Empehi Posted September 13, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Has anyone taken a non-proctored COVID test and submitted the results on boarding day? If you did .... what did you show at check-in / or did you upload a picture of the test to the Celebrity app? Needless to say .... I am totally baffled by this! e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted September 13, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Don't overthink it. Take a test, snap a pic with your mobile phone to have just in case they ask, and enjoy your cruise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. B. Posted September 14, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 14, 2022 I will be boarding Silhouette next Monday (Sept. 19th.) in Southampton and my wife said while reading the latest Self Testing Requirements " Well What If Someone Forgets to stick the stick Up their Nose and just inserts it into the wet test panel? A Certain Negative Test Result!" I told her not to worry as Nobody would Think of doing That !😆 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 14, 2022 14 hours ago, D. B. said: I will be boarding Silhouette next Monday (Sept. 19th.) in Southampton and my wife said while reading the latest Self Testing Requirements " Well What If Someone Forgets to stick the stick Up their Nose and just inserts it into the wet test panel? A Certain Negative Test Result!" I told her not to worry as Nobody would Think of doing That !😆 I think the new protocol is based on trust. Is everyone trustworthy? Probably not but if the majority of cruisers are trustworthy and concerned about fellow cruisers then we can all have a small sense of safety. Reality is we are in contact with many untested and positive people on a daily basis in our daily life and the best you can do is to protect ourself with vaccinations, masks and hand washing 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkerBee74 Posted September 14, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 22 hours ago, D. B. said: I will be boarding Silhouette next Monday (Sept. 19th.) in Southampton and my wife said while reading the latest Self Testing Requirements " Well What If Someone Forgets to stick the stick Up their Nose and just inserts it into the wet test panel? A Certain Negative Test Result!" I told her not to worry as Nobody would Think of doing That !😆 I'm not sure but I think that the test would come out as invalid if you did this as it would not detect any genetic material. Maybe you have to stick the swab elsewhere? 😄 Edited September 14, 2022 by WorkerBee74 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NantahalaCruiser Posted September 14, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 14, 2022 23 minutes ago, WorkerBee74 said: I'm not sure but I think that the test would come out as invalid if you did this as it would not detect any genetic material. Maybe you have to stick the swab elsewhere? 😄 Agreed. With the test I have used there are two possible lines - one of them is required to be there in order to have a valid test and the other is present if it is positive and absent if it is negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkerBee74 Posted September 14, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, NantahalaCruiser said: Agreed. With the test I have used there are two possible lines - one of them is required to be there in order to have a valid test and the other is present if it is positive and absent if it is negative. Yep... pretty sure you'd end up with a nice "T" line and it would be invalid. The tests I have on stock are too precious up here in Canada to waste one to check, nor do I consider this a nice honest idea, although I hear the joke in the OP's voice surely haha. We'll be taking a kit for proctored tests (pre-purchased - can test online over camera) AND a joe-regular unproctored test kit just in case. You never know when anything is going to change, and we're prepared for both. Especially because we are flying internationally to Europe and also coming home to Canada where things are currently no-test-required for us Canadians, but can change any time. Edited September 14, 2022 by WorkerBee74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cangelmd Posted September 15, 2022 #8 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I’m bumping this back up because I haven’t seen many people posting what is actually happening at the pier. Maybe there just haven’t been enough post Sept 5 cruises to know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empehi Posted September 18, 2022 Author #9 Share Posted September 18, 2022 I'm also bumping this up .... someone must have taken a non-proctored test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dlh015 Posted September 18, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Don't you think that this forum (not to mention roll calls) would be overloaded with threads of people complaining about how their non-proctored tests were rejected (in whatever form) at the port? It's been almost two weeks since the change... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniPac Posted September 19, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 19, 2022 12 hours ago, dlh015 said: Don't you think that this forum (not to mention roll calls) would be overloaded with threads of people complaining about how their non-proctored tests were rejected (in whatever form) at the port? It's been almost two weeks since the change... Could be the reason, but maybe everyone already had their procotered tests planned and/or don't know about the recent change? I'm curious about this topic and would be happy to read some experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtsfan Posted September 23, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 23, 2022 On 9/13/2022 at 3:57 PM, Empehi said: Has anyone taken a non-proctored COVID test and submitted the results on boarding day? If you did .... what did you show at check-in / or did you upload a picture of the test to the Celebrity app? Needless to say .... I am totally baffled by this! e We are sailing this coming Monday on the Equinox. I have talked to Celebrity several times about reservations for restaurants, excursions etc. I’ve asked the same question as you. I’ve been told to take a clear picture of both my husband’s & my tests results. That’s what I’m going to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtsfan Posted September 23, 2022 #13 Share Posted September 23, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 8:24 AM, cangelmd said: I’m bumping this back up because I haven’t seen many people posting what is actually happening at the pier. Maybe there just haven’t been enough post Sept 5 cruises to know. I think your right. Plus it’s for cruises 9 days or more. So mostly those sailing from the 5th on may still be cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dlh015 Posted September 23, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Unbelievable. Plain English isn't good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted September 23, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 23, 2022 If these instructions are proving challenging, the Australia & New Zealand protocol is really going to cause problems, as they don't even need a photo... 🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capsplace Posted September 23, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) 48 minutes ago, curtsfan said: I think your right. Plus it’s for cruises 9 days or more. So mostly those sailing from the 5th on may still be cruising. 9? Isn’t it 10 or more nights? Plus if you’re vaxxed, self test ok for 10 or more nights. If not vaxxed, you must test, regardless of number of nights. If vaxxed and 9 or less nights, no testing needed. I think I’m reading the protocols correctly. Edited September 23, 2022 by capsplace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dlh015 Posted September 23, 2022 #17 Share Posted September 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, capsplace said: 9? Isn’t it 10 or more nights? Yes, you are correct... "- For sailings 9 nights or less, vaccinated guests will no longer need to test to board one of our ships, where destinations allow; and will have 3 days prior to boarding to test for sailings 10 nights or more." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwlane Posted September 23, 2022 #18 Share Posted September 23, 2022 1 hour ago, curtsfan said: those sailing from the 5th ... may still be cruising. How many 18 nite cruises are there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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