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Re: Travel Requirements
[Re: Buddyhog]
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07/08/2021 02:37 PM
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Maybe has something to do with the Delta variant of the virus? Can't really say what drives the thinking behind some of the decisions that are being made. We keep trying to "plan ahead" for a trip back to SXM, but it seems for every step forward you take two steps back. We are very hesitant to 'jump off the ledge' and try to plan a trip with the uncertainty that exists. Airfare and deposits to secure your condo (or other lodging) almost seems like a crap-shoot right now.
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Re: Travel Requirements
[Re: Buddyhog]
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07/08/2021 02:40 PM
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It is now 72 hours, yes. Supposedly the reason is that it is now easier to comply with the 72 hour rule for PCR tests or 48 hours for antigen tests, than it was a few months ago. They announced well over a month ago that 'soon' they would start accepting proof of vaccination only, in order to allow entry into SXM. Instead of giving a date to accept only proof of vaccination, they subsequently announced the change to 72 hours. Truthfully, I think it IS easier now to accomplish (in the US anyway) than it was months ago, at least for those who don't have an overnight trip from the West Coast.
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Re: Travel Requirements
[Re: MrWhiskerssammy]
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07/08/2021 05:54 PM
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Sorry, not sure how the day before is a travel day, if you are only going from St Pete to FLL?? I don't disagree though, that some people from the West Coast might start going back to Hawaii and/or to Mexico, which as far as I know, never have had any requirements???? Crazy, but whatever.
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Re: Travel Requirements
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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07/09/2021 10:24 AM
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Sorry, not sure how the day before is a travel day, if you are only going from St Pete to FLL?? Since it's a 3 1/2 hour drive, I understand them driving down the day before. We do that when we fly from Raleigh, and it's only a two-hour drive. Easy to stay at a park and fly hotel, leave the car there, and take their shuttle to the airport. It's especially convenient for an early morning flight, which most of ours are.
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Re: Travel Requirements
[Re: GaKaye]
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07/09/2021 11:55 AM
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OK, yeah, sorry, I'm sure a lot of people do that. We drive 3.5 hours the same day, but we probably are the exception. We're also not retired, so if we were, we might drive down the day before.
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Re: Travel Requirements
[Re: Buddyhog]
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07/11/2021 05:45 AM
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We had nightmare problems with the paperwork going down. Thank God for friends on the island that saw that some how my paperwork went down as a "J-PEG" and not a "PDF" file. OH MY GOD talk about panicking!! Took 12 hours to fix it, resend it for the fourth time!!! Then to wait on line for results in Marigot was like holding your breath for an hour!! As one poster said, the government needs to encourage the population to get vaccinated. Hopefully we can just show proof of vaccine without all this jumping through hoops paperwork!! I think I mentioned this we where so relieved when we made it through customs and more EFFEN paperwork, we walked of the airport without our luggage!!!
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