Cruising next week, wife currently testing positive for Covid

[PhilAndChristine]

We are due to sail the end of next week.  My wife has been testing positive for Covid for the last 5 days.  

How worried should we be?

She doesnt want to lie on any health questions.

 

[doghog]

Just now, PhilAndChristine said:

We are due to sail the end of next week.  My wife has been testing positive for Covid for the last 5 days.  

How worried should we be?

She doesnt want to lie on any health questions.

 

You should cancel if she has covid. 

[Billy Baltic]

5 minutes ago, PhilAndChristine said:

 

She doesnt want to lie on any health questions

 

In that case you’ll need to complete her health questionnaire. 
 

Seriously though, timing wise she’ll probably be fine but you may have it by then. 

[smokeybandit]

The questions don't ask about covid. Just generic symptoms that many people have on a daily basis completely unrelated to illness.

[maketime4cruisin]

46 minutes ago, PhilAndChristine said:

We are due to sail the end of next week.  My wife has been testing positive for Covid for the last 5 days.  

How worried should we be?

She doesnt want to lie on any health questions.

 

so you would lie on the questionnaire and risk an outbreak on the boat? stay home and let the other people on the boat enjoy their vacation 

[smokeybandit]

Just now, maketime4cruisin said:

so you would lie on the questionnaire and risk an outbreak on the boat? stay home and let the other people on the boat enjoy their vacation 

The wife has 10 or so days to recover.  No need to even worry about it at this point.

[lovesthebeach2]

If she tested positive 5 days ago, even if it showed positive on day 10 she wouldn’t be contagious according to what I’ve read. 

[maketime4cruisin]

1 minute ago, smokeybandit said:

The wife has 10 or so days to recover.  No need to even worry about it at this point.

fair point. shows me where their head is at though that they would even think about going on the cruise anyway. hopefully she is healthy by the time the cruise leaves 

[orville99]

Current CDC guidelines state that she would only need to isolate until she has not had a fever for 24 hours and is off of anti fever meds. The old 5-10 day timeline is history.

[bucfan2]

6 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

The wife has 10 or so days to recover.  No need to even worry about it at this point.

Indeed. As badly as some want to go back to the 2020 guidelines, just not applicable. Common sense, common cold/flu/etc.  Treat it as such. 

[taglovestocruise]

No problem for her, she well be far past the point of contagion. You on the other hand may just be catching it and become infectious. New CDC guideline is after 24 hours of no fever you are no longer contagious. 

[orville99]

4 minutes ago, bucfan2 said:

Indeed. As badly as some want to go back to the 2020 guidelines, just not applicable. Common sense, common cold/flu/etc.  Treat it as such. 

Anecdotal, but DW contracted Covid on the third leg of our recent Adventure B3B last week. Started showing symptoms on Tuesday, spiked a fever Tuesday night, we purchased tests in San Juan on Wednesday (she tested positive), spent the last two days of the cruise avoiding everyone on board (sea day and Coco Cay), her fever broke on Thursday and she stopped taking Advil (for the fever), slept most of Saturday and Sunday, and tested negative on Monday.

[Jetmama1]

Covid tests will continue to show positive for weeks/months after having Covid. Retesting for a negative result is not necessary, and will only be frustrating. As stated above, if symptoms are improving and more than 24 hours fever free without meds, she should be good to go. Do check yourself, however.

[firefly333]

Local (orlando) news last night showed a segment 3 times. A family of 60 got off a cruise and 20 tested positive. They are saying port Canaveral but then the last segment they said the family got off allure which doesnt port here. They even showed a picture of PC sign. Confused ..but said florida is 1 of 7 states with high rates. 

 

If I have it for the last 5 days and didnt sail for over a week, if I felt ok, agree with above should be able to sail by then.

[RW_MI]

CDC guidance says at least 10 days since first symptoms AND 24 hours since last fever AND improved symptoms.

Sounds like your wife will likely be fine and I hope you are too! 

Editing to add that the guidance has changed so often, I hope this is right, but it's right from their site. 

 

Patients with mild to moderate illness who are not moderately to severely immunocompromised:

•  At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared and
• At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and
• Symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) have improved

 

https://www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/infection-control/index.html#:~:text=At least 10 days and,shortness of breath) have improved

Edited July 31 by RW_MI
removed duplicate link

[smokeybandit]

13 minutes ago, RW_MI said:

CDC guidance says at least 10 days since first symptoms AND 24 hours since last fever AND improved symptoms.

Sounds like your wife will likely be fine and I hope you are too! 

Editing to add that the guidance has changed so often, I hope this is right, but it's right from their site. 

 

Patients with mild to moderate illness who are not moderately to severely immunocompromised:

•  At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared and
• At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and
• Symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) have improved

 

https://www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/infection-control/index.html#:~:text=At least 10 days and,shortness of breath) have improved

You're citing health care facility guidance, not general public.

[neverbeenhere]

The Doctor in our house says she should be fine at the approximate cruise date.  If not, don't go.

[orville99]

1 hour ago, firefly333 said:

Local (Orlando) news last night showed a segment 3 times. A family of 60 got off a cruise and 20 tested positive. They are saying port Canaveral but then the last segment they said the family got off allure which doesn't port here. They even showed a picture of PC sign. Confused ..but said Florida is 1 of 7 states with high rates. 

 

If I have it for the last 5 days and didn't sail for over a week, if I felt ok, agree with above should be able to sail by then.

They would have gotten off of Allure in PC. We were docked next to her in Coco Cay on Thursday on her last voyage out of PC on the 19th. (which is probably when DW contracted Covid, because we spent quite a lot of the day Thursday on the island in the crowds). She came in to PC that Friday, disembarked her passengers and then deadheaded to Miami. Utopia arrived shortly after she left and boarded her first revenue generating cruise.

[Mapleleafforever]

No need to worry, enjoy your cruise!!

[Sunshine3601]

4 hours ago, orville99 said:

Anecdotal, but DW contracted Covid on the third leg of our recent Adventure B3B last week. Started showing symptoms on Tuesday, spiked a fever Tuesday night, we purchased tests in San Juan on Wednesday (she tested positive), spent the last two days of the cruise avoiding everyone on board (sea day and Coco Cay), her fever broke on Thursday and she stopped taking Advil (for the fever), slept most of Saturday and Sunday, and tested negative on Monday.

Sorry to hear the last leg of your cruise was impacted.   

[Merion_Mom]

5 hours ago, Jetmama1 said:

Covid tests will continue to show positive for weeks/months after having Covid. Retesting for a negative result is not necessary, and will only be frustrating. As stated above, if symptoms are improving and more than 24 hours fever free without meds, she should be good to go. Do check yourself, however.

 

Is this true??????????????

 

[xpcdoojk]

49 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

Is this true??????????????

 

I do not think so.  Welcome to CC, MM!  🤣

[smokeybandit]

1 hour ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

Is this true??????????????

 

In some it can be. At least a week or so. Happened to my aunt even though she felt fine.

[Biker19]

Ah, the good ole days of COVID internet doctors, those were the days........

[cruiseboy89130]

12 hours ago, PhilAndChristine said:

We are due to sail the end of next week.  My wife has been testing positive for Covid for the last 5 days.  

How worried should we be?

She doesnt want to lie on any health questions.

 

Stop testing = no poblem