US to Drop Requirement for Negative COVID Test

[schittenden]

Announcement expected today. 
 

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/10/politics/us-to-end-pre-departure-testing-requirement/index.html

[cruisestitch]

This is huuuuuuge!👍

[Fly and Sail]

Excellent. This will take a lot of weight off the shoulders for those U.S. based cruisers who have booked overseas itineraries.

[Susanb10567]

Glad that we paid in full for our September Edge cruise and didn’t let the testing scare us off.

[JRWLOBO]

We are equally relieved.  This will allow us to truly enjoy our August cruise to Iceland and Ireland.  

 

[ev8876]

I am doing a happy dance right now!

[FlorenceItaly]

90 days of freedom.  Article states they will reassess in 90 days.  

[gerelmx]

And Celebrity when will remove the test requirement ?

[FlorenceItaly]

Just now, gerelmx said:

And Celebrity when will remove the test requirement ?

I don't see this for a very long time.

[WeBcruisingMN]

Hallelujah! F-I-N-A-L-L-Y! So happy, will make our return flight from LHR in late June so much more at ease.  Celebrity Silhouette- here we come, boarding tomorrow 🚢🥳🎉

[terrydtx]

Great news for us returning home in September from Venice. 

[Tigerfnan23]

Such a relief!  Hope they don't reverse course before we get back!

[Susanb10567]

16 minutes ago, FlorenceItaly said:

90 days of freedom.  Article states they will reassess in 90 days.  

Is that 90 days from Sunday….we fly home on 9/10…That is 90 days from this Sunday…I hope that is the reassessment not when they would put that back in place

[itzfitz]

This is very good news and overdue IMHO.  Next, dropping vaccine mandates like the rest of the world and dropping pre-cruise testing.  Enough already.

[FlorenceItaly]

1 minute ago, Susanb10567 said:

Is that 90 days from Sunday….we fly home on 9/10…That is 90 days from this Sunday…I hope that is the reassessment not when they would put that back in place

I assume this would be the start of the assessment process so I think you are okay.  ENJOY!  We did a land vacation to Munich in May and the thought of testing and all this entails was stressful.

[cyntil8ing]

This is such good news. There are four of us traveling next month. I have 9 eMed tests and have been dithering about ordering more for backup. While we'll still need them for boarding the ship, and I doubt that will end anytime soon, we will save the extras for our December cruise.

[Nyhawkeye]

Great news - was most likely postponing trip if not for this change!

[DCPIV]

19 minutes ago, gerelmx said:

And Celebrity when will remove the test requirement ?

 

Pre-cruise testing?  Likely not for a while.

[Majkman]

I too am hoping that Celebrity dumps it!!! We head off to Rome in 22 days for our Med cruise!!!! Keeping my fingers crossed!!!

 

Keep the Seas calm and the Sun out,

 

Andy

[RichYak]

1 minute ago, Majkman said:

I too am hoping that Celebrity dumps it!!! We head off to Rome in 22 days for our Med cruise!!!! Keeping my fingers crossed!!!

That decision is more in Italy's hands, not Celebrity's. Don't get your hopes up.

[Aloha 1]

Yes, Yes, a thousands YES!

[yogini06]

Had to take a pre departure test on Wednesday in Barcelona to fly home yesterday.  Thankfully we were both negative.  The clinic specializes in pre departure tests and report a 10% positivity rate of mostly asymptomatic people.  

[danv3]

Boom goes the dynamite!

[islandgirlejfan]

So thrilled!  One less stress for our trip.  We leave in 12 days for our trip and our cruise on the Edge is in 21 days.  One more hurdle! Woohoo!

[OysterD]

55 minutes ago, FlorenceItaly said:

I don't see this for a very long time.

I hope the opposite, why should cruise ships be the exception now. Tests aren't required for pretty much anything else, infact nothing else here in the UK at least.