Supervised Covid Test - UK based

[Foody]

We set sail on the 22nd July on the Anthem. Just been reading on RC website that we have to have a supervised Covid test within 2 days of boarding. 
Anyone in England booked this yet? Any recommendations/prices? 
We are in Manchester and I know a Randox shop has just opened in the Trafford Centre, looks like a PCR there is £65 per person and results in 12-14 hours. 
Thanks 

Edited June 1, 2022 by Foody
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[abo]

18 minutes ago, Foody said:

We set sail on the 22nd July on the Anthem. Just been reading on RC website that we have to have a supervised Covid test within 2 days of boarding. 
Anyone in England booked this yet? Any recommendations/prices? 
We are in Manchester and I know a Randox shop has just opened in the Trafford Centre, looks like a PCR there is £65 per person and results in 12-14 hours. 
Thanks 

We're on  Harmony in 11 days and have booked an in store test with a local Lloyd's Pharmacy.  We fly on the Saturday and board on Sunday so getting the test on Friday will cover both requirements.   You only need the Antigen/rapid flow test, not full PCR and Lloyd's are doing these for £29.  

 

Edit to add - you leave the pharmacy with the test in your hand after about 20 mins so no waiting on emails, etc.

Edited June 1, 2022 by abo

[weejasser]

I'm on Wonder now and used Dochq - it's a supervised video call and was very easy to do. They email you the certificate straight away and stay online to check you've got it and everything is OK with it. Cost us £19 per test. Royal accept it no probs 

[Dinglebert]

2 hours ago, Foody said:

We set sail on the 22nd July on the Anthem. Just been reading on RC website that we have to have a supervised Covid test within 2 days of boarding. 
Anyone in England booked this yet? Any recommendations/prices? 
We are in Manchester and I know a Randox shop has just opened in the Trafford Centre, looks like a PCR there is £65 per person and results in 12-14 hours. 
Thanks 

You don't need a PCR is a simple LFT test required.  Lloyds do them at £30 but there are far cheaper options.  Cheapest so far is Dochq with a discount which I can get four tests for £43, however you need to supply the test so add about £2 a test to that cost.

[little britain]

1 hour ago, Dinglebert said:

You don't need a PCR is a simple LFT test required.  Lloyds do them at £30 but there are far cheaper options.  Cheapest so far is Dochq with a discount which I can get four tests for £43, however you need to supply the test so add about £2 a test to that cost.

Why the £2 charge for the test… ? Can you not just one from the testing boxes of 20 they handed out? 

[Phils01]

I’m on Brilliance of the Seas right now, boarded on Sunday and did a video LFT on Saturday with Medicspot (Royal recommended them)

Got to the port they check our covid test certificate (which was on my phone as an email) and all they were interested in was the date the test had been done

[Foody]

Thank you everyone that’s really helpful! 

[Dinglebert]

On 6/1/2022 at 4:08 PM, little britain said:

Why the £2 charge for the test… ? Can you not just one from the testing boxes of 20 they handed out? 

No  You are not allowed to use the NHS tests.  I did ask why and its an NHS restriction not the companies.