News update on testing

[Toulou]

I just got this update:

Disney Cruise Line has updated their Know Before You Go section to reflect a change in the requirements for COVID testing prior to a cruise.
The section now states that ” the pre-trip COVID-19 test should be a NAAT test, rapid PCR test or lab-based PCR test. Rapid antigen and antibody tests are not accepted.”
At this time, families of children 11 years of age and under must upload proof of the child’s negative pre-trip COVID-19 test to Safe Passage prior to sailing.

 

[MomOTwins]

I saw this yesterday and was so happy. I actually was losing sleep worrying we wouldn’t get PCR results in time ir that they would come back “invalid” (there are no rapid pcr sites near us). Same day NAAT tests are everywhere and now I know we can get our kids tested easily. Now I just have to pray we don’t get a positive result…

 

[Meriweather]

We saw that too.
The NAAT test is less money than the rapid PCR too

 

[jktmom]

Does anyone know the difference between the test types? Hoping they are only allowing something with the same accuracy level.

 

[cvjw]

Does anyone know the difference between the test types? Hoping they are only allowing something with the same accuracy level.

NAAT tests have been allowed by Hawaii for months. And Hawaii has had some of the strictest entry requirements.

Allowing NAAT tests makes it much, much easier for guests to get their required covid tests AND actually get the results back in time to board the ship.

 

[MomOTwins]

Does anyone know the difference between the test types? Hoping they are only allowing something with the same accuracy level.

Difference is fairly small. Basically, for every positive result identified by a standard PCR, 93% were positive with the ID NOW NAAT. Accuracy improves for recent infections (within 7 days of onset). In fact, some of that 7% in the traditional PCR is a “false positive” from dead virus from a prior infection, so ID now may be even better at testing “real” infections.

 

[Boymom71]

So is the Walgreens ID NOW test ok to use? TIA

 

[MomOTwins]

So is the Walgreens ID NOW test ok to use? TIA

Yup

 

[Chrissy-Mickey]

I just got this update:

The section now states that ” the pre-trip COVID-19 test should be a NAAT test, rapid PCR test or lab-based PCR test. Rapid antigen and antibody tests are not accepted.”

I'm so confused. I thought that NAAT were the PCR tests. I've been tested for travel to Europe, which was required to be a lab-based PCR test, and it was a NAAT. Then back to the U.S. I was allowed to do a antigen test (way cheaper).

I read this as: The test should be NAAT, either rapid PCR or regular PCR. However it sounds like you read it as a separate test option. When looking at free CVS and paid Covid testing, I'm not seeing it as a separate option. What am I getting wrong?

 

[Toulou]

I'm so confused. I thought that NAAT were the PCR tests. I've been tested for travel to Europe, which was required to be a lab-based PCR test, and it was a NAAT. Then back to the U.S. I was allowed to do a antigen test (way cheaper).

I read this as: The test should be NAAT, either rapid PCR or regular PCR. However it sounds like you read it as a separate test option. When looking at free CVS and paid Covid testing, I'm not seeing it as a separate option. What am I getting wrong?

This is what the article said. I was reading it as an option.? Your guess is as good as mine...just passing it along.

 

[Kariyaffa]

I'm so confused. I thought that NAAT were the PCR tests. I've been tested for travel to Europe, which was required to be a lab-based PCR test, and it was a NAAT. Then back to the U.S. I was allowed to do a antigen test (way cheaper).

I read this as: The test should be NAAT, either rapid PCR or regular PCR. However it sounds like you read it as a separate test option. When looking at free CVS and paid Covid testing, I'm not seeing it as a separate option. What am I getting wrong?

PCR is a type of NAAT. All PCRs are NAATs but not all NAATs are PCR. This definitely will make it easier while still excluding antigens which are the least accurate

 

[Colo17]

ID Now isn't actually a PCR test but is NAAT. This test and a couple of similar ones are allowed even though not technically PCR. It is probably the most common test out there for travel right now. We had the same issue for Royal Caribbean and eventually they changed their FAQ to make it clear this test was ok. The lab we went to actually called it IDNow-PCR. Results in less than 12 hours. On our ship testing was antigen for both crew and guests, so requiring PCR before a cruise is a bit weird.

 

[ladybrgndy]

I contacted Inspire about the approved testing types and received the following reply.

As long as the lab results read PCR, qt-PCR, rt-PCR, you will be good to go. You will have to ask the lab that you are using what does the test name reads.