Covid test for cruise ship passengers for various islands

[57redbird]

Hope I'm not opening a can of worms but....we're booked on a cruise for February/March, 2023 & wondering if we are going to need Covid tests for each island we're supposed to visit & if so, does anybody know if the ship will adminster them?  TIA!

[CaptainR]

On 5/16/2022 at 5:22 PM, 57redbird said:

Hope I'm not opening a can of worms but....we're booked on a cruise for February/March, 2023 & wondering if we are going to need Covid tests for each island we're supposed to visit & if so, does anybody know if the ship will adminster them?  TIA!

Of course COVID testing requirements are subject to change at a moment’s notice but we sailed FP on Oceania’s Regatta in March/April of this year and the COVID requirements for FP were:

1.     Mandatory COVID test before boarding flight to Papeete plus Oceania had their own COVID testing requirements before boarding

2.     COVID test administered upon arrival at Papeete airport (no longer in effect)

3.     No additional COVD tests for each FP island were required

4.     Regatta administered COVID test to all passengers upon return to Papeete; those leaving the ship testing positive went to 5 days quarantine in Papeete; those staying on Regatta for the cruise to more FP islands and Hawaii testing positive went to COVID jail (confined to stateroom) for 6 days; unfortunately I went to COVID jail

 

Hope this helps.

 

CaptainR

[Tahitianbigkahuna]

Currently no covid test is required for entering French Polynesia if you've been fully vaccinated.

 

Individual ships have their own policy. Some require a covid test and it must be a PCR taken within 72 hours of embarkation or an antigen test taken within 24 hours. This is the current policy of Paul Gauguin but remember other cruise lines may require different protocols.

 

And as mentioned thing can change quickly so you must stay on top of the latest information 😉