pages are in development.

For cruise lines

Pet travel, ready to sail

Pet Holiday Club gives your guests the pet travel requirements for their voyage, checks their documents before embarkation, and helps you open pet-friendly sailings to a new group of travellers.

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Sample routeUnited States → NetherlandsDog · sea voyage

20 requirements

1Pet Travel Restrictions3

2Medical Requirements6

3Pet Travel Documents7

4Travel Day3

5After Arrival1

Your cruise line: your onboard pet policy appears right next to the destination’s requirements.

Requirements from PHC Rules.

1,600+
curated requirements in PHC Rules: 194
countries in the Pet Travel Index: Every rule
cites the authority or carrier it comes from

What changes with Pet Holiday Club

Four problems we solve for cruise lines

01New marketRoute checklists for every pet on a sailing
02New customersShow guests their pet can make the voyage
03Stand outGuest documents checked before embarkation
04New client segmentEvery guest’s pet, tracked from booking to embarkation

01 · New market

Route checklists for every pet on a sailing

Pet-friendly sailings are rare: only one major line runs them on a regular schedule, and its pet places can sell out the day reservations open.

Every requirement for the guest’s voyage
Launch pet-friendly sailings without building a rules team
Kept current in the PHC rules base

Route checklist

Where pet travel fits on a cruise

Ocean crossingsOwners relocating with pets look for an alternative to flying them.

River cruisesSome river lines already run dedicated dog cruises.

Service animalsGuests sailing with service dogs still face the destination’s entry requirements.

Kennel or pet-cabin programmesA premium product with limited places and strong demand.

02 · New customers

Show guests their pet can make the voyage

Many pet owners rule out a cruise entirely, because they can’t bring their pet or don’t know what it would take.

A readiness score for each guest’s pet
Every requirement for the voyage, each with its deadline
Turn “I can’t leave my dog” into a booking

Readiness scoreIn development: Embeddable checklist for your sailing pages

Your guest’s voyageUnited States → Netherlands

Ready in 3 months

Restrictions3 of 3

Medical5 of 6

Documents3 of 7

Travel day0 of 3

After arrival0 of 1

See what’s next

See it on your sailings

We’ll show it on the voyages you’d open to pets first.

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03 · Stand out

Guest documents checked before embarkation

Cruise lines compete on ships, itineraries and price, while pet travel remains a gap that almost no one fills.

Guests’ documents scanned and matched to the voyage’s requirements
Each requirement marked Valid, Needs Review, Not found or Formality
Problems caught before the terminal

Document check

Documents checked against the routeChecked against United States → Netherlands

Combined Vaccine DHPP or DHPPiL

Valid

Final Exam

Needs Review

International Health Certificate

Not found

Parasite Treatments

Formality

Only items marked Needs Review or Not found need attention.

04 · New client segment

Every guest’s pet, tracked from booking to embarkation

Pet owners are a large group of travellers who are rarely catered for at sea.

A checklist for each guest’s pet and voyage
See which guests are ready and which need attention
A loyal segment that sails again with their pet

Route checklistIn development: Wallet pass for guests

Guests sailing with pets

Sample

United States → NetherlandsDog · voyage in 3 months

Ready in 3 months

United States → ItalyCat · voyage in 2 weeks

Ready in 2 weeks

United States → NetherlandsDog · voyage next week

Ready to fly

United States → ItalyDog · voyage in 6 weeks

Not ready

Regulations guide

Pet travel requirements for cruises

What a guest sailing with a pet has to get right.

Destination import requirements

What the destination requires for the species and the country of origin: vaccines, tests, treatments, permits and certificates.

Country guides

Pet-friendly cruise lines

Which lines accept cats and dogs, on which ships, and with what restrictions.

Pet-friendly cruises in 2026

Health certificates and endorsement

The certificate the destination requires, completed by a qualified veterinarian and endorsed by the government where required.

USDA APHIS requirements guide

Rabies vaccination and titer testing

Waiting periods after vaccination and titer tests that decide the earliest date a pet can travel.

FAVN titer test guide

Arrival, customs and inspection

Customs declaration and veterinary inspection when the pet disembarks. A microchip that can’t be read can invalidate every document.

2026 regulation changes

Changes to identification and health documentation rules coming into force across countries in 2026.

2026 regulation updates

Pet travel for cruise lines: common questions

Short answers for your team

The rules and compliance layer for pet travel: destination requirements, lead times and document checks for every route.

See pet travel on your sailings

A short call with your product and guest experience teams. We’ll show it on the voyages you’d open to pets first.

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Pet travel requirements

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