Until they CANCEL pre-cruise COVID Tests… do this....... for as ‘risk free’ a planning for this can be, I would suggest the following:
PLAN A:
Schedule your first target to get a ‘Proctored Covid Test’. This can be in-person (CVS, Walgreens, etc.) or online (emed, Rapidtestandtrace, OnPoint, etc.)
PLAN B:
Set up some kind of backup… just in case. This could be another ‘cancellable’ in-person testing later that same day, or something else online (again after the time of your PLAN A)
PLAN 😄
As long as you use two different methods in PLAN A and PLAN B…. you should be ok. Some say ‘U can test at the pier’ as a PLAN C but, at least at Bayonne NJ, I went to check it out and told they were so so busy with Kid testing that often they can’t even get to u. NY may be better but ….. again u take that last minute risk)
If you choose online for PLAN A or PLAN B, have a backup of the backup:
I have Optimum Cable as my Internet Provider. I sail in a week and it went out three time today. 😮
If this had been a week later… I would have been ABSOLUTELY SCREWED as 1)Getting in touch for rescheduling has been reported as TOUGH for most online PROCTORS. (some cc'er reported hours on hold)
Since there always is a possibility that I would not have been able to get online, from home internet, to my ONLINE PROCTOR… need a backup!!!!
If you have a smartphone, make sure you have ‘zoom’ capability is setup (if u have an iPhone get the zoom ap) and send a text to yourself with the zoom link you got when u bought the online test! This makes it a lot easier than trying to type it in later.
Yes, this might be overkill for some but I have always used the PLAN FOR THE WORST….hope for the best!
Hope this helps... and if someone want to say I am paranoid...PLEASE DON'T