NCL dropping Covid testing

[topnole]

If this sticks it begins in August.   Wonder  if the others will follow soon.  

[Bxc53]

Only applies to the EU, so far.

 

"For sailings beginning August 1, 2022, vaccinated guests sailing on a cruise originating from any port EXCEPT a U.S. port; Canadian port; or Piraeus, Greece are exempt from all pre-cruise COVID-19 testing requirements.

[topnole]

5 minutes ago, Bxc53 said:

Only applies to the EU, so far.

 

"For sailings beginning August 1, 2022, vaccinated guests sailing on a cruise originating from any port EXCEPT a U.S. port; Canadian port; or Piraeus, Greece are exempt from all pre-cruise COVID-19 testing requirements.

I’m sure this will evolve quickly one way or the other.  

[BirdTravels]

1 hour ago, topnole said:

I’m sure this will evolve quickly one way or the other.  

Not useful for most people. 

[Tatra603]

Any idea why Piraeus has been singled out?

[Ourusualbeach]

12 minutes ago, Tatra603 said:

Any idea why Piraeus has been singled out?

Either due to Greek government restrictions or restrictions from a port that is visited by ships homeporting there. 

[topnole]

12 hours ago, Bxc53 said:

Only applies to the EU, so far.

 

"For sailings beginning August 1, 2022, vaccinated guests sailing on a cruise originating from any port EXCEPT a U.S. port; Canadian port; or Piraeus, Greece are exempt from all pre-cruise COVID-19 testing requirements.

They also state it I’ll only be required when local jurisdiction requires it.  So once the terms of the agreement to sail change then it would seem testing will be automatically dropped.  So this does have implications for the US albeit not necessarily on Aug 1.  I’m sure this isn’t far off her in the US.  

[flamingos]

I'm not going to waste time worrying about it. I'm prepared to test; if we don't have to, that's fine too.

[shibby sails]

Why not? They are floating Petri dishes and you are going t catch covid whether tested or not.

[davekathy]

It's time for all the cruise lines to drop the mandatory pre cruise covid testing, just like they did with the face mask requirement. 

[hotsauce126]

15 hours ago, topnole said:

I’m sure this will evolve quickly one way or the other.  

US was masking toddlers for far longer than most other western countries so don’t hold your breath

[time4u2go]

1 hour ago, davekathy said:

It's time for all the cruise lines to drop the mandatory pre cruise covid testing, just like they did with the face mask requirement. 

Actually face mask requirements have been restored on some cruises:

 

 

Edited July 7, 2022 by time4u2go

[pyrateslife4me84]

So this is interesting—we sail on Wonder in August and the check-in page had simply said that health and safety protocols had not been announced. 
 

Today it was updated but only to include vaccinations and the wording has been changed.