Travel with your four-legged best friend: pets are welcome on board GNV!

In addition to traditional accommodation options, you can also choose the Pet-friendly Cabin.

Before departure, please consult the provisions concerning the transport and presence of animals on board GNV ships.

Remember to always bring the following with you:

• health record
• a supply of food
• water and food bowls
• muzzle
• leash
• scoop and waste disposal bags

The most important thing is your pet’s safety: never remove its collar or harness during the journey and make sure it wears an identification tag with your telephone number. Keep a photo of your pet with you: it will be easier to find it if it gets lost!

Remember that you are not travelling alone! Find the designated pet exercise areas and be considerate of other passengers who are not familiar with your pet, always keeping it on a leash in common areas and, where required, making sure it wears a muzzle.

Before travelling, take your little friend to the vet to make sure it is in good health. A check-up by your trusted vet is important in order to obtain the documents required for your journey.

During the appointment, the following will be checked:

• basic vaccinations (distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis and parvovirus)
• rabies vaccination, where required
• deworming treatment against intestinal parasites
• anti-parasitic treatments against fleas and ticks 

For journeys to/from Spain, we recommend carefully consulting the regulations adopted by the country (Law 7/2023, Article 61.2; Royal Decree 990/2022, Article 20.1.c), governing the non-commercial movement of pets (dogs, cats and ferrets).

If these animals come from a European Union country, they must meet the following requirements in order to be admitted into Spain:

• Identification by means of a microchip or tattoo;
• Valid rabies vaccination recorded in the passport;
• Passport issued by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority;
• No exceptions are permitted, nor may dogs, cats and ferrets under 15 weeks of age, and therefore not vaccinated with a valid rabies vaccine, enter Spain:
  • The minimum age for vaccinating animals is 12 weeks.
  • At least 21 days must have elapsed since the vaccination for it to be considered valid.

If these animals come from a country that is not a member of the European Union, they must meet the following requirements in order to be admitted into Spain:

• Identification by means of a microchip or tattoo;
• Valid rabies vaccination recorded in the passport;
• Passport issued by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority;
• Negative rabies test result issued by a certified laboratory;
• No exceptions are permitted, nor may dogs, cats and ferrets under 15 weeks of age, and therefore not vaccinated with a valid rabies vaccine, enter Spain:
  • The minimum age for vaccinating animals is 12 weeks.
  • At least 21 days must have elapsed since the vaccination for it to be considered valid.
• A rabies antibody titration test must be carried out on your pet at an authorised laboratory before travelling. The result of this test will be entered in the passport by your veterinarian and must be equal to or greater than 0.5 IU/ml.

For further information, please visit the website of the Spanish Ministry HERE.