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43 minutes ago, 5Elephants said:

Now that boosters are available for ages 5-11, suddenly my kids went from fully vaccinated to partially vaccinated.

We board next week. Even if they get boosted today they won't be considered fully vaccinated for 2 weeks.

Does this mean I have to change the kids' testing appointments to be within 48 hours instead of 72?

This has been so stressful. I've worked so hard to do everything right but this last-minute change is putting me over the edge.

This is our first cruise and my first post. Thanks for all the help this board has given me already. 

We ended up doing 48hours out because VeriFLY wouldn’t accept results done at 72 hours because we were more than 150 days past their last dose

2 hours ago, ninjacat123 said:

I was able to book our Walgreen's tests for 5/25.  Now I check their schedule and it's only allowing booking to 5/23.  I'm concerned as well.....

Someone looked yesterday and it was out to 5/22. Seems they have moved back to a 3 day scheduling window

23 hours ago, micokao said:

Just read through Carnival site carefully again and now I'm really confused. On their COVID protocol , it says " unvaccinated guests age 2 and older must present a negative PCR COVID-19 test " .then under COVID FAQ, they listed PCR as a sub category of NAAT

 

NAAT include (acceptable for vaccinated and unvaccinated guests):

• PCR – Polymerase chain reaction

It also noted that "A rapid antigen or rapid PCR test is acceptable (of the test types listed above)."

 

Guess the safest way is to schedule both but really hope to find someone had prior experience  that can share .

 

 

So we got our pcr results back at just over the 24 hour mark -negative. However, the rapid NAAT we tried today came back invalid, we repeated this evening before the Pcr results came in and the 2nd try was invalid as well. So we are going to use the pcr results to get on the ship. 

1 hour ago, Moonarino said:

Same here, also expecting the Rapid NAAT to get us through the gate.

 

Terminology from one sentence and paragraph to the next is confusing . It's like "fully vaccinated" versus "up to date" regarding vax. Actual word definitions don't seem to mean a lot.

 

I called carnival and she said the rapid NAAT would work for the 4 year old. We did a pcr yesterday before we knew this. We are going to do a rapid NAAT today since the pcr May take too long to come in. I’ll update if we have any issue getting on board this Saturday with a rapid NAAT result for the 4 year old

10 hours ago, micokao said:

Hi all,

I have read through everything and think I have good understanding on the testing requirement but just want to have a peace of mind by confirming it again. based on the information below, the entire family can all get the test on 5/25,Wednesday for the cruise leave on 5/28, Saturday.  We are based in TX and plan to get Rapid NAAT from Walgreen. Thx

 

4 year old daughter - unvaccinated ( also understand that she will need to be tested again on the embarkation day)

8 year old son - vaccinated with second dose on April 2022

me and hubby - J&J March 2021, booster shot last month on April 2022

One thing to make sure of is that the 4 year old has a PCR test, not a NAAT test. Unvaccinated have to do a PCR as their initial test and will then do a rapid before boarding the boat

We weren’t allowed to price match our early saver to a resident rate last week

They give you a phone when you sign your kids up and they will call you on that if you are needed

You can go on boarding day to the camp to sign up. There is usually a time listed in your fun times

We used them and had a great time. The boat they used to get us to the snorkeling area was a speed boat with a small sheltered area. Some people in the sun others not.

The guides give you a history as you go and are really nice

Snorkeling was great and lots of fun. We found cay caulker to be a bit boring but we had lunch and walked around a bit. It was very very hot. So just finding a shaded spot was the goal

Thank you!

Does anyone know how you book these? I’m 10 months away from my cruise, will they pop up on the excursion options on carnival at some point or do I book somewhere else

Thanks

@cclarke12

@JMKreno

A few people I’ve seen post they booked this cabin

Anyone have experience here. It’s a harbor cove balcony. On the inaugural cruise I saw someone mention 2408, next door, had terrible pipe noise. I’m wondering if this has been addressed and if the room is better now. I know it is below the galley but hoping it’s in a “good spot”

Thanks

I agree with st Lucia. Cosol tours. The absolute best

Does anyone know how you go about signing a minor up for VIFP? Will it be automatic accumulation for him? I tried to login and create him an account but it said he couldn't since he was a minor

Thanks!

How much is a taxi ride there from the port. Or is it walkable?

Thanks!

Does fascination have do it yourself laundry?

Maybe a small chair but it would be super tight, you would basically have no room to get around and would have to all stand up and move out the light chair in order to exit the balcony

The easiest thing to do is stay on ship time. The ship won't adjust time as they go through different time zones so set your watch to ship time and leave it there. But when it's not daylight savings time they would be an hour behind

We found some amazing face mask snorkels that my 3 year old loves. He couldn't coordinate his breathing with a standard snorkel set up. He has been practicing in the bathtub and can't wait to "swim with the fishies".

We got this, unfortunately his face isn't quite long enough for it to fit properly

Thanks! That raft looks perfect

Does anyone have recommendations for snorkel masks that are small enough for a three year old? Our local sporting goods store S/m kids was way too big

Quick add on question. Are there typically some larger van type taxis as well? We are cruising with friends who have two little ones in car seats and two adults. I know that we will have to take separate taxis, im just wanting to make sure their family will be able to fit in one.

Wondering if anyone else has had a delayed response booking the ft Lauderdale Hyatt through the website. I sent in my date request over a week ago and haven't heard anything. I went back and submitted a question about it via their email but still no response. Any suggestions?