Cancelled for December

[eidu]

I feel your pain dude. I was able to find an affordable condo in St Thomas after I canceled my Nov/Dec trip... maybe you can do the same?

Curious why you cancelled your Jamaica trip but are going to St. Thomas instead. We moved our May 2020 trip to mid-December. Still hoping to make it.

[ukran1ans]

Curious why you cancelled your Jamaica trip but are going to St. Thomas instead. We moved our May 2020 trip to mid-December. Still hoping to make it.

Well at the time, I was maneuvering around the NYS covid travel rules. I canceled Jamaica cause it's one of the countries (level 2 or 3 by the state dept) that would force me to quarantine for 14 days upon return from vacation in NY (which my job doesn't allow). St Thomas is in a US territory which had great covid stats that would allow a trip (previously, if a US state or territory had a 7 day average of less than 10% infections per 100,000 people tested, you could travel there without requiring a quarantine upon return (which St thomas qualified for)). But now, NYS changed the covid travel requirements again this weekend where you must test 3 days before returning to NY (so I'd have to find a covid test in St Thomas before I returned that got me the results before I left the island), show your negative test at the airport, then quarantine for 3 more days, then take another covid test on the 4th day after return and after you get the negative result, resume normal life in NY. Again, this would conflict with my work schedule upon return to NY.

[eidu]

Well at the time, I was maneuvering around the NYS covid travel rules. I canceled Jamaica cause it's one of the countries (level 2 or 3 by the state dept) that would force me to quarantine for 14 days upon return from vacation in NY (which my job doesn't allow). St Thomas is in a US territory which had great covid stats that would allow a trip (previously, if a US state or territory had a 7 day average of less than 10% infections per 100,000 people tested, you could travel there without requiring a quarantine upon return (which St thomas qualified for)). But now, NYS changed the covid travel requirements again this weekend where you must test 3 days before returning to NY (so I'd have to find a covid test in St Thomas before I returned that got me the results before I left the island), show your negative test at the airport, then quarantine for 3 more days, then take another covid test on the 4th day after return and after you get the negative result, resume normal life in NY. Again, this would conflict with my work schedule upon return to NY.

Makes sense. Illinois does not currently have any statewide travel restrictions and I don't live inside Chicago city limits. I work in the city but luckily am working from home at least through 3/31/2021. Even if I did have to quarantine, it wouldn't be that difficult for me.