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"LIVE" Emerald Princess, Feb 12th to Feb 27th, LA to Ft Lauderdale

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I'll get this thread started as we prepare to board the Emerald on Saturday.  We will be onboard for this 15 day, Full Panama Canal transit and also the following voyage, 14 day Caribbean.

 

In July of 2007, while on vacation in Italy, we were fortunate to tour the new Emerald and have lunch in the MDR while the ship was docked in Livorno.  Since that day, the Emerald has been our favorite Princess ship.  We have had many great experiences while cruising on the Emerald and are very excited to be back onboard!

 

 

Date Port Arrive Depart
Sat, Feb 12 Los Angeles, California View  excursions in Los Angeles, California on Sat, Feb 12   04:00 pm
Sun, Feb 13 At Sea View onboard experience for Sun, Feb 13    
Mon, Feb 14 At Sea View onboard experience for Mon, Feb 14    
Tue, Feb 15 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico View excursions in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Tue, Feb 15 08:00 am 05:00 pm
Wed, Feb 16 At Sea View onboard experience for Wed, Feb 16    
Thu, Feb 17 Huatulco, Mexico View excursions in Huatulco, Mexico on Thu, Feb 17 08:00 am 05:00 pm
Fri, Feb 18 At Sea View onboard experience for Fri, Feb 18    
Sat, Feb 19 At Sea View onboard experience for Sat, Feb 19    
Sun, Feb 20 Puntarenas, Costa Rica View excursions in Puntarenas, Costa Rica on Sun, Feb 20 07:00 am 07:00 pm
Mon, Feb 21 At Sea View onboard experience for Mon, Feb 21    
Tue, Feb 22 Fuerte Amador, Panama (for Panama City)View excursions in Fuerte Amador, Panama (for Panama City) on Tue, Feb 22
(Water Shuttle Required, Wheelchair Access Limited)
06:30 am 06:00 pm
Wed, Feb 23 Panama Canal Full Transit New Locks View excursions in Panama Canal Full Transit New Locks on Wed, Feb 23 06:00 am 04:30 pm
Thu, Feb 24 Cartagena, Colombia View excursions in Cartagena, Colombia on Thu, Feb 24 10:00 am 05:00 pm
Fri, Feb 25 At Sea View onboard experience for Fri, Feb 25    
Sat, Feb 26 At Sea View onboard experience for Sat, Feb 26    
Sun, Feb 27 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida View excursions in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Sun, Feb 27 07:00 am
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LACruiser88 "Live from...." Rare

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Many of us on this cruise received the below "Emergency Notification" expecting it to be regarding re-testing us at the terminal prior to boarding.  But, it was a somewhat of a generic notification. We still do not know if we will be tested before boarding?

 

Emergency Notification
 
E205N / 
15
 
Days
 
Panama Canal - Eastbound
 
Ship
 / Registry:
Emerald Princess
 / Bermudan
Embarkation
:
February 12, 2022 / Los Angeles
Disembarkation
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February 27, 2022 / Fort Lauderdale
 
 
 
Thank you for your attention to this notification.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR YOUR CRUISE
It's almost time for your cruise vacation! Please make sure you remember to:
- Download the MedallionClass app to complete all required check-in items.
- Complete online cruise check-in and the mandatory Health Questionnaire (MUST
be completed by each guest at least 24 hours before your cruise).
- Bring your original proof of COVID-19 vaccination and a negative viral
COVID-19 test (PCR or antigen) taken within 2 days of cruise check-in.
- Select an arrival time to the pier on the MedallionClass app. For the health
and safety of all, do not arrive prior to your assigned check-in time or you will be asked to return at the correct time.
- Bring a mask to wear at cruise check-in and as required on board and in
ports as this is a requirement even for those who are fully vaccinated.
 
We can't wait to welcome you on board!
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21 hours ago, LACruiser88 said:

 

Date Port Arrive Depart
       
Sat, Feb 19 At Sea View onboard experience for Sat, Feb 19    
       
Thu, Feb 24 Cartagena, Colombia View excursions in Cartagena, Colombia on Thu, Feb 24 10:00 am 05:00 pm
       

 

Let's hope that the port of call in Cartagena on Feb. 24 is a go now as the 1/28 - 2/12 sailing was skipped. 🤞

 

It's a real bummer that the planned San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua on Feb. 19 was still a no-go. 😡

 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

Will be heading to our local CVS in a couple of hours for our Covid test.

 

That was our back-up, which is about an 45 minute drive from here.  We cancelled it as soon as we finished our home test.  

 

For anyone that might still have an "expired test" that was given a three month extension letter (from Dec, 2020), our proctor verified that the test was still valid.  Hope this helps to know for those who are still using the extended expiry kits  🙂

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59 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

Had our CVS test and have received Negative results!  Now to finish packing!

 

We also just finished our Abbott proctored tests. Saved to our phones and also made hard copies. It's really gonna happen!!!!

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We are on the Emerald Princess now and was notified yesterday that our Covid test before 12 Feb will be on 11 Feb at 4pm in the Conference Room.  Received the phone call from Medical Center instead of a letter to our room.   Guess they are setting up group testing appointments as not that many are staying on.  Haven't received our turn around letter yet but will probably get it tonight.  

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I keep reading trip reports re Cartagena but no one mentions the gold altar at the monastery on the top of the hill - our guide told us that once a year women go up the hill (long windy road) on the knees praying to become pregnant.  The altar was the highlight of our stop there.  Otherwise (this was many years ago so it might be different now) we were assaulted by beggars and people selling things down in the town/city.

Enjoy your cruise!

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I can't believe it's finally here!  After booking it back in 2020 ("Surely this will all have passed by then..."), going through Delta, and then through Omicron, anxiously watching for the dreaded cancellation email... the excitement of booking excursions and checking-in, the nervous 15 minutes waiting for the pink line of doom to appear on our pre-departure covid tests....

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!  WE'RE GOING CRUISING!!! 🛳️  🎉

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6 minutes ago, casandbliz said:

Has anyone been able to get the "Health Status" done? The one that needs to be done within 24 hrs. of boarding? Ours is still grayed out with a message "Check back closer to journey date".

We had no issues with ours, we are in the Green Lane...

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