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I agree, ArriveCAN would seem to be a logical place to include eTA details along with passport and visa (if required) information in due course. CBSA and CATSA staffing levels have also played a major role in the current airport woes. Neither organization has been able to match the demand brought on by the sudden surge of travellers, any more than the Passport Office has been able to meet the sudden demand for new and renewed passports.

Rather than dumping ArriveCAN, the GOC is continuing to develop both the app and the online versions as part of its traveller modernization initiative. It is already saving time for most passengers and at the same time, allowing CBSA officers to spend less time with each passengers that has used ArriveCAN properly. There are many reasons why there are customs delays at YYZ , YVR and others ports of entry, but most existed long before ArriveCAN arrived on the scene and certainly wouldn't disappear if ArriveCAN was eliminated. BTW, if you have made an ArriveCAN submission, you won't need to show proof of vaccination, so there's no extra step involved. And currently there is no requirement at all to provide proof of booster shots to enter Canada.

The amount of time saved is probably minimal for each passenger, about the same amount of time that it takes to fill out the declaration electronically. But if you are at the back of the line waiting for access to a kiosk, those few minutes saved by each of the passengers ahead of you are cumulative, and will get you through significantly more quickly. Like most automated systems, there are other advantages, in this case for CBSA. Elimination of the physical declaration cards and the capture of the data electronically has huge benefits for them.

You're very welcome. I've learned a great deal from CC over the years, so I'm always happy to contribute when I can. Don't hesitate to ask if more questions arise.

If you have set up an account using the ArriveCAN online website, you should be able to use the same name and password with the mobile app and have access to whatever information you entered online. While in the early days the two weren't synchronized, they are now. Give it a try and see what happens.

The most recent version available for Android phones is version 2.28.7, released on April 21, 2022. Keep an eye out for future updates, but you have the most recent version currently.

No worries, COVID has had us all venting at one time or another. In your case, just be thankful that you will be taking the shuttle back to the US and don't need a negative test to do so. So many posts from US residents who were either unaware of the CDC requirement when flying to the US, or who were aware but their cruiseline decided recently to no longer provide tests. Once you are aboard, all this will be forgotten and you can enjoy a lovely cruise!

Just to be clear, you will need to present your second receipt at check in, before you embark, so you won't be able to use a ship's computer to enter or submit your information. On the question of submitting your first trip information, getting your receipt, then submitting the information for your cruise, it's my understanding that you can only have one active submission at a time. Consequently, if you enter the information for the cruise, you wipe out the land entry submission and it will not appear on the CBSA computer system. Whether they would be concerned if you have a printed receipt in hand I really don't know, but do you really want to hold up a shuttle bus full of passengers while they sort it all out? Personally, whenever I travel to the US, I get a daily roaming package for my cell phone. Very inexpensive and well worth the few dollars. You might want to consider doing the same if your provider offers a day rate. Alternatively, you could wait until you arrive at the port and look for free wifi. Lots of it available in the area.

Or a location reasonably close to the port. This is one of the reasons we are looking at a Boston-Montreal cruise. We'd drive from Ottawa, leave our car at the terminal, grab a taxi to the airport and fly to Boston. In the off chance one of us tested positive at some point, we could drive home after disembarking for our period of isolation.

Like having to show your passport at check in, you'll need to have completed your submission and have your receipt to show at check in. That way the cruiseline knows that you'll meet the Canadian requirements. Trust but verify. If you will be using the Arrive Canada app on a mobile device, you'll have lots of time after crossing the border to make your second submission and get your receipt before arriving at the cruise terminal. This link provides a lot of information, but don't hesitate to ask if you have any more questions. For every person who asks a question, there are probably ten others who are waiting for the answer! https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/arrivecan.html

You have understood correctly. You make your first submission for your initial entry into Canada on the shuttle. You can submit your information up to 72 hours in advance of your arrival at the border. The second submission is required as you will be entering Canada again at the conclusion of your cruise, having visited Alaska. If you were cruising from Vancouver on a one-way sailing to Hawaii, this second submission would not be required. As I said above, your biodata will be saved when you delete the first trip's information. Inputting the information for the cruise should be very quick and easy.

Yes, you will need two separate submissions. But when you delete your first one, all of the biodata such as proof of vaccination will be retained, so all you need to do is enter the trip information and check off who is travelling. Very quick and easy.

One option would be to get your T-Mobile international pass and do your test early on the morning of your arrival in Vancouver. You will have good cell service an hour or two before disembarkation starts, so you should have your results in plenty of time to advise the ship should you test positive. As to the timing of the test with respect to a flight home, before boarding a flight to the United States, you are required to show a negative COVID-19 test result taken no more than 1 day before travel. As you say, as early as 12:01AM on the 30th for a flight at any time on the 31st.

My only reluctance purchasing in CAD while onboard is that the exchange rate used by the ship might be quite poor compared to what you can get from your credit card, particularly those that have no conversion fee. I never settle my final cruise bill in CAD for this reason.

The process is pretty straight forward. All passengers entering Spain must provide either: 1. EU Digital COVID Certificate or EU Equivalent; or 2. SpTH QR. As a Canadian, your only option is #2. To start, click on the blue box that says "If you DO NOT have an EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) or EU Equivalent, click here to access". Next, click on the box under "New Form" that says "Family/Group FCS Form". Fill out and submit the form. To quote the website: Once the data has been filled in, you will receive an e-mail in your mail account, with a security code and a link to create the group/family form. On this form you will need to provide your travel details and the details of all the passengers who will be travelling with you. Once the data has been filled in, you will receive a QR code for each passenger in the group. This process appears very quick and easy to initiate, so there is no obvious reason to delay starting the process.

Thank you! In the early days of ArriveCAN, this wasn't the case. I'm very happy to see that that along with the many other changes, they've addressed what was such an obvious shortcoming.

In reply to your first question, the key issue is when the test is taken, and the section of the requirements that you have quoted provides the answer: If you test positive while on your cruise So if you disembark and then test positive, the cruiseline is not responsible. They are well aware of that, and some are taking steps to avoid having passengers tested while still aboard. Celebrity, for example, sells eMed test kits to any passengers wanting one, but will only hand them out to the passengers once they have disembarked. As for your second question, you have a 72-hour window prior to boarding your cruise within which to submit your information. So using your example, if you will be boarding at 1:30 PM, the window is any time between Sunday, July 10, at 1:30 PM and the time you board. Just bear in mind that you can enter most of your information at any time, even weeks earlier, but you can only submit it within the 72-hour window.

Good post. The only thing that I would add is that the app version of ArriveCAN and the website version aren't synchronized. So you can't sit down at you computer at home, set up an account, and then later go to the app on your mobile device to enter trip or other information.

This government website should answer many of your questions: https://www.spth.gob.es/

Excellent question. I think that would depend upon the itinerary of the second leg. Example 1: Cruise 1: Hawaii - Vancouver Cruise 2: Vancouver - Alaska - Vancouver In this example, I imagine that you would need to make an ArriveCAN submission for each leg as in both cases your final destination is in Canada. Example 2: Cruise 1: Boston - Montreal Cruise 2: Montreal - Boston As the second leg terminates in the US, I don't believe that an ArriveCAN submission would be required. I wouldn't make any linkage between a testing requirements and ArriveCAN in either example, as the app no longer requires you to submit any information on testing.

They do mention it in Alaska & Pacific Coastal Travel Requirements: Canada requires arriving travelers to complete an entry form prior to arrival. The form can be found here. If you are flying to Canada to begin your cruise, you must enter your vaccination/test results prior to your flight’s arrival in Canada. If you will be entering a Canadian port on your cruise that begins in the U.S., you must enter your vaccination/test results prior to debarking in any Canadian port. https://www.celebritycruises.com/healthy-at-sea/alaska-travel-requirements

As some cruise lines started to drop the requirement for testing for the second leg of a b2b cruise, the question arose whether or not Canadian regulations dictating the requirement for all passengers to submit a negative test prior to embarkation would still apply to b2b. Transport Canada has now published a revised Ship Safety Bulletin: Measures to Support Safe Cruise Travel in Canada - SSB No.: 18/2021 (modified May 6, 2022). While there is no specific mention of b2b cruises, the revised bulletin does include the following the following with respect to testing: Pre-Embarkation Testing Requirements for Passengers To fulfill the above requirements, passengers requiring a pre-embarkation test will need to provide one of the following: Evidence of a negative COVID-19 molecular test (e.g. PCR test) – performed on a specimen collected from the person no more than 72 hours prior to their initial boarding of the cruise ship. Evidence of a negative COVID-19 antigen test (e.g. RAT) – performed on a specimen collected from the person no more than 2 days before initially boarding the cruise ship. Evidence of a positive result for a COVID-19 molecular test that was performed on a specimen collected from the person at least 10 days and no more than 180 days before the person initially boards the cruise ship. This would appear to enable b2b cruisers to forego testing for the second or subsequent legs, as they would have provided a negative test prior to their initial boarding of the cruise ship for the first leg. Whether this was the intention of the drafters of the revised bulletin remains to be seen, but it certainly seems to be the case. Moreover, the timing of the revision, just as cruiselines were making the change, suggests that they were working in concert.

Transport Canada has published a revised Ship Safety Bulletin: Measures to Support Safe Cruise Travel in Canada - SSB No.: 18/2021 (modified May 6, 2022). While there is no specific mention of b2b cruises, the revised bulletin does include the following the following with respect to testing: Pre-Embarkation Testing Requirements for Passengers To fulfill the above requirements, passengers requiring a pre-embarkation test will need to provide one of the following: Evidence of a negative COVID-19 molecular test (e.g. PCR test) – performed on a specimen collected from the person no more than 72 hours prior to their initial boarding of the cruise ship. Evidence of a negative COVID-19 antigen test (e.g. RAT) – performed on a specimen collected from the person no more than 2 days before initially boarding the cruise ship. Evidence of a positive result for a COVID-19 molecular test that was performed on a specimen collected from the person at least 10 days and no more than 180 days before the person initially boards the cruise ship. This would appear to enable b2b cruisers to forego testing for the second or subsequent legs as they provided a negative test prior to their initial boarding of the cruise ship for the first leg.

You might get a reply or two here on the Canadian Cruisers board, but the majority of your fellow passengers probably don't spend time here. Your best bet would be to repost on your Roll Call.

Great news! 🤗 Now go and have a wonderful time!