khuselid Posted July 2, 2022 #1 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Hi all, New to Azamara although cruised last Fall and in March so have some testing for travel experience. I notice Azamara requires antigen testing to be 1 day before embarkation. How do you accomplish this when traveling? Other lines give you 48 hours which is easier to figure out if you are traveling far, I prefer to test before I leave home just in case. I don't want to do a PCR which has a longer lead time because I am just recovering from covid now and would worry about a false positive. Second. Those who have been on Azamara recently. We will be leaving Pursuit and getting on an Oceania cruise that afternoon. Are antigen tests still available for those who need them before disembarking? I will ask Azamara as well, but just wonder what your experiences have been. Thanks so much! Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveA Posted July 2, 2022 #2 Share Posted July 2, 2022 There's been quite a bit of discussion of these topics in other threads, e.g. Pre cruise testing If you are leaving home 2 or more days before boarding then you could get a proctored antigen test to complete in your hotel the day before boarding or you can pay $59 each for a test at the pier. You can of course also do a self test before setting off to give confidence you are not traveling in vain. My cruise tickets say that tests before disembarkation are also available for $59 (antigen) or $89 (PCR) on the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlisbabe Posted July 2, 2022 #3 Share Posted July 2, 2022 5 hours ago, khuselid said: Hi all, New to Azamara although cruised last Fall and in March so have some testing for travel experience. I notice Azamara requires antigen testing to be 1 day before embarkation. How do you accomplish this when traveling? Other lines give you 48 hours which is easier to figure out if you are traveling far, I prefer to test before I leave home just in case. I don't want to do a PCR which has a longer lead time because I am just recovering from covid now and would worry about a false positive. Second. Those who have been on Azamara recently. We will be leaving Pursuit and getting on an Oceania cruise that afternoon. Are antigen tests still available for those who need them before disembarking? I will ask Azamara as well, but just wonder what your experiences have been. Thanks so much! Kim Hi Kim We had tests done at the dock in Istanbul which were $59 as offered by Azamara. Just decided to do it there to save any stress. (We also did our own self tests at hotel day before we left which were negative and gave us some reassurance beforehand). Have a great cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baynanno1 Posted July 2, 2022 #4 Share Posted July 2, 2022 17 hours ago, khuselid said: Hi all, New to Azamara although cruised last Fall and in March so have some testing for travel experience. I notice Azamara requires antigen testing to be 1 day before embarkation. How do you accomplish this when traveling? Other lines give you 48 hours which is easier to figure out if you are traveling far, I prefer to test before I leave home just in case. I don't want to do a PCR which has a longer lead time because I am just recovering from covid now and would worry about a false positive. Second. Those who have been on Azamara recently. We will be leaving Pursuit and getting on an Oceania cruise that afternoon. Are antigen tests still available for those who need them before disembarking? I will ask Azamara as well, but just wonder what your experiences have been. Thanks so much! Kim Azamara requires a PCR test within 3 days of cruising or an antigen test within 1 day of cruising. Piraeus (port of embarkation for Athens) has required testing to be done within one day of embarkation. If boarding there, there are numerous Pharmacies offering testing for €5 or €7. Many cruisers (and Azamara) were caught out by that "out of the blue" requirement and as has been said by @DaveA above, there has already been much discussion on the subject in other recent threads. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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