NattilyAttired Posted April 6, 2022 #26 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Roger, As Susiesan said, Oceania will test you at the pier. You don't need to find a pharmacy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhD-iva Posted April 6, 2022 #27 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Important to have a negative test in hand prior to boarding to establish that pax was covid-free prior to embarkation. See the many posts that explain this in detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger b Posted April 6, 2022 #28 Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, PhD-iva said: Important to have a negative test in hand prior to boarding to establish that pax was covid-free prior to embarkation. See the many posts that explain this in detail. If you have the test on the quay before boarding and it is negative this supposition does not stand up ? Edited April 6, 2022 by roger b Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhD-iva Posted April 6, 2022 #29 Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, roger b said: If you have the test on the quay before boarding and it is negative this supposition does not stand up ? The problem is if you test positive at the pier before boarding. You are sent home or to quarantine on your own dime with O not helping with any expenses unless you can establish that you didn’t have covid X number of days previously. The number of days changes frequently so I don’t know the current regs. A lot has already been discussed on this topic. Edited April 6, 2022 by PhD-iva Edit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertygo Posted April 6, 2022 #30 Share Posted April 6, 2022 14 hours ago, roger b said: In my latest advice from Oceania there is no mention of this and as i will be arriving in Barcelona on the monday and there are no test facilities open on a Sunday this is impossible!! Video monitored self-testing is accepted by O. Or, if you’re flying out on Sunday many airports have testing sites open 7 days a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger b Posted April 6, 2022 #31 Share Posted April 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, Vertygo said: Video monitored self-testing is accepted by O. Or, if you’re flying out on Sunday many airports have testing sites open 7 days a week. Airport fully booked ! ! I Still fail to see the difference Oceania testing before boarding and a test 24 hrs before , I will take my own test with me an test at the check in . This getting ridiculous you could test negative on the quay and test positve the next day catching in the terminal where there a people in an enclosed area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1985rz1 Posted April 6, 2022 #32 Share Posted April 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, roger b said: Airport fully booked ! ! I Still fail to see the difference Oceania testing before boarding and a test 24 hrs before , I will take my own test with me an test at the check in . This getting ridiculous you could test negative on the quay and test positve the next day catching in the terminal where there a people in an enclosed area O is really giving folks an out if they test positive on embarkation. Their policy basically says that if a pax travels to the port knowing in good faith that he/she is negative, based on an accepted test, and then test positive at the ship, they will cover the cost of quarantining and provide compensation for the missed cruise. If you fly without that good faith attempt, then you're on your own. So they leave the choice to the pax to take the risk or not. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger b Posted April 6, 2022 #33 Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 minute ago, 1985rz1 said: O is really giving folks an out if they test positive on embarkation. Their policy basically says that if a pax travels to the port knowing in good faith that he/she is negative, based on an accepted test, and then test positive at the ship, they will cover the cost of quarantining and provide compensation for the missed cruise. If you fly without that good faith attempt, then you're on your own. So they leave the choice to the pax to take the risk or not. Has this been tested yet ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1985rz1 Posted April 6, 2022 #34 Share Posted April 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, roger b said: Has this been tested yet ?? What I know is that O's policy in the SailSafe document says: "Guests that fail to test prior to departure, or cannot provide proof of a negative laboratory-supplied test result, and subsequently test positive for COVID-19 upon embarkation will not be reimbursed for quarantine or return arrangements. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertygo Posted April 6, 2022 #35 Share Posted April 6, 2022 16 minutes ago, roger b said: Has this been tested yet ?? Maybe you’ll be the 1st! I sure wouldn’t like it to be me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted April 6, 2022 #36 Share Posted April 6, 2022 2 hours ago, roger b said: Has this been tested yet ?? I have seen posts that indicate it has been tested and the stated response by O was exactly as stated - negative pre test and positive pier test, O stepped up.......no pre test and positive at the pier, on your own! We used the monitored emed test in our hotel in Trieste the day before embarkation and worked easy ....for $30.00, we saw it as cheap travel insurance. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted April 7, 2022 #37 Share Posted April 7, 2022 We will be boarding the Riviera in Tarragona in May. Does anyone have a suggestion where to get tested on a Saturday without going back to Barcelona? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Thenagers Posted April 7, 2022 #38 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 2:44 PM, susiesan said: Can anyone point pout a website that is cruise specific to European sailings? If the country where your cruise embarks no longer requires a test to enter then does that mean we don't need a test to board a ship there? If you don't need a test to board a train or ferry in a particular country why do you need one to board a cruise ship? Is the precruise testing an Oceania requirement or a EU/country specific one? I am so confused and nervous about Spain this summer. I have read about ships being turned away from Barcelona for having Covid on board. I think France and Italy less restricted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhD-iva Posted April 7, 2022 #39 Share Posted April 7, 2022 49 minutes ago, rodan said: We will be boarding the Riviera in Tarragona in May. Tarragona? The O website still lists embarkation in Barcelona. Did this change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croooser Posted April 7, 2022 #40 Share Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Thenagers said: I am so confused and nervous about Spain this summer. I have read about ships being turned away from Barcelona for having Covid on board. I think France and Italy less restricted. We disembarked Riviera on Monday 4/4. Complimentary Covid test performed onboard on Sunday for both in transit guests and guests flying to a different country on Monday. No test required for guests disembarking and staying in Spain for one or more days. We know that there were positive cases on board during the cruise but the Riviera was able to dock with no problem. HTH Edited April 7, 2022 by Croooser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger b Posted April 12, 2022 #41 Share Posted April 12, 2022 On 4/6/2022 at 8:06 PM, 1985rz1 said: What I know is that O's policy in the SailSafe document says: "Guests that fail to test prior to departure, or cannot provide proof of a negative laboratory-supplied test result, and subsequently test positive for COVID-19 upon embarkation will not be reimbursed for quarantine or return arrangements. Just to let everyone know on this subject after going to alot of trouble to get a test done and a cost of $50 No test result was needed or asked for as O do not test on the pier befofe boarding !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin Terri Posted April 12, 2022 #42 Share Posted April 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, roger b said: Just to let everyone know on this subject after going to alot of trouble to get a test done and a cost of $50 No test result was needed or asked for as O do not test on the pier befofe boarding !! Roger, We were asked for the results of our Covid tests at the pier yesterday. However i was surprised that Oceania did not perform another test at the pier as was stated in the email we received. I am surprised you were not asked for your test results. Terri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger b Posted April 12, 2022 #43 Share Posted April 12, 2022 21 minutes ago, Cruzin Terri said: Roger, We were asked for the results of our Covid tests at the pier yesterday. However i was surprised that Oceania did not perform another test at the pier as was stated in the email we received. I am surprised you were not asked for your test results. Terri Terri, they were clueless at the pier yesterday in europe all that is needed is a QR code on the phone which when scanned it gives your details . O did not have a scanning device so it took 4 of their check in staff to look at our details which they could not understand ,as this was only their 2nd cruise they have not got their act together , I thought also we would need to be tested by them befofe boarding ?? Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin Terri Posted April 12, 2022 #44 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, roger b said: Terri, they were clueless at the pier yesterday in europe all that is needed is a QR code on the phone which when scanned it gives your details . O did not have a scanning device so it took 4 of their check in staff to look at our details which they could not understand ,as this was only their 2nd cruise they have not got their act together , I thought also we would need to be tested by them befofe boarding ?? Roger I thought we needed to be tested also and I asked. They looked at me like I had two heads and said “no testing”. However, I had no QR codes because the lab could not send it to me. So I had hard copies of my results. That suited them just fine and we were on our way. Terri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudiK Posted April 14, 2022 #45 Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 4/6/2022 at 11:43 AM, roger b said: Airport fully booked ! ! I Still fail to see the difference Oceania testing before boarding and a test 24 hrs before , I will take my own test with me an test at the check in . This getting ridiculous you could test negative on the quay and test positve the next day catching in the terminal where there a people in an enclosed area Actually no. Omicron , the dominant variant , has an incubation period of 2-4 days. So you could test negative one day, positive the next but not from the people at the quay. My husband had one very mild symptom on a Monday tested negative but then tested positive the next day .I had very mild symptoms on Thursday ( fever in late afternoon!) and didn’t test positive until the next day Good rule of thumb if you experience what you think is a cold or allergy keep testing But if you test negative with a PCR , since that is an extremely sensitive test which amplifies the RNA in the virus you’ll be good to go for awhile If I wasn’t just recovered from Covid I would do that. But positive results persist long after people are not infectious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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