Johar4469 Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 We are about 80ish days from our cruise and bought our tests the other day. I just want to make sure these are excepted they are Abbott’s BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag At-Home Test Kit 6 Pack thank you all in advance we can't wait lol Pattycruise and KristiZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 Yes, as long as it looks like this and warns you to not open it until instructed to do so you have the correct tests. (They don't have to say eMed on them as Optum also sells them). You likely got them from eMed if you have a 6-pack, though). ellcee and BrianB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johar4469 Posted April 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 What app should we use and does my wife need the app and my daughter is 6 can she use my app thanks for the quick reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Wooten Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 You can use the app OR your computer camera. The easy way to get the app is to scan the front QR code. Be sure your BiNaxNOW Covid test hasn't expired. Mine was set to expire in November and I didn't realize until I tested today for my Harmony voyage Sunday. Very simple process that takes total about 25-30 minutes. I have cruises in October, December and April '23 and know that this test is the best. Good Luck!!! ** And Yes....your wife needs an account with NAVICA. Not sure about your daughter using yours. Maybe someone else can help with that. ChessE4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 Kids can be added to an adult's account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Joe Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 Does anyone know how early in the morning the test can be taken. We have a flight to Rome that leaves at noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassSlipper Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 We took our tests at midnight last night. I believe they are open 24 hours. It was super quick and easy. ellcee and KristiZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 16 hours ago, Captain Joe said: Does anyone know how early in the morning the test can be taken. We have a flight to Rome that leaves at noon. As long as the test says the correct date (2 days prior to sailing) you are fine. So a Sunday sailing can be taken on a Friday…just be sure the time zones don’t screw you up?) Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Joe Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 OK so a Monday cruise from Rome allows you to test on Saturday here in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureKenandCar Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 Thank you for this helpful information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRon2 Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 This looked like a good place to ask this question about using the Abbot proctored testing [hope this not considered hijacking a thread, but about covid testing so should be cogent?] Right?. We're booked on a cruise to the Baltic in June [after 21/2years of postponements, lifts and shifts, and cancellations]...but our one last and 'great' hesitation is about covid testing to come back home, which the CDC still requires to get back on a plane into the USA [with a very narrow window of 24 hours]. Denmark and the UK [and other nations] have all dropped testing requirements...but our own USA CDC wants to keep us in pandemic mode forever. So my question is about these Abbot tests being used for onboard testing, say a day before one disembarks [say on a baltic cruise] to catch their plane home. Yes, we've used the abbot tests before, and it's great at home where we have internet service and wifi. But...onboard a ship...in the baltic sea? Our only experience with wifi abroad was in the Mediterranean on the Rhapsody OS, and it was slower than dirt [almost unusable really]. That was just to print out a flight boarding pass...and not for a live proctor of testing and peer to peer video communication. Not being techies, what might be our expectations for using those abbot PROCTORED tests using onbaord wifi and internet? Is this doable? Would we need to have purchased high powered interenet for this [for lack of better term; again we're not techies]. We might add here, we are doing our air through royal's 'AirtoSea' program, and can't believe they don't provide such testing last day of a cruise to get back on a plane to come home. Our travel agent seems to have no information on this. So we are 'assuming' Royal does NOT provide this [just throws you off the ship in a foreign port for you to fend for yourself]? (should we be pe'o'd at our agent or Royal, we don't know). We see Celebrity no longer give Canadians such testing to fly back to Canada from, say Miami. So...We are struggling for information on this subject [their website seems geared toward caribbean travelers going back overseas..not USA travelers coming back to USA]. We are on the verge of canceling if we can't get better information on this. Make it the fourth one in row, ha. [we lost St. Petersburg already anyway lol]. And as much as love Royal...this one strikes deeply [Carnival looking better all the time, ha]. [not really]. Maybe MSC. Thanks to anyone with REAL information on this [like a Royal Carib. employee or something]. Rumors are a dime a dozen [like we'd "NEVER" go to Labadee on the Harmony in January, ha again]. [Which we did, and had a great time]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, LinRon2 said: This looked like a good place to ask this question about using the Abbot proctored testing [hope this not considered hijacking a thread, but about covid testing so should be cogent?] Right?. We're booked on a cruise to the Baltic in June [after 21/2years of postponements, lifts and shifts, and cancellations]...but our one last and 'great' hesitation is about covid testing to come back home, which the CDC still requires to get back on a plane into the USA [with a very narrow window of 24 hours]. Denmark and the UK [and other nations] have all dropped testing requirements...but our own USA CDC wants to keep us in pandemic mode forever. So my question is about these Abbot tests being used for onboard testing, say a day before one disembarks [say on a baltic cruise] to catch their plane home. Yes, we've used the abbot tests before, and it's great at home where we have internet service and wifi. But...onboard a ship...in the baltic sea? Our only experience with wifi abroad was in the Mediterranean on the Rhapsody OS, and it was slower than dirt [almost unusable really]. That was just to print out a flight boarding pass...and not for a live proctor of testing and peer to peer video communication. Not being techies, what might be our expectations for using those abbot PROCTORED tests using onbaord wifi and internet? Is this doable? Would we need to have purchased high powered interenet for this [for lack of better term; again we're not techies]. We might add here, we are doing our air through royal's 'AirtoSea' program, and can't believe they don't provide such testing last day of a cruise to get back on a plane to come home. Our travel agent seems to have no information on this. So we are 'assuming' Royal does NOT provide this [just throws you off the ship in a foreign port for you to fend for yourself]? (should we be pe'o'd at our agent or Royal, we don't know). We see Celebrity no longer give Canadians such testing to fly back to Canada from, say Miami. So...We are struggling for information on this subject [their website seems geared toward caribbean travelers going back overseas..not USA travelers coming back to USA]. We are on the verge of canceling if we can't get better information on this. Make it the fourth one in row, ha. [we lost St. Petersburg already anyway lol]. And as much as love Royal...this one strikes deeply [Carnival looking better all the time, ha]. [not really]. Maybe MSC. Thanks to anyone with REAL information on this [like a Royal Carib. employee or something]. Rumors are a dime a dozen [like we'd "NEVER" go to Labadee on the Harmony in January, ha again]. [Which we did, and had a great time]. I'll be cruising the Arctic in June. My plan is to test at the airport upon departure. (I'm sailing out of Amsterdam; I assume you'll be sailing from Copenhagen?) I'm hoping the testing requirements will change by June, but if not I have planned my flights to have plenty of time to test. For Copenhagen airport, here is the link to the testing site: Falck COVID-19 test centre (cph.dk) Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Does your cellular company have service in the country you are disembarking in. If so that might be an option. I know Verizon had a day rate of $10 (well it was that prepandemic), which, if avail and reliable would be a good option vs spotty cruise WiFi VirtKitty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcarrubba Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Does anyone know what time zone NAVICA is on? Would like to test at 12am Friday for a Sunday cruise. I'm testing from the east coast (NY). Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRon2 Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 1 hour ago, KristiZ said: I'll be cruising the Arctic in June. My plan is to test at the airport upon departure. (I'm sailing out of Amsterdam; I assume you'll be sailing from Copenhagen?) I'm hoping the testing requirements will change by June, but if not I have planned my flights to have plenty of time to test. For Copenhagen airport, here is the link to the testing site: Falck COVID-19 test centre (cph.dk) Hey, thanks a lot. The Falck test center at the airport might be our best option. Still hard to believe Royal would just throw you off the ship on an 'air to sea' booking. Any costs are not an issue (well, to a point anyway), but just getting the test, that's the problem [the where, how to get there, timing etc]. Here at home, one of our first cruises last year, we had to travel 55 minutes there and back to get an antigen test...and we LIVE HERE and are quite familiar with our state, and can DRIVE ourselves anywhere, and speak the language [though, we realize english pretty widely spoken these days]. In a foreign land...it might seem easy to those who live there or have done it [like it does to us now here in the states], but not so much if youre from out of town, much less the country. With only a 24 hour window everything has to be peaperfect. We still might have to cancel just for sake of a dumb swab up the noggin'; we just haven't decided if we really want to risk missing our flight back home. But the 'Falck' info gives us a viable option at least. Thank you again. KristiZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRiggs Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 I’m basically in the same boat-no pun intended. Can you do the video testing on your iPhone instead of a laptop? I really don’t want to take a laptop on a cruise! Is the Abbot test the only test Royal accepts? Info on this is impossible to find on their site. Frustrating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenline627 Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Hate to keep beating this dead horse but for those that got the paper work what must the certificate or paper work say to be excepted by RCL. I found a drug store that does them for 50.00 and no appt. needed. Thanks, Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrznTxn Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 This is what is on the accepted eMed results. Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 32 minutes ago, greenline627 said: Hate to keep beating this dead horse but for those that got the paper work what must the certificate or paper work say to be excepted by RCL. I found a drug store that does them for 50.00 and no appt. needed. Thanks, Ed https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/if-need-an-rt-pcr-test-before-i-cruise-where-should-i-go You must receive a valid results document from your test provider that includes the name of the lab that processed the test, the lab’s CLIA Lab Number or Certification Number, the address of the lab, your name, the date the test was taken, type of test, and your negative result. This can be a printed document, email, or telehealth app notification. Fully handwritten doctor’s notes (such as those written on a prescription pad) will not be accepted. Minimal handwritten components (such as a check mark on a “negative” box) are acceptable as long as the other required information is printed on the document. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 6 minutes ago, jay1021 said: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/if-need-an-rt-pcr-test-before-i-cruise-where-should-i-go You must receive a valid results document from your test provider that includes the name of the lab that processed the test, the lab’s CLIA Lab Number or Certification Number, the address of the lab, your name, the date the test was taken, type of test, and your negative result. This can be a printed document, email, or telehealth app notification. Fully handwritten doctor’s notes (such as those written on a prescription pad) will not be accepted. Minimal handwritten components (such as a check mark on a “negative” box) are acceptable as long as the other required information is printed on the document. I just noticed that CrznTxn's example doesn't show the "CLIA Lab Number or Certification Number". UNLESS the "TEST ID" that has been Xed out is all that is required. I wouldn't worry about that though. It's obvious that it is acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 CLIA number seems more important for the lessor known providers than emed/CVS/Walgreens, etc KristiZ and Moby Dick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perryrccl Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Ho we fly out of Holland to Miami. Our children need a pcr test does anyone know a good adress to do it near miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 25 minutes ago, Perryrccl said: Ho we fly out of Holland to Miami. Our children need a pcr test does anyone know a good adress to do it near miami. I'd look to do it at the airport in Miami. Try to book a reservation in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, Perryrccl said: Ho we fly out of Holland to Miami. Our children need a pcr test does anyone know a good adress to do it near miami. BioCollections is a fantastic lab very near the airport (10 min cab ride). $75 per pcr test, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 19 hours ago, dcarrubba said: Does anyone know what time zone NAVICA is on? Would like to test at 12am Friday for a Sunday cruise. I'm testing from the east coast (NY). Thanks. They are 24hr but your test results are based on your time zone, I was told based on where you live and not where you are. So, for example when I test, it gives time for IL, even though I am/might be in Florida. They will time it based on your ID. This was the case for me. dcarrubba 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridacruising Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 I found a great testing site close to the fort lauderdale airport on 17th street and us1. Advertised as Tenttest.com. I went to their clinic to get tested (negative) but they said they can come to you too. No wait, relaxed inside and done in 15mins. Danny Rideout and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenline627 Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 21 hours ago, jay1021 said: I just noticed that CrznTxn's example doesn't show the "CLIA Lab Number or Certification Number". UNLESS the "TEST ID" that has been Xed out is all that is required. I wouldn't worry about that though. It's obvious that it is acceptable. If its done at a pharmacy they won't have a lab number so they would need what a certificate number which would be what. Have not cruised since the virus had two cancelled so just trying to make sure I have everything I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 3 hours ago, greenline627 said: If its done at a pharmacy they won't have a lab number so they would need what a certificate number which would be what. Have not cruised since the virus had two cancelled so just trying to make sure I have everything I need. I don't know about your question specifically. I'd ask the pharmacy how they can meet the minimum requirements of Royal's. If the pharmacy has a lab to provide analysis of chemical tests, I'd think they are governmentally recognized and some sort of certification with a # would be issued. But I don't know for sure. greenline627 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 3 hours ago, greenline627 said: If its done at a pharmacy they won't have a lab number Pharmacies have CLIA lab numbers. If you do medical testing, you're considered a lab under CLIA definitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett B Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 One more tip on doing the emed Abbott test and my apologies if someone else mentioned this to my messages. someone did mention do not open the box before the live call which is just on super important. They tell you when to open the box. My tip is about reading the end results. The way they phras the question at the end of the test in my opinion is loaded. They will say something like “do you agree there are two pink lines on the test” and if you say “yes” that means you are saying you are positive. If you only see one line which means you are negative, then be clear that you do not see two lines- you only see one line. I have use the emed test for my last three Cruises, and while they are a little expensive it is super convenient and easy. I typically do it the night before the cruise. I think they are available 24x7 PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenline627 Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 Thanks for all the answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 Hi, can different accounts use same email address? Do you have to use the App or can I do the test on my computer logging on to a web site instead of an app? is it easy to do on a phone? I am thinking someone would need to hold the phone so camera is focused properly for proctor to see test while test subject is taking the test?? All of this makes me anxious. Thanks for your help. Cruising for first time in a few years in June on the Allure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Mich said: Hi, can different accounts use same email address? Do you have to use the App or can I do the test on my computer logging on to a web site instead of an app? is it easy to do on a phone? I am thinking someone would need to hold the phone so camera is focused properly for proctor to see test while test subject is taking the test?? All of this makes me anxious. Thanks for your help. Cruising for first time in a few years in June on the Allure. Welcome to the boards! I can’t remember off hand, but I think the email address is your account login, so you will need separate emails. I could be misremembering though… You do not have to use the app, but you do need both an eMed and Navica account. It is easy to use a phone. Just prop it up so both the back and front camera can be accessed and there is enough visible space on the table in front of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Mich said: Hi, can different accounts use same email address? Do you have to use the App or can I do the test on my computer logging on to a web site instead of an app? is it easy to do on a phone? I am thinking someone would need to hold the phone so camera is focused properly for proctor to see test while test subject is taking the test?? All of this makes me anxious. Thanks for your help. Cruising for first time in a few years in June on the Allure. Only children are allowed to share an email with an adult. Your email is your login info, so each adult needs their own email. They can share a device but need separate credentials. You can use any device that has a camera and whatever is easiest for the proctor to see you and the test materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 Thank you. Any idea if they will be dropping the testing requirement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, Mich said: Thank you. Any idea if they will be dropping the testing requirement? Nobody knows, but it's not expected that they will drop it in the near future at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 19 minutes ago, Mich said: Thank you. Any idea if they will be dropping the testing requirement? When the CDC allows them to. DebColletti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hharris1997 Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 4/11/2022 at 2:44 PM, Ampurp85 said: They are 24hr but your test results are based on your time zone, I was told based on where you live and not where you are. So, for example when I test, it gives time for IL, even though I am/might be in Florida. They will time it based on your ID. This was the case for me. So are you saying if I take my test in Las Vegas at 5am 6/1/22, then land in Rome and our cruise check in time is 6/2/22 at 12pm, the time that RC looks at is Las Vegas time of testing? We have to do our test 24 hours before cruise. So we should be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 10 hours ago, Hharris1997 said: So are you saying if I take my test in Las Vegas at 5am 6/1/22, then land in Rome and our cruise check in time is 6/2/22 at 12pm, the time that RC looks at is Las Vegas time of testing? We have to do our test 24 hours before cruise. So we should be good Yes and no-ish. Some posters say they use a UTC time zone, which may NOW be the case as I last used them in Oct 2021/Jan 2022. I am sure as time went on, they got more and more streamlined. The time only matters if you are doing it "right at midnight" scenario, otherwise all they care about is the date. The right-at-midnight scenario could affect the date, otherwise any time you test on 6/1 will be fine as long as it is 1 day, not 24hrs, before embarkation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHaga Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Any European alternatives to eMED testsing? (Dosent look like they ship worldwide.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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