D Alt Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 still waiting for mine and the tracking email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuttMutt Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 3 hours ago, D Alt said: still waiting for mine and the tracking email. Might be soon. Not long after my post above she got tracking information that says Saturday is the expected day of delivery. Too bad we are in a major snowstorm right now. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Ordered Jan 19. In Chicago. I have gotten neither tracking email nor tests. But I'm fine being patient. Not really doing much right now that makes me feel like I need them urgently. Just back and forth to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Yup, just using them as a pretest test as suggested above. Will take them the day before our real tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 I order mine on the 18th, also Chicago, and haven't received anything but the confirmation email. No tracking, no nothing to indicate I will be getting them soon. CrimsonCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Ordered on the 18th ... crickets since then ... not surprised though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittenmom Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Ordered ours the first day they came out. Received them 4 days ago. Living outside San Antonio, TX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 Heading home after being away a week. Hoping the tests haven’t been sitting in my mailbox at below 32 degrees. Also have to wonder if they are sitting on trucks without environmental control. Given the weather across half the nation these tests won’t likely work properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Censored Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 Not proctored. Not for travel. Not good for Canadians at all. I bet Don finally found his test in Ottawa at the local Wallmart. $19.95 CAD Disembarking is a concerning issue for us Canadians to. No more comped tests. PCR at the terminal $210 PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuttMutt Posted February 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 Tests showed up finally. I think around 2 weeks for us in the Oklahoma area. For those wondering I took pictures of the box with most of the information. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuttMutt Posted February 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, Edmund said: Not proctored. Not for travel. Not good for Canadians at all. This we already pretty much knew before the tests were available. These are no different than the ones you can get over the counter at the big box stores. They give the user some information if they test but it's worthless outside of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Ordered ours on January 19. Got the email today that they are expected to be delivered to us on Friday - will have been just over three weeks from order to receipt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringCruisePlanner Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Got ours today in MN SpeedNoodles and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 23 hours ago, HeWhoWaits said: Ordered ours on January 19. Got the email today that they are expected to be delivered to us on Friday - will have been just over three weeks from order to receipt. The kits arrived. They are Abbott BinaxNOW kits. Sadly, they are NOT the authorized kits for pre-cruise testing. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 54 minutes ago, HeWhoWaits said: The kits arrived. They are Abbott BinaxNOW kits. Sadly, they are NOT the authorized kits for pre-cruise testing. That's great that you got the non-proctored Abbott tests. Better than the weird ones I got cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRon2 Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 12:04 PM, smokeybandit said: The link is now active to requests the federally-provided tests. https://special.usps.com/testkits Yea, we ordered these ASAP when they came out...and they just arrived last week [Feb. 21st or so]. No, they are not proctored as others have mentioned. The one's we got [2 tests per small box with orange coloring] appear to be from a company named "IHealth". Instructions say if you don't have symptoms, you'll need two tests (1 box). Not sure how useful these would be for travel or cruises, except to check before if one might have symptoms. Won't provide the means to get on a ship though [or airplane, say to get back into the USa]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuttMutt Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 So looks like they are now allowing a second ordering of tests. So far I have been using them as a "pre test" before taking the proctored ones and I take them onboard with me for a "just in case I start feeling crappy" so I can take one in the room instead of calling down to medical and then just wondering. Haven't used one yet while on the cruise but it's nice to have along for my own peace of mind. cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 4:44 PM, MuttMutt said: So looks like they are now allowing a second ordering of tests. So far I have been using them as a "pre test" before taking the proctored ones and I take them onboard with me for a "just in case I start feeling crappy" so I can take one in the room instead of calling down to medical and then just wondering. Haven't used one yet while on the cruise but it's nice to have along for my own peace of mind. For those who are nervous about going through pre-cruise testing, the free test used as a "practice test" can help reduce the anxiety before the big game. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkFamMan Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 I believe you can do this monthly or so, Just reordered more myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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