To use or not to use public toilets on board.

[ldubs]

2 hours ago, clo said:

From what I read soap and water washes 'stuff' down the drain.

 

Yes, I think we have all read the same Google search results.   

[clo]

1 minute ago, ldubs said:

 

Yes, I think we have all read the same Google search results.   

Sorry. I wrote this and then saw it over and over.

[ldubs]

2 minutes ago, clo said:

Sorry. I wrote this and then saw it over and over.

 

No worries Clo.  Fact is probably most technical replies should carry a footnote attributing the original author.  Lol.  

[OzKiwiJJ]

13 hours ago, ldubs said:

 

We were recently on a newer ship that routed everyone through a row of sinks at the entrance to the buffet.  I liked that a lot.  Guess we were raised to wash up before eating and it stuck.  Haha

 

All the Princess ships I've been on recently have had wash facilities at the entrances to the buffet, but not at the entrances to the MDRs which is understandable as more people arrive all at once at the MDRs and it would cause chaos waiting for them all to wash their hands.

Edited February 12, 2020 by OzKiwiJJ

[XBGuy]

12 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

 

All the Princess ships I've been on recently have had wash facilities at the entrances to the buffet, but not at the entrances to the MDRs which is understandable as more people arrive all at once at the MDRs and it would cause chaos waiting for them all to wash their hands.

 

The other thing is that in the dining rooms the people you are most likely going to infect are those at your table.  In the buffets, an infected person can transmit the infection to quite a few others through the common utensils used to make food selections.

 

Yes, the last two Princess ships that we have been on (the Royal Princess in September and the Star Princess in January) have had sinks at the entrance of the buffets.  Last April we cruised on the Ruby Princess. and it did not have sinks in the buffet entrances.  I don't know if that has changed since April.

[mom says]

Discussion appears to have veered way if topic, which was whether or not one used the public toilets on the ship. Could we please get back on track? There is another thread regarding hand washing vs sanitizer.

[gigito2]

There is another discussion in the NCL forums with a post indicating that there is SUSPICION that the Novel Corona Virus MAY be spread by fecal contamination:

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2733003-purell-and-hand-wash-on-ships/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-59381857