Maelstrom Troll
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This is what we plan on doing as well
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COVID-19 Testing Policy Update
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lostpro9het
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For us it was a matter of convenience. We can test virtually from home or work. The cost may be more than going to Walgreens but 20 minutes after taking my virtual test I have electronic proof via the app as well as a printable PDF for physical verification that the proctored test was completed.
EOD K9
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As far as timing, if I fly out Saturday morning and sail Monday, is testing Saturday before we leave the airport too early?
lostpro9het
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Up to 48 hours before the day you set sail so any time Saturday through Monday is valid.
ToTBellHop
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It’s not 48 hours. It’s any time during the two days prior to sailing day.
lostpro9het
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That’s exactly what I said.
ToTBellHop
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No. You said “up to 48 hours”. That is incorrect. The poster you replied to wants to test more than 48 hours before sailing. And that is allowed. Saying “up to 48 hours before sailing day“ is extremely unclear which is why most cruise lines chose different wording.
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lostpro9het
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The poster said:
Where does he state more than 48 hours?
To which I replied:
Id love to hear how you interpreted “any time Saturday through Monday as erroneous information. I take that back. I really don’t care because I’m pretty sure you are the only one confused by the comment
JaxFLBear
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Just an FYI. As of July 1st, travel related COVID testing at Walgreens is no longer free.
Tony the Tigger
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They would be nuts to change anything with numbers going up and apparently a good number of people testing positive after cruising.
I agree. Hasn't the CDC's program been voluntary for months now, anyway? I'm not sure what the point is of announcing the end of a program that's only being followed voluntarily. "You're no longer required to voluntarily follow these protocols." Okey dokey.
ChuckElias
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Especially for sailings out of LA
L.A. is headed for a new COVID mask mandate. Will other counties join?
As California grapples with another summertime coronavirus wave, will L.A. County prove to be ahead of the curve or, as some critics maintain, behind the times?
www.latimes.com
If a port or port(s) of call require all who stop there on a ship to be vaccinated. Many nations DCL makes call in require all onboard to be vax'ed, all of them require a vaccination to disembark the vessel.
Upon further review, it seems like the only change is that the CDC will no longer publish their "red/yellow/green" scorecards indicating how many cases have been reported with a particular ship. The reasoning seems to be, "Not all cruise lines have the same requirements," which somehow makes it difficult to accurately compare them (which doesn't really make sense if they were tracking outbreaks since cases are cases regardless of whether or not a vaccine and/or negative test was required prior to boarding, so wouldn't the varying policies actually give them an idea if one set of rules was working better or worse than others?). So while there's no change to the voluntary nature of the cruise lines' mitigation policies, there will now be less information readily available for consumers.
Vegas Disney Fan
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I’m really hoping they drop the pre-board testing prior to our sailing in January but if I were Disney I would continue to require proof of vaccination though, everyone’s capable of getting it but the likelihood of a non vaccinated guest getting seriously ill or worse onboard is exponentially higher.
It’s one thing to have a headline of “Covid outbreak on Disney cruise” but “Covid death on Disney cruise” is a whole other level of bad press.
It’s one thing to have a headline of “Covid outbreak on Disney cruise” but “Covid death on Disney cruise” is a whole other level of bad press.
No updates from DCL yet, but Virgin Voyages has announced they will discontinue pre-embarkation COVID-19 testing on July 24 for all European sailings and July 27 for US sailings. They will also allow up to 10% of passengers to sail unvaccinated.
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