CJS2766 Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Hello all! With a little over 30 days to go until we cruise on the Symphony, I have to admit that I am nervous! Nervous at what? A positive Covid test. Of course my spouse and I had our vaccines a while back. My fear is that for whatever crazy reason one of us (specifically me since I work at a Elementary School) test false positive. I was considering going to my local CVS and being tested the first week or so just to see where we stand. Does this sound like overkill or is this a wise move before our actual test 48 hours before the real test? I just don't know what we should be doing to make sure that we can get on board that flight to Miami and get on that ship! Thoughts???? Carlos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 A pre-test might surprise you with the news that you actually have Covid and are asymptomatic but it won't change the odds of a false positive from the required test. If a false positive is your concern, then the only thing you can really do is take multiple tests at the required time. That way, if one test is a false positive you can ignore it and use the negative results. KristiZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLA Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 I was actually just talking to my husband about this - we fly in to Florida 2 days before our cruise so we'll have to do the at home test from our hotel, but I might go get a Walgreens test here before we fly just for peace of mind. We have a wedding to go to the weekend before our cruise so it'll help with peace of mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Yes and no. Good for peace of mind I guess, but you'll still need to take the "official" test anyway for any kind of RC refunds. teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffinjam22 Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 I am feeling the same for my upcoming cruise in October. I think we will schedule at CVS for the 2 days before sailing but also buy a couple at home tests online for backup in case the CVS tests don’t go as planned. I figure if don’t use the at home ones before, we can test ourselves 3-5 days after returning just to make sure we did not get Covid. KLA and CJS2766 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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