87turboii Posted January 17, 2022 #1 Share Posted January 17, 2022 We have done a 4 night cruise with our unvaccinated kids and we took the two covid test prior without a problem. We are considering a 7 night cruise and I am wondering how the mid cruise test is done and handled on sailings that are 5 days or more. The rules say that a mid cruise test will be done. Anybody cruise recently that could tell me how it was handled. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooding12 Posted January 17, 2022 #2 Share Posted January 17, 2022 When we sailed in August on a 7 day cruise, they gave us a specified time and location on day 6 (I believe) to get a test. It was quick and easy, although that may be because of the limited occupancy at the time. We didn't have to wait for the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87turboii Posted January 17, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted January 17, 2022 I wonder why they do it so late in the cruise. By then if they test positive its too late, they are getting off the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky981 Posted January 17, 2022 #4 Share Posted January 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, 87turboii said: I wonder why they do it so late in the cruise. By then if they test positive its too late, they are getting off the next day. If they tested everyone every 48 hours to truly identify all of the infected individuals than a quarter of the ship might get quarantined. They won't test more than they have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted January 18, 2022 #5 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, 87turboii said: I wonder why they do it so late in the cruise. By then if they test positive its too late, they are getting off the next day. exactly... Last week our TA told us to NOT take the rapid PCR test only the Antigen test. The rapid PCR will pick up what will be missed by the Antigen test. Edited January 18, 2022 by taglovestocruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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