Danides

It does complicate things the way they are doing it. If a country has more restrictive requirements (ex. Canada and Greece before), they put their own requirements plus the country’s requirements. If a country does not have more restrictive requirements, they do not put their own requirement so you have to get to another web page to see it. Communication 101 is to put all the info at the same place. In this case, put all the requirements (i.e. NCL & country) under the specific country and then you don’t need to access different web pages. This is even more important when the requirements are modified. Previously, listed under Greece, the requirements were 2 tests (within 72 hours and at the port). Now, there is no testing requirement under Greece. You would think that no testing is required but no, now you have to think to go to their general rule. Makes no sense in terms of communication.

From what I read, all local pharmacies are doing it for 10 Euros. I will try to find one near my hotel.

Boarding on June 5. Also planning to get tested in Athens the day before boarding in order to meet the 72-hour and 24-hour requirements (even if their own testing would also meet their own requirements). Would be interested to obtain some info on the process from those who sailed on the Jade (stopping at ports in Greece and Turkey only). Impossible to get anything accurate from NCL.

Just had a chat with NCL. The agent mentioned that a negative test within 72 hours is an NCL requirement and the test within 24 hours (at the pier) is a Europe requirement. NCL covers the Europe requirement. She basically said: 2 requirements, 2 tests. I told her that the test at the pier covers both requirements (i.e. within 72 hours and within 24 hours). I asked to explain how the test at the pier does not satisfy both requirements. She could not explain, went to her supervisor, who could not explain (said that this is the current protocol). I am ok with protocols that make sense (even if sometimes I don’t agree with them), but this protocol does not make sense at all. Hopefully someone will wake up and change it but my hopes are pretty low at this point (leaving June 5).