CANADA SAYS 100% VACCINATED FOR CRUISES IN 2022

[_auroraborealis_]

I'm in Vancouver so that's 5:30am my time I trust someone will update here because I'm NOT getting up that early

The info won't change while you sleep, get up and have coffee!

 

[Cfudge]

Im still wondering on an 7 or 8 day cruise WHERE you will be tested before arriving back to
Canada on the ship and who is doing it ? Disney? Bring your own onboard. At Alaska port?
An added expense? We have 12 family members going. I would also like to know if
someone tests positive before arriving although not too concerned because i rather be laid
up in a hotel.

Would have to be on board the ship, right? I would think they would go with free antigen tests on board, easier to administer and cheaper. Lots of all inclusives offering free antigen tests now.

 

[jujubiee4]

So if arrive in Canada on the 20 but the cruise is not until the 22. That means I would have to test on the 19 and 20? All so confusing. I’m also not a fan of having to test getting off the ship I feel like I will be freaking out the entire vacation about testing positive and then what…..

Agreed. I have cruise credit im trying to get rid of so will hold pat for now. Although like @AmishGuy91
said if someone test postive before disembarking then you probably have to quarantine at a hotel on land possibly
taking more time off AFTER already being gone for 7 -8 days. How many can do that?

Definitely be aware if it is worth the risk/time/ hotel expense. (small chance or not)

 

[jujubiee4]

Would have to be on board the ship, right? I would think they would go with free antigen tests on board, easier to administer and cheaper. Lots of all inclusives offering free antigen tests now.

Sounds good.

 

[LeslieG]

Bolded paragraph (bolding is mine) does that mean DCL will have to provide some sort of testing onboard?

And, sounds like everyone has to sign up in the ArriveCAN website.

Cruise Lines obligations

• Pre-boarding a cruise ship
  • Crew and passengers are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Very limited exemptions to this requirement include:
    • Children under 12 (note, many cruise lines require vaccination for children 5 and up);
    • Proof of a Medical contraindication; or
    • Religious belief (only for those with a right of entry to Canada, including Canadians and those boarding in Canada).
      • Canadians include citizens, people registered under the Indian Act, and permanent residents.
      • Under the Quarantine Act border measures, a foreign national cannot enter Canada via a cruise ship or any other mode of transportation with a religious belief exemption.
  • Verify the pre-embarkation test results and health status of passengers.
  • Exemption requests must be submitted to cruise lines, who will need to report back to Transport Canada.
• During a voyage
  • Crew and passengers are required to self-monitor for symptoms;
  • The cruise line is responsible for:
    • testing (using an antigen test) of suspected cases;
    • testing (using a molecular test) to confirm positive cases;
    • isolating positive cases; and
    • testing close contacts of the positive case(s).
• Disembarking a cruise ship in Canada
  • The cruise line must report symptomatic or positive passengers and/or crew to Transport Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the port, and the local/provincial public health unit.
  • Provide testing facilities and tests for passengers to take either a COVID-19 molecular test within 72-hours before disembarking a cruise ship or an antigen test no more than one day before the scheduled arrival.

Passenger obligations

• Pre-boarding a cruise ship
  • Passengers must take a COVID-19 molecular test within 72-hours before boarding a cruise ship or take an antigen test within one day of the scheduled departure.
  • Before their cruise departs, a traveller will need to enter their trip information into the ArriveCAN website.
  • Passengers seeking a medical contraindication or religious belief exemption will need to contact their cruise line to see if these are permitted. These exemptions are very limited.
• During a voyage
  • Passengers are required to self-monitor for symptoms and report them to cruise line officials, who will then take appropriate action (testing, isolation, and contact tracing).
• Disembarking a cruise ship in Canada
  • Passengers must take a COVID-19 molecular test within 72-hours before arriving in Canada or take an antigen test within one day of the scheduled arrival. All on board, including crew and passengers, must monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days after arrival in Canada as per the Quarantine, Isolation and Other Obligations Order.

If there are cases of COVID-19 on board a cruise ship
Even with measures in place, COVID-19 remains a risk to cruise ship passengers. Passengers may develop COVID-19 symptoms or test positive during a cruise. If this occurs, a passenger can expect to be isolated on board the ship and not be able to take part in communal activities. At the end of their cruise, it will be the cruise line’s responsibility to arrange for COVID-19-safe accommodations for passenger isolation that meet the Quarantine, Isolation and Other Obligations Order requirements.
Should a significant number of cases appear on a cruise ship, elements of the COVID-19 Management Plan will be activated, and public health measures implemented to manage cases and potential contacts, including:

• isolating additional passengers onboard the cruise ship;
• conducting medical examinations; and
• moving passengers to an alternate shore location.

Additional mandatory public health measures—either through the Public Health Agency of Canada or the provincial public health unit—would be taken to mitigate the risk for additional transmission of COVID-19 within Canada.
ArriveCAN
Cruise travellers must use the ArriveCAN website to provide mandatory travel information before embarking on their cruise and after their entry into Canada to report on signs or symptoms of COVID-19.
Cruise travellers will need to submit their information on a web-based version of ArriveCAN before boarding a cruise ship arriving in or returning to Canada.




MJ

Are the protocols above newly released today?

 

[mousefan73]

DCL already tests onboard for unvaxxed kids.. Testing a ship antigen is not an issue. They could just set up a test track in one of the MDRs the morning and afternoon before disembarkation.
Is it me or are there no specifics on testing to cruise. Just to enter Canada?? Nothing on what tests Cruiseslines have to do, if any to embark?? And also what about the 90-10 day recovered exemptions. Is Safe Travels still in affect here?

 

[Cfudge]

DCL already tests onboard for unvaxxed kids.. Testing a ship antigen is not an issue. They could just set up a test track in one of the MDRs the morning and afternoon before disembarkation.
Is it me or are there no specifics on testing to cruise. Just to enter Canada?? Nothing on what tests Cruiseslines have to do, if any to embark?? And also what about the 90-10 day recovered exemptions. Is Safe Travels still in affect here?

"
Pre-boarding a cruise ship

• Passengers must take a COVID-19 molecular test within 72-hours before boarding a cruise ship or take an antigen test within one day of the scheduled departure.

"
https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-...aiiahT-pdm_eXcjbH1TVzo70DlLY3FhpOn8Rqs-ulMGT4

 

[TinkLoverSam]

Preventing or limiting the spread of COVID-19 on cruise ships - Canada.ca

"Full" information found here.

Cruise Lines will have to arrange somewhere for you to quarantine if you test positive onboard.

If this occurs, a passenger can expect to be isolated on board the ship and not be able to take part in communal activities. At the end of their cruise, it will be the cruise line’s responsibility to arrange for COVID-19-safe accommodations for passenger isolation that meet the Quarantine, Isolation and Other Obligations Order requirements.

 

[KdKyA]

I’m just more confused about testing in a situations where we arrive from the US via air travel 2 days prior to cruising, cruise, stay in Vancouver for 3 days then fly home. I also see something about having to use a special Canada website to upload tests and proof of vaccine to enter into Canada. It’s a lot to try and put together, I don’t want to screw it up lol!

 

[TinkLoverSam]

I’m just more confused about testing in a situations where we arrive from the US via air travel 2 days prior to cruising, cruise, stay in Vancouver for 3 days then fly home. I also see something about having to use a special Canada website to upload tests and proof of vaccine to enter into Canada. It’s a lot to try and put together, I don’t want to screw it up lol!

If you fly in 2 days before the cruise you will have to PCR test up to 72 hours before arrival or antigen test the day before arrival. DCL will then test you at the port before you board. You will then be tested before you disembark (via either a PCR or antigen test) you will enjoy 3 days in Vancouver and then need to test within 24 hours of your departure to the US. ArriveCAN is like Canada's version of SafePassage, you have to upload your test results (and vaccinations too) before you enter Canada.

 

[lanejudy]

If you fly in 2 days before the cruise you will have to PCR test up to 72 hours before arrival or antigen test the day before arrival. DCL will then test you at the port before you board. You will then be tested before you disembark (via either a PCR or antigen test) you will enjoy 3 days in Vancouver and then need to test within 24 hours of your departure to the US. ArriveCAN is like Canada's version of SafePassage, you have to upload your test results (and vaccinations too) before you enter Canada.

Good summary, thank you!

 

[Kwami]

During a voyage

• Crew and passengers are required to self-monitor for symptoms;
• The cruise line is responsible for:
  • testing (using an antigen test) of suspected cases;
  • testing (using a molecular test) to confirm positive cases;

Does DCL have molecular testing capabilities onboard? I was under the impression that they let Inspire handle that at port and use antigen tests onboard. It seems like they'll need to have both types of tests onboard, now.

 

[mousefan73]

"
Pre-boarding a cruise ship

• Passengers must take a COVID-19 molecular test within 72-hours before boarding a cruise ship or take an antigen test within one day of the scheduled departure.

"
https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-...aiiahT-pdm_eXcjbH1TVzo70DlLY3FhpOn8Rqs-ulMGT4

thanks how did I miss that! lol

 

[lanejudy]

Im still
wondering about when you come back to Vancouver on the ship? Do you get a test on
the ship? Bring your own?

Im still wondering on an 7 or 8 day cruise WHERE you will be tested before arriving back to
Canada on the ship and who is doing it ?

DCL will need to provide the testing onboard:

Disembarking a cruise ship in Canada

• The cruise line must report symptomatic or positive passengers and/or crew to Transport Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the port, and the local/provincial public health unit.
• Provide testing facilities and tests for passengers to take either a COVID-19 molecular test within 72-hours before disembarking a cruise ship or an antigen test no more than one day before the scheduled arrival.

 

[lanejudy]

What I'm unclear on, is what happens to you post-cruise if you test positive on that test.

DCL must arrange for accomodations that meet Canada's quarantine guidelines:

At the end of their cruise, it will be the cruise line’s responsibility to arrange for COVID-19-safe accommodations for passenger isolation that meet the Quarantine, Isolation and Other Obligations Order requirements.

 

[Calantha]

Are the protocols above newly released today?

Yes, posted after the 9:30 announcement.

 

[Calantha]

I dont know that reference.

You wrote "Canada was never going to give up cruise ships. IMHO " - there's an internet meme about a Rick Astley song - "Never going to give you up" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling) - where you lead someone to believe one thing and then they click and they get the Rick Astley song...so I was arguing, Canada was leading us to believe they were giving up cruise ships and then we clicked...and got Rick Astley singing...

Sorry!

 

[LeslieG]

I think Canada is going to be a no for me with these requirements. I've cruised three times in recent months with Carnival and Princess with the only requirement being an antigen test within two days of departure. There haven't been significant outbreaks on any ships. Between Canada's requirements and DCL still wanting to test at the port, it's just too much to worry about. I really wanted to do the Hawaii to Vancouver sailing, but unless something changes before final payment, I will probably go with my backup plan of Alaska RT from Seattle on HAL.

 

[Calantha]

So hopefully, we can test less than 72 hours in advance of arrival to Canada/departure on the cruise (no port testing) and then test less than 72 hours in advance of return to Canada/flying home. I could handle 2 tests. Hopefully Disney was already planning for these things in the background.

 

[jujubiee4]

If you fly in 2 days before the cruise you will have to PCR test up to 72 hours before arrival or antigen test the day before arrival. DCL will then test you at the port before you board. You will then be tested before you disembark (via either a PCR or antigen test) you will enjoy 3 days in Vancouver and then need to test within 24 hours of your departure to the US. ArriveCAN is like Canada's version of SafePassage, you have to upload your test results (and vaccinations too) before you enter Canada.

Just for clarification.....no matter what 3 tests will be taken? ONE test before flying to Vancouver. A 2nd
DCL test at the port. 3rd test before we Disembark?