Caribbean Ports That Currently Require Testing prior to arrival

[jhenry1]

We are  going on a cruise and going to the following ports and wondering which ports are currently requiring a negative test prior to entry.

 Dominica Republic

Puerto Rico

StKitts

Dominica

St Lucia

Antigua

St Barts

I have tried to find answers on line but a lot of the info given is not current

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated or where to look on line to find up to date info

 

Edited December 22, 2021 by jhenry1
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[butterfly4108]

Last I read St. Kitts definitely does, Dominica did a couple of weeks ago but nothing showing now, St. Lucia is "iffy" right now so I would say yes to that one as well...

[butterfly4108]

Just read that St. Lucia is requiring ship excursion tours or you can only explore the port area vendors

[cruiseluv]

I know Puerto Rico requires negative test for those flying in, I assume it applies to cruises as well

[mrlevin]

No to Antigua, st kitts, and st barts according to regent website. San Juan a health check not necessarily a test. Can confirm next two weeks when we go to each. 
 

marc

[jhenry1]

Marc

Let me know when you go what you find out. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you guys.

Kandy and Ron

[Bellaggio Cruisers]

3 hours ago, mrlevin said:

No to Antigua, st kitts, and st barts according to regent website. San Juan a health check not necessarily a test. Can confirm next two weeks when we go to each. 
 

marc

Last week on Splendor…we were able to walk around San Juan and Antigua. Tour in St Kitts. St. Bart’s…water was too rough. Not able to tender. We were scheduled for a tour. No testing for this schedule.
sheila 

[Dwtlion]

Below is what Oceania has on their web site; presumably current as of yesterday. Regent should be ashamed for not having similar information. Time for Mr. DelRio to have a prayer meeting with Regent.

 

 

 

TRAVEL AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR DECEMBER 2021 + JANUARY 2022 VOYAGES
The information presented below is current as of December 21, 2021. As health and entry requirements vary by country and are rapidly evolving, we strongly suggest you re-check this information five (5) days prior to commencing travel.
The information contained in this document is applicable to the following voyages:
Marina – January 8 and 28, 2022 (Page 3)
Riviera – December 23, 2021 and January 4, 14, and 28, 2022 (Page 😎 Insignia – January 6, 2022 (Page 12)
Sirena – January 22, 2022 (Page 13)
BEFORE YOU TRAVEL
Please ensure that prior to commencing travel, you have all of the travel documents and pre-travel……

[gcorgain]

Regent's voyage health site was updated yesterday for most voyages. For my sailing on January 3rd it lists one port where testing is required.

 

Here is the page for reference: https://www.rssc.com/voyage-health

[cruiseluv]

7 hours ago, mrlevin said:

No to Antigua, st kitts, and st barts according to regent website. San Juan a health check not necessarily a test. Can confirm next two weeks when we go to each. 
 

marc

New Executive Order in PR requires a negative Covid test to fly in. I think effective date is 12/27. I would assume for cruise pax is the same.. 

anyways, can’t Regent procure this information? 

[cruiseluv]

Regarding Puerto Rico

 

https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/info/travel-guidelines

 

and yes, effective 12/27 visitors coming either by air or cruise need a negative Covid test regardless of vaccination status

Edited December 23, 2021 by cruiseluv

[scuba diver]

15 hours ago, cruiseluv said:

effective 12/27 visitors coming either by air or cruise need a negative Covid test regardless of vaccination status

Dors not say that in you source: https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/info/travel-guidelines

 

[loriva]

Regent has taken down the requirements for the current sailing of Explorer,

but here are the islands on our itinerary with restrictions as of 26 December:  

 

Bonaire:  Antigen test required within 72 hours of arrival.  Can tour independently.

 

Grenada:  Antigen test required within 48 hours of arrival.  Tours ONLY through Regent.

 

Dominica:  No independent visits—only on Regent tours.

 

St. Vincent:  Antigen test required to visit.  Only Regent tours.

 

Based on these requirements and timing—Bonaire yesterday, Grenada today, Dominica tomorrow, and St Vincent on Tuesday—all passengers should have an antigen test tomorrow, but there has been no announcement of it onboard.  (Regent also provided no individual notification—a mass email to all pax as they were sending about watching the safety video—about the new mask requirement enacted for our sailing.  So you need to keep watch on RSSC.com for updates.)

[mrlevin]

Lori, on Splendor we ended up not having to have test before entering Guatemala; website never updated. Also, no port checked vaccination cards; I wouldn't trust the website.

 

Marc

[Camillus112]

Puerto Rico just recently required a 48 hour prior to debark test...Royal Caribbean informed that it would skip Puerto Rico, and Puerto Rico is its base Caribbean port!  Info from El Nuevo Día, PR's main newspaper.

 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by Camillus112
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[mrlevin]

We are being tested tomorrow morning in advance of San Juan; I wish we would just skip it. 

[Snore42]

Have they mentioned if they will refund port fees/taxes, for any ports missed?   Have been wondering this with all the other itinerary changes Regent has had to make lately.  

[mrlevin]

Regent does not call out port taxes or fees separately so never refunds for missed ports.