Testing also provides an indication of whether you are actively carrying the COVID-19 virus, i.e., contagious, and thus can elect not to travel or present yourself for embarkation recognizing that you could infect others. It’s not foolproof, but little in life is.
I’m not sure where those opinions come from. First, According to NCL “All guests age twelve and over, as well as all crew, must be fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks prior to departure in order to board. [We] welcome unvaccinated children under the age of 12 onboard,” because statistically they are less likely to have the virus. NCL’s Sail-Safe policy is “All guests above the age of 2 will be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 antigen or NAAT test (I.e. PCR) result administered by a verified third party or via medically supervised home test:
· Within 2 days prior to embarkation date for cruises departing from a U.S. port
· Within 3 days prior to embarkation date for cruises departing from a non-U.S. port
Because the CDC and European Health authorities have different requirements to which NCL must adhere. Also, unlike the PCR test, the antigen test can only determine if you have an active virus in your body, but is also less reliable. Different testing methods = different results.
Yes, because that is NCL’s protocol and reflects different Governmental edicts.
And that is logical as some passengers may have been infected, but asymptomatic and had only been exposed a day or two before boarding. See nothing is foolproof comment above.
Yes, see above. Ship happens!