Covid-19 Test before cruise

[Minna22]

How are y'all managing to get the Covid test results?  Must be no more than two days before sailing and still travel to your port?  We sail on a Saturday, can't get tested before Thursday, no pharmacy will guarantee test results that fast.  And Minute Clinic may be down.  What's the secret?

[sanger727]

Not getting a PCR test. Antigen and other rapid tests come back in less than 24 hours. A lot of people have turned to the at home antigen tests since those are harder to find.

[CruiserBruce]

4 hours ago, Minna22 said:

How are y'all managing to get the Covid test results?  Must be no more than two days before sailing and still travel to your port?  We sail on a Saturday, can't get tested before Thursday, no pharmacy will guarantee test results that fast.  And Minute Clinic may be down.  What's the secret?

What cruise line are you sailing? What port are you sailing from? Some research on the board for the cruise line you are sailing would be helpful...there are many people in the same situation you are, and you can see the resources those people are using.

 

I see you are in Gilroy. You can use Worksite Lab in either San Jose or SF on Thursday morning, and get your results in 12-14 hours...well before you fly. Fly on Friday, and get on your ship Saturday.

[dobiemom]

I’ve had two rapid antigen tests, both with COVIDclinic.org (at different testing sites). Both times the results came in 15 minutes.