Chaser

Just got off the boat. Must say that I’m disappointed because with all the stress of wondering if they would accept the “rapid” NAAT test from Walgreens from our unvaccinated children, they didn’t even check. I asked at several different points in the boarding process and non of them wanted to see theirs, or my wife and my rapid antigen test.

Thanks Marco! We called up Royal Caribbean and for unvaccinated children, they said it "has to be a PCR test that takes a couple of days to get the results". Since there are different types of NAAT tests, I've asked them directly in writing several times if the "Rapid NAAT Test" is considered a PCR test and meets the requirement for unvaccinated children and they will never confirm. I totally understand how you everyone can make the interpretation having the rapid NAAT test accepted for unvaccinated children, but in the end, it's not how myself/other cruisers interpret, but how RC interprets it. Quite a long way to go, just to be turned away at the port because of some technicality. Your 1st hand experience is definitely key and makes me more confident. Thanks again!

Thanks for the information everyone! Heymarco, I hate to be a pain here, but could you please confirm that you used the "Rapid NAAT Test" (2 hours) offered from Walgreens (see image above) for your unvaccinated children instead of using the "PCR Laboratory Test" (48 hours)? And this was used on a Royal Caribbean cruise? If so, what do the test results look like. It sounds like it doesn't say "Rapid" on it. Is that correct? Does it say "PCR" on it, or "NAAT"? I understand that Royal Caribbean says they interpret them as the same. (Just curious). Thanks in advance!