njhorseman Posted November 27, 2021 #76 Share Posted November 27, 2021 43 minutes ago, seaman11 said: Yesh im seeing for breakaway and crystal ship but nothing about it for gem. I did phone up and she said its still in effect so not sure yet . Its added stress imo. If you are fully vaxxed and getting rapid tests in US and there and we arent staying there it seems overkill and a logistics timing concern. You are staying there. The ship does an overnight stay, arriving at 9 am on Day 3 and departing at 3:30 pm Day 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaman11 Posted November 28, 2021 #77 Share Posted November 28, 2021 7 hours ago, njhorseman said: You are staying there. The ship does an overnight stay, arriving at 9 am on Day 3 and departing at 3:30 pm Day 4. I guess thats true. But still overkill imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaman11 Posted November 28, 2021 #78 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I messaged the Bermuda Authority and recieved this back. No pcr needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted November 28, 2021 #79 Share Posted November 28, 2021 This is wonderful news. Now my question is will Bermuda accept the pcr test at the pier or do we have to take a test at home? Or maybe they can just do two antigens test at the pier, one for NCL and one for Bermuda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted November 28, 2021 #80 Share Posted November 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, shof515 said: Or maybe they can just do two antigens test at the pier, one for NCL and one for Bermuda Have no idea what is needed but they most certainly would not have to do 2 tests. They would simply use the results from a single test and give copies to whoever needs them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted November 29, 2021 #81 Share Posted November 29, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, shof515 said: This is wonderful news. Now my question is will Bermuda accept the pcr test at the pier or do we have to take a test at home? Or maybe they can just do two antigens test at the pier, one for NCL and one for Bermuda 1 hour ago, julig22 said: Have no idea what is needed but they most certainly would not have to do 2 tests. They would simply use the results from a single test and give copies to whoever needs them. If they're still requiring you to file an application for the Bermuda Travel Authorization you would have to take the test (whether PCR or antigen) about 96 hours prior to embarkation....certainly no less than 72 hours...in order to have enough time to ensure your Travel Authorization gets approved prior to embarkation day. However, CDC regulations require a test to be taken no more than two days prior to embarkation, so the test you get for Bermuda 3-4 days prior to your cruise will not meet CDC requirements. The bottom line is that you'll still need two tests, one for Bermuda and one for the US unless Bermuda goes beyond just allowing antigen tests and substantially modifies or eliminates its Travel Authorization process. Edited November 29, 2021 by njhorseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted November 29, 2021 #82 Share Posted November 29, 2021 21 minutes ago, njhorseman said: The bottom line is that you'll still need two tests, one for Bermuda and one for the US unless Bermuda goes beyond just allowing antigen tests and substantially modifies or eliminates its Travel Authorization process. LOL. You asked about taking 2 tests at the pier, not 2 tests prior to sailing. "Or maybe they can just do two antigens test at the pier, one for NCL and one for Bermuda" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted November 29, 2021 #83 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Just now, julig22 said: LOL. You asked about taking 2 tests at the pier, not 2 tests prior to sailing. "Or maybe they can just do two antigens test at the pier, one for NCL and one for Bermuda" I didn't ask anything. I'm trying you answer your question and @shof515's question in one reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted November 29, 2021 #84 Share Posted November 29, 2021 1 minute ago, njhorseman said: I didn't ask anything. I'm trying you answer your question and @shof515's question in one reply. Sorry, responded to the wrong person. But I wasn't asking anything either. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted November 29, 2021 #85 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Just now, julig22 said: Sorry, responded to the wrong person. But I wasn't asking anything either. 🙂 You didn't ask anything but you said something that may not be true and that was what I was responding to in your case: "Have no idea what is needed but they most certainly would not have to do 2 tests" . That may very well be true but until we see Bermuda's/NCL's published instructions we don't know that. Bermuda has always required an "arrival" test processed at Bermuda's lab, but that would have been impossible for the Breakaway cruises to comply with due to the number of passengers on board so Bermuda allowed NCL's contractor, Eurofins, to take the "arrival" swabs at embarkation and also permitted them to be processed by Eurofins at their lab while the ship was en route. That could change with the change to permit antigen tests as it might now be possible for the swabbing and testing to be done on board just prior to arrival. again. Let's wait and see what the actual published protocols are before coming to any conclusions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted November 29, 2021 #86 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Looks like these new change from PCR to Antigen test will go into effect tomorrow morning: https://bernews.com/2021/11/e-finish-document-changes-covid-regulations/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaman11 Posted December 2, 2021 #87 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 5:09 PM, shof515 said: This is wonderful news. Now my question is will Bermuda accept the pcr test at the pier or do we have to take a test at home? Or maybe they can just do two antigens test at the pier, one for NCL and one for Bermuda When I asked if we atill needed to file a TA for Bermuda since no other ship has been added yet. They said wait a few more days for news. Clock in ticking im a week out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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