Covid test - Antigen or PCR

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The PCR is the gold standard and  can give you  absolute certainty that you are not infected upon embarkation ( very sensitive test) and will not turn positive in the next few days,. Of course you can still get infected somewhere along the cruise

an antigen tells you if you have enough viral load to be infectious. A point in time .A negative is no insurance that it won’t turn positive the next day or the one after 

 

I have easy access to rapid PCR tests . But I cannot take one since I’m recovering from Covid .My PCR can be positive for weeks maybe months since the test can detect small amounts of viral fragments 

So I will get an antigen test as well as a Proof of Recovery from my doctor which states I am clear to travel . It also will include the date of my first positive PCR test 

Oceania does have a nice chart buried in the testing requirements which tells you when you can test depending upon whether you’re leaving from a US or European port