PhilAndChristine Posted July 31 #1 Share Posted July 31 We are due to sail the end of next week. My wife has been testing positive for Covid for the last 5 days. How worried should we be? She doesnt want to lie on any health questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted July 31 #2 Share Posted July 31 Just now, PhilAndChristine said: We are due to sail the end of next week. My wife has been testing positive for Covid for the last 5 days. How worried should we be? She doesnt want to lie on any health questions. You should cancel if she has covid. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Baltic Posted July 31 #3 Share Posted July 31 5 minutes ago, PhilAndChristine said: She doesnt want to lie on any health questions In that case you’ll need to complete her health questionnaire. Seriously though, timing wise she’ll probably be fine but you may have it by then. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 31 #4 Share Posted July 31 The questions don't ask about covid. Just generic symptoms that many people have on a daily basis completely unrelated to illness. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maketime4cruisin Posted July 31 #5 Share Posted July 31 46 minutes ago, PhilAndChristine said: We are due to sail the end of next week. My wife has been testing positive for Covid for the last 5 days. How worried should we be? She doesnt want to lie on any health questions. so you would lie on the questionnaire and risk an outbreak on the boat? stay home and let the other people on the boat enjoy their vacation 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 31 #6 Share Posted July 31 Just now, maketime4cruisin said: so you would lie on the questionnaire and risk an outbreak on the boat? stay home and let the other people on the boat enjoy their vacation The wife has 10 or so days to recover. No need to even worry about it at this point. 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesthebeach2 Posted July 31 #7 Share Posted July 31 If she tested positive 5 days ago, even if it showed positive on day 10 she wouldn’t be contagious according to what I’ve read. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maketime4cruisin Posted July 31 #8 Share Posted July 31 1 minute ago, smokeybandit said: The wife has 10 or so days to recover. No need to even worry about it at this point. fair point. shows me where their head is at though that they would even think about going on the cruise anyway. hopefully she is healthy by the time the cruise leaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted July 31 #9 Share Posted July 31 Current CDC guidelines state that she would only need to isolate until she has not had a fever for 24 hours and is off of anti fever meds. The old 5-10 day timeline is history. 22 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucfan2 Posted July 31 #10 Share Posted July 31 6 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: The wife has 10 or so days to recover. No need to even worry about it at this point. Indeed. As badly as some want to go back to the 2020 guidelines, just not applicable. Common sense, common cold/flu/etc. Treat it as such. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted July 31 #11 Share Posted July 31 No problem for her, she well be far past the point of contagion. You on the other hand may just be catching it and become infectious. New CDC guideline is after 24 hours of no fever you are no longer contagious. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted July 31 #12 Share Posted July 31 4 minutes ago, bucfan2 said: Indeed. As badly as some want to go back to the 2020 guidelines, just not applicable. Common sense, common cold/flu/etc. Treat it as such. Anecdotal, but DW contracted Covid on the third leg of our recent Adventure B3B last week. Started showing symptoms on Tuesday, spiked a fever Tuesday night, we purchased tests in San Juan on Wednesday (she tested positive), spent the last two days of the cruise avoiding everyone on board (sea day and Coco Cay), her fever broke on Thursday and she stopped taking Advil (for the fever), slept most of Saturday and Sunday, and tested negative on Monday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetmama1 Posted July 31 #13 Share Posted July 31 Covid tests will continue to show positive for weeks/months after having Covid. Retesting for a negative result is not necessary, and will only be frustrating. As stated above, if symptoms are improving and more than 24 hours fever free without meds, she should be good to go. Do check yourself, however. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted July 31 #14 Share Posted July 31 Local (orlando) news last night showed a segment 3 times. A family of 60 got off a cruise and 20 tested positive. They are saying port Canaveral but then the last segment they said the family got off allure which doesnt port here. They even showed a picture of PC sign. Confused ..but said florida is 1 of 7 states with high rates. If I have it for the last 5 days and didnt sail for over a week, if I felt ok, agree with above should be able to sail by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW_MI Posted July 31 #15 Share Posted July 31 (edited) CDC guidance says at least 10 days since first symptoms AND 24 hours since last fever AND improved symptoms. Sounds like your wife will likely be fine and I hope you are too! Editing to add that the guidance has changed so often, I hope this is right, but it's right from their site. Patients with mild to moderate illness who are not moderately to severely immunocompromised: At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared and At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and Symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) have improved https://www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/infection-control/index.html#:~:text=At least 10 days and,shortness of breath) have improved Edited July 31 by RW_MI removed duplicate link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 31 #16 Share Posted July 31 13 minutes ago, RW_MI said: CDC guidance says at least 10 days since first symptoms AND 24 hours since last fever AND improved symptoms. Sounds like your wife will likely be fine and I hope you are too! Editing to add that the guidance has changed so often, I hope this is right, but it's right from their site. Patients with mild to moderate illness who are not moderately to severely immunocompromised: At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared and At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and Symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) have improved https://www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/infection-control/index.html#:~:text=At least 10 days and,shortness of breath) have improved You're citing health care facility guidance, not general public. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted July 31 #17 Share Posted July 31 The Doctor in our house says she should be fine at the approximate cruise date. If not, don't go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted July 31 #18 Share Posted July 31 1 hour ago, firefly333 said: Local (Orlando) news last night showed a segment 3 times. A family of 60 got off a cruise and 20 tested positive. They are saying port Canaveral but then the last segment they said the family got off allure which doesn't port here. They even showed a picture of PC sign. Confused ..but said Florida is 1 of 7 states with high rates. If I have it for the last 5 days and didn't sail for over a week, if I felt ok, agree with above should be able to sail by then. They would have gotten off of Allure in PC. We were docked next to her in Coco Cay on Thursday on her last voyage out of PC on the 19th. (which is probably when DW contracted Covid, because we spent quite a lot of the day Thursday on the island in the crowds). She came in to PC that Friday, disembarked her passengers and then deadheaded to Miami. Utopia arrived shortly after she left and boarded her first revenue generating cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapleleafforever Posted August 1 #19 Share Posted August 1 No need to worry, enjoy your cruise!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted August 1 #20 Share Posted August 1 4 hours ago, orville99 said: Anecdotal, but DW contracted Covid on the third leg of our recent Adventure B3B last week. Started showing symptoms on Tuesday, spiked a fever Tuesday night, we purchased tests in San Juan on Wednesday (she tested positive), spent the last two days of the cruise avoiding everyone on board (sea day and Coco Cay), her fever broke on Thursday and she stopped taking Advil (for the fever), slept most of Saturday and Sunday, and tested negative on Monday. Sorry to hear the last leg of your cruise was impacted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted August 1 #21 Share Posted August 1 5 hours ago, Jetmama1 said: Covid tests will continue to show positive for weeks/months after having Covid. Retesting for a negative result is not necessary, and will only be frustrating. As stated above, if symptoms are improving and more than 24 hours fever free without meds, she should be good to go. Do check yourself, however. Is this true?????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare xpcdoojk Posted August 1 #22 Share Posted August 1 49 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said: Is this true?????????????? I do not think so. Welcome to CC, MM! 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 1 #23 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Merion_Mom said: Is this true?????????????? In some it can be. At least a week or so. Happened to my aunt even though she felt fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 1 #24 Share Posted August 1 Ah, the good ole days of COVID internet doctors, those were the days........ 1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted August 1 #25 Share Posted August 1 12 hours ago, PhilAndChristine said: We are due to sail the end of next week. My wife has been testing positive for Covid for the last 5 days. How worried should we be? She doesnt want to lie on any health questions. Stop testing = no poblem 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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