FifeFlyer Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 Sailing on Wonder of the Seas in early July, so looks like we need to test before boarding and will be in Barcelona for a couple of days prior to sailing. Has anyone used a local chemist/lab for an antigen/PCR test and have any feedback? RC say either test is acceptable but prices are very different. Any good providers in Gothic quarter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 Ask the hotel you are staying at if they have a recommendation. My plan was to bring the Emed.com test kits. I’ve since changed my flights to be able to test at home before I fly. Bradinmississippi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradinmississippi Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 We are sailing in September and will bring Emed tests with us ChessE4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeFlyer Posted June 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 We're coming from UK so will have to test in Espana. Don't see the point of paying extra for four PCR tests if a simple antigen test suffices. Don't want to fall foul of RCL protocols though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 I replied to a similar post recently, being from Scotland and staying near Barcelona pre cruise, we purchased antigen test kits in the UK from DocHQ, and took them with us on our pre cruise stay in Salou, Spain, prior to our cruise as we needed to provide a negative test at least 2 days before the cruise. The video appointment for the both of us was done on my iPhone and was conducted at the selected appointment time, quickly and efficiently in the comfort of our hotel room, with the certificates emailed to us before the appointment ended. The hotel kindly printed a hard copy which we showed at the terminal. I would recommend DocHQ as it was easy to use and also a lot less expensive (£20 each) than the options available in Spain. Certificates were accepted without any problems by Royal Caribbean staff at Barcelona cruise terminal. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichR Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 We have booked a test through https://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/barcelona/covid/test/antigen-test/schblt-clinic-in-sagrada-familia-barcelona-01.html This is in clinic test pretty expensive though €45 each. You only pay at the time so I may well look into DocHQ as mentioned above Any more recommendations would be gratefully received? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeFlyer Posted June 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 6:01 PM, A_B said: I replied to a similar post recently, being from Scotland and staying near Barcelona pre cruise, we purchased antigen test kits in the UK from DocHQ, and took them with us on our pre cruise stay in Salou, Spain, prior to our cruise as we needed to provide a negative test at least 2 days before the cruise. The video appointment for the both of us was done on my iPhone and was conducted at the selected appointment time, quickly and efficiently in the comfort of our hotel room, with the certificates emailed to us before the appointment ended. The hotel kindly printed a hard copy which we showed at the terminal. I would recommend DocHQ as it was easy to use and also a lot less expensive (£20 each) than the options available in Spain. Certificates were accepted without any problems by Royal Caribbean staff at Barcelona cruise terminal. Brilliant info A_B, so thanks for that. The only issue will be printing off certificate but sure we can work that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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