sailor05 Posted August 17, 2022 #76 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Insurance companies are required by federal law to provide each insured individual 8 tests per month FREE. My wife and I just picked up 16 tests. I will use these through one of the MANY online proctoring sites in October for our cruise. We did this in June with zero issues and total out of pocket cost was $20. Eezy peezy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted August 17, 2022 #77 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I did not think that I would be posting on this thread when I first saw it on Sunday, but.... I was just listening to the radio (yes, some of us still listen to the radio) and there was a report about Carnival's dropping the testing requirement. Carnival says that after that announcement, their bookings doubled from the same date in 2019. Just sayin'. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted August 17, 2022 #78 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, traveling moose said: I caught Covid hiking in Southern Utah a couple of weeks ago. I have cruised on 3 ships in the past 8 months, and guess what??? I didn't catch Covid hiking!! I does not matter where you are, so please drop all the mandates, including vaccinations and pre testing. So you caught it hiking but you didn't catch it hiking. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topnole Posted August 17, 2022 #79 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, traveling moose said: I caught Covid hiking in Southern Utah a couple of weeks ago. I have cruised on 3 ships in the past 8 months, and guess what??? I didn't catch Covid hiking!! I does not matter where you are, so please drop all the mandates, including vaccinations and pre testing. I am very confused by this post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmfleischmann Posted August 17, 2022 #80 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Please let them update soon!! We are booked 11/12 . 3 of the 4 of us are vaccinated/boosted. My 18 year old daughter really does not want to get the vaccine and I hate for her to have to make that decision based on wanting to go on her first cruise or not. 😪 If we weren't already booked...I would've chosen Carnival just for this reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted August 17, 2022 #81 Share Posted August 17, 2022 8 hours ago, topnole said: I am very confused by this post. Pretty sure it's called a typo and they meant they didn't catch it cruising. Just reading the sentence and using normal reading comprehension, that's what naturally follows. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topnole Posted August 17, 2022 #82 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, BND said: Pretty sure it's called a typo and they meant they didn't catch it cruising. Just reading the sentence and using normal reading comprehension, that's what naturally follows. Guess what? It is always the job of the writer to be clear in their communication. If it isn’t clear, it is their fault. It isn’t the job of the reader to try to figure it out. And using the wrong word isn’t a typo. A typo is something loke this. There are a ton of nonsensical posts on here. Not my job to change their meanings to try to interpret them. If I post something with a mistake, it’s my fault, not someone else’s who couldn’t understand it. I’m pretty sure they have no real idea where they caught covid and neither does anyone else after reading their post. Hiking doesn’t cause Covid. Catching covid requires exposure to a host who has covid. Hiking itself couldn’t cause this. Only being around other people (or animals) with Covid could result in catching covid. So there is more than one reason to wonder what the heck this person is talking about. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted August 17, 2022 Author #83 Share Posted August 17, 2022 6 hours ago, dmfleischmann said: Please let them update soon!! We are booked 11/12 . 3 of the 4 of us are vaccinated/boosted. My 18 year old daughter really does not want to get the vaccine and I hate for her to have to make that decision based on wanting to go on her first cruise or not. 😪 If we weren't already booked...I would've chosen Carnival just for this reason. She is not required to get the vaccine but is required to get the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRon3 Posted August 17, 2022 #84 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I have to say Royal Caribbean, if we weren't already booked with you, WE"D go with your nemesis Carnival in a heartbeat. We even discussed canceling out just so we get rid of this goldarned [not the emphasis I wanted to use] COVID TESTING!!!! WE HATE IT! and this "goldarned' pandemic. So...Royal...stay competitive. If Carnival can... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geneticsguy Posted August 17, 2022 #85 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, ALWAYS CRUZIN said: She is not required to get the vaccine but is required to get the test. Where does it show this? If you are leaving port out of Florida, for example, ages 12+ at date of sailing still need to be vaccinated. The no vaccine requirement seems to apply to only specific ports and I don't see any updates on Florida ports yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpdog42 Posted August 17, 2022 #86 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, LinRon3 said: I have to say Royal Caribbean, if we weren't already booked with you, WE"D go with your nemesis Carnival in a heartbeat. We even discussed canceling out just so we get rid of this goldarned [not the emphasis I wanted to use] COVID TESTING!!!! WE HATE IT! and this "goldarned' pandemic. So...Royal...stay competitive. If Carnival can... Notice Royal requires payment of a 6-7 day cruise 90 days in advance!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted August 17, 2022 Author #87 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, geneticsguy said: Where does it show this? If you are leaving port out of Florida, for example, ages 12+ at date of sailing still need to be vaccinated. The no vaccine requirement seems to apply to only specific ports and I don't see any updates on Florida ports yet. read it on Royals web sit. it is very clear what the requirements are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovescats5 Posted August 17, 2022 #88 Share Posted August 17, 2022 So Carnival sails to Alaska but where is the statement that people still need to test 2 days prior and fill out the Arrive Can form. How many people will be denied boarding because all you people say there is not more testing required. Maybe when you make your statement you need to add that it all depends on where you are going. I am so tired of hearing about no testing when that is not the case. Let's be responsible about what we post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted August 17, 2022 #89 Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 hours ago, ALWAYS CRUZIN said: She is not required to get the vaccine but is required to get the test. Depends on the embarkation point, at this time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnsmom13 Posted August 18, 2022 #90 Share Posted August 18, 2022 14 hours ago, ALWAYS CRUZIN said: read it on Royals web sit. it is very clear what the requirements are It's clear that currently it's only for certain itineraries and departure ports It is not across the board yet Praying they drop Florida itineraries this weekend so I can go on my oct cruise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtihk Posted August 18, 2022 #91 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 8/14/2022 at 2:36 PM, not-enough-cruising said: I understand what you are saying here but cruises have always been a floating germ factory and always will be. It goes with the territory and everyone who cruises knows that. If you are especially vulnerable you have to make a reasoned decision as to whether cruising is the right thing for you BUT I am not here to protect you. I already have enough people to protect and care about so you need to protect yourself. If you are on a cruise, and are vulnerable or unjabbed, there is no pre testing and I am asymptomatic with COVID then it's on you You should lose your posting privileges for using the term “floating germ factory” It's called LIFE - Life is actual “floating germ factory”, not just any particular aspect of it. Besides, as everyone who is cruising is aware: there is no better place than the cruise ship in terms of hygiene - where else will one find a person patiently waiting for your business and jumps immediately to clean up after you? Or wiping stairs 3-5 times a day? Is it a plane, a hospital, a stadium, a store? None of them. However, it happens on every ship, every day... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted August 18, 2022 Author #92 Share Posted August 18, 2022 22 minutes ago, kirtihk said: It's called LIFE - Life is actual “floating germ factory”, not just any particular aspect of it. Besides, as everyone who is cruising is aware: there is no better place than the cruise ship in terms of hygiene - where else will one find a person patiently waiting for your business and jumps immediately to clean up after you? Or wiping stairs 3-5 times a day? Is it a plane, a hospital, a stadium, a store? None of them. However, it happens on every ship, every day... How true. Remember the movie War of the Worlds. The common cold killed them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coochuck Posted August 18, 2022 #93 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Come on RCCL...your losing money to Carnival and NCL: Carnival Cruise bookings soar after it eases COVID testing requirements BY Reuters — 1:08 PM ET 08/16/2022 (Reuters) - Carnival Cruise Line said booking activity nearly doubled pre-pandemic levels on Monday after it announced an ease in COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers, sending its shares more than 3% higher. The company's parent, Carnival Corp (CCL), said on Friday it would drop mandatory testing for guests vaccinated against COVID-19 and allow unvaccinated passengers to travel without an exemption in some cases, after a similar move by rival Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) "Mid-August is typically not a busy month for cruise bookings, but it's clear that pent-up demand for Carnival has not been satisfied and guests are responding very favorably to our updated protocols," Cristine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said in a statement on Tuesday. The cruise industry has bounced back in recent months from an over one-year-long sailing pause caused by COVID-19, but rising inflation and labor shortages pose risks to its outlook. (Reporting by Mehr Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtihk Posted August 18, 2022 #94 Share Posted August 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, ALWAYS CRUZIN said: t's called LIFE - Life is actual “floating germ factory”, not just any particular aspect of it. Besides, as everyone who is cruising is aware: there is no better place than the cruise ship in terms of hygiene - where else will one find a person patiently waiting for your business and jumps immediately to clean up after you? Or wiping stairs 3-5 times a day? Is it a plane, a hospital, a stadium, a store? None of them. However, it happens on every ship, every day... How true. Remember the movie War of the Worlds. The common cold killed them. Live is life When we all give the power We all give the best Every minute of an hour Don't think about a rest Then you all get the power You all get the best When everyone gives everything And every song everybody sings Then it's life... Live is life… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thethreeofus Posted August 18, 2022 #95 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I don’t understand why Royal and Celebrity have such different protocols since they are basically the same company. Celebrity, for sail dates Sept 5 or after, out of UK-Europe (except Iceland) has dropped vaccination requirements and no longer require monitored pre-board testing. Beginning September 5th, 2022, all travelers, regardless of vaccination status, can now cruise on the following itineraries as long as they meet any testing requirements to board: - All sailings departing from the UK and Europe (with the exception of Iceland) - All sailings departing from Los Angeles All guests ages 2 and older must present a negative COVID-19 test result to board their sailing. A negative test result from any commercially available test, including self-tests, will be accepted. Tests do not have to be monitored or proctored. Test results may be presented as a printout, screenshot or photo of the test result or the actual test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_lock Posted August 18, 2022 #96 Share Posted August 18, 2022 St Kitts has dropped its vaccine and testing requirements. https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/tour-operators/st-kitts-and-nevis-drops-covid-vaccination-and-testing-rules It's starting to look good for those eastern Caribbean ports that might have been the hair in biscuit for Royal. Change is coming 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_lock Posted August 18, 2022 #97 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, thethreeofus said: I don’t understand why Royal and Celebrity have such different protocols since they are basically the same company. Celebrity, for sail dates Sept 5 or after, out of UK-Europe (except Iceland) has dropped vaccination requirements and no longer require monitored pre-board testing. Beginning September 5th, 2022, all travelers, regardless of vaccination status, can now cruise on the following itineraries as long as they meet any testing requirements to board: - All sailings departing from the UK and Europe (with the exception of Iceland) - All sailings departing from Los Angeles All guests ages 2 and older must present a negative COVID-19 test result to board their sailing. A negative test result from any commercially available test, including self-tests, will be accepted. Tests do not have to be monitored or proctored. Test results may be presented as a printout, screenshot or photo of the test result or the actual test. That's essentially the same as Royal's. Celebrity doesn't sail out of Galveston or NoLa so they don't list those but all the other rules they have are the same so far as I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnsmom13 Posted August 18, 2022 #98 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, thethreeofus said: I don’t understand why Royal and Celebrity have such different protocols since they are basically the same company. Celebrity, for sail dates Sept 5 or after, out of UK-Europe (except Iceland) has dropped vaccination requirements and no longer require monitored pre-board testing. Beginning September 5th, 2022, all travelers, regardless of vaccination status, can now cruise on the following itineraries as long as they meet any testing requirements to board: - All sailings departing from the UK and Europe (with the exception of Iceland) - All sailings departing from Los Angeles All guests ages 2 and older must present a negative COVID-19 test result to board their sailing. A negative test result from any commercially available test, including self-tests, will be accepted. Tests do not have to be monitored or proctored. Test results may be presented as a printout, screenshot or photo of the test result or the actual test. And if you go to their Canadian site it says all us ports, has for a few days which makes no sense at all but what does lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_lock Posted August 18, 2022 #99 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Just now, Finnsmom13 said: And if you go to their Canadian site it says all us ports, has for a few days which makes no sense at all but what does lately I'm still convinced it's an intern error that the rest will catch up on in the day or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnsmom13 Posted August 18, 2022 #100 Share Posted August 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Rusty_lock said: I'm still convinced it's an intern error that the rest will catch up on in the day or so. Whatever it is I pray it follows across the board for sure and hops to royal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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