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(NCL) will now accept documentation of CoVID recovery in the past 180 days(but greater than 10) as the Canadian government has listed this as an option. This is noted in the link above - option #3 under testing. https://www.ncl.com/travel-requirements-by-country Anyway, best to check with your cruise line. I am not sure if other cruise lines follow this, even though the Canadian documents allow it. Several on my cruise this week on Enchanted Princess state they have been told the CoVID recovery documents will be accepted but the website doesn’t mention it. Most are proceeding with a test to be sure.

Yea, I should clarify. It was another cruise line. I did see the notice fairly easily though. This was a year ago like I said. I haven’t looked recently.

Yes. The first time I looked at them, I saw the message they don’t participate. That was about a year ago.

I know the big warehouse company that also has a travel arm also does not participate.

1 951-268- 3900. I think they open at 0800, M-F. Give them your Kaiser number and they will connect you to someone. I know what you mean by “unknown” outside of Kaiser. Made me chuckle.

Hi Tessie, have you cruised on the Island before? We are looking at a cruise for next year and wondering.

Kaiser member here. We are on the Enchanted on 9/17. We fly out to NYC on 9/14, so we have to get the test in NYC. Kaiser will reimburse us. I talked to them last week to confirm the policy is still in place. If you call the Travel line they can refer you to some places. We were also reimbursed for tests taken in London in June. The 18th is a Sunday as you know. I have see results back on Monday, but the pre procedure and pre operative tests will be priority. Also don’t forget the 3 hours time difference. However, isn’t it 72 hours for a PCR? So will Saturday work?

Here is one day’s events. This is a sea day.

@buckeye rob if you want advice on processing your claim, start a new thread on the NCL forums. There are a few people who frequent the forums who have filed claims that are usually very helpful. Hope you are doing better. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/64-norwegian-cruise-line/ The other forum that is helpful is the cruise insurance forum. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/499-cruisetravel-insurance/

@Sprocket has covered it all nicely. So the added bonus is expedited disembarkation in Canada. Good to know. Ty. @evagWe booked a last minute cruise to the Baltics last month. It does take a bit of catching up to get prepared, but of course the fare was awesome. If you want to cruise to Alaska, Princess really does it better than other lines. There is also a large and active roll call for your cruise so another place to find information.

This is what happen to us, call the shore excursions department to fix.

Smart move. We have family in Quebec. They fly YUL to SFO on AC. But of course they drive or get a ride to Montreal. Good luck, let’s us know what you get.

Are you asking if NCL air will book your flights home from Quebec vs Montreal or which airport to use if you are booking your own flights?

This is my thought was well; maybe this is a plan to cover in case guest can’t cruise last minute. Up until this week, this probably happened with some degree for many cruises due to required CoVID tests returning as positive. It still applies to cruises involving Canada, Greece and Bermuda, I think. I saw the saw thing on NCL last month. Email offers for cabins available to bid but showing sold out on the website.

I may miss some things so if others want to add, please do. Games on the Dawn: shuffleboard, deck 7 starboard. Outdoor Chess, checkers, deck 13 behind Cagney’s, starboard. Basketball court up one deck. Golf driving cage Deck 13 port. Can’t remember where the pong pong is. Either 13 or 7 Pool, 4 hot tubs and one all the way foreword. You are correct the forward area on deck 12 is now suites. That conversion is many years old, no forward lounge. I think most of the entertainment is at Bliss Lounge Deck 7, aft Gatsby’s Deck 6 Atrium Coffee area Deck 7 There is also a few wine bars, one near Gatsby’s and the other aft deck 7 port side. The one bar that I found hard to find on the NCL website was an outdoor bar, at the top of the terraced deck chair levels by the pool. The evening shows were juggler, magician and an aerial acrobatic married couple from Ukraine who were clearly the favorite. There was also a broadway/opera? show we didn’t see. Last night all groups performed together; again the headliner was the Ukrainian couple. We took the cruised for the Baltic itinerary, and were busy off ship most days.

Try Woody at http://www.barharborcoastalcab.com/index.html Peggy Sent you.

We disembarked on August 26. No, it is a pay area. It was $25.00 a day for the entire cruise or $69.00 a day

We are traveling to NYC before the testing timelines, so we decided to go to a clinic in Manhattan. My HMO will reimburse me for the costs. I realize this is probably not an option for everyone. I had read the US government has stopped the proctored sessions, but I am not sure. But if the sessions are still available and your test is not expired, I would think that would be acceptable. Here is an article that might help. it’s still,a few months old though. https://thepointsguy.com/guide/government-covid-test-for-international-travel/

Canada has NOT dropped her requirements for Pre embarkation testing. As @norway olinstates the information is further down the page. Any day you should also get an email from Princess , detailing the requirement for testing and completion of ArriveCAN. We are on the Enchantment out of NYC on September 17 to Canada, so a few days ahead of you.

We we are using Woody at http://www.barharborcoastalcab.com/index.html We will be with him on Sept 20.

We use tape/bandaids as well. I see this at hotel room as well, even at several bright blue lights around the room.

Aren’t the occupancy rates on the NYC/Boston to Bermuda (and similar) cruises regardless of cruise line, quite high?

You probably want one of the New England/ Canada Cruises. Cruises are happening now from NYC and Boston. We are on Enchanted Princess and three of the places mention below are on the itinerary. Peak weeks can vary and generally occur earlier the further north you travel. But generally, 2nd to 3rd week in October. https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/best-new-england-fall-foliage-destinations here is another useful map https://newengland.com/seasons/fall/foliage/peak-fall-foliage-map/

One benefit of booking your own flights out of JFK or EWR to London is Daytime flights to London on United, British Airways and/or American. I think pre pandemic Paris was also an option, but haven’t seen it since then. We took one earlier this month. It was wonderful.

We went though LHR this past weekend. No real issues. We got our checked bag OK. One of the main issues I saw( and we got caught up as well) was the liquids and creams in a clear baggie. This means all products. We had a small tube of hand lotion from the hotel and a travel size tube of toothpaste. I didn’t think about three items. Our other stuff(mouthwash, etc) were properly removed and prepared in the plastic baggies. We passed through LHR un June, but I think these items might of been in our checked luggage. Before us, two people waited as a large number of cosmetics were removed from their carryons and tested. If I had to guess this is a major contributing factor to long security lines. We informed the security agent he could discard the items and replied he still had to test them. We used the fast track lanes. Local news was reporting the passenger cap is working and has been extended. We don’t need the test, but we are sailing with NCL this time.