Am I Right Most Clorox Wipes Don't Contain Bleach % Don't Kill Norovirus?

Just went to buy a travel pack of Clorox Wipes and noticed that they don't actually contain Bleach. It's my understanding that bleach is the proper disinfectant to kill norovirus. I did a little research into bleach wipes in travel packs and came across a great deal for Sani-Wipes Bleach at Allegro Medical. Their 75 count is actually cheaper than the 40 count. In case anyone's interested here's the link http://www.allegromedical.com/personal-care-c532/sani-cloth-bleach-p575721.html

I just hope these don't make the whole cabin smell like bleach.

Just went to buy a travel pack of Clorox Wipes and noticed that they don't actually contain Bleach. It's my understanding that bleach is the proper disinfectant to kill norovirus. I did a little research into bleach wipes in travel packs and came across a great deal for Sani-Wipes Bleach at Allegro Medical. Their 75 count is actually cheaper than the 40 count. In case anyone's interested here's the link http://www.allegromedical.com/personal-care-c532/sani-cloth-bleach-p575721.html

I just hope these don't make the whole cabin smell like bleach.

Any product with 12% or more of sodium hypochlorite will kill norovirus on surfaces. This includes several types, but not all, of Clorox wipes. And yes, any wipes with this much bleach will make the cabin smell like bleach.

Personally, I take a very small travel size spray bottle of germicidal Lysol and spray the surfaces. Does not have a lingering objectionable smell.

While I do use Clorex wipes to clean surfaces such as door knobs, phones, remote controls and even curtain pulls in the cabin, I recognize that unless one actually takes Clorox or other wipes and cleans every ship surface, such as menus, salt and pepper shakers, stair railings, elevator buttons, chair arms, etc, that it is just about impossible to prevent every single risk of shipboard Noro-Virus.

In spite of my meticulous efforts to Clorox my cabin to death, I did get Noror-Virus on a brand new ship a few years ago. I still take me Clorox wipes every cruise, but the risk is there lurking and it may be well nigh impossible to avoid if there is an outbreak on a particular cruise.

I wipe down the cabin surfaces with an anti-bacterial wipe (have used different brands), however, this doesn't mean I'm not coming into contact on stair railings, door pulls, tongs in the buffet...and that's just on the ship. A crew member helps you onto the ferry/transfer after helping the passenger in front of you. You grab the seat in front of you. You get assistance getting off the transfer, and the list is endless. No way to completely protect yourself. I try to make sure I wash my hands often, use the anti-bacterial wipes when on excursions but I know that exposure is very possible. I just don't let it dominate all my time and energy.

Any product with 12% or more of sodium hypochlorite will kill norovirus on surfaces. This includes several types, but not all, of Clorox wipes. And yes, any wipes with this much bleach will make the cabin smell like bleach.

Personally, I take a very small travel size spray bottle of germicidal Lysol and spray the surfaces. Does not have a lingering objectionable smell.

I agree. sodium hypochlorite = bleach. However the only clorox wipes I found that actually contain bleach come in a "pop-up" plastic tub. The ones in travel resealable pouches don't contain bleach and I think are useless for norovirus.

I wipe down our cabin, but also try to remember to NOT touch my eyes, nose or mouth with my hands unless I have just washed them.

I don't bother with wiping down my cabin. I just remember to wash my hands thoroughly and regularly, especially before eating. So far so good.

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I wipe down our cabin, but also try to remember to NOT touch my eyes, nose or mouth with my hands unless I have just washed them.

I think the germiest things has to be the menus. Just think of how they are passed around and I bet they never get wiped down.

So I have a question regarding this. Say someone is diagnosed on the ship with the noro-virus which requires you to be quarantined to your cabin for a set amount of time. If that person leaves their cabin and attempts to dine in the dining room or any of the other restaurants, will the staff be notified they are in there?

I use a Clorox Hydrogen Peroxide Spray. It's bleach free and safe to use on fabrics and other porous surfaces.

http://www.stopthestomachflu.com/Home/which-cleaning-products-kill-stomach-flu-viruses

Unfortunately, as most have pointed out - there is really no way to clean everything you are going to come into contact with. All you can do is follow good hygiene practices and hope for the best.

So I have a question regarding this. Say someone is diagnosed on the ship with the noro-virus which requires you to be quarantined to your cabin for a set amount of time. If that person leaves their cabin and attempts to dine in the dining room or any of the other restaurants, will the staff be notified they are in there?

Interesting question. I have heard that they flag your sea pass card so you cannot get off ship. They may also have a schedule to check in on you and if you are not there, find you? I also think they would plan to provide you an expanded room service menu and deliver that to you.

Hubby caught it years ago (and he was always so careful, washing hands, using sanitizer, not touching banisters, etc) ... the ship's Doc quarantined us both. They sent up bland chicken and rice for him ... he could not keep anything down. Now I, on the other hand, got to eat off the MDR menu. I never caught it from him ... guess you just never know.

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So I have a question regarding this. Say someone is diagnosed on the ship with the noro-virus which requires you to be quarantined to your cabin for a set amount of time. If that person leaves their cabin and attempts to dine in the dining room or any of the other restaurants, will the staff be notified they are in there?

I'm curious too. I have heard that they lock you in your room so you cannot leave. AND I was told by another passenger that they were quarantined to their cabin with an actual crewmember standing guard outside the door. Not sure if true.

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These ones are specifically for Norovirus and other specific germs:

https://www.amazon.com/Saalfeld-Hydrogen-Disinfectant-Norovirus-Rotavirus/dp/B01N37PHA1/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1488411098&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=clorox+wipes+that+kill+norovirus

We get the big tub of them, then pull out a bunch and put them in 4 different Ziploc baggies:

1. Cabin (me)

2. Cabin (DH - I have him trained well now - he just takes the baggie and takes his half of the cabin without complaining :D

3. Airplane - seatbelts, tray tables, entertainment screens, recline buttons

4. Cabin - half-way through the week, I re-wipe everything since cabin stewards are notorious for spreading the germs.

And, I always bring antibacterial wipes for my hands while flying and NEVER use the water in the bathroom sink!! The toilet water is cleaner than that water coming out of the faucet (as tested & proven on a few different news agencies).

I'm curious too. I have heard that they lock you in your room so you cannot leave. AND I was told by another passenger that they were quarantined to their cabin with an actual crewmember standing guard outside the door. Not sure if true.

 

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Not true at all. Perhaps if you continued to disregard the quarantine they might have a crewmember stand guard, but I doubt it.

The OP wrote : "I just hope these don't make the whole cabin smell like bleach."

Anything containing bleach is likely to make the whole cabin smell like bleach. There isn't much that can disguise that smell.

Just went to buy a travel pack of Clorox Wipes and noticed that they don't actually contain Bleach. It's my understanding that bleach is the proper disinfectant to kill norovirus. I did a little research into bleach wipes in travel packs and came across a great deal for Sani-Wipes Bleach at Allegro Medical. Their 75 count is actually cheaper than the 40 count. In case anyone's interested here's the link http://www.allegromedical.com/personal-care-c532/sani-cloth-bleach-p575721.html

I just hope these don't make the whole cabin smell like bleach.

I have the wipes that DLM uses. I also take several in a baggie, along with latex gloves. The stateroom doesn't really smell of Clorox, but your hands will for a long time.

I'm curious too. I have heard that they lock you in your room so you cannot leave. AND I was told by another passenger that they were quarantined to their cabin with an actual crewmember standing guard outside the door. Not sure if true.

 

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On Oceania Cruises, they put yellow caution tape across the doors. That way, if a passenger tried to escape :D the broken tape will alert someone working nearby. When we were on a Noro cruise, they would check all passengers cards to make sure they were not flagged in the system. We witnessed an escapee getting chastised for being out when she was suppose to be in quarantine. I think they now take your cards when locking you up. :rolleyes:

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" cabin stewards are notorious for spreading the germs."

I have never ever heard that. Can you back up that accusation?

and "The toilet water is cleaner than that water coming out of the faucet (as tested & proven on a few different news agencies).

Again, can you back up that with any specific citations?

These are pretty serious statements, I am doubtful of them both.

I'm curious too. I have heard that they lock you in your room so you cannot leave. AND I was told by another passenger that they were quarantined to their cabin with an actual crewmember standing guard outside the door. Not sure if true.

 

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We were on an honor system ... no guard person, no locked doors. I would think that anyone who was deemed contagious by the ship's Doc, like us, would be happy to corporate and protect our fellow passengers.

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I wonder if the mini bar stuff is complimentary if you're stuck in your cabin, assuming you feel well enough to eat. It's the least they can do. :D

I probably won't ever let myself splurge on a suite, but the risk of quarantine is one of the reasons I will always get a balcony cabin - at least you know you'll be able to get some fresh air and see the outside world - especially if you're feeling fine and quarantined because your traveling companion was sick. I'd be so miserable stuck for days in an inside.:eek: (They do let you go on the balcony, right?)

 

and "The toilet water is cleaner than that water coming out of the faucet (as tested & proven on a few different news agencies).

 

 

Again, can you back up that with any specific citations?

 

 

These are pretty serious statements, I am doubtful of them both.

I have no info on this, just pointing out that I believe the poster was talking about Airplane Bathrooms and not Cabin Bathrooms

I wonder if the mini bar stuff is complimentary if you're stuck in your cabin, assuming you feel well enough to eat. It's the least they can do. :D

 

I probably won't ever let myself splurge on a suite, but the risk of quarantine is one of the reasons I will always get a balcony cabin - at least you know you'll be able to get some fresh air and see the outside world - especially if you're feeling fine and quarantined because your traveling companion was sick. I'd be so miserable stuck for days in an inside.:eek: (They do let you go on the balcony, right?)

No open mini bar ... but we were not in a suite (maybe suite guests get better quarantine perks). We had a balcony cabin on the Constellation, and yes while hubby was in bed, I was reading on the balcony. Luckily, when he got sick, it was the last two days of a 14 day Caribbean Cruise (again several years ago). On the last night, we had to pack our bags early and room Stewart took them out. The next morning, we were first off the ship, along with all other quarantined individuals (a good number), and escorted to our baggage line ... (our luggage was separated from the masses and wrapped in plastic). FYI ... I thought Celebrity treated us very well.

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After sixty cruises, this past November my husband and I both got noro on a ship that had the virus the previous week. Believe me, we wipe down every surface, wash our hands repeatedly and always use the hand sanitizer. I don't know where we picked it up on the ship because we are so careful, but let me tell you, you won't be wanting to sneak out of your cabin to go to the dining room. My husband got sick on day three and was in bed for days. I didn't get it until the night before we disembarked and they had to wheel me off the ship in a wheel chair. Noro is a nasty stomach virus. I hope not to ever encounter it again.

The medical team does ask you to remain in your cabin, but no one stands outside and makes sure you do it. I was welcome to wander the ship when he was ill, but I pretty much stayed in the cabin with him because he was so sick. No free items from the mini bar. In fact, they charged me for the Imodium and the Gatorade they gave him.

So I have a question regarding this. Say someone is diagnosed on the ship with the noro-virus which requires you to be quarantined to your cabin for a set amount of time. If that person leaves their cabin and attempts to dine in the dining room or any of the other restaurants, will the staff be notified they are in there?

When I had Noro-Virus on Liberty of the Seas, the doctor somehow electronically tagged my sea pass. If you so much as leave your room, somebody somewhere knows about it. One way they will know is if you try to use your card to buy a drink or whatever, the card will make the cash register sound an alarm. I had to sign a paper agreeing to stay in the cabin for 24 hours (or was it 48?) The paper says a violation of the curfew will result in being expelled from the ship at the next port.

Also, I guess the outbreak was pretty bad that time. The doors of cabins where passengers were quarantined, had yellow tape like crime-scene tape in a big X over the door. I might add that every passenger in that cabin is likewise quarantined whether they are sick or not. I was also told that the doctor or nurse would call often to check on us. If we didn't answer there would be trouble. But, as luck would have it, they never called.

These may seem like harsh measures, but that must be what is called for to keep the Noro from spreading.