Rebekajean

I have contacted both, Guest Accessibility for my other medical needs and then Ship Services for more information. Have been sent back and forth between the two but no final answers or confirmations yet.

Yes. I am an Environmental Health Consultant and worked in the industry for nearly 40 years. I was responsible for prompting Conroe Independent School District in Texas to upgrade their HVAC systems and implemented an Integrated Pest Management program which was used as the model for the Structural Pest Control Board. My model helped pass a law that continues to protect all children in Texas from pesticides in schools.

Thank you but sadly, the fumes from filters made from polyester and polypropylene, which are the materials used in small travel air purifiers, are derived from petrochemicals and outgas fumes which also cause problems for my lungs. I need something bigger that exchanges the air in our room once an hour.

Help! We will be taking a 35 day cruise from Boston to Canada, Greenland, Iceland, etc. and back to Boston. With the current smoke concentration coming from Canada, I am concerned that the ships HVAC system will not remove enough smoke to keep me out of the hospital, even if I stay in my room. I have been using N95 masks for 20 years and have several HEPA filters in our home so we want to bring a small HEPA filter with us. I asked Ships Services and was told it was not necessary because they have HEPA filters in the cabins. I am not convinced. There have been cruises where I can smell perfume from other rooms inside ours and we don't use anything scented. How do I find out if the ship does have HEPA filters in their HVAC system?