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We sailed out of NYC (actually Red Hook) last month with stops in Canada.  We were required to both get the antigen test and to fill out the ARRIVECan ap before we could board.  We had a lot of problems with the ARRIVECan ap and a kind ship officer helped us complete it at the terminal.  We were not alone with this problem.  Interesting is that he had problems as well getting it filled out and approved.

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Jersey42

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1 hour ago, bumorgan said:

We are going on Enchanted to New England and Canada next Saturday. Do we need to take a COVID test 2 days prior to starting the cruise even though we are fully vaccinated and boosted because of Canada?? 

The simple answer is YES.  It's two days for an antigen test or 72 hours for a molecular test. Canada also has a third option if you tested positive from 10-180 days prior to boarding.  I'm not sure how Princess handles option 3.  Canada does not require a booster. 

 

https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/cruise#pre-embarkation-test

 

https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada#determine-fully

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6 hours ago, bumorgan said:

We are going on Enchanted to New England and Canada next Saturday. Do we need to take a COVID test 2 days prior to starting the cruise even though we are fully vaccinated and boosted because of Canada?? 

Yes.  Canada is still being "difficult".

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It mey seem difficult but despite all these rules many folk on our nyc to quebec cruise tested positive for covid when they got home.

Dh and I were in that covid positive group.

It's better to get it at home than have to quarantine on the ship!

You can read about that sort of experience if you go to 5he Caribbean princess roll calls

 

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We were on the CB last month for a 16 day cruise.  Mid cruise the captain announced that there was COVID aboard and asked all of us to wear a mask in inside areas.  Most complied but we had a few who refused for some reason.  Later heard that several came down with the virus.

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20 hours ago, bumorgan said:

We are going on Enchanted to New England and Canada next Saturday. Do we need to take a COVID test 2 days prior to starting the cruise even though we are fully vaccinated and boosted because of Canada?? 

Yes. The requirement has not changed. You must carefully follow the direction provided by the cruise line for your cruise else be denied boarding. 

 

Fully Vaccinated

  • Received primary series of COVID-19 vaccines with final dose at least 14 days before embarkation.
  • Antigen within 2 days OR PCR within 72 hours

 

You also need to do your ArriveCAN registration. 

 

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19 minutes ago, Steven_&_Daniel said:

We have a Canada New England cruise next month out of NYC. Since we are flying there the day before departure. What is the best way to handle pre-cruise covid testing? 

https://store.emed.com/s/product/detail/01t8c00000M7Qi0AAF

You can take a telemed test online in your hotel room.  The above link is who I am using for my cruise on 8 Oct

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1 hour ago, Steven_&_Daniel said:

We have a Canada New England cruise next month out of NYC. Since we are flying there the day before departure. What is the best way to handle pre-cruise covid testing? 

 

48 minutes ago, AF-1 said:

https://store.emed.com/s/product/detail/01t8c00000M7Qi0AAF

You can take a telemed test online in your hotel room.  The above link is who I am using for my cruise on 8 Oct

That works.  Given you are flying only one day in advance, you can also also take a test the day before your flight. If you test positive, at least you will know before you get on the plane.  Whichever works best for you.

 

https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/cruise#pre-embarkation-test

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On 9/19/2022 at 9:51 AM, Jersey42 said:

 

That works.  Given you are flying only one day in advance, you can also also take a test the day before your flight. If you test positive, at least you will know before you get on the plane.  Whichever works best for you.

 

https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/cruise#pre-embarkation-test

Actually we arrive on Thursday for a Saturday departure.  We leave early morning Thursday; so we will get  tests when we get to our hotel.  I have my laptop to login

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1 hour ago, MamaStang said:

There is word that Canada may not continue the covid test requirement after the current ruling ends at the end of September.  I have an October cruise so hoping for the best.

Nothing announced yet regarding testing.

mention ArriveCAN & vax.

have to wait for official announcement September 30 th.

 

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33 minutes ago, Steven_&_Daniel said:

I installed the ArriveCAN app and see that you cannot fill that out until 72 hours before arriving in Canada. That will be after we board our cruise. So Princess doesn't require this to be done pre-boarding? Because their system won't let you do it that early.

It probably depends on the exact itinerary. We are currently on the Enchanted out of Brooklyn, returning this Saturday. The requirement for this trip was to submit the ArriveCan submission within 72 hours OF EMBARKATION, not before arrival in Canada, which in our case was on day 4 of our cruise. Also, technically, you can fill out most of the required info and save it, as well as uploading vax docs, etc, days or weeks before your trip. You just can't SUBMIT it until withing 72 hours of embarkation. It's easy to enter most data, leaving just a bit of data entry to the last minute.

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12 minutes ago, lx200gps said:

It probably depends on the exact itinerary. We are currently on the Enchanted out of Brooklyn, returning this Saturday. The requirement for this trip was to submit the ArriveCan submission within 72 hours OF EMBARKATION, not before arrival in Canada, which in our case was on day 4 of our cruise. Also, technically, you can fill out most of the required info and save it, as well as uploading vax docs, etc, days or weeks before your trip. You just can't SUBMIT it until withing 72 hours of embarkation. It's easy to enter most data, leaving just a bit of data entry to the last minute.

On Enchanted now 

no one has asked for recent Covid test results 

or ArrCan QR CODE 

Today getting off in Halifax We will see if they require any docs

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1 minute ago, joe/jack said:

On Enchanted now 

no one has asked for recent Covid test results 

or ArrCan QR CODE 

Today getting off in Halifax We will see if they require any docs

Nash just canceled Halifax

so Newport Canceled

Bar Harbor Canceled 

Sad Cruise 🚢 !!!!

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14 minutes ago, joe/jack said:

On Enchanted now 

no one has asked for recent Covid test results 

or ArrCan QR CODE 

Today getting off in Halifax We will see if they require any docs

Nobody asked for your test results because you uploaded them to the Princess app as part of your pre-cruise check-in process. Nobody asked for your ArriveCan code because you uploaded it to the Canadian government before embarkation.

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5 minutes ago, AF-1 said:

are you saying all three ports were cancelled?  Did you just sail around?

Correct. We left Saint John last evening, sailed around past Yarmouth to within a few miles of Halifax, then the Staff Captain came on the PA around 10AM, in the cabins as well as the public areas, to say we were turning around and heading leisurely back to Brooklyn, arriving back on schedule on Saturday.  Four sea days instead of the scheduled one, on a ship with barely functional internet service

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