Azamara Drops Pre-cruise Testing as of July 25, 2022

[uktog]

[Beamafar]

15 minutes ago, uktog said:

According to the UK website Azamara no longer requires pre cruise testing in certain ports. Unfortunately the list of ports is not available yet!  

OMG - thank you so much for sharing this here.  There was a rumour that there would be an announcement around Aug 1st.  Here’s hoping we won’t need it for our cruise. 

[combine]

Is this the latest? Its on the website now. 
 

 

Testing & Screening

• Azamara does not require a negative COVID-19 test prior to boarding unless this is required by local country regulations. However, we highly recommend that guests take a COVID-19 test prior to starting their travels.

• For those countries that still require guests to present a negative COVID-19 test prior to boarding, please consider the following instructions:

  • The test results must be from a testing laboratory or a licensed testing site.  We accept at-home test kits which are proctored and certified by a medical provider.

  • The COVID-19 test can either be:

    • PCR: Test date no older than 3 days prior to embarkation; OR 

    • Antigen: Test date must be within one day of embarkation

      • Antigen COVID-19 testing is available for $59 USD in the terminal or on the boarding deck. Boarding will be denied to those guests who cannot provide a negative COVID-19 test. 

 

EMBARKATION TESTING REQUIRED

PORT	EMBARKATION TESTING
Amsterdam, Netherlands	No
Athens (Piraeus), Greece	Yes
Auckland, New Zealand	Yes
Barcelona, Spain	No
Bologna (Ravenna), Italy	No
Bordeaux, France	No
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Yes
Cape Town, South Africa	No
Copenhagen, Denmark	No
Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Yes
Dublin, Ireland	No
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands	No
Hong Kong, China	Yes
Istanbul, Turkey	No
Lima, (Callao) Peru	Yes
Lisbon, Portugal	No
Melbourne, Australia	Yes
Miami, Florida	Yes
Monte Carlo, Monaco	No
Nice, France	No
Perth (Fremantle), Australia	Yes
Reykjavik, Iceland	No
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil	Yes
Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy	No
Singapore	Yes
Southampton, England	No
Stockholm, Sweden	No
Sydney (White Bay), Australia	Yes
Tokyo, Japan	Yes
Venice, Italy	No

FAQS

Edited July 19, 2022 by combine

[harrodsfan]

Yes it’s official .. no more testing as of July 25. 

[Edinburghgirl1]

51 minutes ago, harrodsfan said:

Yes it’s official .. no more testing as of July 25. 

Depends where you are leaving from. Still required for my cruise leaving from Dubai. 

[audobon_tx]

1 hour ago, harrodsfan said:

Yes it’s official .. no more testing as of July 25. 

 

Hurrah!

[barneyboy]

59 minutes ago, Edinburghgirl1 said:

Depends where you are leaving from. Still required for my cruise leaving from Dubai. 

And ours leaving from Athens

[TeaBag]

Hurrah!  We sail July 25 and had arranged for proctored tests for which there is no refund!  This is a big relief not to have to worry about testing positive.

[uktog]

5 minutes ago, barneyboy said:

And ours leaving from Athens

I wonder how long Athens will remain as the odd one out in Europe.  Maybe they will rethink soon

[lisiamc]

6 minutes ago, TeaBag said:

Hurrah!  We sail July 25 and had arranged for proctored tests for which there is no refund!  This is a big relief not to have to worry about testing positive.

Some of the testing companies will give you a credit if you need it for a future test. Maybe yours will do that, or if it’s a do-at-home, maybe you can hang on to it for the future?
 

We sail on 7 August and have been putting off booking the tests as long as possible. This is a relief for us!

[Mrs.Dukes]

I was happy to read this. It just relieves the stress of having to get tested when we get to our embarkation port. I will bring at home tests for myself if I have symptoms.

[barneyboy]

1 hour ago, uktog said:

I wonder how long Athens will remain as the odd one out in Europe.  Maybe they will rethink soon

Fingers crossed

[ddpe]

Has anyone heard about Spain ports?  Leaving from Barcelona.

 

[Host Jazzbeau]

1 minute ago, ddpe said:

Has anyone heard about Spain ports?  Leaving from Barcelona.

 

It's on Azamara's list:  no testing required

[BohJang]

11 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

It's on Azamara's list:  no testing required

I am so relieved. This will make flying to London so much less stressful!

[ddpe]

Jazzbeau, you made my day.  I had searched earlier and did not find a list.  Now, I see it!  I will test myself with existing no proctor test before both leaving the US and boarding, but I am glad I don't have to run down a place to do this test!

 

[Penton]

Why is pre-boarding testing required for Athens? Have just checked the GOV UK website and apart from having to wear masks on public transport in Greece I can’t see any other requirements, no proof of vaccination or testing requirements. What am I missing?

[govanguy]

3 hours ago, barneyboy said:

And ours leaving from Athens

Minister of Health ,Thanos Plevris has said "All measures will be reviewed on September 1, depending on the picture of the pandemic."

 

Toes crossed .

 

 

 

[barneyboy]

10 minutes ago, govanguy said:

Minister of Health ,Thanos Plevris has said "All measures will be reviewed on September 1, depending on the picture of the pandemic."

 

Toes crossed .

 

 

 

Unfortunately we board on 26th August. At least it seems as though there are plenty of testing sites in Athens. 

[Hamwen3839]

33 minutes ago, barneyboy said:

Unfortunately we board on 26th August. At least it seems as though there are plenty of testing sites in Athens. 

I am not sure about Athens. On the new release from Azamara it has a link to all countries and whether they still require a negative test to enter. Greece is NOT one of the countries requiring a negative test however I suspect that is only for people flying in not coming in by cruise ship.We are on a B2B where Athens is the mid point on August 26 th so will have to wait and see what Greece says when we arrive.

[lisiamc]

9 minutes ago, Hamwen3839 said:

I am not sure about Athens. On the new release from Azamara it has a link to all countries and whether they still require a negative test to enter. Greece is NOT one of the countries requiring a negative test however I suspect that is only for people flying in not coming in by cruise ship.We are on a B2B where Athens is the mid point on August 26 th so will have to wait and see what Greece says when we arrive.

I’m seeing this:

 

[suec12]

lisiamc - thank you for that! I read the email from Azamara and saw THAT about 45 minutes ago. Then it was posted on our roll call no test needed - I went back to my Azamara email and it is gone?! Confusing!

 

[Hamwen3839]

57 minutes ago, lisiamc said:

I’m seeing this:

 

I think that list pre dates Azamara’s release because it says for Perth W.A. you need to show evidence of negative test and that changed 6 th July to no evidence required, in fact you don’t even have to show evidence of Vaccination anymore to fly into Australia.

[Baynanno1]

4 minutes ago, Hamwen3839 said:

I think that list pre dates Azamara’s release because it says for Perth W.A. you need to show evidence of negative test and that changed 6 th July to no evidence required, in fact you don’t even have to show evidence of Vaccination anymore to fly into Australia.

But that is flying, not cruising.

[Hamwen3839]

58 minutes ago, Baynanno1 said:

But that is flying, not cruising.

You are correct, I confused the two.