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Yes indeed. Final note from me - thanks everyone for your messages, I am going ahead with this and hoping it all works out, and being prepared if it doesn't.

fair point, thanks.

And there is the rub - the ship docks in USA before the 5 days are up - so the only choice would to be checked into an isolation hotel (presumably at great expense) and miss the booked flight home so have to pay through the nose for a new one at short notice. It is for these reasons we are seriously considering not doing it at all.

I did consider that, but decided to post here generally instead, for the simple reason that Disney don't generally do transatlantic, they just have two a year as the ship repositions from USA to Europe and back again. I thought it would be more useful here where transatlantic cruising is more common.

Good detective work - it is Disney Magic! It was only a day or two ago they stated that everyone would need testing 2 days before Bermuda - I guess many people are wishing they just cancel the port instead!

That is very helpful - many thanks.

Thanks for that, however my main concern is being allowed off the vessel and being able to get to the airport. I am quite au fait with the UK law, it's the American side that I need the guidance on. The chances are any infection would have been picked up earlier in the cruise so although arriving only 4 days post test, it could be longer since initial infection and thus no longer infectious on arrival.

Hi all I've got a one-way transatlantic cruise coming up, from UK to USA. There is a call at Bermuda just before arriving in USA and the cruise line state that all passengers must be tested 2 days before arrival there (as well as the usual pre-boarding test). Although Bermuda policy is only those going ashore need testing, the cruiseline are suggesting that all passengers require this test. My concern is that after 8 days on a cruise ship with around 2000 other people, there is a rather high chance of testing positive. If you do test positive I presume the cruise line are obliged to inform the CDC, and it seems from my research that in the USA it is still a legal requirement to isolated after testing positive, for at least 5 days after the test. The ship arrives in the US 2 days after Bermuda, which would be Day 4 since the test. So what happens then? I'm sure they can't keep everyone who has tested positive on the ship, it has to set sail elsewhere that same day. So do you get escorted to a quarintine site in the arrival port? Do you get denied entry to the US ? Flight home is booked for the evening of arrival. Would it still be possible to take this if wearing face mask all the time? Grateful for any thoughts.