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Unless you are coming from a Country with YF  you do not require  the shot

At least that is how I am interpreting the requirement

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/saint-lucia

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/FrenchWestIndies.html.html?wcmmode=disabled

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1 hour ago, LHT28 said:

Unless you are coming from a Country with YF  you do not require  the shot

At least that is how I am interpreting the requirement

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/saint-lucia

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/FrenchWestIndies.html.html?wcmmode=disabled

You are correct.

 

There was a problem some weeks back caused by an erroneous email sent from the corporate office to Oceania and Regent Seven Seas cruisers with itineraries that included St. Lucia incorrectly stating that everyone needed a yellow fever shot if they wished to get off the ship there. In fact that requirement  did not apply to those cruises because they were not calling a country with endemic yellow fever such as Brazil or certain African nations prior to calling on St' Lucia. The email caused a lot of confusion until it was determined to be erroneous.

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No where did it say everyone needed a YF shot. I believe some people incorrectly interpreted it this way. Here is what the letter says. Please post if you have a different one. Perhaps they sent one out I didn't get. 

 

IMPORTANT HEALTH INFORMATION 

Dear Valued Guests and Travel Advisors,
 
As the health and welfare of our guests and crew is paramount, we would like to remind you of the following health requirements for your upcoming voyage. Your itinerary may include ports in one or more countries of the areas listed below.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Yellow Fever Inoculation and Malaria Prophylaxis:

AFRICA
ASIA (INDIA*) 
NORTH AMERICA (ST. LUCIA*)
SOUTH AMERICA*

*Note Colombia, India and St. Lucia require proof of inoculation or a physician’s letter if guests are arriving from an endemic area.

We encourage concerned guests to use this Health Notice as a reminder to consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site and more importantly, their physician to make the best decision based on their overall health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website is: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE YELLOW FEVER VACCINE

YF-Vax, the only yellow fever vaccine licensed in the United States, is currently out of stock. Until YF-Vax becomes available Stamaril, an alternate vaccine created by Sanofi Pasteur with the assistance of both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  

 

Guests able and planning to obtain the vaccine: kindly arrive onboard already vaccinated and have your signed and stamped International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP, sometimes called the “yellow card”) with you should proof be required.

 

For a list of locations where Stamaril is currently available in the United States click on the following link: 
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/search-for-stamaril-clinics

 

Our vessels will have limited amounts of Stamaril in case of emergency. 

Oceania Cruises does not require proof of inoculation, nor will deny guests embarkation. 

Please note however, the countries the vessel calls to or the port agent(s) at the pier may require proof of vaccination(s) prior to allowing a guest to go ashore.

For guests unable to take the vaccine(s) listed as required by the CDC, please bring a letter from your physician to turn in should it be requested.
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44 minutes ago, ORV said:

No where did it say everyone needed a YF shot. I believe some people incorrectly interpreted it this way. Here is what the letter says. Please post if you have a different one. Perhaps they sent one out I didn't get. 

 

IMPORTANT HEALTH INFORMATION 

Dear Valued Guests and Travel Advisors,
 
As the health and welfare of our guests and crew is paramount, we would like to remind you of the following health requirements for your upcoming voyage. Your itinerary may include ports in one or more countries of the areas listed below.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Yellow Fever Inoculation and Malaria Prophylaxis:

AFRICA
ASIA (INDIA*) 

NORTH AMERICA (ST. LUCIA*)
SOUTH AMERICA*

*Note Colombia, India and St. Lucia require proof of inoculation or a physician’s letter if guests are arriving from an endemic area.

We encourage concerned guests to use this Health Notice as a reminder to consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site and more importantly, their physician to make the best decision based on their overall health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website is: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE YELLOW FEVER VACCINE

YF-Vax, the only yellow fever vaccine licensed in the United States, is currently out of stock. Until YF-Vax becomes available Stamaril, an alternate vaccine created by Sanofi Pasteur with the assistance of both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  

 

Guests able and planning to obtain the vaccine: kindly arrive onboard already vaccinated and have your signed and stamped International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP, sometimes called the “yellow card”) with you should proof be required.

 

For a list of locations where Stamaril is currently available in the United States click on the following link: 
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/search-for-stamaril-clinics

 

Our vessels will have limited amounts of Stamaril in case of emergency. 

Oceania Cruises does not require proof of inoculation, nor will deny guests embarkation. 

Please note however, the countries the vessel calls to or the port agent(s) at the pier may require proof of vaccination(s) prior to allowing a guest to go ashore.

For guests unable to take the vaccine(s) listed as required by the CDC, please bring a letter from your physician to turn in should it be requested.

 

I didn't receive a letter or email because I'm not currently booked on an Oceania or RSS cruise. I can't say what others received . Perhaps Oceania and RSS have corrected the wording subsequent to the initial issuance because what was reported here certainly sounded as though passengers on the affected cruises were told they needed the YF vaccination. Or it could be, as you state, a misinterpretation by those who posted.

 

Edit: I found the thread on the RSS board where this was originally discussed. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2691201-yellow-fever-shots/ No one posted the actual email or letter from RSS, but it definitely sounds like an erroneous email was sent out by RSS. In post # 33 of the thread you'll see the following:'"Update! My travel agent just called, she brought up the situation to the Sales people in Regent, and they just confirmed this had been an error, this notice was supposed to go to people in a different cruise, that is stopping in Brazil before going to St Lucia. Frankly, Regent should do a better job before disseminating these notices and getting people in a tizzy!"

 

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We are on Oceania and that letter posted is the only one I got and then got a reminder from my TA with the same information about ONLY coming from specific countries.  I don't think anybody sent an erroneous Email it was just interrupted erorrouninessly.  

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15 minutes ago, no fuss travel said:

Once you have the yellow fever shot, that’s it.  You do not have it again.  If you are over 70, then you just need a doctors note saying that you do not need it

Yellow fever vaccine
For people who remain at risk, a booster dose is recommended every 10 years. Yellow fever vaccine may be given at the same time as most other vaccines.

Vaccine Information Statement | Yellow Fever | VIS | CDC

 
 
And from what I've read you just present the "yellow card."
 
And actually it's over 60.  That's why I wish social media sites didn't allow medical advice.  You were wrong twice.  Not good in such an instance.
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20 hours ago, ATSEAMYLIFE said:

I don't think anybody sent an erroneous Email it was just interrupted erorrouninessly.

The Regent Seven Seas poster I quoted a few posts back says you're wrong. They did receive an erroneous email and the corporate office admitted it to the poster's travel agent. At the same time Oceania cruisers on a similar itinerary apparently also received the erroneous information.

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52 minutes ago, ATSEAMYLIFE said:

I have been booked on the Insignia for 16 months and I never got that Email.  

Are you going to any ports that  have yellow fever before going to St Lucia ? 

https://www.iamat.org/country/saint-lucia/risk/yellow-fever#riskcountries

 

https://www.iamat.org/risks/yellow-fever

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/yellow-fever

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57 minutes ago, ATSEAMYLIFE said:

I have been booked on the Insignia for 16 months and I never got that Email.  

When they realized the information was erroneous they discontinued issuing that email. Perhaps it was being sent a specific number of days prior to departure and you hadn't hit that marker yet when they realized it was wrong. or as LHT28 said, perhaps your itinerary didn't warrant that it be sent.

 

 I don't know why you're so insistent about disputing what happened when others have clearly documented it did happen to them, and an admission from the corporate office that it happened.

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We were in St Lucia on the Insignia last week and were never asked about the YF shot by Oceania or when getting off or on the ship in St. Lucia.....last year when we stopped in St. Lucia on the Sirena after being up the Amazon and in Brazil for a week prior to stopping in St. Lucia, again no mention of the YF shot by anyone....

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5 hours ago, clo said:
Yellow fever vaccine
For people who remain at risk, a booster dose is recommended every 10 years. Yellow fever vaccine may be given at the same time as most other vaccines.

Vaccine Information Statement | Yellow Fever | VIS | CDC

 
 
And from what I've read you just present the "yellow card."
 
And actually it's over 60.  That's why I wish social media sites didn't allow medical advice.  You were wrong twice.  Not good in such an instance.

Clo-

 

Your link is to old information (2011). The recommendation for booster shots was eliminated in 2016, so even if you got them before the change, a YF vaccination is now considered good for life:

 

https://www.who.int/ith/updates/20160727/en/

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3 hours ago, 1985rz1 said:

Clo-

 

Your link is to old information (2011). The recommendation for booster shots was eliminated in 2016, so even if you got them before the change, a YF vaccination is now considered good for life:

 

https://www.who.int/ith/updates/20160727/en/

Thanks for that.  Sincerely.  We got our YF vacs in '08 prior to a trip to Africa so clearly I wasn't up to date.

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25 minutes ago, clo said:

Thanks for that.  Sincerely.  We got our YF vacs in '08 prior to a trip to Africa so clearly I wasn't up to date.

Your welcome!  We got ours in 2011 and are looking at an Africa land trip in 2021.  So we're relieved that ours will still be valid.

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12 minutes ago, 1985rz1 said:

Your welcome!  We got ours in 2011 and are looking at an Africa land trip in 2021.  So we're relieved that ours will still be valid.

We're in our 70s so at least one thing we don't have to think about.  We did an amazing trip in Kenya and Tanzania.  Saw ALL the animals. Incredible.

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