njhorseman

Use the extended date as found on the FDA website. That's now the official expiration date of the test, not what was originally printed on the box.

Closed loop means it starts and ends in the same port. You're starting and ending in Seattle? Stopping in Victoria doesn't mean it's not closed loop. All foreign-flagged cruise ships have to make a foreign port call. Are you on Carnival, NCL or Royal Caribbean? Or even Holland America or Princess? If yes, 99.999% certainty that the cruise line's rules allow you to use a birth certificate and drivers license.

Are you a US citizen? On a closed loop cruise? On which cruise line? Mass market cruise lines normally follow DHS rules that permit US citizens on US-based closed loop cruises to cruise with an official (not hospital-issued) birth certificate and a government issued photo ID such as a drivers license. On the other hand luxury lines typically require all passengers to have a passport.

Have you checked on your cruise line's board? That tends to be where this sort of thing has been discussed.

Without knowing what cruise line you're on, your itinerary and the nationality of the person who lost their passport it's impossible to answer your questions. In general insurance doesn't cover this, but you need to read your insurance policy. Rather than just naming the cruise line here it would be helpful for you to post on your cruise line's board because posters there would be most familiar with that line's policies.

I'd suggest you ask on the NCL board about recent experiences, but based on earlier reports if you did not disembark in Nofolk you weren't retested.

The FDA maintains a web page that includes the expiration date extensions for various tests : https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list . Your iHealth tests expiration dates have been extended: https://www.fda.gov/media/158007/download

That is what I've said on other threads where this was discussed, but in fairness the document you've cited is over a year old and theoretically could be out of date.

As I said, security was not doing its job.

No, it has to be completed within 3 days of boarding your ship. You won't be permitted to embark without it. See what I've marked in red below. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/arrivecan.html Who needs to use ArriveCAN All travellers, with limited exceptions, whether entering Canada by air, land, rail or marine vessel, must use ArriveCAN unless you're exempt from this requirement due to an accessibility need. You'll need to submit your information within 72 hours: before your arrival to Canada and/or before boarding a cruise ship destined for Canada

Sure, if you want to have lunch in one of the restaurants or go shopping. We like lunch at the Hog Penny on Burnaby St. just off Front St. and we often pick up an item or two of Bermudian clothing at the English Sports Shop on Front St.

Not a dumb question. Yes, the corkage fee gets charged to your stateroom account.

It doesn't vary by port, nor does your cabin category matter. The rules are the same for the least expensive inside cabin and the most expensive Haven suite. Nor does it matter whether your drink your wine in your stateroom or any public area such as a dining room. The corkage fee is $15 per 750 ml bottle or $30 per 1.500 ml bottle. Here are the exact rules: https://www.ncl.com/faq#!#can-i-bring-alcohol-board Can I bring alcohol on board? All guests are prohibited from bringing alcohol on board our ships. Please note that with the exception of Wine and Champagne, all guests are prohibited from bringing alcohol on board our ships. If you purchase any alcohol at one of our ports-of-call or in our onboard shops, we will safely store your purchase(s) and either on the final night of the cruise or the morning of debarkation it will be available for pick up in a designated area. Wine & Champagne Policy Guests may bring bottles of wine and champagne on board. When bottles are brought on board and served or consumed in any restaurant, public room area or in their stateroom, a corkage fee will be charged according to bottle sizes noted below. 750 ml Bottle: $15.00 USD 1,500 ml Magnum: $30.00 USD Wine or champagne sent directly to the ship by travel agents, friends, If you didn't have to pay when embarking in Los Angeles it was only because security was not doing its job. When your carry on bags go through xray security is supposed to pull aside and inspect any bags that look like they have bottles of alcohol in them.

I think two different thigs are being referred to as a "fort". Charles is using "fort" to mean the entire Royal Naval Dockyard Grounds and yes, you can walk around the Dockyard 24 hours a day, but that doesn't mean buildings are open 24 hours a day. It sounds like@latebloomer56is using "fort" to mean the area in which the National Museum of Bermuda is contained. That is open from 9 am to 5 pm . Adult admission is $15 per person, seniors over 65 $12 pp and children under 16 free.

Obviously I don't know your tastes and budget, but my son and DIL have stayed at and were satisfied with the World Center Hotel and the Club Quarters Hotel World Trade Center, which are both located in the same building and are just a stone's throw from the 9/11 memorial.

Absolutely right. A naturalized citizen can take a closed loop cruise using their Certificate of Naturalization plus a government-issued photo ID and a US citizen at birth who was born abroad can use a Consular Report of Birth Abroad plus the photo ID.

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