Sue from Canada

Nice find.

Try this site.  www.rates.ca

You'll get quotes for numerous insurance companies AND you'll see which ones have Covid coverage.

23 hours ago, xcell said:

if your are flying after Nov 8th, no more test for travel to US, only the PCR on return.

Is that the rapid PCR upon return or the other one that takes a couple of days to get the results?

Can we get rid of PCR tests once the border opens to vaccinated travellers only.

12 hours ago, AlbertaCruisers said:

 

We did the Shoppers pharmacy-administered rapid antigen test in August.  The pharmacist does it and you wait for your results.  It was accepted by both the airline to fly to the US and it was accepted by Celebrity (I know that is not Royal, but likely they should be similar).  It was an: Abbott Panbio COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test.

Did the Shoppers pharmacist give you a hard copy?  

7 hours ago, Murrhers said:

We just received an email that a January 3 cruise is cancelled. If Canada doesn’t open up to cruises, what do you think would happen to our Iceland cruise? Cancel or rerouting? 

If I can remember Canadian waters are closed to cruise ships until February 28, 2022.

This is a great site I recently came upon.  You'll get multiple quotes from different companies and some include covid coverage and some do not.

www.rates.ca

Maybe HAL will use either the Volendam or Zaandam for these sailings.  I'd like that.

5 hours ago, SightCRR said:

TheSnowCloud Juneau area Webcams

This site has some nice views of Juneau and ISP. Updated very often. 

sightcrr

Very nice.  Thanks for posting this.

7 hours ago, MsDolly said:

Good question I was just looking at a cruise for next month and was more focused on insurance, Alberta does have an App that confirms vaccination hope that might work.

 

one more thing to stress over 🤦‍♀️

Check out this insurance site I just found:  www.rates.ca

Canadian multi-quote site for travel insurance.  I happened to come across this site by accident.  I'm glad I did.  Note:  Some companies will offer Covid insurance.

https://rates.ca/insurance-quotes/travel

14 hours ago, Alberta Quilter said:

It was really good.  Crappy weather on departure day, though, so we couldn't see any mountains!  (We had lovely weather for the drive to Jasper the day before.)  But the weather and scenery got better as we got closer to the coast.  Can't wait for our second trip next year!

 

BTW, in keeping with the theme of this thread, there is a similar show called Mighty Trains and they did a show on the Rocky Mountaineer.  It's part of Season 2.  It shows here in Canada on the Discovery channel. I just recorded the RM one yesterday so it is repeated.  I noticed that there is another episode on the Bergen and Flam railways which many cruisers are interested in. 

AQ - I also watch Mighty Trains and have seen the Rocky M and Bergen and Flam.  Before Covid hit I was going to fly to Oslo and take the train to Bergen followed by a cruise.  Oh well.

I always order flowers for my cabin on departure day.  They are so fresh and the bouquets are just lovely.  I hate to throw them out at the end of a cruise as they last so long.

On 9/11/2021 at 4:36 PM, daveroni999 said:

going on a celebrity cruise on February 14th and flying in on the 11th so I was wondering if anyone knew where to get a covid test in Tampa Bay for a Canadian 

Wouldn't any CVS or Walgreens offer it?

I can't wait to see this weeks show re:  Nieuw Statendam, as I'm suppose to sail on her next August.  I love this series.  

Alberta Quilter:  How was your train trip?

4 hours ago, phoenix_joy said:

Our situation is a bit complicated. We cruise out of Rome on Thursday Oct 14 at 5:00pm local time.

 

We are going to Rome a couple days early to do some touring leaving Toronto on Monday Oct 11 at 10:35pm - also Monday happens to be Thanksgiving in Canada.

 

If we go 72 hours back from the 5:00pm cruise depart time - that equals 11:00am on Monday Toronto time. Therefore, we have to book a PCR test on Thanksgiving Holiday Monday at some point after 11:00am.

 

The big question will be can we book a test on the Holiday Monday?

 

Also checking if my company Health Spending Account will pay for the $200 PCR tests.

You should be able to get a rapid PCR test at Shoppers and have the results in about 20 minutes for $40. 

I'll also be flying to Rome next year for a cruise and someone on this forum mentioned that HAL would be providing the rapid PCR test prior to boarding.

On 9/1/2021 at 2:25 PM, CruiserBruce said:

Many airports do have them. 

Not Tampa.  And not the capital of Canada, Ottawa airport.

I've also been looking at some of the sailings.  Not cheap IMO.  Think I'll wait until 2022.

I saw the show.  The AIDA NOVA is not a ship I'd go on.  I hope the series will have  a HAL ship.

12 hours ago, Robjame said:

Our group travel insurance is through Johnson. I called today (August 23) to verify coverage and the answer has changed since I phoned about 3 months ago.

 

"As long as the Canadian advisory is to avoid ALL cruise travel, Johnson will not cover us for health insurance for cruise travel."

But will Johnson cover us if a land vacation?

Delete:  Zuiderdam 18-Nov-21

Add:  Volendam - 5-Nov-22 - 14 days TA (Rome to Fort Lauderdale)

Thanks

8 hours ago, Evilmuffin said:

 

Thank you for your info.   I am in the same “boat”, in Ottawa and flying to Fort Lauderdale to board.

Ottawa currently does not provide PCR etc tests.  

56 minutes ago, dmcfad2 said:

Has anyone asked if our test results can be pulled up on our phone to show at check-in? Or must we have them printed out?

I hope printed form will be accepted as I don't have a smart phone (I know.....).  I have a flip phone that I use for emergencies only.

This will by my scenario.  I fly out Wednesday, arrive in Port City Thursday and board the ship Saturday.  Even if I had the test on the day before flying out (I'd prefer two days before), I'd be outside the 3 day window.  Am I suppose to find a place in a foreign country with a different language (Italy) to have the test done??????

On 8/30/2020 at 11:44 PM, yanks23 said:

My brother booked a 14 Barcelona / Portugal relocation cruise next November.  I decided to join him on theLegend as this will be family event and I have never been to Spain and Portugal. Their will be the last 6 days at see in the North Atlantic in November. I have never cruised across the Atlantic and in November. How bad are we looking at the weather or should I not be worried. 
 

Thanks

I did a TA from Barcelona to Tampa in either October of November.  We had the calmest seas and temps were in the high seventies and low eighties.  We lucked out but you never know.  I'm doing another TA in November 2022.  Love those seas days.