Will Cruise Lines take Mask Suggestions?

[e_brick]

In these days of the pandemic and cruises about ready to re-start,

I noticed that the Laundry Lists do not yet have

a listing for "Mask" (price?). Suggest they add.

 

Also, the gift shop with sundry items might carry Cruise Line-logo masks.

Suggest they invest in these.

Trivia Game winning prize of a logo mask? 

Bon Voyage Gift - logo mask 3 for $?

 

We use washable masks and change them out regularly

and put them in the laundry.

 

Would be interesting to note for the test cruises coming up.

[Joebucks]

The elite gift is a branded mask

 

Sad, but I wouldn't doubt it

[Hlitner]

5 hours ago, e_brick said:

In these days of the pandemic and cruises about ready to re-start,

I noticed that the Laundry Lists do not yet have

a listing for "Mask" (price?). Suggest they add.

 

Also, the gift shop with sundry items might carry Cruise Line-logo masks.

Suggest they invest in these.

Trivia Game winning prize of a logo mask? 

Bon Voyage Gift - logo mask 3 for $?

 

We use washable masks and change them out regularly

and put them in the laundry.

 

Would be interesting to note for the test cruises coming up.

What test cruises?   Haven't heard of any in the USA and nobody seems to be moving in that direction.  I noted in another post that a new trend is emerging in Europe (pushed by several airlines) to implement tough standards for masks.  The European airline proposal would only allow for N-95, KN-95 and certain Surgical masks.  Whether this becomes a worldwide trend and possibly gets adopted by cruise lines (which might help in getting CDC approval) remains a question.

 

Hank

[donaldsc]

So now they are going to convert masks into a profit center?

 

DON

[Donald]

Thank you for the suggestions.

You may be surprised to learn that the cruise industry has been working on ideas like this (and many others) for quite some time. 

International airlines have led the way on this, as they are still operating. On every flight I have taken over the past 6 months, I received a special package with masks, gloves, sanitizer, and instructions for proper use.

The cruise lines are planning a similar program - replenished each day of the cruise.

Sending re-usable face masks to the laundry is not recommended.

The temperatures and chemicals required to kill any residual viral spores on a face mask are not used on regular laundry machines, as they would damage your clothing.

Face masks would need to be sent to the Code Red laundry machines, further risking contamination of the mask before it is returned to you. That's probably not going to happen.

But you can always take advantage of the free disposable masks available at many locations around the ship you are on.

[ilikeanswers]

9 hours ago, donaldsc said:

So now they are going to convert masks into a profit center?

 

DON

 

Nearly every shop seems to have branded masks so why not cruise lines😂? 

[ColeThornton]