Cruise Ships
Apr 7, 2018 20:39:05 #
PinOakEO
Loc: NA
Why are people getting sick on cruise ships? Are they not getting cleaned up?
1 line has had 7 bad cruises!
1 line has had 7 bad cruises!
Apr 7, 2018 21:15:11 #
PinOakEO wrote:
Why are people getting sick on cruise ships? Are they not getting cleaned up?
1 line has had 7 bad cruises!
1 line has had 7 bad cruises!
Perhaps the staff are unaware of basic sanitary principles in food handling, preparation or general cleanliness.
Apr 7, 2018 21:25:27 #
I have been on several cruises and have never had any issues, I think compared to the number of cruises that there are the number of incidents are pretty small. I have been on Holland America, Princess and Celebrity all the ships were clean and very sanitary with rules for staff and passengers.
Apr 7, 2018 22:04:58 #
Brian in Whitby
Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Whenever you put that many people in close quarters, they are bound to transmit diseases from one person to another. What they do not have when they come on board, they pick up in ports of call.
We cruise with Norwegian and when we re-board after visiting a port, the staff are right there dispensing hand sanitizer. When you go to eat, the staff are there dispensing hand sanitizer. Some cruise lines are less fastidious about basic precautions.
We cruise with Norwegian and when we re-board after visiting a port, the staff are right there dispensing hand sanitizer. When you go to eat, the staff are there dispensing hand sanitizer. Some cruise lines are less fastidious about basic precautions.
Apr 7, 2018 22:06:29 #
A lot of people in a small space. Viruses like Norwalk are extremely communicable and travel very fast.
Apr 7, 2018 22:09:26 #
Brian in Whitby
Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Joe Blow wrote:
A lot of people in a small space. Viruses like Norwalk are extremely communicable and travel very fast.
So wash your hands!
Apr 7, 2018 23:39:40 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
Food service employees don't wash their hands, and foods are not fresh and refrigerated properly, causing a food bacterial infestation. It is recommended that anyone going on a Cruise, that each person take a bottle of Maalox with them. That's not a cure though, for serious food poisoning. But a start. And passengers are not exempt from causes either. Wash your hands too.
Apr 8, 2018 00:03:27 #
hookedupin2005
Loc: Northwestern New Mexico
It is on the management and staff of each cruise line to provide a safe and sanitary enviornmet for their customers;
That being said, it is also the responsibility of each customer to employ basic, safe, and sanitary practices for themselves.
That being said, it is also the responsibility of each customer to employ basic, safe, and sanitary practices for themselves.
Apr 8, 2018 03:33:12 #
Well, when you get six and a half thousand humans in one place something got to go down the pan. 
http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/our-ships/symphony-of-the-seas/?ship=SY&cid=UKRCBAU_GSHIP_SY&phone=ppcship&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8qCMzpSq2gIV77ftCh2CFQR2EAAYASAAEgJnN_D_BwE
http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/our-ships/symphony-of-the-seas/?ship=SY&cid=UKRCBAU_GSHIP_SY&phone=ppcship&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8qCMzpSq2gIV77ftCh2CFQR2EAAYASAAEgJnN_D_BwE
Apr 8, 2018 05:36:03 #
Never understood the reasoning behind these mega cruise ships. I might take one one day but it'll be off beat. I'd like to do the Inside Passage on one of those with 300 or so passengers and the entertainment is a quiet chat at the bar and a few drinks, and evening lectures delivered by knowledgeable peoples.
Apr 8, 2018 06:07:05 #
I have been on many cruises and have only ever had one complaint, (the water was not clear) the matter was soon corrected.
I have stopped cruising now for two main reasons, one is the huge amount of pollution these ships produce, just look at the funnels at any time to see what I mean.
The second reason is, that more often than ever these cruise ships dock miles from the place they are calling at, so you need a shuttle bus or taxi to reach the town or city.
Fortunately, I can get anywhere in Europe by car and see all sorts of countries in real life, instead from a top deck or through a bus window and that's what I will be doing from now on.
I have stopped cruising now for two main reasons, one is the huge amount of pollution these ships produce, just look at the funnels at any time to see what I mean.
The second reason is, that more often than ever these cruise ships dock miles from the place they are calling at, so you need a shuttle bus or taxi to reach the town or city.
Fortunately, I can get anywhere in Europe by car and see all sorts of countries in real life, instead from a top deck or through a bus window and that's what I will be doing from now on.
Apr 8, 2018 06:33:19 #
mas24 wrote:
Food service employees don't wash their hands, and foods are not fresh and refrigerated properly, causing a food bacterial infestation. It is recommended that anyone going on a Cruise, that each person take a bottle of Maalox with them. That's not a cure though, for serious food poisoning. But a start. And passengers are not exempt from causes either. Wash your hands too.
That is it. Behind the scenes. Not just cruise ships but most likely a majority of restaurants you visit are this way and a disaster waiting to happen. I design them and frequently visit them for surveys am after the visit decide I don't want to ever eat there from what I have seen. I don't see how they pass any real inspection unless the local agency has standarde that would make a dirty muddy farmyard sound clean.
Apr 8, 2018 08:45:26 #
Apr 8, 2018 08:49:00 #
Why? Because 5,000 people are crammed into a very small space. Among that 5,000 people are a few people who are sick with a virus that is very contagious and spreads "hand-to-mouth". That means the virus gets on the ill person's hands when they bathe or use the toilet, and then when they touch the railing, the salt shaker, etc., they leave viruses behind which YOU pick up! Cruise ships are working hard to minimize this - using small individual condiment shakers, frequently wiping down all railings, and encouraging passengers to frequently use hand sanitizer. This helps, but the problem still remains 5,000 people in a small space...
Apr 8, 2018 08:51:47 #
Dan Mc wrote:
Interesting that the US Navy doesn't seem to encounter many issues????
Cleanliness. Also as you get a bunch of diseased people boarding the ship with no control. Many older frail people who are susceptible to anything that comes along during the trip and they then spread it when reboarding the ship.
Kind of like being on a cattle car or slave ship for a week only you think you are being treated better.
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