Kosi Posted January 28, 2014 #601 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I accidently used "SEA PASS" on the Carnival boards once, and they jumped on me in seconds. My husband wore a Royal Caribbean tshirt to the gym on the NCL Breakaway.. the woman told him if you take that off I will give you a new one.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDinWA Posted January 28, 2014 #602 Share Posted January 28, 2014 There's an article on nbcnews.com today that provides some fascinating information on how noro can spread, how difficult it is to prevent transmission, and how challenging it is to remove it from surfaces: http://www.nbcnews.com/health/puke-patrol-how-clean-1-000-foot-cruise-ship-2D11999534 "The virus is extremely infectious, easily spread, sticks to surfaces and can survive liberal sloshing with alcohol-based hand sanitizer. It takes just a few tiny particles to infect someone and people can spread it both before they start feeling sick and after they feel better." "The viruses live in just the right zone to infect people, sticking to serving spoons at buffet tables, lingering on plates even after they’ve been through the dishwasher, floating into the air when someone vomits suddenly and even settling on fresh laundry." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseeCrazee Posted January 28, 2014 #603 Share Posted January 28, 2014 "[...] lingering on plates even after they’ve been through the dishwasher, floating into the air when someone vomits suddenly and even settling on fresh laundry." :eek: I'm just going to live in a bleach-filled bubble now. Might need a snorkle, though...and then the virus can come down the snorkle. Ok, no snorkle. I'll have to develop gills that can breathe bleach. It's the only way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelin' Nauti' Posted January 28, 2014 #604 Share Posted January 28, 2014 The cruise line is not going to put anyone who is in the early stages of noro into the crowd of people getting off the ship. They will make arrangements for those that are still very ill. Yes, they are going to have to disembark so that ship can be sanitized but the CDC is not going to let them put a violently ill person in a long customs line. . Can you share where you got this info from??? :rolleyes::confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsnanny Posted January 28, 2014 #605 Share Posted January 28, 2014 There's an article on nbcnews.com today that provides some fascinating information on how noro can spread, how difficult it is to prevent transmission, and how challenging it is to remove it from surfaces: http://www.nbcnews.com/health/puke-patrol-how-clean-1-000-foot-cruise-ship-2D11999534 "The virus is extremely infectious, easily spread, sticks to surfaces and can survive liberal sloshing with alcohol-based hand sanitizer. It takes just a few tiny particles to infect someone and people can spread it both before they start feeling sick and after they feel better." "The viruses live in just the right zone to infect people, sticking to serving spoons at buffet tables, lingering on plates even after they’ve been through the dishwasher, floating into the air when someone vomits suddenly and even settling on fresh laundry." Gross, I thought the dishwasher at least would kill the virus.. I guess its just a matter of luck then because we certainly cant be washing our own dishes, forks spoons and knives before we eat. I think I will do what I always do even at home an thats to wash my hands often and try to keep my hands away from my face and mouth. Sounds like there's no way to really prevent Noro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted January 28, 2014 #606 Share Posted January 28, 2014 $38. I was wondering this same thing..........but I believe that the parking is handled/owned by a private company, NOT Royal Caribbean. Thought it would be easier handing out 2 - 20's and not dealing with the ones. plus interest.....$40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted January 28, 2014 #607 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Can you share where you got this info from??? :rolleyes::confused: Common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise a holic Posted January 28, 2014 #608 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Gross, I thought the dishwasher at least would kill the virus.. I guess its just a matter of luck then because we certainly cant be washing our own dishes, forks spoons and knives before we eat. I think I will do what I always do even at home an thats to wash my hands often and try to keep my hands away from my face and mouth. Sounds like there's no way to really prevent Noro. My DH got it on the Disney Wonder a couple of years ago- He first had symptoms the last day of the cruise. We went to Disney World after the cruise, but unfortunately he was so sick, we stayed in the hotel. I never caught it from him. I assume some people are immune to it. It is horrible to feel sick especially on vacation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDinWA Posted January 28, 2014 #609 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Gross, I thought the dishwasher at least would kill the virus.. I guess its just a matter of luck then because we certainly cant be washing our own dishes, forks spoons and knives before we eat. I think I will do what I always do even at home an thats to wash my hands often and try to keep my hands away from my face and mouth. Sounds like there's no way to really prevent Noro. That's pretty much my conclusion too. In fact, after reading that article, I think it's amazing we're not all sick more often. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted January 28, 2014 #610 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Gross, I thought the dishwasher at least would kill the virus.. I guess its just a matter of luck then because we certainly cant be washing our own dishes, forks spoons and knives before we eat. I think I will do what I always do even at home an thats to wash my hands often and try to keep my hands away from my face and mouth. Sounds like there's no way to really prevent Noro. There are very strict guidelines for dishwashers and if the temperatures aren't set high enough, we can come down with all sorts of sickness whether at our local restaurant or on a cruise ship. On the CDC site, you can see the Vessel Sanitation Operations Manual which goes into all the strict controls that the ship has to follow. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/desc/about_inspections.htm I read the inspection reports for the ships I am going to sail. None of the ships are perfect but if you read the reports and the corrective action reports, you can see how close the CDC examines the ships. If a ship has consistant lower scores, then that points out a problem with management not making sure everyone is following the guidelines. If there is one lower score followed by better, the low could be a fluke or a strict inspector. We can't live in a bubble but I try to stay informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted January 28, 2014 #611 Share Posted January 28, 2014 There are very strict guidelines for dishwashers and if the temperatures aren't set high enough, we can come down with all sorts of sickness whether at our local restaurant or on a cruise ship. On the CDC site, you can see the Vessel Sanitation Operations Manual which goes into all the strict controls that the ship has to follow. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/desc/about_inspections.htm I read the inspection reports for the ships I am going to sail. None of the ships are perfect but if you read the reports and the corrective action reports, you can see how close the CDC examines the ships. If a ship has consistant lower scores, then that points out a problem with management not making sure everyone is following the guidelines. If there is one lower score followed by better, the low could be a fluke or a strict inspector. We can't live in a bubble but I try to stay informed. The bad thing is the CDC does not stay on the ship when it's underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDinWA Posted January 28, 2014 #612 Share Posted January 28, 2014 There are very strict guidelines for dishwashers and if the temperatures aren't set high enough, we can come down with all sorts of sickness whether at our local restaurant or on a cruise ship. On the CDC site, you can see the Vessel Sanitation Operations Manual which goes into all the strict controls that the ship has to follow. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/desc/about_inspections.htm I read the inspection reports for the ships I am going to sail. None of the ships are perfect but if you read the reports and the corrective action reports, you can see how close the CDC examines the ships. If a ship has consistant lower scores, then that points out a problem with management not making sure everyone is following the guidelines. If there is one lower score followed by better, the low could be a fluke or a strict inspector. We can't live in a bubble but I try to stay informed. When I consider the number of cruise passengers who don't get sick compared to the number who do, I think the odds are in our favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted January 28, 2014 #613 Share Posted January 28, 2014 When I consider the number of cruise passengers who don't get sick compared to the number who do, I think the odds are in our favor. Exactly. No ship is going to be perfect but if the "culture" on the ship is to follow the rules as opposed to finding ways to get around them, we all will continue to have better odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosi Posted January 28, 2014 #614 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) http://www.nbcnews.com/health/puke-patrol-how-clean-1-000-foot-cruise-ship-2D11999534 Sticky, icky virus: How to clean a 1,000-foot cruise ship Edited January 28, 2014 by Kosi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conshydot Posted January 28, 2014 #615 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Penn Medicine's Neil O. Fishman, MD, spoke to 6ABC for a story about the spread of norovirus on a cruise ship. The ship's voyage was cut short because about 600 passengers and 40 crew had fallen ill. "It only take about 18 virus particles to infect somebody. But when people have norovirus, they can shed somewhere between 70 and 100 billion particles," he said. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Fhealth&id=9407761 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneputt18 Posted January 28, 2014 #616 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Can you share where you got this info from??? :rolleyes::confused: I assume this is what poster is referring to: To quote CDC: "Disembarkation plans for active cases, terminal and transport infection control procedures." http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/outbreak/2014/january21_explorer_seas.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drarill Posted January 28, 2014 #617 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I assume this is what poster is referring to:To quote CDC: "Disembarkation plans for active cases, terminal and transport infection control procedures." http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/outbreak/2014/january21_explorer_seas.htm Thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusin6 Posted January 28, 2014 #618 Share Posted January 28, 2014 :eek: I'm just going to live in a bleach-filled bubble now. Might need a snorkle, though...and then the virus can come down the snorkle. Ok, no snorkle. I'll have to develop gills that can breathe bleach. It's the only way! Nah don't bother. In order to build immunity one needs to get a little dirty now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMiz Posted January 28, 2014 #619 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Earlier this morning I read that the number of ill cruisers was no where near 600 and that was a number for shock value being used by CNN well if you read the latest from the CDC it is OVER 600 Number of passengers who have reported being ilL during the voyage out of total number of passengers onboard: 622 of 3071 (20.25) Number of crew who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of crew onboard: 50 of 1166 (4.29%) You know not everyone reported themselves as ill. Those numbers are the reported cases Edited January 28, 2014 by TheMiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraflores Posted January 28, 2014 #620 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Earlier this morning I read that the number of ill cruisers was no where near 600 and that was a number for shock value being used by CNN well if you read the latest from the CDC it is OVER 600 Number of passengers who have reported being ilL during the voyage out of total number of passengers onboard: 622 of 3071 (20.25) Number of crew who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of crew onboard: 50 of 1166 (4.29%) You know not everyone reported themselves as ill. Those numbers are the reported cases ...and I'm willing to bet a lot of those "not-ill" people are running around, touching everything they can get their hands on, coughing into their hands, and then complaining about how lame "their" cruise is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireStation46 Posted January 28, 2014 #621 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Note if they can get you to a mid town hotel you can partake in the SuperBowl pre Game festivities. The are shutting down about 10 block on Broadway for the event and Local news is citing hotels in the area are slashing hotel rates: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/01/28/booker-hotels-slashing-prices-days-before-super-bowl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraflores Posted January 28, 2014 #622 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Maybe you could post links to all of these posts that "people on here" are "blaming the (hard working) crew on the ship" because I've seen maybe 2 posts in total mentioning that RCCL may not be doing everything they can. I haven't seen one that is just blaming the crew. Not one of us who cruises often would ever deny that 99% of the crew on these ships and on other cruise line's as well (I've sailed with 6 different lines) has some of the most dedicated hard working people from all over the world. You would NEVER catch me saying that about the crew on any ship I've been on. The crew makes our cruise special every time and while I can tell you're frustrated with some things you may have read on here, the majority of people on these threads have been very supportive of the crew. I'm not going to go through years of posts to answer this. You know who I'm talking about though. This thread has actually been pretty decent...but we all know who I'm talking about. Cruise Critic makes the ground shake on cruises. Sometimes I wish other jobs had message boards that people could vent about job performance on 24/7/365. I'm sure we'd all probably love having to deal with it every day...and might get a bit frustrated. Especially if you're someone making $200/mth and having to deal with complaints all day. Edited January 28, 2014 by miraflores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JimInBuffalo Posted January 28, 2014 #623 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I read through most of this thread and the same thing keeps popping up in my mind as far as a possible preventative method to keep infected pax from boarding a ship in the first place: In some countries, customs/immigration agents use infrared cameras to check for persons with high body temperatures/fever from passing checkpoints until they can be cleared for possible infections. Has anyone ever heard of this being done by the ship personnel instead of depending on the person's word (and signature) that they have not been sick in the past few days? Let's face it, the virus does not come from the ship. It comes from the passengers. The only certain way (in my humble opinion) to prevent future outbreaks or at least to minimize them is to keep infected persons from boarding the ship in the first place. -Jim Currently +11 degrees F in Buffalo with a wind chill factor of minus 20 degrees F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraflores Posted January 28, 2014 #624 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) I read through most of this thread and the same thing keeps popping up in my mind as far as a possible preventative method to keep infected pax from boarding a ship in the first place: In some countries, customs/immigration agents use infrared cameras to check for persons with high body temperatures/fever from passing checkpoints until they can be cleared for possible infections. Has anyone ever heard of this being done by the ship personnel instead of depending on the person's word (and signature) that they have not been sick in the past few days? Let's face it, the virus does not come from the ship. It comes from the passengers. The only certain way (in my humble opinion) to prevent future outbreaks or at least to minimize them is to keep infected persons from boarding the ship in the first place. -Jim Currently +11 degrees F in Buffalo with a wind chill factor of minus 20 degrees F It's a bold strategy, Cotton...but I don't think the cruise lines could afford the legal bills and bad press it would take to deal with the butthurt sick people turned away at the gangway. That would be a legal and PR nightmare, and I'm sure it would keep this board going 110% every day. I can only imagine the outrageous rants some of the cones on here would spew if we turned them away because they were sick...yikes. Edited January 28, 2014 by miraflores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare styles27 Posted January 28, 2014 #625 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I read through most of this thread and the same thing keeps popping up in my mind as far as a possible preventative method to keep infected pax from boarding a ship in the first place: In some countries, customs/immigration agents use infrared cameras to check for persons with high body temperatures/fever from passing checkpoints until they can be cleared for possible infections. Has anyone ever heard of this being done by the ship personnel instead of depending on the person's word (and signature) that they have not been sick in the past few days? Let's face it, the virus does not come from the ship. It comes from the passengers. The only certain way (in my humble opinion) to prevent future outbreaks or at least to minimize them is to keep infected persons from boarding the ship in the first place. -Jim Currently +11 degrees F in Buffalo with a wind chill factor of minus 20 degrees F Interesting...I wouldn't mind seeing that but I bet some would say it's an "invasion" of their privacy. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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