How long before you tested negative? Trip booked for Thursday!
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Anonymous
| Have had a cold for a few days. Pretty minor. I am going on a cruise that leaves Friday (but traveling on Thurs) and I just received the boarding instruction that we will have to test for COVID before boarding. After reading that, I figured I'd take a quick COVID test and.....I'm positive! Yikes, this is a total bummer! Is there ANY chance I will be negative by Thursday/ Friday? Checking my travel insurance now to see how much time I have to cancel, but would still love to go if at all possible. |
Anonymous
| No, sadly you are not likely be negative by Thursday or Friday. |
Anonymous
| Just pretend you are wiping the inside of your nose but don’t |
Anonymous
| If you’ve already been sick for a few days there’s a chance you will be negative later this week |
Anonymous
this is what I am hoping |
Anonymous
| About 7-10 days. |
Anonymous
| Check the cruise policy too. They won’t give you a refund, but they may let you rebook. |
Anonymous
| I think there is a decent chance. Do a lot of saline nasal rinses. |
Anonymous
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What cruise line is still requiring a Covid test before boarding?
Sorry OP, I don't think you're going on a cruise this week. That's a bummer. |
Anonymous
| When did your cold symptoms start? Maybe you will be testing negative before then. But how do they test. Will they be watching you swab or do you just self-report? |
Anonymous
I'm going on a cruise tomorrow and there is no covid testing required. Just go. |
Anonymous
New poster here Yeah, I'm surprised any cruise line is still doing this. Whoever was in charge of sending out that email might have just done a copy/paste of an old email and forgot to edit out that part. |
Anonymous
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That seems like an outdated practice, what with new vaccines and herd immunity in the population.
There is a chance you won't be positive anymore, OP. Saline rinses, as PP said, right before your swab. |