Radeas or Optum at home COVID test? Your experience?

[whogo]

Holland America lists Radeas and Optum as COVID test providers: https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/worry-free-promise/travel-well/frequently-asked-questions/faq-for-cruises-from-usa.html#testing

Please, does anyone have any advice for choosing one over the other? (I am leaning toward Radeas, they have a good description of the process on their website: https://store.optum.com/shop/products/abbott-binaxNOW-COVID-19-ag-emed-at-home-test-kit-1-pack/?utm_source=carnival-corporation&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=two&utm_campaign=travel_ready_covid_test) Any experiences to share? Thanks for any insight you can provide.

[petepie]

We used onpoint for recent cruise on Westerdam. Cheapest option I found - $15 per person to observe our own tests (used the free flow tests from Costco). Results confirmed via email within 5 minutes of completing the session and accepted by VeriFLY and HAL at Embarkation at Civitavecchia. 

[whogo]

Another option! Thanks, petepie. I like the idea of using our own test kits.

[Crazy For Cats]

We’ve used the Abbott test from Optum twice.  Both times we used eMed to monitor the actual test and all went well and was completed within 20 minutes.  Results came in very quickly.  Have a set for November should we need them for that cruise.

[whogo]

Thanks, Crazy for Cats. I like to get things done early and COVID testing,  ArriveCan, and Verifly are all pretty much last minute tasks.

[Shelbydarling]

I bought the eMed tests from Optum, and they arrived quickly.  I was also able to use my flex spending debit card to pay for them on the Optum site which I appreciated.  Hopefully, all goes well with the test itself in September.