MustangGT

Tracie - so sorry your husband tested positive. Hope his symptoms will remain mild and you avoid it! Let us know how ship quarantine is handled and how it affects your disembarkation and travel back home. It’s such a bummer that travel now comes with so many challenges. We were lucky that I didn’t test positive until we got home from our recent river cruise. My husband thought he was in the clear but tested positive 4 days after me. After 50 years together it was bound to happen. Take care! 🥰🥰

We started doing afternoons only a few years ago. By the time we get going, have breakfast and do some deck walking, we were never in the Sanctuary much in the mornings. If I remember correctly: Full day - $40 pp Half day - $20 pp Full day full cruise - $30 pp

Yippee!! I get to cruise with Tracie again!! (from my couch!) 🤣 You hit the nail on the head about the Sanctuary! We love the afternoon tea brought to our lounger. And the “where can we find a lounger” game was never a favorite cruise pastime! Love knowing where we will be every day. Happy Sailing!! 🚢⚓️🛟

I asked my local health department about testing after finishing my quarantine and was told they don’t recommend retesting because you can test positive for up to 3 months even though you are no longer contagious. Of course, this is assuming your symptoms have subsided. I think this is why cruise lines will accept a letter of recovery from your doctor if you test positive prior to a cruise.

My choices exactly!! I’m not officially on a cruise until we are having lunch in the MDR 😁

I ended up with Covid after our recent River cruise and although my symptoms were very mild ( no fever, cough or runny nose), I was prescribed Paxlovid. Since the NP had access to all of my medical records, she noted that my EGFR was too low for the full doses and adjusted them accordingly. My husband tested positive shortly after me and was advised of his drug interaction possibilities with Paxlovid. He would have to go off of his diabetes, cholesterol and allergy meds. Since his symptoms were as mild as mine, he decided to skip the Paxlovid. We both had symptom improvement within 3-4 days on diagnosis and are now past all isolation and masking requirements. Bottom line - I think there would be a great risk to having anyone prescribe Paxlovid without access to your full medical records. Just my opinion. I am not a medical professional nor do I play one on TV 🙂