aquasea Posted July 31, 2021 #226 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Someone on the other thread ( Nightmare FLL thread #99) is there and port personnel said they have abandoned testing at the port! Edited July 31, 2021 by aquasea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostchild Posted July 31, 2021 #227 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Just now, aquasea said: Someone on the other thread ( Nightmare FLL thread) is there and port personnel said they have abandoned testing at the port! Maybe they will test them in their state rooms instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquasea Posted July 31, 2021 #228 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Just now, lostchild said: Maybe they will test them in their state rooms instead. Considering the heat outside, They'll have a bunch of people with heat related illness if they wouldn't let them in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted July 31, 2021 #229 Share Posted July 31, 2021 24 minutes ago, runningtide said: Not sure local police have jurisdiction on a foreign flag vessel. Be interested in their legal position. They do if the cruise line asks them to come aboard to make an arrest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted July 31, 2021 #230 Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, lostchild said: Maybe they will test them in their state rooms instead. No chance. The whole point is to keep anyone who would test positive from ever getting on the ship. Having people test positive on board is the worst case scenario. Better to not test on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m8zenblue Posted July 31, 2021 #231 Share Posted July 31, 2021 So exactly what "Covid 19" test is acceptable ? PCR, Anti-Body, Rapid ? Confused, HELP !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokopelli-az Posted July 31, 2021 #232 Share Posted July 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, m8zenblue said: So exactly what "Covid 19" test is acceptable ? PCR, Anti-Body, Rapid ? Confused, HELP !!! Our email says: "This test may be taken as either a PCR test or an Antigen test conducted within 72 hours of embarkation." This is for the Aug 8 sailing of the Equinox. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayleeman Posted July 31, 2021 #233 Share Posted July 31, 2021 5 hours ago, imtired1959 said: They had the data You keep saying this. The CDC report was released yesterday. There were reported only leaks before that. Do you want Celebrity to make policy changes on the basis of leaked, uncertain information? Please cite to anything demonstrating your biggest beef: that Celebrity had data time to develop adopt this policy early in the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofysmom99 Posted July 31, 2021 #234 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I found a place that will test me tomorrow morning @ 9:00 as I start my drive to Ft Lauderdale. It's $99 worth it to me to perhaps shorten my wait. I hope to adjust my arrival based on what the folks who arrive at noon have to say. Bum knee won't support me for four straight hours of standing, much less in Florida heat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayleeman Posted July 31, 2021 #235 Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, phoenix_dream said: To do what? Do you plan to quarantine there, or just go about your business and in all likelihood infect others? It is seriously a problem. I fly in a couple days before a Sept. cruise. If I get tested and it's positive, what do I do then?? It would be irresponsible to get back on an airplane. It would be equally irresponsible to play tourist for that week. I need to do the math and see if I can fit a test in with enough time to meet the 72 hour requirement (which basically is a bunch of hogwash anyway as I could potentially pick up the virus in the Uber, the airport, the airplane, the hotel, and the restaurants I will be visiting in those 72 hours after being tested). Use N95 masks in those situations and you will seriously reduced getting randomly infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzbo Posted July 31, 2021 #236 Share Posted July 31, 2021 21 minutes ago, kokopelli-az said: Our email says: "This test may be taken as either a PCR test or an Antigen test conducted within 72 hours of embarkation." This is for the Aug 8 sailing of the Equinox. Ours, too. Our tests are scheduled at 6:20 and 6:40 on Thursday, so we’ll be at 71 hours and 20 minutes and 71 hours and 40 minutes before scheduled departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkroad Posted July 31, 2021 #237 Share Posted July 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jazzbo said: Ours, too. Our tests are scheduled at 6:20 and 6:40 on Thursday, so we’ll be at 71 hours and 20 minutes and 71 hours and 40 minutes before scheduled departure. You may want to check that timing. In post #1, the OP’s letter said, “within 72 hours of embarkation”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted July 31, 2021 #238 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Silkroad said: You may want to check that timing. In post #1, the OP’s letter said, “within 72 hours of embarkation”. 71:20 and 71:40 are both within 72:00. I'm not sure that I understand your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted July 31, 2021 #239 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, runningtide said: Not sure local police have jurisdiction on a foreign flag vessel. Be interested in their legal position. I would think that the local police regardless of flag and location have jurisdiction. I have seen local police in Europe and in Canada come aboard and remove passengers. Good article here on Cruise Critic - https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted July 31, 2021 #240 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, katrina915 said: My test results from CVS had the exact time of test taken. Good to hear. Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad I scheduled mine (not at CVS) to be within the 72 hours from the ship departure time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkroad Posted July 31, 2021 #241 Share Posted July 31, 2021 7 minutes ago, Fouremco said: 71:20 and 71:40 are both within 72:00. I'm not sure that I understand your point. Pointing out that time of embarkation and time of departure are different for most of us, and he’s related his testing times to time of departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted July 31, 2021 #242 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, helen haywood said: What I wonder is why the Equinox cruisers were notified a negative test had to be done no earlier than 48 hours and the Edge cruisers were told no earlier than 72 hours. We’re scheduled to sail Edge in two weeks. I can manage a test in the 72 hour timeframe but not 48. I’m afraid they may change the time limit. Wondering if that was cruise date dependent. Mine for the Sept 5 cruise says "conducted within 72 hours of embarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted July 31, 2021 #243 Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: I would think that the local police regardless of flag and location have jurisdiction. I have seen local police in Europe and in Canada come aboard and remove passengers. Good article here on Cruise Critic - https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=240 Once a ship enters the territorial waters of a foreign country, it falls under the jurisdiction of that country. A drug runner in his foreign flagged cigarette boat making a run into US waters is not going to get anywhere with a claim that he can't be subjected to enforcement action because his boat is registered in Cuba. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted July 31, 2021 #244 Share Posted July 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, Silkroad said: Pointing out that time of embarkation and time of departure are different for most of us, and he’s related his testing times to time of departure. Yes but embarkation is always prior to departure. So anything within 72 hours of departure must be less than 72 hours from embarkation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzbo Posted July 31, 2021 #245 Share Posted July 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, Fouremco said: 71:20 and 71:40 are both within 72:00. I'm not sure that I understand your point. Just being extra careful — I‘Ve seen seen so many different posts about whether it’s 72 hours before boarding or 72 hours of sailing. We are scheduled to sail at 6:00. We could have waited until Friday, but concerned about getting results (CVS says results within 24 hours, but I think it’s probably within 20 minutes). I know that more people are getting vaccinated (yay!) and a lot more are getting tested due to Delta, so results may take a bit longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted July 31, 2021 #246 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Silkroad said: Pointing out that time of embarkation and time of departure are different for most of us, and he’s related his testing times to time of departure. Yes, but as his embarkation time has to be earlier than the ship's departure time, he automatically falls safely within the 72 hours. As Celebrity hasn't bothered clarifying what "embarkation time" actually means, @Jazzbo's calculation based on the published departure time is a good, safe way of approaching it. Edited to say: @RichYak, just saw your post. We are clearly on the same wave length! 👍 Edited July 31, 2021 by Fouremco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkroad Posted July 31, 2021 #247 Share Posted July 31, 2021 11 minutes ago, RichYak said: Yes but embarkation is always prior to departure. So anything within 72 hours of departure must be less than 72 hours from embarkation. And this is why I should never attempt calculations when I have a migraine😳 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cangelmd Posted July 31, 2021 #248 Share Posted July 31, 2021 50 minutes ago, goofysmom99 said: I found a place that will test me tomorrow morning @ 9:00 as I start my drive to Ft Lauderdale. It's $99 worth it to me to perhaps shorten my wait. I hope to adjust my arrival based on what the folks who arrive at noon have to say. Bum knee won't support me for four straight hours of standing, much less in Florida heat. Hope that we see you on board - we are going t9 have war stories for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cangelmd Posted July 31, 2021 #249 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, helen haywood said: What I wonder is why the Equinox cruisers were notified a negative test had to be done no earlier than 48 hours and the Edge cruisers were told no earlier than 72 hours. We’re scheduled to sail Edge in two weeks. I can manage a test in the 72 hour timeframe but not 48. I’m afraid they may change the time limit. I’m hoping an incomplete copy and paste. We are boarding Equinox tomorrow with a PCR within 72 hours, but slightly past 48 depending on how they calculate and when we get to present our results. We will keep people apprised. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted July 31, 2021 #250 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) I really don't think the check in people are going to try to calculate to the exact hour of boarding time and then try to figure out time zone changes. Just my guess that if the date is 3 days prior to cruise the will just pass it on. Having said that, I made sure mine was within 72 hours of sailing time taking into consideration I am 3 hours behind. Edited July 31, 2021 by Jim_Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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