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That's what I am hoping. When they transferred me to someone "in the Know" I didn't get an answer. I'm not worried about the restrictions, however there is always a worry with antigen tests. They are not 100% correct. False negative tests are fairly common. I'd rather not go the hassle. Using summary results for people with no known exposure to COVID-19 in a bigger population of 10,000 people with no symptoms, where 50 (0.5%) of them really had COVID-19: • 62 people would test positive for COVID-19. Of these, 30 people (48%) would not have COVID-19 (false positive result). • 9938 people would test negative for COVID-19. Of these, 18 people (0.2%) would actually have COVID-19 (false negative result).

There are no Covid restrictions on Ferries

The ferry from Athens to Bari Italy is about 16 to 17 hours one way, usually overnight.

It is aB2B2B2B Oct 26 to Dec 11 Southampton to Rome Rome to Athens Athens to Lisbon Lisbon to Rio so while I will be on the ship before Athens, I technically will be embarking ( re-embarking) in Athens. Sometimes on B2B I have had to disembark( just walk off and then walk back on) but not go through the check-in process, sometimes not, sometimes I haven't left the ship. I've never had to recheck-in, that has always been handled on the ship the night before or that morning.

Interesting. I can't find any such requirement on any Greek port site or in any Greek government Health site. As I said, I know people who have taken ferries to and from Greece over the summer and never had to show anything. I wonder if this is a case of the cruise lines sticking with old rules that may have applied to cruises and not updating based on a national rule. Has anyone actually boarded a cruise in Athens recently and been told this by Greek authorities, not cruise personnel.

Thanks. Not a new cruiser, probably 10 with RCCL, 5 with NCL, a few others. I mostly only do repositioning with a B2B possibility. If I am getting on a cruise I like at least 20 days. I only just found the site. I had been googling the Greece question for two days now trying to get the answer NCL couldn't provide. I came across this question here and realized I am not the only one confused. However I am pretty sure I will book anyway. It seems NCL is not up to date.

But that adds confusion to those looking to book, especially when you call and ask about it, they transfer you to someone who supposedly knows the answer but actually all they do is read that chart. They are happy to tell you that should you need a test that they will provide one, for a cost. I hate to think of what they charge for a simple antigen test, you can buy 5 for 15 GBP at any chemist in the UK. No doubt NCL will have a significant markup. It isn't up to NCL to have a chart of vaccination, testing possibilities for a few specific countries. A blanket statement that at any time testing and or boarding requirements may change based on official government requirements of countries the ship is visiting is all that is needed. Currently and since May 1st, Greece has no requirement to show vaccination status or test. If NCL is being over protective of Greece, why not Italy, France etc. It just makes no sense and is only hurting bookings. I noticed they took Spain, Canary Islands off that page, it was there two days ago so they clearly update the page. I know people who have flown into Athens in August, no vaccination status check. Ferry to Italy, no check. Ferry back to Greece, no check. I might be missing the point but why confuse people on something that currently doesn't exist.

That is my point. The official Greece policy is that there is NO need to test as there is NO check of vaccination status to enter Greece. So why does NCL have anything at all on their website for Greece, Vaccinated or Unvaccinated. If there is no requirement to show proof of vaccination why does NCL have anything under the Vaccinated column and Unvaccinated column. Another point aslo mentioned earlier was also the fact that if you don't have a booster then according to NCL you are the same as unvaccinated. Why is NCL checking for something Greece isn't.

The Greece scenario on the NCL website is confusing. Especially given that according to the Official gov't of Greece site there has been NO requirement to show proof of vaccination to enter Greece since May 1st of 2022. The same is also true of the official EU website to check the requirements for each EU country. I pointed this out to NCL when I called about this as I am looking to book B2B2B on the NCL Star in Oct-Nov. Why the discrepancy. They couldn't answer.