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It is some kind of "old school amusement park" , one of the oldest in the world- tradtional, a little bit like a museum - with some new rides, some really good restaurants, nice plants and waterfountains. They still have a wooden rollercoaster from 1914.... the entrance fee is moderate (around 20 Euro per adult), because you have to pay extra for the rides. But many people come for the I ve been there several times and I love the experience - it is nostalgic and lovely and especially in the evenings romantic

NCL may do something better, but their quarantine cabins are inside. I would prefer to wait a little bit longer until they sort everything out but stay in a balcony during quarantine....

No - if you have an overnight stay you can come and go as you wish - you even can stay in a hotel on land for one night or take an excursion with an overnight away from the ship.

If you want to have guaranteed access to Paxlovid, you have to stay at home. I am sorry for you, but thats the point.

Thanks for the clarifications - while I am familiar in broad strokes with the laws and implications for cruises (let's not kid ourselves - perhaps more detailed than some US citizens), these are not laws of my country - and a very complex subject area to boot. In Europe, we have different - certainly no less complicated - regulations...... Just thinking about when VAT is due on drinks on a ship and when it is not - and what tax rate is applied - that keeps whole squadrons of tax lawyers busy.

Probably one of the most convenient test stations is the station at TRAIN STATION S. Lucia Venezia – Free Rapid Test Point at the entrance of the station, because it is nearly next to the people mover to the port entrance. And in my opinion, this should be one of the longest available testing stations, along with the station at the airport, because there are a lot of tourists arriving and departing here who need antigen testing.

There is no guarantee that these test stations are still available in 8 weeks

https://www.live-venice.it/en/covid-19-where-to-reserve-rapid-antigen-tests-in-venice/

It must be clear to every traveler: each traveler is responsible for his or her own personal needs. Of course, this also applies to medicines. By the way, the traveler is also responsible for checking whether the medication can be legally imported into the country one is visiting. Even if it is for personal use. In the case of some prescription medicines, it is essential to carry a certificate of necessity from the doctor. And there are medications that are actually not allowed to be imported into other countries. This applies in particular to opiate-containing drugs, strong tranquilizers, and also strong sleeping pills. For example: cannabis is legal in the US (and without a prescription) in many states and many people use it for medical purposes. It is illegal to bring it into many countries. Sometimes the penalties are moderate - but there are also countries with very strict penalties! Of course, then non-U.S. laws apply. For an existing illness every guest is responsible himself. For a sudden illness, the doctor on board will try to cure with on-board remedies. If the diagnosis is clear, but the right medicine is not on board, the port agent will try to get the right medicine with the right active ingredient and give it to the guest. If the guest does not agree to take a drug he does not know and does not trust the shipboard doctor, the guest will probably have to leave the ship.

I think they carry usual things, used in many countries under different brand names. When we ve been on a transatlantic cruise we had the situation that one passenger with Parkinson lost or forgot his pills. Holland America sent all passengers a notice to the cabin if anybody has enough supply to help - they would reimburse the passenger and refill the medicine at the next port. In the letter was the US name of the medicine, several generic names, the name of the "active ingredient". My friend's father has Parkinson's, so he knew the ingredient - even though the brand name in Germany is completely different. The doctor on board then certainly verifies the drug again based on the ingredients before the patient on board receives that. The shipping company has normal medicines in stock in the hospital, because they are not only for the passengers, but (and this should not be forgotten) also presumably first of all the "family doctor" for the hundreds of crew members. And, of course, they have to deal with the same things that occur in the practice of a general practitioner in any small town: colds, accidents at work, cuts.

It is - we ve got the full OBC. If you loyal to Carnivals brands - best time to buy shares.

The situation changes every day. And in every country the test offers are financed differently. In Germany, the state pays for the "citizen tests. The test stations are private and live off the reimbursement by the state. The day the tests are no longer free for citizens, fewer people will go to test and many test centers will close immediately. No one knows if that day is today, tomorrow, or 3 months from now. It will be the same in the other European countries: When people no longer need a test for everyday life, the test centers will close. The people who need a test for a special occasion will have to look where they can get one and probably pay for it. And the prices will rise. And nobody can tell you today what the rules will be for cruises in a month. Holland America alone revised its information for embarkation in Europe three times in one day because the laws and regulations are different in Europe than in the United States and sometimes vary from state to state. You can expect more changes to come in the next few months, depending on whether covid numbers go up because there were relaxations aka "Freedom Day" or if numbers go down because it's summer. You're asking for 2 ports in 2 different countries, plus 3 shipping companies, each of them have COMPLETELY different rules.

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This is probably the most expensive antigen test at all in Hamburg. Near the main train Station is another test center https://certissimo.de/certissimo-hamburg-hbf/ But there are many many more https://www.hamburg.de/corona-schnelltest/

I submitted my proof 72 days before our cruise. No problems.