Tested positive more than 11 days, less than 90 days ago, what do you need to get onboard?

[gam888]

We are considering sailing on a Princess ship out of Southampton in May. If we tested positive for Covid more than 11 days, less than 90 days on embarkation date. If we produce a previous positive test result, do we still need some sort of "Certificate  of recovery" to get onboard? 

 

We are confused about the meaning or the paragraph on the Princess website that says  " or: A valid digital COVID-19 certificate (DCC) or a document issued by an official health or government authority showing confirmed previous infection."

Where do you obtain such a document? I have seen ads from various clinics that sell them for around $60. You apply online for them. How do they know that you have really recovered? There is no real "doctors" who would exam you first?

 

I am presuming the answer is if we have the original positive test result, we don't need either one of the other documents? 

 

Guests who have recovered from COVID-19 within three months of their embarkation, do not need to get a viral test before embarkation if they are at least 10 days past their COVID-19 infection, have no symptoms and produce documentation of recovery from COVID-19 infection.

Documentation of Recovery consists of the following:

• Paper or electronic copies of the positive viral test result from a certified laboratory (dated no more than 90 days ago), or
• A valid digital COVID-19 certificate (DCC) or a document issued by an official health or government authority showing confirmed previous infection.

Guests who present these documents will need to go through a secondary screening at the terminal and boarding will be approved at the medical staff’s discretion. If guests are not able to obtain documentation of recovery that fulfills the above requirements, they will need to take the required COVID-19 viral test and show a negative result.

[Spudd]

Assuming you got tested by a lab and not a rapid test at home, you should have the first part covered (paper or electronic copies of the positive viral test result from a certified laboratory). It's an OR statement, so you don't also need the document from the government.

[Pink-belle]

We sail in 49 days, my DH got a positive test yesterday.  He logged it on the Government site and it now appears on his NHS record.

 

The NHS does not provide recovery certificates.

 

He will continue testing at home (a requirement for us)  all being well and avoiding another infection, we would expect the Antigen tests to be negative well before sailing and the observed test required for boarding. 
 

As long as you can provide the required negative test certificate there is no need to worry about a recovery certificate.

 

if your travel requires a negative PCR that could be more problematic.