melmar02 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 I received am email this afternoon from Royal with an updated policy on southbound / pre-cruise land tours. We no longer have to test before the land portion of our trip. WAAAYTOOO, CruisingOz, Baked Alaska and 3 others 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Cruise to where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Slowly but surely getting there. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Pattycruise said: Cruise to where? Alaska cruise tours. I wasn't aware they offered land tours anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Well this takes us from 9 tests to 6. It’s an improvement but the US needs to drop it’s ridiculous testing requirement. We literally will walk off a ship that has been in the US ALL WEEK, go straight to Vancouver airport and we need a freakin test. Meanwhile you could drive from Seattle across the border, traisp all over Canada for 2 weeks, drive back across the border and no test required. Proof our government is totally dysfunctional ChrisK2793, Pattycruise, cruisellama and 6 others 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted May 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 11 hours ago, Jill said: Well this takes us from 9 tests to 6. It’s an improvement but the US needs to drop it’s ridiculous testing requirement. We literally will walk off a ship that has been in the US ALL WEEK, go straight to Vancouver airport and we need a freakin test. Meanwhile you could drive from Seattle across the border, traisp all over Canada for 2 weeks, drive back across the border and no test required. Proof our government is totally dysfunctional I've been holding out on buying our emed tests in hopes that the re-entry test goes away, but we're about 3 weeks away now. At this point I think we'll need the two sets. danv3 and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 On 5/13/2022 at 7:50 PM, Jill said: Well this takes us from 9 tests to 6. It’s an improvement but the US needs to drop it’s ridiculous testing requirement. We literally will walk off a ship that has been in the US ALL WEEK, go straight to Vancouver airport and we need a freakin test. Meanwhile you could drive from Seattle across the border, traisp all over Canada for 2 weeks, drive back across the border and no test required. Proof our government is totally dysfunctional Its driving us crazy on our upcoming med cruise. Highly recommended you bring extra e-med tests on the cruise so you can take it prior to leaving the ship to catch your flight to US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 6:39 AM, melmar02 said: I've been holding out on buying our emed tests in hopes that the re-entry test goes away, but we're about 3 weeks away now. At this point I think we'll need the two sets. I just changed my flight home to be Seattle instead of Vancouver to avoid the stress of post-cruise testing. danv3 and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 4 hours ago, cruisellama said: Its driving us crazy on our upcoming med cruise. Highly recommended you bring extra e-med tests on the cruise so you can take it prior to leaving the ship to catch your flight to US. We’re staying in Rome for 3 days after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 4 hours ago, smokeybandit said: I just changed my flight home to be Seattle instead of Vancouver to avoid the stress of post-cruise testing. I’m considering this. We sail a week from Friday. Not sure if it’s too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Jill said: I’m considering this. We sail a week from Friday. Not sure if it’s too late. May not be too late. Just how much are you willing to spend for peace of mind. I spent more than I wanted to, but my mental justification was the cost of this cruise when I booked it is still more than what I paid at final payment + the flight change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted May 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Ha! Ha! They were just kidding. I got another email today and pre-cruisetour testing (embarking in Seward) is back on again. WAAAYTOOO, Pattycruise and KristiZ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not easy being green Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 Bummer all around - we are in the same ship as most people and now we are scrambling to get tested (very tight timeline before we leave for Alaska). Are trip is soon - really soon 2x the tests, hopefully 2x the fun! Regardless, Alaska here we come!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 14 hours ago, melmar02 said: Ha! Ha! They were just kidding. I got another email today and pre-cruisetour testing (embarking in Seward) is back on again. We had to cancel our Alaska (land tour started Tuesday, board tomorrow) and as each day goes by, I’m less upset about it. Moved the booking to Harmony this Sunday. Too many hoops to keep jumping through and getting stuck in Canada should one of us test positive at the end. We will rebook when all this testing is done. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted May 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Jill said: Too many hoops to keep jumping through and getting stuck in Canada should one of us test positive at the end. We will rebook when all this testing is done. We need to figure out our just in case plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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