Update Oct 11th: Princess to have Mobile on-site Testing at a Cost...

[CruzDayz]

On 10/15/2021 at 9:26 AM, roxievegas said:

I just went on line and booked an appointment for myself and husband.  I will check back here on Sat. Nov 27th to see if you had any problems.  It was a pain with downloading the copies of drivers license, medical cards, but we do have the appt.

thank you for the info and I hope it goes smooth for you.

I just received my negative results back from Hoag. WooHoo! I was tested at 1:00 and the results came back at 5:00. They were very busy with two lanes  of cars with at least 20 cars in each lane. I also did CVS this morning. Traffic isn't fun going up to Irvine on a Saturday but it was worth it.. Hope this helps.

The hospital is right next to my Kaiser hospital in Irvine. 

[roxievegas]

1 hour ago, CruzDayz said:

I just received my negative results back from Hoag. WooHoo! I was tested at 1:00 and the results came back at 5:00. They were very busy with two lanes  of cars with at least 20 cars in each lane. I also did CVS this morning. Traffic isn't fun going up to Irvine on a Saturday but it was worth it.. Hope this helps.

The hospital is right next to my Kaiser hospital in Irvine. 

Congratulations - glad you were able to get it done and everything came out negative.  How did you get your results? - email ? or text?

We have 10:00 appts.  When I booked, we had our choice for all day long, we are the only ones for Dec 9th, but sure it will get booked

Hoag is my medical facility, so know the area well

 

thank you again for keeping me updated and all other Orange County cruisers

[CruzDayz]

6 minutes ago, roxievegas said:

Congratulations - glad you were able to get it done and everything came out negative.  How did you get your results? - email ? or text?

We have 10:00 appts.  When I booked, we had our choice for all day long, we are the only ones for Dec 9th, but sure it will get booked

Hoag is my medical facility, so know the area well

 

thank you again for keeping me updated and all other Orange County cruisers

It came in an email. I printed it and I have the email. 

[roxievegas]

14 hours ago, CruzDayz said:

It came in an email. I printed it and I have the email. 

thank you - this has made the situation for testing a lot easier

[irishgirl]

Is there any reason we can’t use BINAXNOW™ COVID-19 ANTIGEN SELF-TEST.  
 

• Get results in 15 minutes.
• Detects multiple strains, including the Delta variant.
• Available over-the-counter, no prescription needed or sending to a lab.
• Capture your results in the NAVICA app for self reporting.

I’ve had other cruise friends use this test to cruise.

 

[cr8tiv1]

2 hours ago, irishgirl said:

Is there any reason we can’t use BINAXNOW™ COVID-19 ANTIGEN SELF-TEST.  
 

• Get results in 15 minutes.
• Detects multiple strains, including the Delta variant.
• Available over-the-counter, no prescription needed or sending to a lab.
• Capture your results in the NAVICA app for self reporting.

I’ve had other cruise friends use this test to cruise.

 

 

Did your friends use this as the only test for their Princess Cruise?  It would not be considered a valid COVID test:  1.  Over the counter.  2.  Not proctored.  3.  No verified lab results

[irishgirl]

Yes, they were on the Majestic Princess.  I just checked their post and they had purchased a 6 pack of the home tests that you do online and have results within 15 minutes.

Edited October 18, 2021 by irishgirl

[cltnccruisers]

Anyone know if Princess has gotten any mobile test sites up and running in the US yet? 

[Sea Hag]

17 hours ago, irishgirl said:

Is there any reason we can’t use BINAXNOW™ COVID-19 ANTIGEN SELF-TEST.  
 

• Get results in 15 minutes.
• Detects multiple strains, including the Delta variant.
• Available over-the-counter, no prescription needed or sending to a lab.
• Capture your results in the NAVICA app for self reporting.

I’ve had other cruise friends use this test to cruise.

 

The BinaxNow monitored test works. You just need to make sure that's the one you get.