molly361 Posted May 25, 2022 #101 Share Posted May 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: I printed the form but it cut the second page in the middle of the initial line. Changing size didn't help. M 9 minutes ago, Scotty G said: Same here. It doesn't look like that matters to us. Probably for their record keeping. Glad we got past this milestone 😉 Ditto. Thinking that they will scan the barcode but I believe that the folks on the last sailing said that they didn't even have to show them to anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted May 25, 2022 #102 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: I find the FB page to be mostly clueless. According to RCCL, 8 night cruise itinerary 1, Port Canaveral 2. Nassau 3. Coco Cay 4 Sea Day 5 Bermuda 6. Bermuda 7. Bermuda ( well, a few hours) 8. sea day Bermuda is on the 5th day. Gotta count Port Canaveral as day one. Wish we had the Bermuda itinerary of the last 8 night Bermuda cruise so Bermuda would be our first stop and also we would have a few more hours on Day 7. M You count embarkation date as day zero. This is from the Bermuda government website FAQ 12. How do I count the days for my pre-arrival test? Do I count the hours? If travelling by air, your arrival day in Bermuda is Day 0. If travelling by sea, your departure day is Day 0. The hours are not counted. This means if your flight arrives in Bermuda on a Friday or your ship departs on a Friday, a supervised antigen test done no more than 2 days before would be done on the Wednesday. Edited May 25, 2022 by molly361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted May 25, 2022 Author #103 Share Posted May 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, molly361 said: You count embarkation date as day zero. This is from the Bermuda government website FAQ 12. How do I count the days for my pre-arrival test? Do I count the hours? If travelling by air, your arrival day in Bermuda is Day 0. If travelling by sea, your departure day is Day 0. The hours are not counted. This means if your flight arrives in Bermuda on a Friday or your ship departs on a Friday, a supervised antigen test done no more than 2 days before would be done on the Wednesday. So, Royal counts it differently than Bermuda. That's not confusing for cruisers lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 25, 2022 #104 Share Posted May 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said: aw okay thanks for the explanation. I understand a little bit more now. But wondering how St Thomas, Barbados and Cayman Island manage without the addl money. And plenty of other Caribbean islands that have far less wealth than Bermuda. I guess those places are thankful to just have those port fees rolling in again. For anyone to imply that covid's unexpected budget shortfall was unique to Bermuda is ludicrous.... of course, in my opinion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted May 25, 2022 #105 Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, molly361 said: You count embarkation date as day zero. This is from the Bermuda government website FAQ 12. How do I count the days for my pre-arrival test? Do I count the hours? If travelling by air, your arrival day in Bermuda is Day 0. If travelling by sea, your departure day is Day 0. The hours are not counted. This means if your flight arrives in Bermuda on a Friday or your ship departs on a Friday, a supervised antigen test done no more than 2 days before would be done on the Wednesday. What ever they decide works for me. I recall many cruises when everyone on the cruise had to go through customs ( on board) when we had a US port ( like St Thomas) after a foreign port, but prior to returning to Florida. We were all assigned a time ( I think by deck or cabin number to file through the dining room. Had similar routine on some European cruises. Officials came on board, and inspected everyone's passport. Got us all through. Guessing testing will be some method, maybe by deck. It certainly will be interesting! M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted May 25, 2022 #106 Share Posted May 25, 2022 58 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: And plenty of other Caribbean islands that have far less wealth than Bermuda. I guess those places are thankful to just have those port fees rolling in again. For anyone to imply that covid's unexpected budget shortfall was unique to Bermuda is ludicrous.... of course, in my opinion. Bermuda is not a Caribbean island. Most islands in the Caribbean don't have public buses and ferries. Some islands are colonies and get funds from the mother country. The UK does not fund the Bermuda budget. I am sure many of those islands are desperate for cruise ships. Bermuda sees them more as a supplement. No one is forced to go to Bermuda. You are welcome to go to all those iCaribbeanslands with the same shops in every port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted May 25, 2022 #107 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Here is the Bermuda governments explanation on why they can’t drop the form. It was published a few minutes ago. https://www.royalgazette.com/health/news/article/20220525/government-cannot-afford-to-drop-ta-form-senate-told/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted May 25, 2022 #108 Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said: And plenty of other Caribbean islands that have far less wealth than Bermuda. I guess those places are thankful to just have those port fees rolling in again. For anyone to imply that covid's unexpected budget shortfall was unique to Bermuda is ludicrous.... of course, in my opinion. Yes, Bermuda is a very wealthy Country and has been for many years. Their main GDP being insurance and financial services. They do not rely on tourism as do many islands in the Caribbean. And they expect to receive an estimated $22 million from this TA program. I wonder what others would say if the US started a TA requirement to cover our covid expenses. What annoys me with the $40 pp TA fee is the fact it is non-refundable should I test positive before arriving in Bermuda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 25, 2022 #109 Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Charles4515 said: Bermuda is not a Caribbean island. Most islands in the Caribbean don't have public buses and ferries. Some islands are colonies and get funds from the mother country. The UK does not fund the Bermuda budget. I am sure many of those islands are desperate for cruise ships. Bermuda sees them more as a supplement. No one is forced to go to Bermuda. You are welcome to go to all those iCaribbeanslands with the same shops in every port. Bermuda is not in the Caribbean? I had no idea.😆😆😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGinMTL Posted May 26, 2022 #110 Share Posted May 26, 2022 6 hours ago, cruisegirl1 said: I printed the form but it cut the second page in the middle of the initial line. Changing size didn't help. M Had same issue. You would think they could format this properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted May 26, 2022 #111 Share Posted May 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Charles4515 said: Here is the Bermuda governments explanation on why they can’t drop the form. It was published a few minutes ago. https://www.royalgazette.com/health/news/article/20220525/government-cannot-afford-to-drop-ta-form-senate-told/ If they’re just doing it for the money, why couldn’t they just impose a fee rather than create a confusing system? Would’ve been so much easier. The fee could have been handled by the cruise line, like they did for Cuba, or passengers could simply obtain a travel visa like we do for other countries. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rewind Posted May 26, 2022 #112 Share Posted May 26, 2022 7 hours ago, CGinMTL said: Had same issue. You would think they could format this properly. I edited mine in Acrobat to stitch it together on one page - even that isn't as easy as it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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