DarrenRH

On 10/25/2021 at 9:45 PM, Cruiseforever11 said:

No worries I don't mind helping out where I can.

When are you travelling? Can you not transfer under their Stress Free Booking Programme which allows you flexible cruise changes up to 15 days prior to your cruise? 

 

Let's hope it's good news for you. I will keep my eye out regarding any changes as they may change the whole vaccinated pcr testing thing altogether! 

 

 

We are due to be leaving on the 21st December so  we have a little time for something to change!  We have tried walk in centers but no luck.  Yes we are covered, but even the cheapest cruise before Sept 22 is going to be a good £1500 more for an equivalent holiday....

51 minutes ago, Cruiseforever11 said:

Hi I have just called msc for you and for anyone else who is wondering. As you rightly said children between 12 & 17 are not double vaccinated in the uk and it's not made clear on their website what to do if only had one jab.

 

I'm afraid it is still clear as mud! Msc said they are actually reviewing this issue with children as we speak as people have been asking this a lot and apparently there will be an update in the next week 🙄 msc said if you have a booking with them they said that you will be updated via email. Sorry I can't be of more help on the issue. 

I appreciate the effort!  I have been doing the same. They said they are going to update me as and when.  I just hoped someone else may have been through it already!!

The information is 'hidden' under 'Manage Bookings' so I did not even look at this before booking the cruise.  Now we are stuck with the booking as it is too late for a refund (Short notice booking!)

Let's hope they resolve it or we manage to squeeze him in to get a second jab!

On 10/15/2021 at 4:10 PM, Cruiseforever11 said:

Hi i'm cruising out of Southampton on 30.11.2021 and I have spoken to msc 3 times this week and spoken to 3 different people and all saying the same thing regarding pcr and yes we have get one done within 72hrs of your embarkation time. This is what is on their website travelling Northern Europe under health and safety protocols.

Hope this helps 😊

 

COVID-19: MEASURES TO EMBARK FOR NON SCHENGEN COUNTRIES

 

For all sailings in the upcoming months till march 31st 2022, please note that all Guests will need to follow all of these requirements to be allowed on board:  

 

• All Guests (above 2 years old) need to provide a certificate of a negative RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours before embarkation
• All Guests (12 years old and over) have to be fully vaccinated (i.e full set of vaccine shots received more than 14 days before the start of the cruise, with an approved Covid-19 vaccine: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson)
   

The original test and vaccination certificate must be presented at the terminal (paper or electronic format) and must be in one of the following languages: English, Italian, German, French or Spanish. The COVID 19 test certificate must contain: guest’s personal data (verifiable with the other travel documents), date of the test, identification / contact details of the centre that performed the analysis, technique used and negative test result. 

I need some help...

How are we going to comply to the 12+ Children being fully vaccinated when the UK Gov are not double vaccinating anyone under 17 years and 9 months?  Any ideas as we are booked on the Christmas Northern Europe Cruise?