In-Room Medical Refrigerator on SL?

[lisabucsfan1]

I'm traveling in 12 days and my cabin mate (new to VV) has asked about an in-room medical refrigerator. Is there such a thing available? I realize there is a regular refrigerator in the room, but for some reason the request is for something else.

[neverendingcruising]

Not that I can answer your question about availability, but I believe typical hotel/cruise mini fridges don't get as cold as your home refrigerator. 

[lisabucsfan1]

3 minutes ago, neverendingcruising said:

Not that I can answer your question about availability, but I believe typical hotel/cruise mini fridges don't get as cold as your home refrigerator. 

 

that could very well be the reason for the request... 

[cantgetin]

What needs to be done is to check the temperature of the in room refrigerator and look at the label on the medication to see what temperature is needed for storage.  On Valiant, meds that needed to be kept colder than the in room fridge could be stored in the medical center refrigerator, but that is a pain as you had to go to the medical center to access the medication.

Most home refrigerators can reach 35 degrees.  Insulin must be stored at 46 degrees or below but not frozen.  Each cabin fridge would need to be individually checked, and are typically higher than 35. Ours was 39 degrees when we entered the room.   One way to further cool the in room refrigerator is to put a glass of ice in it.  The ice will last overnight (at least it did on our cruise) before fully melting, and will drop the temp in the fridge by several degrees.  Your stateroom host can supply ice or you can get it at The Galley.

And no, I haven't heard of a medical refrigerator being brought to a cabin on VV as they do on some other lines.  Most lines have done away with this as they have replaced "cooling boxes" with real refrigerators.  Do check with VV, but I believe that if you need more cooling than the in room fridge can provide, you'll need to use the medical center option,

 

 

[lisabucsfan1]

15 minutes ago, cantgetin said:

Do check with VV, but I believe that if you need more cooling than the in room fridge can provide, you'll need to use the medical center option,

 

thank you.