So as I had guessed. No change until after the European cruise season is over.Ok..Just got a third email with ANOTHER correction. LOL. Bottom line, no testing for my next cruise!
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So as I had guessed. No change until after the European cruise season is over.Ok..Just got a third email with ANOTHER correction. LOL. Bottom line, no testing for my next cruise!
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Yeah, I was wondering why the Disney Magic had a different date than the others. Then I remembered it is in Europe still...So as I had guessed. No change until after the European cruise season is over.
You apparently can no longer have a Covid infection and recovery within 90 days of sailing and be exempt from the testing requirement now?
My 4 year old got her second moderna dose over the weekend. She’s ready.Just got an email saying pre-boarding testing is no longer required as of Sept 23!![]()
Why? A requirement to have a negative test as many as 48 hours prior to sailing is an ineffective way of stopping the virus from getting on-board. If they were serious about it, Disney would require a negative result from a rapid test administered at the port (and on their dime). Someone could have been exposed 72-96 hours prior to sailing, test negative at 48 hours, and then have a full-blown Covid infection while on a ship, particularly cruises longer than 3 nights. Members of my family were required to go through this exact Covid theater on a different cruise line and still got infected while on-board.
To summarize...testing for omicron several days before a cruise isn't helpful.Why? A requirement to have a negative test as many as 48 hours prior to sailing is an ineffective way of stopping the virus from getting on-board. If they were serious about it, Disney would require a negative result from a rapid test administered at the port (and on their dime). Someone could have been exposed 72-96 hours prior to sailing, test negative at 48 hours, and then have a full-blown Covid infection while on a ship, particularly cruises longer than 3 nights. Members of my family were required to go through this exact Covid theater on a different cruise line and still got infected while on-board.
Pretty much.To summarize...testing for omicron several days before a cruise isn't helpful.![]()
The only safe way to cruise is to expose guests to omicron 14 days before sailing so we know they had it and survived.What is funny is...if you test positive 3 days before the cruise, it likely means you have had the virus for a few days already, so when you get on the cruise (or if you were allowed to), you aren't likely to be contagious anymore.
So new rule...test negative, no sail! Test positive 3 days before, good to go!
At this moment, as a vaccinated person, you will not need to test (assuming this is a cruise out of the US after September 23rd.) My TA did confirm this is accurate information.This communication has been as clear as mud. I only received 2 e-mails today. The first e-mail told me to disregard the earlier e-mail (which I never received) and the second e-mail contained the details about testing not being required for vaccinated guests & only 1 test required for unvaccinated children under 12. That led me to believe that the 2nd e-mail was supposed to arrive first since the first e-mail "clarified" the testing policy (or did it?) and that I should actually disregard the 2nd e-mail. But now the website seems to have an update that includes the details from the 2nd e-mail, so I'm not sure what to believe. I don't sail for a few more months, though, so I'm sure they'll land on a "100% super final for realsies this time" policy by then.
I can’t believe they are still in this game. Who tests anymore? No one Including the other cruise lines.
Me either. It’s stupid and no reason to test. Life goes on..Wooooo no testing! Made it through covid without a single test and still wont need one for my cruise, awesome!
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