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Understand your anxiety! Good luck, hope you’re negative and have a great cruise.

Thanks all, we’ll just turn up with our certificates plus originals of all the other paperwork. Jhagen, we too prefer printed hard copies of everything, a habit I don’t think will be broken, even though you can’t travel anywhere these days without a smart phone.

Boarding tomorrow. Have twice taken a photo on the app and once uploaded my photo of our certificates to the app. Doesn’t work. Any ideas?

And as for “one size fits all” 🤪

I’m 5 foot nothing, size O in the USA, shoe size 36 in Europe (sorry I can’t convert these to one continent). The terry robes are huge on me and drag on the ground. The slippers, as another poster commented, I can fit both feet into one. I request on every questionnaire that they make at least two different sizes of robes and slippers available. Over 50 cruises on around eight cruise lines over several years. Nothing has changed.

Once again, Mark, thank you very much. Even if it no longer exists, I can explain that for embarkation, this is the formula that we need. I did a lot of Googling but still haven’t found that. Shall download the Tousanticovid app today, haven’t bothered before, it may help. Sweltering here in the Pyrénées Orientales - 34-36 C forecast for the next several days.

We were told the same thing on our recent Reflection cruise. Apparently, in Luminae, they even share with the two guys in the galley who work hard but are never seen by guests. That’s a great attitude.

We often tip in AU$, always gratefully accepted. I’m sure the ship staff can get any currency changed into whatever suits them. But as you say, the smallest note is AU$5. We do usually carry some US 1 dollar bills as well. Our local CBA bank keeps foreign currency but I can’t remember if there’s a flat fee to change money. Australia Post also has currency easily available although you have to order and again, not sure if there’s a flat fee, in which case it may make changing a small amount a bit expensive.

Thanks Tom and Judy I’ll translate that and have it ready to suggest to the doctor next week. We’re embarking in Barcelona and the rules in Spain have been greatly relaxed. Even if you test positive, if you only have mild symptoms, there’s no isolation, you only need to wear a mask and avoid crowds. We’ve both had four anti Covid vax BTW. We’ll both take a supervised antigen test the required two days prior to embarkation. Providing Bob is negative from that, and he certainly should be, he’ll use it for embarkation but we want to have the recovery letter as well just in case, hoping that all avenues are covered. Brenda

Hi Mary! Not sure if this applies to X but Seabourn told us to go to the port in Barcelona and to get a ‘Denied Boarding’ letter from the ship, which was no problem. NB: in Spain if you have been diagnosed as positive and only have mild symptoms, you do not have to isolate, just wear a mask and avoid crowds. But we’re counting on you to be on that cruise!! 😊

Can anyone supply an example of a letter that has already been accepted by X instead of a COR form? Otherwise, exact details of what was on a COR form that has been accepted. There is no form in France, where we are, or so I’ve been told at the testing centre. Would like to have the correct wording ready to show the doctor when DH has his appointment to get clearance, and be ready with a translation into French in case the doctor doesn’t speak English. Desperate to get this right, can’t stand the thought of not getting on this cruise because of some linguistic or incorrect wording problem. (We already lost our two week Seabourn cruise a week ago because we both tested positive on embarkation day)

On Réflection end June in Sky suite and had all Bulgari toiletries, hand soap only was Bigelow. Butler told me they’ll be changed to Bigelow once the ship is revolutionised.

Thanks Tom & Judy. Actually, we both tested positive with a home antigen kit 8 days ago, so I should be fine with a negative PCR yesterday. I’ve been so stressed about this I forgot to mention it in my first post. Definitely both going for a proctored antigen test on 19 July, ie 2 days before embarkation on the 21st, hoping that we’re both negative. So many fine points on all of this, never dreamt we’d be spending all this time on vacation going for tests etc. We do appreciate the comments. Bob & Brenda

Thanks. 🤞 Brenda

Posting as this may help others. Testing centre (laboratoire d’analyses) does not give a COR (certificat de rétablissement). But have made an appointment with a doctor for Monday 18, ie 11 days after the positive diagnosis, who will give a letter. phew, didn’t expect this on our holiday but there was every likelihood of course that it could happen. Just hope we get on the cruise.

Thanks so much Mark. Am going to test centre to get a printed copy of the positive result, already have it on phone. Time is a bit tight for the UK service but good to have an alternative up our sleeve.

Anyone have an update on this? Cruising on 21 July. We’re currently in France. DH tested positive from a PCR test yesterday, told to isolate for 7 days (not great….). It seems that here you can just show the positive test result that serves as a COR. But I don’t think X will accept that? Anyone else had to deal with this in Europe? I’m going to the testing centre today to get more info, fortunately I can speak French. BTW, we both did TWO each rapid antigen tests ourselves, all of which were NEGATIVE, before going to the testing centre. PCR results confirmed DH weak positive, me negative. So don’t put too much faith in Antigen tests.

It is OBC and I’ve received a confo email. Haven’t yet checked to see that it has been refunded.

Hurrah, just tried on DH’s mobile which is much newer than mine, clicked on my initials and got into Ordeer History and have cancelled it. (Think I need a new iPhone). Thanks for your help.

Thanks so much. When I do get my initials up and click on it, nothing happens. I’m on someone else’s internet, wonder if that has anything to do with it. Have found X app not user friendly previously. I’ll see if my TA in Australia is able to help.

Looking everywhere in my reservation but I can’t see how to cancel a shore excursion I booked a few weeks ago. Due to sail on 13 June, excursion is for 14 June. Can anyone help please?

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Especially if you’re paying Den, then I’m your gal!

I’ll drink to that!

Just a warning if you’re counting on getting a test in Italy on Monday prior to embarkation, don’t count on a pharmacy being open. As well as most of them being closed all day Sunday, many pharmacies are also closed on Monday, as we discovered this morning in the large town of Montepulciano.