Canadians getting off HAL ships from Europe flying directly to Canada

[Cruisetrekker]

Testing is not required to enter Canada .. was anyone tested along the way getting off the ship  or at the border getting on a flight ?

 

Edited June 10, 2022 by Cruisetrekker

[wandrr]

I was subjected to a random test on landing in Calgary from Frankfurt after a river cruise. Pretty painless, but a bit of a delay. Negative, fortunately.

[Cruisetrekker]

9 minutes ago, wandrr said:

I was subjected to a random test on landing in Calgary from Frankfurt after a river cruise. Pretty painless, but a bit of a delay. Negative, fortunately.

But no testing from the ship or Amsterdam airport ?

[Mary229]

HAL offers testing on some cruises,  it does not require testing.  We were sent a test by HAL but never used it.  

Edited June 10, 2022 by Mary229

[wandrr]

10 hours ago, Cruisetrekker said:

But no testing from the ship or Amsterdam airport ?

Somewhat different situation for us. Ship testing was offered and administered by Avalon River Cruises, but not to Canadians or South Africans or a couple of others (no requirement). All Americans and a couple of other nationalities were tested for free on the Avalon ship. We flew from Budapest to Frankfurt to Calgary with no tests anywhere, except for the random selection in Calgary.

 

This was not a HAL or even an Avalon test - it is a Canadian government requirement to replace blanket testing for everyone. The test was free but compulsory, if you were selected. I think the random selection requirement might not apply to those staying in the airport and connecting to somewhere else, but I could be wrong.