xray0111 Posted December 26, 2021 #1 Share Posted December 26, 2021 We had our vaccination cards clear laminated at Office Depot at the height of the pandemic. Our reasoning was weather proofing and tear proof. Will we have any problems boarding? All the info on them is accurate and legitimate. As of now we have not had to provide proof except where I work had me bring in a copy but not the original. IF we have to have a booster shot I we'll work that out then. Thanks, XRAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasukkie Posted December 26, 2021 #2 Share Posted December 26, 2021 It will not be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Happy Posted December 26, 2021 #3 Share Posted December 26, 2021 I don't think you will, but you may want to have them re-do your card once you get a booster. My dad couldn't find his and the VA redid his with all the lot numbers and days he got his shot on it for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroleb Posted December 26, 2021 #4 Share Posted December 26, 2021 No worries at all! I’ve been on several cruises with my laminated cards and there were no issues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorraineP Posted December 26, 2021 #5 Share Posted December 26, 2021 No issue with my laminated card. When I had my booster they just put a white label on laminated card with booster info. Been on 4 RCL cruises with it & no problem. I did order though a plastic sleeve to put it in so label would not get damaged. Had to order a little larger sleeve then 3x5 from Walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbur Posted December 26, 2021 #6 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Amazon has clear plastic vaccine sleeves. Works well. FWIW I had to get a replacement card in Florida as I lost my original, When they reissued my card, they included a letter which stated in big bold letters DO NOT LAMINATE. Don't know why, just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzinkel Posted December 26, 2021 #7 Share Posted December 26, 2021 make a copy of the original and laminate the copy. When i got my booster- they updated my original card, then i went and had a copy made of the updated card and laminated the copy. That way, my original is still intact 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinCruise Posted December 26, 2021 #8 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Royal specifically says laminated is ok on their web pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsMom2 Posted December 26, 2021 #9 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Nope, have sailed 4 times with my laminated card with no issue (3 Royal and 1 Celebrity) In fact I keep the new card showing the booster at home, and just travel with the laminated one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptroxx Posted December 26, 2021 #10 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Is a copy on your phone valid ? Didn’t think about making a copy. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted December 26, 2021 #11 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Just now, Ptroxx said: Is a copy on your phone valid ? That works for the COVID test but they want to see the vax card. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager70 Posted December 26, 2021 #12 Share Posted December 26, 2021 This thread is interesting. I asked for a laminated card when I was vaccinated last spring but they refused, saying a booster would likely be required and it would be difficult to record it if card was laminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villager70 Posted December 26, 2021 #13 Share Posted December 26, 2021 I have used the laminated cards 11 times at checkin at Canaveral since Aug to latest 12-12-21 on Harmony. Have booster also but not required 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booking It Posted December 26, 2021 #14 Share Posted December 26, 2021 2 hours ago, melbur said: Amazon has clear plastic vaccine sleeves. Works well. FWIW I had to get a replacement card in Florida as I lost my original, When they reissued my card, they included a letter which stated in big bold letters DO NOT LAMINATE. Don't know why, just saying. I agree! I bought a pack of 10 sleeves, and gave the rest out to family. Worked perfectly for everyone on multiple international trips. The plastic is sturdier than lamination plastic. I don't trust the office stores to laminate properly any more. Staples ruined an $80 laminating/printing/binding order for me because their crappy lamination didn't stick together properly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xray0111 Posted December 26, 2021 Author #15 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Just to clarify my original post. We were vaccinated very soon (month or so) after it became available thru the State Health Department and had the second shot about a month later. There was no talk of problems with laminating or boosters. Office Depot was offering it for free so we had it done while getting other things we needed. Since then we have or had to cancel 3 cruises. I just have not had the time to call RCCL or do a lot of research online or be put on hold for hours. I work in retail and just have not had the time in the last 3 months. Thanks to all that replied. XRAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted December 26, 2021 #16 Share Posted December 26, 2021 I won't laminate our cards...still room on the back for more vaccination/booster data if/when necessary. Plastic sleeve much more practical at this point in time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasukkie Posted December 26, 2021 #17 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Just an aside, but I'm a vaccinator and I can't tell you the number of people who show me a picture of their card on their phone when I ask for their card. I can see their record in my tablet, I don't need proof they were vaccinated, I need to write the booster dose on their card. Ohhh, they didn't think about bringing it with them. Yes, we will re-do cards for these folks and those who have laminated or falling apart cards, as long as we can see them in the state database. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 26, 2021 #18 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Glad we did not laminate ours. Booster info needed to be added. Just how easy is it to copy a sticker to add to it? Or for that matter...forging that Vax card is incredibly simple to do...for the stupid people that risk it. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT Trips Posted December 27, 2021 #19 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Do they actually ask for a physical copy of the vax card during check in at the pier? We uploaded it in advance to get our boarding pass. That was it. When we boarded Anthem 12/12 we never had to show our vax card or Covid test results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted December 27, 2021 #20 Share Posted December 27, 2021 We were vaccinated early on (Feb 2020) and knew then not to laminate them. We have since received our second and our booster and all are recorded on our card. It was all over the news back in early 2020, when shots first started to NOT laminate them. And, yes, they do want to see the actual card when you are boarding. We had to show both our card and our negative test results to enter the terminal at Port Canaveral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted December 27, 2021 #21 Share Posted December 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, CPT Trips said: Do they actually ask for a physical copy of the vax card during check in at the pier? We uploaded it in advance to get our boarding pass. That was it. When we boarded Anthem 12/12 we never had to show our vax card or Covid test results. Really? Everyone I know (including us) had to show our card and our negative results to even enter the terminal (Nov 28) in Port Canaveral. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireEMT978 Posted December 27, 2021 #22 Share Posted December 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, CPT Trips said: Do they actually ask for a physical copy of the vax card during check in at the pier? We uploaded it in advance to get our boarding pass. That was it. When we boarded Anthem 12/12 we never had to show our vax card or Covid test results. Are you serious? On both my Mariner in October, and my Liberty that I just got off of, they looked at them like hawks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJustice Posted December 27, 2021 #23 Share Posted December 27, 2021 9 hours ago, CPT Trips said: Do they actually ask for a physical copy of the vax card during check in at the pier? We uploaded it in advance to get our boarding pass. That was it. When we boarded Anthem 12/12 we never had to show our vax card or Covid test results. Hmmm. The most time-consuming part of our October trip was the MULTIPLE times we had to present our cards and test results to be eye-balled and checked off "the list". Not REALLY sure what the uploaded version is used for at this point, but I keep doing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted December 27, 2021 #24 Share Posted December 27, 2021 10 hours ago, CPT Trips said: When we boarded Anthem 12/12 we never had to show our vax card or Covid test results. Some check in staff may be more lax than others. Biker, who had to show the vax card on the same sailing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT Trips Posted December 28, 2021 #25 Share Posted December 28, 2021 To those that inquired, yes. Seriously. I was fully expecting to have them checked a number of times just as was the situation across the river for our cruise several weeks prior. I lost count of the number of times we were asked for the documents before we got to the check in counter on pier 88. There it started with the parking guys before we we admitted to the lot and continued at virtually every stop until we were checked in with room card issued. At Bayonne we the only mention of the docs was a guy controlling the line outside the terminal for entry barking, HAVE YOUR VACCINATION CARD AND TEST RESULTS AVAILABLE. We did have them in hand and yet were never asked for them. Not to enter terminal, not to go through security, not at the check in counter, and not anywhere else after that. The only thing we showed was our boarding passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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