Rare CineGraphic Posted November 16, 2020 #26 Share Posted November 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Iamcruzin said: Walk off Princess and stand in line at Celebrity. And how will you get the required Covid test 3 days before boarding Celebrity if you are on a Princess ship? Not a perfect solution at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted November 16, 2020 #27 Share Posted November 16, 2020 18 minutes ago, CineGraphic said: And how will you get the required Covid test 3 days before boarding Celebrity if you are on a Princess ship? Not a perfect solution at all. 15 minute rapid test at Celebrity embarkation ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare trbarton Posted November 16, 2020 #28 Share Posted November 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Iamcruzin said: For someone like myself who is not loyal to one cruise line this sounds like a perfect solution. If you have to pack your bags and be off of the ship as has been suggested it also sounds like an easier transition. Walk off Princess and stand in line at Celebrity. I have been on b2b cruises several times & I didn’t have to take my bags off the ship. I did have to pack my bag as I was moving to another stateroom. They moved all of my hanging clothes to the new stateroom along with my bags . We did have to meet as a group & go through customs & then we went right back on the ship again. In the past since I’m on 2 separate 7 day cruises they’re not counted as a 14 day cruise. With the virus it will be interesting as to what happens. I’m on a b2b cruise in April 2020. Tom😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted November 16, 2020 #29 Share Posted November 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, voljeep said: 15 minute rapid test at Celebrity embarkation ? That's fine unless they also require a negative test 72 hours beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted November 16, 2020 #30 Share Posted November 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, CineGraphic said: That's fine unless they also require a negative test 72 hours beforehand. a separate 72 hour negative test , per cruise , would eliminate the B2B option completely - agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted November 16, 2020 #31 Share Posted November 16, 2020 1 minute ago, voljeep said: a separate 72 hour negative test , per cruise , would eliminate the B2B option completely - agreed Especially with 2 different cruise lines involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted November 16, 2020 #32 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, CineGraphic said: And how will you get the required Covid test 3 days before boarding Celebrity if you are on a Princess ship? Not a perfect solution at all. Aren’t they doing rapid tests before you board? The 72 hour test is a waste of time unless you are going sit in a plastic bubble for 3 days. We work up until the day before we leave and fly in the same day. They are just kidding themselves with the 72 hour test. Edited November 16, 2020 by Iamcruzin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted November 16, 2020 #33 Share Posted November 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Iamcruzin said: Aren’t they doing rapid tests before you board? The 72 hour test is a waste of time unless you are going sit in a plastic bubble for 3 days. We work up until the day before we leave and fly in the same day. They are just kidding themselves with the 72 hour test. The only line that's currently sailing requires a test 72 hours before AND a rapid test when checking in. Even that didn't stop 5 people from testing positive 3 days later, ending the cruise early for everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted November 16, 2020 #34 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I am hoping the vaccines will eliminate the need for the testing. We have a B2B in August / September and feel pretty good about it being a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted November 16, 2020 #35 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, CineGraphic said: The only line that's currently sailing requires a test 72 hours before AND a rapid test when checking in. Even that didn't stop 5 people from testing positive 3 days later, ending the cruise early for everyone else. I agree testing only builds a false sense of security and really only has value if you have symptoms. Edited November 16, 2020 by Iamcruzin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted November 17, 2020 #36 Share Posted November 17, 2020 18 hours ago, Iamcruzin said: For someone like myself who is not loyal to one cruise line this sounds like a perfect solution. If you have to pack your bags and be off of the ship as has been suggested it also sounds like an easier transition. Walk off Princess and stand in line at Celebrity. If a PCR test within 72 hours of boarding is required (in addition to the test with rapid results at check-in), it may be difficult to get that PCR test while you are at sea on a previous cruise. So far the rapid tests are not nearly as reliable at the PCR tests. Elon Musk had four of the rapid response tests the other day. Two came back negative. Two came back positive and two came back negative. Obvious 50% had wrong results. The consequence of not knowing what his true status was meant he could not attend the launch of his company's rocket sending a crew to the ISS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted November 17, 2020 #37 Share Posted November 17, 2020 3 hours ago, caribill said: If a PCR test within 72 hours of boarding is required (in addition to the test with rapid results at check-in), it may be difficult to get that PCR test while you are at sea on a previous cruise. So far the rapid tests are not nearly as reliable at the PCR tests. Elon Musk had four of the rapid response tests the other day. Two came back negative. Two came back positive and two came back negative. Obvious 50% had wrong results. The consequence of not knowing what his true status was meant he could not attend the launch of his company's rocket sending a crew to the ISS. The same thing can happen at port which is why testing holds no guarantees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INeedAMaiTai Posted November 20, 2020 Author #38 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Well, just got notice this morning that my trip has been cancelled.... I'm devastated and pissed. Two years of planning and now nothing.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted November 21, 2020 #39 Share Posted November 21, 2020 8 hours ago, INeedAMaiTai said: Well, just got notice this morning that my trip has been cancelled.... I'm devastated and pissed. Two years of planning and now nothing.... Did you book it as a 14 day cruise or 2 7 day cruises. ? It looks like the 7 day cruises are still available to book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted November 21, 2020 #40 Share Posted November 21, 2020 6 hours ago, memoak said: Did you book it as a 14 day cruise or 2 7 day cruises. ? It looks like the 7 day cruises are still available to book A post on another thread says the Princess computers have yet to be programmed to detect bookings of B2Bs of two 7-day voyages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthworm Jim Posted November 21, 2020 #41 Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, caribill said: A post on another thread says the Princess computers have yet to be programmed to detect bookings of B2Bs of two 7-day voyages. I saw a new YouTube video today from a travel agent who has a cruise news channel saying he had a client wanting to book back to back Princess cruises and the system wouldn't allow it. So he called Princess and they confirmed they weren't allowing back to back. If that's accurate, perhaps it's just a matter of time before they catch up to the existing b2b bookings and cancel them. Though for more distant sail dates I'd wait and see if the rules change before then if I was Princess. I don't even know if the CDC told Princess to do this behind the scenes or they did it on their own. I could see the logic of Princess doing it on their own though. If someone did come down with Covid on the ship, they'd want to increase the chance that he or she is off the ship and somewhere else by the time they become symptomatic. (Which can take up to 14 days) Edited November 21, 2020 by Earthworm Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaHunt Posted November 21, 2020 #42 Share Posted November 21, 2020 29 minutes ago, Earthworm Jim said: I saw a new YouTube video today from a travel agent who has a cruise news channel saying he had a client wanting to book back to back Princess cruises and the system wouldn't allow it. So he called Princess and they confirmed they weren't allowing back to back. I also noticed he wonders if the names submitted to Homeland security will be a way to catch those trying to do B2B cruises between lines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted November 21, 2020 #43 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Personally I have a northbound /southbound Alaskan b2b booked for August / September. My PVP has advised me that it d good 2 go. If I get to Whittier do they expect me to walk back ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted November 22, 2020 #44 Share Posted November 22, 2020 2 hours ago, memoak said: Personally I have a northbound /southbound Alaskan b2b booked for August / September. My PVP has advised me that it d good 2 go. If I get to Whittier do they expect me to walk back ? Nope - ye gotta swim back matey! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted November 22, 2020 #45 Share Posted November 22, 2020 FYI: as with vaccines, the proverbial “they” are working on new tests that will become ever increasingly accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsqrl Posted November 22, 2020 #46 Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 4:03 AM, caribill said: Elon Musk had four of the rapid response tests the other day. Two came back negative. Two came back positive and two came back negative. Obvious 50% had wrong results. The consequence of not knowing what his true status was meant he could not attend the launch of his company's rocket sending a crew to the ISS. He must have taken the Schrodinger's Cat version of the Covid test. What he needed was the Quantum Jump test. (Thank you, Mr. Dunkum, who taught me in AP Physics) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coo359a2 Posted November 22, 2020 #47 Share Posted November 22, 2020 15 hours ago, memoak said: Personally I have a northbound /southbound Alaskan b2b booked for August / September. My PVP has advised me that it d good 2 go. If I get to Whittier do they expect me to walk back ? Maybe fly back from Anchorage?? There are other threads that say no B2B to get around the 7 day cruise limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstrauss3 Posted November 22, 2020 #48 Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidroe Posted November 22, 2020 #49 Share Posted November 22, 2020 We had a B2B on the Emerald Princess out of Seattle. We rebooked on the 2nd cruise on the Majestic Princess leaving a day later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted November 22, 2020 #50 Share Posted November 22, 2020 3 hours ago, coo359a2 said: Maybe fly back from Anchorage?? There are other threads that say no B2B to get around the 7 day cruise limit If we cannot do the b2b then we would cancel both. We don’t really like short cruises and these itineraries let us go to Glacier Bay and Hubbard Glacier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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