CDC set to drop testing negative to reenter USA today

[HelenaCruiser2012]

I agree that this this is about time, and I hope the cruise industry follows suit.  Time for the world to go back to normal.

 

So here's another question - an article I read says that they'll revisit this issue in 90 days, which is during our Alaska cruise.  If they reinstate the testing requirement at that time, do your crystal balls say that it would be reinstated immediately, meaning that we would have to test before getting on our flights home from Vancouver???  Guess it would make sense to take tests with us just in case?  Thanks.

[ONECRUISER]

3 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Is this like the "you'll always have to wear a mask" prediction?

Beat me to it!

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, ace2542 said:

Isn't the thing to drop the 5 or 10 day quarantine onboard nevermind the testing?

Folks were being asked to isolate even before COVID - that's unlikely to change. Testing, and specifically, pre boarding testing, is likely to go away - probably by when RCI will drop the refund for a positive test next April.

[pghflyer]

WOOOHHOOOOOO, huge worry lifted, life goes on!!!

[cruise wizard]

14 minutes ago, skyking said:

True, we fly over Wednesday night and have testing set for Wed morning to board Friday.  Ohhhhh I will be taking them anyways for sure, they are packed in the carryon already. 

 

Nice to know we won't be stuck in London for 10 days thought. 

 

Have a great cruise!!!!

[skyking]

Just now, cruise wizard said:

 

Have a great cruise!!!!

Thank you so so much 🙂 

 

Will be awesome to sail somewhere else besides the Caribbean. 

[seba1]

Great news, but now I have 6 eMed tests that I can't use. Would love to sell them if I could. We had purchased 12 to test before the cruise and prior to flying home. 

 

Stephanie

[Native Floridian 26]

Not sure if anyone mentioned this.  They are going to reevaluate in 90 days:(.

[orville99]

10 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Folks were being asked to isolate even before COVID - that's unlikely to change. Testing, and specifically, pre boarding testing, is likely to go away - probably by when RCI will drop the refund for a positive test next April.

I believe that if the ports that RCL cruises to did not require tests to enter their country (Bermuda is a good example), RCL would drop their pre cruise testing requirements in a heartbeat.

[cruise wizard]

3 minutes ago, seba1 said:

Great news, but now I have 6 eMed tests that I can't use. Would love to sell them if I could. We had purchased 12 to test before the cruise and prior to flying home. 

 

Stephanie

 

Keep them............you never know!!!

 

Or...........sell on eBay..........keep them as a souvenir of the pandemic.........have a party and burn them!!!!

[TheHawk1]

51 minutes ago, BND said:

Just saw it and was going to post if no one else had.  Time to stop pre-cruise testing.  

Even with everyone testing negative pre-boarding now, lots of people are still catching Covid onboard.  Just imagine being on a cruise with no testing, with Covid zombies walking through the ship infecting everyone. Sounds like a fun vacation.

[cruise wizard]

1 minute ago, orville99 said:

I believe that if the ports that RCL cruises to did not require tests to enter their country (Bermuda is a good example), RCL would drop their pre cruise testing requirements in a heartbeat.

 

We have a cruise to Bermuda in August and will use ours for their requirements.

[ace2542]

16 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Folks were being asked to isolate even before COVID - that's unlikely to change. Testing, and specifically, pre boarding testing, is likely to go away - probably by when RCI will drop the refund for a positive test next April.

Yeah that refund won't last forever which does mean more and more people are less likely to go the medical centre as they won't get any FCC or refund it will just be hard luck to them.

[bob63005]

59 minutes ago, zebra said:

This is is for international flights flying INTO the States.

Southbound cruise from Seward to Vancouver , now will not need test to fly from YVR to SEA.

 

[ARandomTraveler]

Oh good! I'm going to Italy and France at the end of summer and now I don't have to figure out how to get tested out there before I come home. 
 

I'm double vaxxed and boosted, haven't gotten covid this entire time, but am always worried when I go outside the country that I'll get stuck. 
 

My last trip to Aruba was so stressful with all the testing requirements. 
 

Yay to an easy Europe trip 🎉🍾

[Jimbo]

6 minutes ago, bob63005 said:

Southbound cruise from Seward to Vancouver , now will not need test to fly from YVR to SEA.

 

Do people actually fly from Vancouver to Seattle ? You can either drive it or bus it in about 2 1/2 hours.

[bob63005]

Just now, Jimbo said:

Do people actually fly from Vancouver to Seattle ? You can either drive it or bus it in about 2 1/2 hours.

Destination is St. Louis but nothing direct from YVR flying to SEA then STL. Crazy that before you drive without a test but needed one to fly.

[John&LaLa]

58 minutes ago, ONECRUISER said:

About time!

 

Agree, though wish they'd go back to 3 days as always one to Fly in 2 Days early

 

They did 3 days out during the Alex storm😉

[Joseph2017China]

1 hour ago, Tree_skier said:

You still need to test to get into Canada.

 

No you don't

[The sea calls my name]

1 hour ago, cruise wizard said:

 

Us too..........but hold on to them because you never know when the winds will change or other Country requirements and we need to have testing to cruise.

 

Edited June 10, 2022 by The sea calls my name
already posted

[TheHawk1]

34 minutes ago, UNCFanatik said:

 

Whats your solution? Testing for Covid forever? 

 

Even with testing now, people are boarding ships with Covid not to mention the ones that used a fraudulent method to obtain a Covid Test letter showing negative. 

 

Covid is here to stay. 48 hr testing is just a snapshot in time and more Covid theater that the cruise lines need to move forward from. 

 

Keeping people who are currently positive from getting on the ship in the first place is one step towards reducing overall risk for passengers and crew.  Hardly Covid theatre. And no, testing won't be forever, as new and improved vaccine boosters should be coming later this year which would improve immunity to the very contagious Omicron variants.

[BND]

6 minutes ago, The sea calls my name said:

 They did say they will reevaluate in 90 days.🥶 

That's standard language for them.  

[Tree_skier]

1 hour ago, cruise wizard said:

 

Canada dropped testing requirements to enter but you need to fill out ArriveCanada documents and there is random testing at the airports.

My bad, I knew that and just had a brain fart...  I had an unvaccinated friend back in Canada that I was talking to yesterday and he is still prevented from traveling and got the protocols messed up in my mind.

Edited June 10, 2022 by Tree_skier

[Tree_skier]

1 hour ago, ace2542 said:

They will never stop pre cruise testing. 

Just like they will never stop masking. 🙂 

[Tree_skier]

32 minutes ago, Joseph2017China said:

No you don't

See #58 😉