First cruise since Covid!

[paulandkaz]

Hi all,

This will be our 5th Marella cruise but the first one since the pandemic and we were wondering what the boarding requirements were now in relation to the rapid antigen tests? I believe that you have to take it after 21:00hrs on the night before you fly so do you just present the test result (the plastic tester) or do you have to get an emailed certificate back as we fly at 7:00am the next morning?

Thanks in advance for any info.

Paul.

[ferretktf]

Firstly you have to have a private test - you cannot use NHS

 

TUI have negotiated some discounted rates and there are links from their website.

 

I use Chronomics (but there are other providers)

 

The way Chronomics work is that when you place your order you create an online account with your personal information.

 

you then register the barcode from the test they send you, at the time you are taking the test.

 

you then self certify (assuming negative) by uploading a photo of the cartridge to your account. 

 

within seconds you get sent a certificate - this is immediately available to print off from your online account, and is also emailed to you.

 

 

[paulandkaz]

Thanks for that information, we have booked Chronomics too so it sounds pretty straightforward.

 

Fingers crossed for negative!

 

[Jim The Scot]

Also be going on our first cruise since pandemic and was under the impression tests were no longer a requirement or at the least were being phased out.Our cruise is not until July so things may well have changed by then

 

Did notice that face coverings on TUI flights will/are  no longer a requirement from England/NI

 

Shouldn,t be too long until “she who must be obeyed” (Oor Nic)gives the 👍👍up so it applies to us North of the border

Edited March 14, 2022 by Jim The Scot

[idh2019]

Tests may still be required by the destination countries. You won't be allowed in if you haven't had a test before leaving the UK with a negative result.

 

Barbados is one such country.

 

So keep an eye on the covid website for where you are going.

[Jim The Scot]

👍

 

Ah,I was reading the previous posts as requiring a boarding LFT irrespective of destination as it was a cruise

 

Our is the Med and I know there are no test required for Majorca

[Brummijam]

We have booked the Three seas adventure trip from Tenerife this April and are still unsure of the testing regime, Will we still have to do the lateral flow test on the night before flying out and are Marella still carrying out onboard lateral flow tests on the night before disembarkation?

On our last trip October 21 we were tested onboard and only those with negative result were allowed to fly home which is fair enough, but at the airport only about 50 of the passengers on the aircraft were from the cruise and all other pax were costa del sol holidaymakers presumably untested so what was the point of the onboard test?

 

We had a week in Benalmádena a couple of weeks ago with TUI and no testing required at all we just had fill in Spanish and UK passenger locater forms.

[Jim The Scot]

9 hours ago, Brummijam said:

We have booked the Three seas adventure trip from Tenerife this April and are still unsure of the testing regime, Will we still have to do the lateral flow test on the night before flying out and are Marella still carrying out onboard lateral flow tests on the night before disembarkation?

On our last trip October 21 we were tested onboard and only those with negative result were allowed to fly home which is fair enough, but at the airport only about 50 of the passengers on the aircraft were from the cruise and all other pax were costa del sol holidaymakers presumably untested so what was the point of the onboard test?

 

We had a week in Benalmádena a couple of weeks ago with TUI and no testing required at all we just had fill in Spanish and [b]UK passenger locater forms.[/b]

 

UK passenger locater forms no more come this Friday I believe

Edited March 15, 2022 by Jim The Scot

[Pink15]

Hi all. I am on Explorer at the moment (just leaving Lanzarote). There is no on-board testing for this itinery. You do have to do a temperature check every day. No doubt this will lead to a test for some people. Have to wear masks inside. Masks not required on tui flights.

[joeecco]

3 minutes ago, Pink15 said:

Hi all. I am on Explorer at the moment (just leaving Lanzarote). There is no on-board testing for this itinery. You do have to do a temperature check every day. No doubt this will lead to a test for some people. Have to wear masks inside. Masks not required on tui flights.

Hope you’re having a fantastic holiday.

 

how many passengers are onboard? 
 

is there any word from onboard crew about when the mask mandate may be dropped?

 

we are in the first Adriatic sailing and they still haven’t released any protocols for testing etc for cruises out of Corfu. 

[Pink15]

I believe there are about 1400 on-board. I think they are allowed 70 or 75% of capacity. It's not at all crowded. 

 

no word about masks. You basically wear them when moving around inside. So if eating, drinking, sat at a table, or outside, you wouldn't wear it. It's not too bad. You still need to wear them in shops et c on shore. The Spanish are still quite hot on that.