helen haywood Posted November 3, 2021 #1 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I bought tests last month for a cruise this month. They expire January 5, 2022. I have another cruise after that date. Has anyone bought tests this month with an expiration date later than this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sun bum Posted November 3, 2021 #2 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I would like to know also. We sail January 30th on the Edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy99 Posted November 4, 2021 #3 Share Posted November 4, 2021 23 hours ago, helen haywood said: I bought tests last month for a cruise this month. They expire January 5, 2022. I have another cruise after that date. Has anyone bought tests this month with an expiration date later than this? I bought them 3 weeks ago nd the expiration in in January 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie17 Posted November 6, 2021 #4 Share Posted November 6, 2021 I just bought the Binax Now with AG Card from Emed yesterday (the Six Pack), and their site said that these are now good AT LEAST through February 1, 2022, perhaps longer. We have a January 2nd cruise, so I was very happy to see that they are now selling tests with extended expiration dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted November 6, 2021 #5 Share Posted November 6, 2021 I am personally very glad that these tests have expiration dates. If not, they would be subject to COVID-hoarding and would become quickly in short supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruznKimmie Posted November 6, 2021 #6 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Received kits from eMed this week & the undated exp date is 2/8/22 but the original exp date was 11/8/21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen haywood Posted November 6, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Thanks for the updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretzlaff Posted November 6, 2021 #8 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) I (also) ordered a 6 pack from emed on Thursday and got them on Friday (yesterday). The expire date printed on the box is 8Nov21. So, they are only good thru 8Feb21. I view it as cheap insurance to have them quickly available and don't mind if some go unused. Just glad to have them back in stock. Edited November 6, 2021 by pretzlaff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vms Posted November 8, 2021 #9 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I ordered through the OptumStore through the link provided by Celebrity. Expiration on the box is September 2021, so it will still be good for my cruise in November, but not much past that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillLooking4Adventure Posted November 8, 2021 #10 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I got mine today. Check #4. It says expiration dates have been extended for an entire year as per the FDA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen haywood Posted November 8, 2021 Author #11 Share Posted November 8, 2021 That’s what it had been since the May 2021 letter. The tests were originally good for 9 months. Then the CDC extended the expiration date another 3 months…making them good for a year from the manufacture date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DCPIV Posted November 8, 2021 #12 Share Posted November 8, 2021 13 minutes ago, StillLooking4Adventure said: I got mine today. Check #4. It says expiration dates have been extended for an entire year as per the FDA As noted, the expiration has not been extended BY a year. It's been extended TO a year after the manufacture date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawninFL Posted November 9, 2021 #13 Share Posted November 9, 2021 I bought a 6-pack yesterday and was advised clearly that the tests were only guaranteed through the end of January 2022. The actual test kits I received may have a later expiration date, but they only guaranteed they'd be good until the end of January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy99 Posted November 9, 2021 #14 Share Posted November 9, 2021 57 minutes ago, ShawninFL said: I bought a 6-pack yesterday and was advised clearly that the tests were only guaranteed through the end of January 2022. The actual test kits I received may have a later expiration date, but they only guaranteed they'd be good until the end of January. where did uoi buy them from and who told you that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawninFL Posted November 9, 2021 #15 Share Posted November 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, Guppy99 said: where did uoi buy them from and who told you that? I bought them at emed.com. They tell you in the buying process before you enter your payment information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy99 Posted November 9, 2021 #16 Share Posted November 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, ShawninFL said: I bought them at emed.com. They tell you in the buying process before you enter your payment information. I'm fairly certain the do it at home monitored test kits that everyone has been discussing are the ones that Celebrity endorses on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawninFL Posted November 9, 2021 #17 Share Posted November 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Guppy99 said: I'm fairly certain the do it at home monitored test kits that everyone has been discussing are the ones that Celebrity endorses on their website. These are those. You're just buying them directly from the manufacturer instead of through Celebrity's portal to Optum. I assure you these are the ones, as we just used them for our cruise on Edge that returned this past Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimbecky Posted November 9, 2021 #18 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Wait, what? Obviously I am out of the loop....you can use home tests before boarding? I thought the ship provided them?? Can someone give me the basic "rules"? Our next cruise isn't until May so I may not have to worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted November 9, 2021 #19 Share Posted November 9, 2021 11 hours ago, mimbecky said: you can use home tests before boarding? Proctored home tests with a telemed professional. They can be purchased via emed.com (6-packs) or optum.com (2- and 3-packs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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