But are cruises any more dangerous then anywhere else. At least you know that everyone is vaccinated . The percentage positive is less than most places .
I took a cruise last month. Its possible to be outdoors or in your cabin if you want. The “buffet” on many ships is being served and you can eat outdoors. Most places except dining room require masks.
When we stopped at private island we were outdoors and could SD . Same at our Cozumel stop.
I have been in S fl the last week. Mostly by pool or beach. D got covid early on , but drove home . The rest of us were negative. My big mistake eas eating indoors at a restaurant Tuesday with distant family where i sat next to someone who i believe is positive now. I caved to peer pressure. Ugh. Now will be testing in a few days again
My S snowboards in Ontario every year, and he thought that he might get to go this year (he couldn’t do it last year). The border is open, but the requirement to test within 72 hours of crossing the border is a problem. Our state has crazy huge Covid numbers, testing sites have huge lines, and there is no guarantee he can get results in a timely manner. The rapid PCR test sites are running out of test kits, so there’s no guarantee he could get a quick turnaround result test. He decided to go somewhere in the states, instead, because it’s just too big a pain to do the Canada thing. The resorts in our state are ridiculously expensive. Hopefully, he’ll find some good boarding for a decent price within driving distance. First world problems, of course.
The Ikon pass is a great deal. We have the Epic Pass, which is why we are “limited” to vail slopes. But the military pass is so ridiculously cheap that the fact that I got maybe 5 runs in the whole week we were out at Northstar doesn’t bother me. If I’d have paid even close to fullprice for lift tix I’d have had a coronary.
@jym626 the Ikon pass is a great deal and it has so many resorts that we love plus we get unlimited skiing at Mammoth which is 6 hours away. We hope to do about 20 days of skiing total on our pass this season.
Here’s a cautionary tale. A member of a friend’s family tested positive today in Cabo before heading to the airport so they must stay until they all test negative again. The hotel is one of those in Mexico that promised guests could continue to stay if they tested positive for free. Apparently, that’s subject to availability. Now they’re scrambling to find some place to stay for the next few days while most hotels have been fully booked for the New Year holidays…
DH has a colleague that went to Mexico last week. Tested positive before he was scheduled to fly home. Hotel offered a “negative” Covid test result because they didn’t want him staying at the hotel while positive.
Why should anyone check? Really… Currently (with no plan to change the requirements) those coming via LAND from Mexico to the US do not need to provide a negative test… so why should air travel be different?
And… a certain group of land travelers has been excused from COVID testing requirements for a long time…and I will leave it at that…other than to say …why should US citizens be held to a higher standard?
’ U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) may enter via land ports of entry or via ferry regardless of vaccination status and are not required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test.’
FWIW, I think having a fake negative test on an airplane, domestic or international, should be a criminal offense. There are other people on that plane (and in that airport) with you.
If one is entering by car or it’s not nearly as dangerous to others as most of us travel in cars with those we know.
I could see requiring negative tests for anyone entering the country as other countries do it, but I don’t see where saying coming by air with a fake test is anywhere near the same as no testing needed by land.
To me, that sounds like someone spouting political cwap attached to Covid.
So you’re saying the Mexican hotel wouldn’t have offered a fake negative test if everyone entering the US had to have negative test results to enter?
I doubt it.
It’s just like the pharmacy workers offering fake vaccine cards with entry into the data base if one pays enough. It’s a crime of money and/or convenience at the expense of others.
Daughter flying home to San Diego this afternoon, has to get back to teach. When she flew here (Boston area) things were a lot calmer. I got her a business class seat with no neighbors and she will wear cloth, N95 and surgical mask and goggles. She has a health condition and is nervous but feels the visit was worth it. (We didn’t see anyone else and had Zoom Christmas.)
My daughter and family made it back safely from the UK, although they left earlier than expected. Her SIL tested positive Wednesday night 4 times with different home test as she had cold symptoms for days. That family was leaving on Thursday to Holland, so she wanted to test so there would be no surprises when they arrived at the ferry. She was negative the next day and PCR came back negative also.
With the positive test, my daughter test her family that night, all negative, and changed their flight to the next day as the airline recently waived the change fee. She didn’t want to be stuck in the UK any longer, especially if anyone in her immediate family was positive.
My worries of a cancelled flight didn’t even come to pass; instead fingers were crossed for negative test at the airport! Now her family will test again on Sunday as GD needs a negative test to go back to preschool.
My son and DIL’s friend group all has it now. I’m really glad we were in VA with FIL so they missed it. We’re almost totally isolating to let the wave pass over us so we can hopefully travel in 2-4 weeks. I’m tempted to cancel my dr’s appt for next Tuesday, but it’s one I’ve needed for a while so haven’t done it.
But they aren’t equal. Across the border you need minimal paperwork (my birth certificate which says I weigh 8 lbs 9 oz is no longer accurate). By airplane you need a passport.
Is this true for Mexico? For Canada even for land crossings you need a passport or if you live in an adjacent state you can get an enhanced license. I thought it was the same north and south, but could be wrong. It’s been over a couple of decades since I went to Mexico.
You need a US passport to travel to Mexico. And US citizens need to show a passport to re-enter…and I will leave it at that.
As a specific example…there is a world class, Conde Nast # 1 or #2 destination 5 miles across the Tecate border. Each week 150 folks travel from San Diego Airport to this place and then 7 days later - back to San Diego. As it stands…not a COVID test in sight (the facility has some minimal requirements). In order to cross the border into Mexico I need to pay the transit/tourist tax and then show my US PASSPORT. To cross back into the US (legally) I need to walk thru the land based crossing and show my passport to US immigration. Nope, a birth certificate ain’t cutting it anymore and hasn’t for many years.
Now… if for some reason a guest of this facility decides to travel further into Mexico and then FLY out…they will need to show a negative COVID test. This = Kabuki theater.
