I checked at the local Health Service: to board Costa company ship you need covid PCR test done up to 72 hours before boarding or covid antigen test made up to 24 hours before departure. After breakfast I took crowded gua-gua to the center of La Romana and walked to the lab located close Cana Monument. I paid promised 1700 pesos and after 20 minutes I got negative result of the test printed.
Walking to the ship I took a nice picture of my ship docking in the mouth of the river. Then, avoiding nasty taxi and mototaxi drivers I reached the port gate and soon – open-air check-in hall. Vaccination certificate and PCR test result! – that’s how the people from the Costa crew greeted their frequent passenger. -I have fresh antigen test! No, we will not allow you to board the ship without PCR test! No further discussion!! They gave me the address of the REFERENCIA lab, where they are ready to conduct express PCR test in 3 hours. But this cost 100 USD! Very painful for the budget traveller, but what should I do? Thanks God the ship is departing in the late evening. So right now I am waiting for the result of the test. Hoping that the result will be negative again and I will sail anyway.
If yes, tomorrow will be full day at sea and no connection to the internet, so be patient, please! 🙂
