Ref Diabetics

[thompsongunner06]

We were asked by our room guy if we were diabetic,,,They now have sharps containers to give you.

[kjunea]

I just talked with Guest Access Services friday and they asked me if I needed a sharps container and said they would provide it, not to bring one! They were so nice!

[JimA49085]

I just cruised on the Splendor in January and asked to have the mini-bar unlocked so I could keep my insulin. The steward opened the mini-bar and gave me a sharps container. He said that Carnival requires use of them.

Very thoughtful.

[lsycko1]

Yes thoughtfull, but also smart. The cost involved when someone get's an accidental stick can be very high. I am supprised they just started this. I am diabetic, and am very carefull with my sharps, but some people just toss them in the trash. That can increase the risk for your room steward getting pricked.

[deborahjo]

Yes I have had a Sharps Container in my cabin since 2003. No problem there. It is on my Carnival Profile.

[Marque]

I've had no problem getting sharps containers from the ship. Nonetheless, since Carnival changed the procedure and one now has to ask the cabin steward for one, I always bring my own small one because sometimes it takes a day or so before one arrives. Also, for travel, I always use Freestyle lancets that I get on Ebay because they have a cap that fits over the needle rendering them safe to chuck into the wastebasket.