jacketwatch

Got an email from NCL Monday inre to our Iceland cruise embarkation June 23rd. Among other things this notes " All vaccinated guests regardless off age must provide proof of a neg. COVID 19 antigen or NAAT (i.e. PCR) administered by a verified 3rd party within three days of the embarkation date for cruises originating from non US/Canadian port. "

mlgb

I think that's a good idea. There has not really been a good test of COVID transmission on ships since Omicron/ dropping testing and masking. Andecdotes of many cases detected after the passengers disembark.

Good luck!

I have only been on a different smaller NCL ship, the Sun. We liked it at the time.

jacketwatch

The ship is the Star. The itinerary is amazing. We leave from Iceland and plan to stay there three days ahead of time before we go. The ship has three stops in Iceland itself, two stops in Norway and two stops in Scotland before disembarking in Southampton.
As this is in June we will certainly have a lot of daylight too.

Sassafrass

Not just anecdotes: https://www.cruzely.com/cruise-ship-...ossible-cases/
Thank goodness for vaccines. I never dreamed we would still be dealing with this after two years. I have just given up trying to travel at all for now, too stressful for me to contemplate.

I really hope the trend is downward in the next few days and your cruise is wonderful as it should be.

jacketwatch

Thank you.
I too thought by now we would be well past this but not so obviously.

Just be as safe as you can be.

We are double boosted BTW,.

pattipetrone7758

We're on the exact same cruise on the Star... same dates and everything. We're also arriving 3 days early. I was a little confused on the testing though after I finished check in. I already scheduled the home proctoring to be done hours before we get on our flight to Reykjavik on 6/20, but during the check in process it looks like we're also going to be testing on the dock. Does that sound right?

jacketwatch

I just completed the check-in process and you can get testing on the dock. In fact you have to do agree to it before you can get on the ship and print your documents. However I did not know this before so I arrange for testing for us when we arrive on the 20th and it is scheduled for after 4 o’clock or Less than 72 hours before embarkation. I did call the travel agency and they called Norwegian because I wanted to know if we could use this test instead of theirs seeing as how I already payed for it anyway and the answer was you can. I am hoping this will save us some time in line when we embark.
The testing location was recommended by the hotel as they do a lot of testing for tourists and it is a government sponsored office.

jacketwatch

F/U. Got it done. Quite easy really and we all tested negative. The results were both emailed and texted.

mlgb

Bon Voyage. I assume F/U stands for final update!!!

jacketwatch

Almost. Follow Up. 😂
BTW Reykjavik was quite chilly, rainy too. We are is Isafjordur now and it’s a little nicer though I hear it’s an abnormally cool summer. You definitely need to layer and bring waterproof jacket and a hat.

Sassafrass

Have you been to Iceland before? It always seemed very interesting, but we never worked out going when we had the chance. Some people say it is magical, others are not so enthusiastic. What do you say? Don’t want to take time from your trip, so don’t feel you have to answer right now.

jacketwatch

good morning from the Norwegian Sea! We left Iceland last night and this was our first time here. Would I go again? Maybe or maybe not. I must say it was much colder than I thought it would be. According to one of the locals I met global climate change has affected them by making their summers colder than normal. The temperatures here we’re about 10° lower than what I looked up their normals should be.
That being said the natural beauty is really utterly amazing. It’s so green and there are waterfalls just about everywhere. The landscapes are just stunning. I also must say that everybody we met has been so friendly I can’t believe it.
I do have to say it’s a rather harsh climate. However people here adapt like people in most places do and I would say if you get a chance to come here you should definitely come here. However just dress very warm. LOL

mlgb

How did you like the Star, jacketwatch?

jacketwatch

So far so good. It’s a panamax ship so smaller by newer ships dimensions but it’s clean, the crew has been wonderful and we are at less than half full so lines have been short. We’ve used 2 specialty restaurants so far and both were very nice. Steakhouse is next.
Larry.

Sassafrass

Hope your cruise is going wonderfully.