Fly me to the Moon - your 3rd travel Megathread - read OP

Did you go after the time that you received your jab? I’ve been trying to find out if the cert becomes valid at the start of the 7th day or only after the appointment time on the 7th day.

Thank you for that! It sounds straightforward.

No tests required. Just fill out PLF before your return flight and carry your DCC. It’s as easy as the old days

Flew out of Dublin to Alicante this morning, Ryanair had a brief glance at the DCC and antigen QR codes and asked that we had our Spainish PLF but didn't check.

In Alicante just the Spanish PLF QR codes scanned after passport control.

Quick and easy both sides

Private testers seem much less invasive. Got the kids tested in Randox last Friday and commented to the tester that it seemed much easier than they were prepared for. She said 'we don't like torturing people here' 😂.

We need ministers to go other EU countries and see what’s happening

there really are no words

Which app is that? Mind sending a link?

Portugal more or less reopened fully now since the weekend (speaking from returning from very high risk region) as restaurant and bars hours extended to 2am. If you want to go indoors you can once you are vaccinated, recovered or have a recent test.

it’s enforced at the hotels and restaurants/bars but don’t panic if you’re not vaccinated as a lot of places will allow you indoors if you take a rapid antigen test at the door - some places provide them free or for a small fee (€5) or you can buy packs yourself in pharmacies to carry around or get a 24/48hr cert by doing the test in the pharmacy in front of staff.

Like a lot of people commented already, felt like a completely different world abroad. Life going on with people taking precautions but no constant coverage or yellow signs in your face and people actually looking like they’re enjoying their lives. Also hospitality staff very happy to get your business as opposed to some recent disappointing service experiences in Ireland for a quarter of the price.

Cant wait to get abroad again already!

I'm headed to Greece next month, albeit sticking mainly to the mainland with a few days on Kefalonia. I wouldn't pay much attention to what rules are being applied to arrivals from the UK, they're outside the EU and not particularly relevant to us.

"Holders of "EU Digital COVID certificates" (EUDCC) can enter Greece without being subject to further restrictions (testing or quarantine)"

https://reopen.europa.eu/en/from-to/IRL/GRC

I think certain islands such as Mykonos, Rhodes and Santorini are having high numbers of cases (perhaps linked to high number of Brits).

DCC is accepted and antigen tests are being carried out on incoming tourists with profiling. I was not tested coming from Ireland. Health form needed for ferries. Reasonable adherence to masks indoors but not outdoors. Most of the population of the islands are vaccinated.

Back from Corfu last night with the kids and apart from maskwearing, it was business as usual. Think the infections are higher in southern aegean/Crete. A lot of people having problems tho getting PCRs arranged for the kids for the way back as the clinics haven't been able to keep up with demand. If you need a PCR book it the moment you get there. I was lucky as the hotel had it's own visiting doctor. 140 euro and they weren't even checked at either airport.

There didn't appear to be any random checks done on entry at Corfu airport. I fully expected to be tested as the lead passenger on the PLF. Understand they are testing all UK lead passengers in Crete.

To be honest, the airport experience at both ends was remarkably quick and easy.