cricketts Posted August 7, 2021 #26 Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Ken the cruiser said: Not sure when we will be boarding, but at least they will be starting the check-in process. If nothing else it will definitely be interesting to see how all of this will unfold. Please let us know how it unfolds!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeergut Posted August 7, 2021 #27 Share Posted August 7, 2021 6 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said: Not sure when we will be boarding, but at least they will be starting the check-in process. If nothing else it will definitely be interesting to see how all of this will unfold. Can you tell us if they have collected any information on your Covid test? Was that in the health questionnaire on a separate document? Curious to see how the check for the Covid test is implemented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 7, 2021 #28 Share Posted August 7, 2021 What hotel did you stay in at W Palm? Did u enjoy it? Good luck with boarding..have a safe and happy cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare countess5 Posted August 7, 2021 #29 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Looking forward to your comments. We will be boarding on the 28th in a Sky suite and have read other threads with the experience of being in a suite on Edge. Just FYI for those reading about “72 hours” prior to sailing. Other threads have covered this and my experienced TA has confirmed, that the test must be done 3 days prior to sailing. You do not include the sail date in the calculation. If you sail on Saturday the test must be completed Wednesday through Friday, no matter the time. Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 7, 2021 #30 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Ken, looks like with the delay of the Edge today your boarding may be another fun Saturday in FLL. I saw something about your cruise is not departing FLL until 2 am tomorrow. At least you have a long B3B to enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted August 7, 2021 #31 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/5/2021 at 1:03 PM, Ken the cruiser said: Packing our bags today, driving tomorrow and staying in a Florida hotel, and then checking into our Sky Suite between 12-12:30 pm on Saturday with our antigen test results and CDC card in hand. At least that's our current strategy. Hopefully all will go smooth and we'll be on the ship by 1pm. One can hope anyway! 😎 Ken…have a good time. Please post here and let us know how it’s going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted August 7, 2021 #32 Share Posted August 7, 2021 3 hours ago, bigbeergut said: Can you tell us if they have collected any information on your Covid test? Was that in the health questionnaire on a separate document? Curious to see how the check for the Covid test is implemented. Not Ken, but when I embarked 3 weeks ago, my TA forwarded my vaccine status to Celebrity when I booked. I did on line check in a few weeks before, where they asked for my passport/ID, credit card info, etc. Then, Celebrity called me a few days before sailing to confirm my vaccination status. The health questionnaire was part of my xPress checkin packet, which was allowed the day before embarkation where they again ask about vaccines. Upon check in at embarkation, the Celebrity agent asked for my passport, ticket (which was on my xPress pass on the app I had on my phone) and any other documentation. I gave her my ticket, my passport and my COVID vaccine card. She scanned all of them and took my picture on a tablet device. Easy-Peezy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted August 7, 2021 Author #33 Share Posted August 7, 2021 4 hours ago, bigbeergut said: Can you tell us if they have collected any information on your Covid test? Was that in the health questionnaire on a separate document? Curious to see how the check for the Covid test is implemented. They did not collect any information about our COVID test yet. Our understanding is that they will check for it at the terminal as part of the final check-in process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted August 7, 2021 Author #34 Share Posted August 7, 2021 4 hours ago, hcat said: What hotel did you stay in at W Palm? Did u enjoy it? Good luck with boarding..have a safe and happy cruise! We stayed at the Hyatt as it was definitely cheaper at booking time than the one in FTL. It was good, but don't expect much variety at the breakfast bar with the only hot dish being a egg and cheese sandwich, which you could only have one. Also encountered a variety of folks, about 50%, that didn't want to wear a mask in the elevator. So it took us a few extra minutes to get down to the lobby for breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 7, 2021 #35 Share Posted August 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: We stayed at the Hyatt as it was definitely cheaper at booking time than the one in FTL. It was good, but don't expect much variety at the breakfast bar with the only hot dish being a egg and cheese sandwich, which you could only have one. Also encountered a variety of folks, about 50%, that didn't want to wear a mask in the elevator. So it took us a few extra minutes to get down to the lobby for breakfast. What updated time is X telling you for check in today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted August 7, 2021 Author #36 Share Posted August 7, 2021 3 hours ago, countess5 said: Looking forward to your comments. We will be boarding on the 28th in a Sky suite and have read other threads with the experience of being in a suite on Edge. Just FYI for those reading about “72 hours” prior to sailing. Other threads have covered this and my experienced TA has confirmed, that the test must be done 3 days prior to sailing. You do not include the sail date in the calculation. If you sail on Saturday the test must be completed Wednesday through Friday, no matter the time. Cheers! Sincerely hope that's the case when your Aug 28th cruise boards. That's definitely not what we were told by our X PVP or read on the X website prior to yesterday evening, until they modified their written policy last night because of the delay in docking the Edge. Again, I sure hope this is permanent policy change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 7, 2021 #37 Share Posted August 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: We stayed at the Hyatt as it was definitely cheaper at booking time than the one in FTL. It was good, but don't expect much variety at the breakfast bar with the only hot dish being a egg and cheese sandwich, which you could only have one. Also encountered a variety of folks, about 50%, that didn't want to wear a mask in the elevator. So it took us a few extra minutes to get down to the lobby for breakfast. We usually stay at the Hilton in FLL..it is pricey and aging.. but has a great breakfast buffet and a nice pool. We are thinking of driving from west Coast Fl a day ahead and staying in Naples at a travel type motel and meeting friends for dinner,...then just go across Alligator Alley and down to the port Hard to plan b/c we wont know our boarding time wgen we book the hotel or motel. We will be wearing our masks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 7, 2021 #38 Share Posted August 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, hcat said: We usually stay at the Hilton in FLL..it is pricey and aging.. but has a great breakfast buffet and a nice pool. We are thinking of driving from west Coast Fl a day ahead and staying in Naples at a travel type motel and meeting friends for dinner,...then just go across Alligator Alley and down to the port Hard to plan b/c we wont know our boarding time wgen we book the hotel or motel. We will be wearing our masks! When we lived in Birmingham AL we drove to FLL for a couple of cruises, it was a very enjoyable drive. We drove down the day before and stayed on the beach north of FLL and then drove home in one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted August 7, 2021 Author #39 Share Posted August 7, 2021 8 minutes ago, terrydtx said: What updated time is X telling you for check in today? You can check out post #15 for all the new times. For us as we are in a SS, our new check-in time is 5-5:30 pm with hopefully everyone onboard by 8 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricketts Posted August 7, 2021 #40 Share Posted August 7, 2021 2 hours ago, terrydtx said: Ken, looks like with the delay of the Edge today your boarding may be another fun Saturday in FLL. I saw something about your cruise is not departing FLL until 2 am tomorrow. At least you have a long B3B to enjoy. I'm curious why they switched to terminal 18. Even with a 2am departure, I would think Edge would be gone before Equinox comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locobill49 Posted August 7, 2021 #41 Share Posted August 7, 2021 3 hours ago, countess5 said: Just FYI for those reading about “72 hours” prior to sailing. Other threads have covered this and my experienced TA has confirmed, that the test must be done 3 days prior to sailing. You do not include the sail date in the calculation. If you sail on Saturday the test must be completed Wednesday through Friday, no matter the time. Cheers! This info is good to hear. Now if only Celebrity would post it on their website to make it official…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 7, 2021 #42 Share Posted August 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, cricketts said: I'm curious why they switched to terminal 18. Even with a 2am departure, I would think Edge would be gone before Equinox comes in. It could have to do with the re provisioning of the ship for the next cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare countess5 Posted August 7, 2021 #43 Share Posted August 7, 2021 26 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: Sincerely hope that's the case when your Aug 28th cruise boards. That's definitely not what we were told by our X PVP or read on the X website prior to yesterday evening, until they modified their written policy last night because of the delay in docking the Edge. Again, I sure hope this is permanent policy change. Amazing how many different answers you get on this subject. Hello, Thank you for your response to my email I have updated your information. At this time testing is required prior to arrival for all guests over the age of two. Unfortunately we don’t have a testing facility at the pier you will have to make arrangements pre sailing. We are allowing PCR OR Antigen testing. While most PCR tests do require 24-48 hours, antigen tests are usually given results same day often within 15 minutes. The information they have given us states the test must be taken within 72 hours of embarkation. We have been advised that as long as it was done the 3 days before it will be accepted at the pier. I would suggest maybe doing your test as late in the day as possible if it would make you more comfortable. If you don’t have your test results prior to boarding unfortunately you may be denied boarding. Thank you, Rachel Nye Celebrity Cruises Reservation Representative 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted August 7, 2021 Author #44 Share Posted August 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, countess5 said: Amazing how many different answers you get on this subject. Hello, Thank you for your response to my email I have updated your information. At this time testing is required prior to arrival for all guests over the age of two. Unfortunately we don’t have a testing facility at the pier you will have to make arrangements pre sailing. We are allowing PCR OR Antigen testing. While most PCR tests do require 24-48 hours, antigen tests are usually given results same day often within 15 minutes. The information they have given us states the test must be taken within 72 hours of embarkation. We have been advised that as long as it was done the 3 days before it will be accepted at the pier. I would suggest maybe doing your test as late in the day as possible if it would make you more comfortable. If you don’t have your test results prior to boarding unfortunately you may be denied boarding. Thank you, Rachel Nye Celebrity Cruises Reservation Representative Yup, kind of confusing. Hopefully, X will update their written guidelines soon so everyone will be "advised" on what is or is not accepted at the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted August 7, 2021 #45 Share Posted August 7, 2021 15 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said: Good question. Unfortunately, the folks at the clinic did not tell us. To be quite honest, we also have Tricare for Life as a supplemental plan. So it was either Medicare Part B or our Tricare for Life or a combination of both that paid for the test. We won’t know until we see the claim(s). So just to be sure you should ask your clinic how it will be paid for before they give you the test. Mine was Medicare, Part B. They said I could get tested every day and they'd cover it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted August 7, 2021 #46 Share Posted August 7, 2021 From my understanding the CARES act requires all insurance companies to cover Covid tests. However I believe providers can charge other administrative fees like an office visit which aren't covered. As this article says it's best to ask the provider prior to the test. https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/covid-19-test-charged-free-get-your-money-back/275-eb100087-c1cd-44e8-971f-32b4ea4e36cf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted August 7, 2021 #47 Share Posted August 7, 2021 17 hours ago, jg51 said: If you happen to know ... were your tests covered by Medicare Part A or by Medicare Part B (or something else)? Not Medicare Part A https://www.medicare.gov/what-medicare-covers/what-part-a-covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted August 7, 2021 #48 Share Posted August 7, 2021 My guess is they switched to T18 because it is bigger, build for RC mega ships, and they can process more passengers at the same time. We sailed out of there on an S class ship with delayed boarding and it seemed like the terminal could hold 75% of the passengers after check in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 7, 2021 #49 Share Posted August 7, 2021 18 minutes ago, wrk2cruise said: From my understanding the CARES act requires all insurance companies to cover Covid tests. However I believe providers can charge other administrative fees like an office visit which aren't covered. As this article says it's best to ask the provider prior to the test. https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/covid-19-test-charged-free-get-your-money-back/275-eb100087-c1cd-44e8-971f-32b4ea4e36cf That is correct but some testing providers like many local urgent care facilities will not take insurance so in those cases you have to pay out of pocket. One local provider here advertises walk in testing but you will pay $185 for the test because they do not accept any insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 7, 2021 #50 Share Posted August 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said: They did not collect any information about our COVID test yet. Our understanding is that they will check for it at the terminal as part of the final check-in process. Other threads indicated the checkin agents also take a photo of the Vac Certificate and Covid Test using a Tablet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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