I'm Confused....PreCruise COIVD test for Bahamas and CoCoCay?

[SoccerMom#3]

Based on RCCL's Health update this past week, am I right in that we don't need a negative pre-cruise COVID test before traveling to the Bahamas and CoCoCay? We are  vaccinated and boosted but I can't tell whether we need to do a pre-cruise COVID test if we are only going to the Bahamas and CoCoCay.  

TIA

[reallyitsmema]

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/will-i-have-to-take-a-test-before-i-cruise

[OCSC Mike]

Haven't needed one for the Bahamas for months.

[j4lambert]

I would do a negative test the day before the cruise just in case.

[mets123]

17 minutes ago, j4lambert said:

I would do a negative test the day before the cruise just in case.

Why?

[not-enough-cruising]

23 minutes ago, j4lambert said:

I would do a negative test the day before the cruise just in case.

Just in case of what?

[lcpagejr]

31 minutes ago, j4lambert said:

I would do a negative test the day before the cruise just in case.

No need to. They won't even ask. As long as you filled out Health form and state you were vaccinated....its a done issue

[SoccerMom#3]

Thanks everyone for your quick responses.  I thought we didn't need a pre-cruise covid test but I just wanted to be sure.  

[jerseyjjs]

Makes no sense to even do that before the cruise.  Afterwards, maybe, if you're curious.

Edited November 6, 2022 by jerseyjjs

[j4lambert]

21 minutes ago, not-enough-cruising said:

Just in case of what?

There is still a possibility of a major outbreak onboard a cruise ship.

[not-enough-cruising]

Just now, j4lambert said:

There is still a possibility of a major outbreak onboard a cruise ship.

No, sorry.  There hasn't been a major outbreak of Covid on a cruise ship since early 2020

[dohertm1]

If you're vaxxed, no test required as per RCL, so you're good to go. Unvaxxed passengers must submit a negative CoVID test result. 

[reallyitsmema]

18 minutes ago, dohertm1 said:

If you're vaxxed, no test required as per RCL, so you're good to go. Unvaxxed passengers must submit a negative CoVID test result. 

 

Absolutely not true at all.

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/will-i-have-to-take-a-test-before-i-cruise

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-vaccines-are-required-to-travel-on-a-cruise

Edited November 6, 2022 by reallyitsmema

[smokeybandit]

19 minutes ago, not-enough-cruising said:

No, sorry.  There hasn't been a major outbreak of Covid on a cruise ship since early 2020

And even that wasn't all that major in hindsight.

[smokeybandit]

20 minutes ago, dohertm1 said:

If you're vaxxed, no test required as per RCL, so you're good to go. Unvaxxed passengers must submit a negative CoVID test result. 

Not anymore. The only cruises out of the US that require an unvaxxed test result are ones that have port stops in Roatan, Labadee or one of the few that stop in Colombia.

Edited November 6, 2022 by smokeybandit

[not-enough-cruising]

35 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

And even that wasn't all that major in hindsight.

precisely

[F27TW]

1 hour ago, j4lambert said:

There is still a possibility of a major outbreak onboard a cruise ship.

 

So taking one AFTER the cruise would make more sense, then. 

[Preziosa]

Do They make the test for Roatan on the ship. Before boarding the test Will Be to old. How old Can the booster Be...

[dohertm1]

I stand corrected on the COVID testing policy. Recently changed, so no Covid test is required before boarding RCL cruises to the Bahamas. I think that's unfortunate because we all know that illness can spread quickly on a ship, and not just COVID. I'm an avid cruiser and I've been on cruises where people boarded when they were ill and there were consequences. How quickly the cruise lines forget.

[not-enough-cruising]

Just now, dohertm1 said:

I stand corrected on the COVID testing policy. Recently changed, so no Covid test is required before boarding RCL cruises to the Bahamas. I think that's unfortunate because we all know that illness can spread quickly on a ship, and not just COVID. I'm an avid cruiser and I've been on cruises where people boarded when they were ill and there were consequences. How quickly the cruise lines forget.

What else should we be testing for pre cruise, “just to be safe”??

[not-enough-cruising]

4 minutes ago, Preziosa said:

Do They make the test for Roatan on the ship. Before boarding the test Will Be to old. How old Can the booster Be...

No, all testing is pre boarding. No booster required on North American embarkation 

[mets123]

2 hours ago, Preziosa said:

Do They make the test for Roatan on the ship. Before boarding the test Will Be to old. How old Can the booster Be...

Question was about Coco Cay and Bahamas. What does Roatan have to do with it?

[lcpagejr]

10 hours ago, dohertm1 said:

I stand corrected on the COVID testing policy. Recently changed, so no Covid test is required before boarding RCL cruises to the Bahamas. I think that's unfortunate because we all know that illness can spread quickly on a ship, and not just COVID. I'm an avid cruiser and I've been on cruises where people boarded when they were ill and there were consequences. How quickly the cruise lines forget.

So can norovisus, the flu, gastro illnesses, etc....Stop the fear mongering

[dohertm1]

12 hours ago, lcpagejr said:

So can norovisus, the flu, gastro illnesses, etc....Stop the fear mongering

It's not fear mongering, it's a fact. I love cruising but I still take precautions. I can't tell you how many people I've seen in the past before the pandemic that did not sanitize their hands on a certain cruise line that I won't mention here. 

[dmfleischmann]

On 11/6/2022 at 11:37 AM, dohertm1 said:

If you're vaxxed, no test required as per RCL, so you're good to go. Unvaxxed passengers must submit a negative CoVID test result. 

Not as of November 2nd