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I just read this on Princess web site.

lt was updated the 8th. If this was already posted sorry. I tried to find it on the Princess tread.

What would this mean “for select cruises”? Are they going to test everyone randomly or what. It also sound that they won’t disembark you if your quarantined.

 

UPDATED: Will I also be tested for COVID-19 on board during my cruise?

For select cruises, including Panama Canal Full Transits and voyages 15 days and longer, guests will likely have a COVID-19 test administered 3-5 days into their voyages. For voyages 15 days and longer specifically, guests will be tested every 7 days thereafter. The tests will be scheduled and administered by the onboard medical team and will be provided on a complimentary basis.

Positive COVID-19 cases will be assessed and treated either in their stateroom, or in a designated area of the Medical Center in a single occupancy ward. Positive cases that do not require admission to the ship’s medical center, or medical disembarkation, will most likely be moved to a different cabin for the duration of their isolation.

If you, your family members, travelling companions or other close contacts are quarantined or medically isolated during your voyage as a result of a positive COVID-19 test or are suspected of having COVID-19, you are entitled to a 100% Future Cruise Credit for missed cruise days, including time in quarantine, for you, your travel party, and any confirmed close contacts, if any of you test positive during your cruise.

This testing policy will be reviewed on a regular basis as the global situation continues to evolve. Anyone who doesn’t comply with the onboard public health measures may be disembarked at the first available opportunity. Other consequences could include being denied service, required stateroom isolation and being banned from sailing in the future. If you are non-compliant, no refund of the cruise fare for unused cruise days or travel expenses (if flying home) will be covered. If your travel party is impacted and/or they are required or voluntarily choose to leave with you, the same policies will apply to them: there will be no refund of cruise fare for unused cruise days or coverage of travel expenses home

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3 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

Yes, this was posted on the morning of the 8th.  You will be tested if you are on one of the affected cruises...

Update 10/8: Princess to test onboard for Cruises longer than 15 days and Panama Canal Full Transits

By LACruiser88, Friday at 10:10 AM


what do you mean affected cruise? Do you mean if they have a positive case onboard?

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24 minutes ago, traceytd said:

For voyages 15 days and longer specifically, guests will be tested every 7 days thereafter.

If you are on a Full Transit Panama Canal cruise or on a 15 days or longer cruise, you will be tested every 7 days...

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They are using the term "affected" in the same way as "designated".  Instead of listing every cruise that would fall under this rule in the rule itself, they are giving the rule and leaving it up to whether it exactly applies to your cruise up to the the designation of that specific cruise.

 

But if your cruise is a Full Transit Panama Canal or 15 days or longer then it applies.    They just wanted to cover themselves and say that you should check with your specific cruise.  


 

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10 minutes ago, nini said:

How would this affect your negative testing cabin mate, like a spouse?

I have no idea what you are trying to ask. One would hope that all the pax would test negative. The problem arises if one of you tests positive.

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4 hours ago, mom says said:

I have no idea what you are trying to ask. One would hope that all the pax would test negative. The problem arises if one of you tests positive.

 

True, in a super IDEAL world, hopefully all passengers test as negative.

I will explain further. Let's say Mr. Cameron on the Regal Princess in Cabin B736 tests positive for Covid 19 and his Cabin Mate, Mrs. Cameron tests negative. Is she permitted to remain in the same cabin as Mr. Cameron? And if so, is she also considered as quarantined as well? Or will Mr. Cameron be moved to a special cabin for his quarantine period?

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9 hours ago, mom says said:

I believe those questions are dealt with on the website in the Health and Safety FAQS. 

Apparently, we are experiencing an inability to communicate. Have a great day.

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I think there is a mis-conception about how quarantine cabins will be used.

There have been a number of covid outbreaks on cruise ships in Europe recently. In each case, the infected passenger, plus travelling companion (and in some cases those that shared a dining table with the infected person) have been offloaded at the first port of call, and put into isolation. 

The idea that if you have Covid you will be moved to a quarantine cabin for the rest of the cruise, only applies if there is no suitable port immediately available.

Cruise shios do  not have the facilities to care for Covid patients, so the protocol is to offload them as soon as possible.

Mr and Mrs Cameron will both have to leave the ship and be placed in seperate rooms in a designated quarantine facility.  

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18 hours ago, nini said:

 

True, in a super IDEAL world, hopefully all passengers test as negative.

I will explain further. Let's say Mr. Cameron on the Regal Princess in Cabin B736 tests positive for Covid 19 and his Cabin Mate, Mrs. Cameron tests negative. Is she permitted to remain in the same cabin as Mr. Cameron? And if so, is she also considered as quarantined as well? Or will Mr. Cameron be moved to a special cabin for his quarantine period?

 

6 minutes ago, wowzz said:

I think there is a mis-conception about how quarantine cabins will be used.

There have been a number of covid outbreaks on cruise ships in Europe recently. In each case, the infected passenger, plus travelling companion (and in some cases those that shared a dining table with the infected person) have been offloaded at the first port of call, and put into isolation. 

The idea that if you have Covid you will be moved to a quarantine cabin for the rest of the cruise, only applies if there is no suitable port immediately available.

Cruise shios do  not have the facilities to care for Covid patients, so the protocol is to offload them as soon as possible.

Mr and Mrs Cameron will both have to leave the ship and be placed in seperate rooms in a designated quarantine facility.  

Per Princess:

Positive COVID-19 cases will be assessed and treated either in their stateroom, or in a designated area of the Medical Center in a single occupancy ward. Positive cases that do not require admission to the ship’s medical center, or medical disembarkation, will most likely be moved to a different cabin for the duration of their isolation.

If you, your family members, travelling companions or other close contacts are quarantined or medically isolated during your voyage as a result of a positive COVID-19 test or are suspected of having COVID-19, you are entitled to a 100% Future Cruise Credit for missed cruise days, including time in quarantine, for you, your travel party, and any confirmed close contacts, if any of you test positive during your cruise.

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18 minutes ago, wowzz said:

That is the key phrase. If you have Covid, the cruise line can decide that you need to be disembarked for medical reasons.  

Yes they can, but almost certainly will not require it in the vast majority of cases. If you test + but are asymptomatic and feeling fine (which would be the majority of +s), you'll be locked in a cabin for the remainder of your "vacation". If you are slightly ill, the Medical Center will treat you to the limit of their on board ability. If you are beyond their ability to treat you, THEN you will be dumped off at the next available port offering suitable medical facilities (or possibly medevac'd out if there are no suitable medical facilities?)

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1 hour ago, jwattle said:

 

Per Princess:

Positive COVID-19 cases will be assessed and treated either in their stateroom, or in a designated area of the Medical Center in a single occupancy ward. Positive cases that do not require admission to the ship’s medical center, or medical disembarkation, will most likely be moved to a different cabin for the duration of their isolation.

If you, your family members, travelling companions or other close contacts are quarantined or medically isolated during your voyage as a result of a positive COVID-19 test or are suspected of having COVID-19, you are entitled to a 100% Future Cruise Credit for missed cruise days, including time in quarantine, for you, your travel party, and any confirmed close contacts, if any of you test positive during your cruise.

@jwattle All you did was repeat what we already read.

So, would if Mrs. Cameron tests negative, is she required to also be in quarantine or leave the ship? Granted, she would have more exposure to Mr. Cameron than table mates.

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3 minutes ago, nini said:

@jwattle All you did was repeat what we already read.

So, would if Mrs. Cameron tests negative, is she required to also be in quarantine or leave the ship? Granted, she would have more exposure to Mr. Cameron than table mates.

Nini,

I gave you all the information that any of us have, unless you have a crystal ball hidden somewhere or a close contact at Princess. I was trying to be helpful. Thought that maybe it hadn't been read thoroughly.

Please try not to be snippy...🥂

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1 hour ago, nini said:

All you did was repeat what we already read.

So, would if Mrs. Cameron tests negative, is she required to also be in quarantine or leave the ship? Granted, she would have more exposure to Mr. Cameron than table mates.

Since "Mrs Whoever" was in the same cabin as a positive testing cabin mate, common sense would dictate that she be quarantined.  Am I missing something???

 

Until someone who actually has this occur to them tells us about it, we are all guessing as to the actual response by Princess.

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1 hour ago, LACruiser88 said:

Since "Mrs Whoever" was in the same cabin as a positive testing cabin mate, common sense would dictate that she be quarantined.  Am I missing something???

 

Until someone who actually has this occur to them tells us about it, we are all guessing as to the actual response by Princess.

If she tested negative why would she be quarantined ?  You might as well quarantine anyone who spend any time with them at dinner, cocktails, casino etc.

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I stand corrected, the following from the CDC:

 

Quarantine if you have been in close contact (within 6 feet of someone for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period) with someone who has COVID-19, unless you have been fully vaccinated. People who are fully vaccinated do NOT need to quarantine after contact with someone who had COVID-19 unless they have symptoms.

 

However, fully vaccinated people should get tested 3-5 days after their exposure, even if they don’t have symptoms and wear a mask indoors in public for 14 days following exposure or until their test result is negative.

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5 hours ago, lx200gps said:

Yes they can, but almost certainly will not require it in the vast majority of cases. If you test + but are asymptomatic and feeling fine (which would be the majority of +s), you'll be locked in a cabin for the remainder of your "vacation". If you are slightly ill, the Medical Center will treat you to the limit of their on board ability. If you are beyond their ability to treat you, THEN you will be dumped off at the next available port offering suitable medical facilities (or possibly medevac'd out if there are no suitable medical facilities?)

That makes perfect sense, but is not what is currently happening in Europe. 

Just a heads up for those thinking of cruising in Europe in the near future.

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I can only speak to what happened on the first Alaska sailing out of Seattle July 25th on the Majestic. I was told this directly by Jan Swartz. 
A fully vaccinated couple with very mild symptoms tested positive in the first 36 hours of our sailing.  They moved to one of the special negative airflow, HEPA filtered mini suites for the duration of the cruise. The cases were reported at every port. They were not forced off the ship and into any type of quarantine at any port. 
All close contacts tested negative and continued the cruise as usual. 


‘That is all that Jan told me. I wish I had asked her more questions as she told me she wanted to be completely transparent with me. 

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Just now, konatyme said:

So what is currently happening on European cruises??

Passengers who test positive, plus their travel companions,  are being disembarked and put into separate quarantine quarters, normally in designated hotels.

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