Navica / E-med

[CruisingSince1982]

What are the hours for the video telehealth / Binax test that Royal allows? Are they 24/7? We have have to test on Christmas night. 

[GTO-Girl]

2 minutes ago, CruisingSince1982 said:

What are the hours for the video telehealth / Binax test that Royal allows? Are they 24/7? We have have to test on Christmas night. 

“Supposed” to be 24/7 including holidays…

[hardinggrad]

We tested right after midnight on the Thursday before for our Sept 5 Allure cruise (when you could test 3 days before).  We did not have to wait.

[forgotmyCCname]

Last night was  husband's 5th round using Binax. He called at 9:30pm Eastern and there was no wait. The proctor connected immediately. Our longest was around 14 minutes. 

[CruisingSince1982]

Ok, thank you. I'm concerned because it's Christmas, and the test wont be done until around 11 or so. EST.

[Oceansaway17]

4 hours ago, forgotmyCCname said:

Last night was  husband's 5th round using Binax. He called at 9:30pm Eastern and there was no wait. The proctor connected immediately. Our longest was around 14 minutes. 

 

 

wow 5 times.  I bet he is an expert by now.  

[CruisingSince1982]

I heard back from them. It's 24/7/365.

[jamon]

thanks for the info

[CVS33]

Can you take this test using iPhone?

[neverbeenhere]

44 minutes ago, CVS33 said:

Can you take this test using iPhone?

Yes, iPhones work.  My ancient Motosomething smart phone doesn't qualify.

[batoryfirst]

Had our tests this morning with the best possible outcome-NEGATIVE for both of us. I used my Apple 11 leaning against a bowl on my kitchen table. Sailed through it. My husband, on the other hand, used his Apple 12 & had no audio. He canceled that test & used his MacBook Air that we placed on a couple of books for height. Worked perfectly. 

[gfargo53]

does this test work with my motorola android

[neverbeenhere]

55 minutes ago, gfargo53 said:

does this test work with my motorola android

 

have you downloaded the correct Navica app and created an account? If yes, I'd say your model will work.

[gfargo53]

28 minutes ago, neverbeenhere said:

 

have you downloaded the correct Navica app and created an account? If yes, I'd say your model will work.

ok thanks fingers crossed

[lolalow]

I have never been tested - how uncomfortable is it?  How do I know if Im going far enough back?  Can I help my son?  Not sure if he will go far enough back - he is 20 but disabled with Autism and is sensitive- I'm afraid he will stop and not go high enough if uncomfortable.  Will results be inconclusive if he does not go high enough?

[batoryfirst]

I didn’t need to go very deep and think the 5 times swabbing is the most important part. It didn’t actually tickle or hurt but it was a bit odd feeling. The whole process went very fast. I like the fact that we had total control right from our kitchen table. 
 

Proctors were very pleasant & helpful. I would be appalled if they didn’t allow you to assist your son. 

[pstone1]

Did anyone use the same email address for multiple people when creating your account?  I want to make sure that won’t cause a problem before I start the second account.

[hardinggrad]

15 hours ago, lolalow said:

I have never been tested - how uncomfortable is it?  How do I know if Im going far enough back?  Can I help my son?  Not sure if he will go far enough back - he is 20 but disabled with Autism and is sensitive- I'm afraid he will stop and not go high enough if uncomfortable.  Will results be inconclusive if he does not go high enough?

It wasn't uncomfortable at all to me.  They say to insert qtip I believe 1/2 to 3/4 inch up each nostril and circle 5 times.   Just search for "I tried the at home Covid-19 test that Royal Caribbean accepts".  Michael Bayley, RCCL President & CEO, shared it on his Facebook.  It gives step by step instructions of someone doing the test.  Maybe you could maybe practice with your son in advance with a qtip.  The anticipation is definitely the worse part.