Rare silkworms Posted June 28, 2022 #1 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Hi all On Emerald next month, thinking of being tested at the terminal in Southampton , have any previous passengers on these cruises done this? If so, where was the testing station. We leave from Ocean terminal but return to Mayflower. Would be interested to know exactly where the Princess testing station is as it is described on the Princess website as ‘in or near to the terminal’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted June 28, 2022 #2 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) Depends on terminal... Ocean is to the right of the main entrance. Edited June 28, 2022 by insidecabin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted June 28, 2022 #3 Share Posted June 28, 2022 At $60pp I would seriously consider finding somewhere cheaper at home prior to going down to Southampton or somewhere in Southampton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted June 28, 2022 #4 Share Posted June 28, 2022 When we got off Emerald at Ocean Terminal on 14th June there were cubicles set up with staff wearing PPE at one side of the baggage hall so I assumed this is where those wanting tests prior to boarding were sent to have them done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockman Posted June 28, 2022 #5 Share Posted June 28, 2022 got off emerald southampton may 9 ...tried to get a test at those cubicles as had been in quarantine...was told "maybe" but would have to wait two hours as they were testing only new crew boarding ship...no help at all. went to heathrow where the line for test was two hours and they wanted $75..promised results in 40 minutes but did not get results until 12 hours...no phone number to call etc...apparently u can resister online for heathrow test to reduce wait...big hassle all around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doog442 Posted June 28, 2022 #6 Share Posted June 28, 2022 3 hours ago, silkworms said: Hi all On Emerald next month, thinking of being tested at the terminal in Southampton , have any previous passengers on these cruises done this? If so, where was the testing station. We leave from Ocean terminal but return to Mayflower. Would be interested to know exactly where the Princess testing station is as it is described on the Princess website as ‘in or near to the terminal’. Lloyds pharmacies do the tests for £29.99 as someone kindly pointed out to me for our cruise this Friday. You can book online. I see there are two in Southampton within a 20 minute walk of the terminal but probably best getting them done before travelling down - just in case ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted June 28, 2022 #7 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Dochq by video in your own home £19.25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustopher123 Posted June 29, 2022 #8 Share Posted June 29, 2022 11 hours ago, insidecabin said: Dochq by video in your own home £19.25 Hi, have you used his company? I am looking at using them. Do princess accept the certificate from this company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare silkworms Posted June 29, 2022 Author #9 Share Posted June 29, 2022 14 hours ago, doog442 said: Lloyds pharmacies do the tests for £29.99 as someone kindly pointed out to me for our cruise this Friday. You can book online. I see there are two in Southampton within a 20 minute walk of the terminal but probably best getting them done before travelling down - just in case ! Thank you so much, have booked local Lloyds, hope they don’t let us down, I guess the terminal testing will have to be a back up prior to embarkation. Please let us know if you have any problems with Lloyds and hope you enjoy your cruise. Would be good to hear your thoughts throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted June 29, 2022 #10 Share Posted June 29, 2022 2 hours ago, bustopher123 said: Hi, have you used his company? I am looking at using them. Do princess accept the certificate from this company? 2 princess cruises using them, looked today gone upto £20.65pp they do a 5 pack with separate test fee and cetificate(s) fee which can be cheaper. create an account I think the 30% discount kicks in if not all over the usual code places. got wind of a cheaper option but limited locations. https://conceptoclinic.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=23608687 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare leck57 Posted June 29, 2022 #11 Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, silkworms said: Thank you so much, have booked local Lloyds, hope they don’t let us down, I guess the terminal testing will have to be a back up prior to embarkation. Please let us know if you have any problems with Lloyds and hope you enjoy your cruise. Would be good to hear your thoughts throughout. Just adding further info in case need an option - we cruised from Southampton on 9 May on Emerald and we had the tests done at the Regenerative Wellness Centre in the large Westquay Shopping Centre. It cost 39 pound and results emailed or printed for pick up in an hour. People had told us Boots do them but their two outlets in this area don't and they sent us to the place above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare silkworms Posted June 29, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted June 29, 2022 59 minutes ago, leck57 said: Just adding further info in case need an option - we cruised from Southampton on 9 May on Emerald and we had the tests done at the Regenerative Wellness Centre in the large Westquay Shopping Centre. It cost 39 pound and results emailed or printed for pick up in an hour. People had told us Boots do them but their two outlets in this area don't and they sent us to the place above. Thank you for this extra info, very handy to keep. Would love to know if you enjoyed this itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doog442 Posted June 29, 2022 #13 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, silkworms said: Thank you so much, have booked local Lloyds, hope they don’t let us down, I guess the terminal testing will have to be a back up prior to embarkation. Please let us know if you have any problems with Lloyds and hope you enjoy your cruise. Would be good to hear your thoughts throughout. Hi. We've just done our tests at Lloyds and all good. I took the advice offered on here and contacted them beforehand just to confirm we were booked in. The pharmacist did the procedure (although let us do the nose swirling 🙃) and printed out the certificate . It took 20 minutes each.....don't forget your passport ! We can start packing for Friday 😂 Edited June 29, 2022 by doog442 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydee6969 Posted June 29, 2022 #14 Share Posted June 29, 2022 13 minutes ago, doog442 said: Hi. We've just done our tests at Lloyds and all good. I took the advice offered on here and contacted them beforehand just to confirm we were booked in. The pharmacist did the procedure (although let us do the nose swirling 🙃) and printed out the certificate . It took 20 minutes each.....don't forget your passport ! We can start packing for Friday 😂 Good stuff. Doing ours tomorrow at our local Lloyds. Possibly see you onboard Enchanted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgees Posted June 30, 2022 #15 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Did our video tests yesterday afternoon for tomorrow's Enchanted cruise. Seems a really silly thing to insist upon as there are so many ways that a video test could be manipulated. We have had two recent cruises where the testing was done at the port and that seems a much more sensible way of ensuring no-one is covid positive (as much as that is possible with testing) We went through Prenetics and the certificate was emailed to us within n a couple of hours. One advantage of doing them before you leave is that you don't have the disappointment of receiving the bad news while sitting looking at the ship... Anyway, now they are done then we are free to board. Woohoo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare leck57 Posted June 30, 2022 #16 Share Posted June 30, 2022 23 hours ago, silkworms said: Thank you for this extra info, very handy to keep. Would love to know if you enjoyed this itinerary. We thought the itinerary was great. Paris was rushed but other than that most ports were great and a lot of difference between each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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