koolforkatz Posted March 16, 2022 #1 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Hurray! https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-government-to-drop-pre-departure-testing-1.6386763 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy-mae Posted March 16, 2022 #2 Share Posted March 16, 2022 "Sources with knowledge of the matter confirm Canada is removing the testing requirements at airports and land border crossings." Unfortunately that does not seem to cover arrival by sea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted March 16, 2022 #3 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) Great news, if true. The only downside was this sentence: "Sources with knowledge of the matter confirm Canada is removing the testing requirements at airports and land border crossings." Whether this reflects a decision by the GOC to retain testing for cruise arrivals or if cruises were simply overlooked by the article's author remains to be seen. Edited March 16, 2022 by Fouremco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpoolfan181 Posted March 16, 2022 #4 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Happy Dance!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpoolfan181 Posted March 16, 2022 #5 Share Posted March 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Fouremco said: Great news, if true. The only downside was this sentence: "Sources with knowledge of the matter confirm Canada is removing the testing requirements at airports and land border crossings." Whether this reflects a decision by the GOC to retain testing for cruise arrivals or if cruises were simply overlooked by the article's author remains to be seen. Do you mean for Canadian Cruise ports? It doesn't sound that this would imply Canadians cruising out of US, then flying home, if fully vaccinated would still have to be subjected to testing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy-mae Posted March 16, 2022 #6 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) "The government's vaccine mandate for domestic and international flights departing from Canada, for VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains and for cruise ships expires this month. It's expected to be extended." Next-to-last paragraph. While it mentions vaccines and not tests, it does imply that cruise ships are in a different category and not automatically covered by the pending announcement. 😞 Edited March 16, 2022 by daisy-mae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted March 16, 2022 #7 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan181 said: Do you mean for Canadian Cruise ports? It doesn't sound that this would imply Canadians cruising out of US, then flying home, if fully vaccinated would still have to be subjected to testing Yes, cruise arrivals in Canada. Cruise passengers flying or driving to Canada after a cruise are covered by the pending changes, and would not be tested unless selected for ongoing random testing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamatoJack Posted March 16, 2022 #8 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I am happy dancing!! Won't need to test post May cruise... now what else can I plan 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DHP1 Posted March 16, 2022 #9 Share Posted March 16, 2022 My only problem with this news is that GOC just announce less than 2 weeks ago testing restrictions regarding cruise ships at Canadian Ports. In my opinion, this is to soon to announce further changes. “I hope I’m wrong”. Our biggest problem is getting tested within one day of sailing especially when there not many locations in Vancouver and furthermore, the cost is high. We just have to wait and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpoolfan181 Posted March 16, 2022 #10 Share Posted March 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Fouremco said: Yes, cruise arrivals in Canada. Cruise passengers flying or driving to Canada after a cruise are covered by the pending changes, and would not be tested unless selected for ongoing random testing. Perfect- that's how I interpreted- will be interesting to see if cruises will be further elaborated when the announcement is made tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DHP1 Posted March 16, 2022 #11 Share Posted March 16, 2022 31 minutes ago, Fouremco said: Great news, if true. The only downside was this sentence: "Sources with knowledge of the matter confirm Canada is removing the testing requirements at airports and land border crossings." Whether this reflects a decision by the GOC to retain testing for cruise arrivals or if cruises were simply overlooked by the article's author remains to be seen. No where in the article does it say cruise ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schiff1997 Posted March 16, 2022 #12 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Woohoo, also doing the Happy Dance 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted March 16, 2022 #13 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 minute ago, DHP1 said: No where in the article does it say cruise ships. Exactly. It remains to be seen whether the pending changes simply don't include cruise arrivals in Canada or whether the article's author simply had no related information from the sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie201 Posted March 16, 2022 #14 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Planning a cross border shopping trip next weekend, hope this takes effect by March 28! My luck, it will be March 29.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DHP1 Posted March 16, 2022 #15 Share Posted March 16, 2022 This is going to be a hot topic today and forthcoming. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bebe08 Posted March 16, 2022 #16 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Interesting...so the way I see this as a Canadian if I take a cruise round trip Ft Lauderdale I can fly home at the end of the cruise without being tested, but if I take a cruise round trip Vancouver then I need a test at the end of the cruise before getting off the ship and before flying back to Ottawa? Ironically we just cancelled a cruise out of FLL and replaced it with an Alaskan cruise out of Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmama3 Posted March 16, 2022 #17 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Josie201 said: Planning a cross border shopping trip next weekend, hope this takes effect by March 28! My luck, it will be March 29.... Reports I saw said it will be effective April 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DHP1 Posted March 16, 2022 #18 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, bebe08 said: Interesting...so the way I see this as a Canadian if I take a cruise round trip Ft Lauderdale I can fly home at the end of the cruise without being tested, but if I take a cruise round trip Vancouver then I need a test at the end of the cruise before getting off the ship and before flying back to Ottawa? Ironically we just cancelled a cruise out of FLL and replaced it with an Alaskan cruise out of Vancouver. That the way I see it also. Don’t make sense however. We did the same. Cancel our FLL and replaced it with an Alaska cruise just to avoid all the testing requirements and secondly, if I do need to be quarantine, I would rather be in Canada doing it. Edited March 16, 2022 by DHP1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bebe08 Posted March 16, 2022 #19 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just now, DHP1 said: We did the same. Cancel our FLL and replaced it with an Alaska cruise just to avoid all the testing requirements and secondly, if I do need to be quarantine, I would rather be in Canada doing it. Our thoughts exactly! Hope this doesn't come back to bite us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALD18 Posted March 16, 2022 #20 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Huge relief, very happy😀 Believe it is the right decision in the overall global picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy-mae Posted March 16, 2022 #21 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, DHP1 said: That the way I see it also. Don’t make sense however. We did the same. Cancel our FLL and replaced it with an Alaska cruise just to avoid all the testing requirements and secondly, if I do need to be quarantine, I would rather be in Canada doing it. If I do need to be in quarantine, I would like to be in my own home, or at least my own province. Sadly, that would not be the case with a cruise out of Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keata Posted March 16, 2022 #22 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Now for the US to lift testing to fly into the States...... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinFinsUp Posted March 16, 2022 #23 Share Posted March 16, 2022 LOL it figures. We are off the ship March 30, test on the 30th, booked to fly home March 31. I guess if we are positive we wait til Apr 1 then can fly home? Rather than waiting 5 or 10 days??? I wonder how long the airlines will wait to change their policies. And before anyone comments on us flying home with a positive, think about all the folks flying starting April 1, who may be positive but haven't tested cause they don't have to, so they just don't know. No test, no positive! This is a mess. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrussell Posted March 16, 2022 #24 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Heck ya! Wondering if the Us will follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CaptainBazz Posted March 16, 2022 #25 Share Posted March 16, 2022 We leave March 30th for a week on Wonder of the Seas and are back April 8th...that's two less tests and a savings of over US$200...now if we can just do away with the test to fly and board the ship I can afford another cruise 😜 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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