Inspire Diagnostics Embarkation Test at Port

[tvguy]

And that's fine. But I think we'd all feel a lot better if Disney explained what happens when someone tests positive. As it is now, I have no idea what I'll do if I unexpectedly test positive at the port.

I haven't seen anything. Certainly some help would be nice, even though Disney has nothing to do with the testing requirement or a passenger testing positive.

 

[XBelle24X]

Is the PCR test at the terminal the long nasal swab or the shorter nasal swab?

 

[MATTERHORN]

So I will just say does everyone test each morning before leaving their house? Its the same concept with getting on the cruise except a larger percentage of people you see will be vaccinated, more people will be wearing masks, better cleaning protocols will be had, and its likely "safer" than a common public environment you will find in the US.

Additionally this testing is something Disney should have done from the start (instead of it being unvaccinated only), they should have required COVID19 insurance since the start (to cover quarantine or private transport home), and they should have worked with a private airline or car rental company to have on standby to refer you to if you test positive.

Getting on a cruise comes with an inherent risk you will get COVID. If you want to avoid that risk then you should be cancelling. Additionally the riskiest action everyone is going to do is get on an airplane roughly 6-36 hours prior to getting on the cruise ship. Which means they won't test positive until after boarding but will possibly be contagious while still on board.

Final note Disney should be push everyone to test 72 hours out from the cruise as well. NCL (if I understand correctly) as an example will cover all quarantine costs if you test 3 days prior to showing up and test positive.

Right, but not the same because this person is ACTUALLY saying they'd rather get on KNOWING they are positive for Covid. And that's why this won't go away!

 

[bobbiwoz]

My problem is that I know someone in a rehab who tested positive one day, and negative the next. It was a nightmare for him and his wife. Its the false positives that bother me.

 

[Jim Libasci]

Because it's much more than in inconvenience if you aren't local and you test positive.

It's almost as if it's inconvenient to cruise during a global pandemic

 

[KantLose]

We are driving to the port a day before our December cruise on the Wonder. One kid will be flying to us 6 days before the cruise and the other will be driving home from college about a week before.

We have trip insurance.

And I think I'm going to pick up a couple two packs of Binax self tests and use them before we drive down. While there are chances of a false negative - I think it will ease our minds that there probably won't be a surprise at port. Plus - I have a mom in a care facility - so I get lab PCR tests on a regular basis. I'll probably time one in the days right before the cruise.

We are planning to rapid antigen before driving down to the the port also. Don’t want to drive 16+ hours without having the best chances to make it onboard.

 

[TheBigErn]

I'm confused. Are you actually saying you'd rather get on a ship and spread COVID to healthy people than be sent home where you can't infect anyone else? You know you could always get better then go on vacation when you're healthy, right?

I stand by my answer. I'm a very healthy 57 year old adult who has never been a sick a day in my life. No colds, no flu; ever. I have my views about covid (which I know is a real illness) and covid testing in particular which I will not share here because further explanation of my answer will likely get me reprimanded by the moderators.

 

[MATTERHORN]

I stand by my answer. I'm a very healthy 57 year old adult who has never been a sick a day in my life. No colds, no flu; ever. I have my views about covid (which I know is a real illness) and covid testing in particular which I will not share here because further explanation of my answer will likely get me reprimanded by the moderators.

All I hear is you, you and you. Good for you that you've never been sick. So go infect everyone else. Lovely.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

The Bahamas will protect their people regardless of your opinion.

DCL's requirements at this point are about the rules of port nations.

 

[lanejudy]

I’ve seen reports from recent disney cruises where they said hundreds of people were getting turned away. Some of that is not having the right documentation but I’m sure positive tests a pretty large number.

I would really expect we'd have heard more reports if there truly have been large numbers turned away due to positive tests. My understanding is that most of those turned away are due to lack of pre-testing before arrival at port, and/or missing documentation. It's been a month of twice-weekly cruises; I would think someone would have turned to social media to share their experience being denied boarding due to a positive test. And other cruiselines are testing at embarkation as well. So if it's truly a large number of positives, there should be plenty of reports out there.

 

[sethschroeder]

It's almost as if it's inconvenient to cruise during a global pandemic

It doesn't need to be though. You could have every single precaution under the sun and still make it easy for everyone. Disney had 18 months to prepare?

People should have known:

• Checking vaccination records would possibly be a thing (if for nothing other than entering ports)
• Testing at port, prior to arrival, and during the cruise would be needed
• Guests would need a way to arrive back home upon a positive test
• Countries could have various restrictions from open, to testing, to vaccination, to closed, to testing at disembarkation, to only DCL led groups, to.....

Maybe DCL has plans but they just don't want to tip their hand at all and there is some other motivator like profits keeping them from releasing protocols more timely.

In the end I just don't buy you can't make it easy for guests. Example back when they finally did release the Dream information they didn't even have a checklist for leading up to embarkation....

 

[CamColt]

Since the OP got their answer and this thread is going off the rails I'm going to close it.