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ronandcarla

By ronandcarla,
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Gershep

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1 hour ago, reallyitsmema said:

 

Did you allow the cabin steward access to the cabin to service it or have you left a do not disturb sign out?  By not reporting your husband's sickness, the cabin steward will not know to put your linens and towels into hazmat bags to be cleaned with other infected laundry.  The cabin steward will not put on a hazmat suite to clean your cabin as they do with infected cabins.  Your cabin will not be on the list of cabins that need to be fogged prior to someone else occupying the infected cabin.

 

You also should be quarantined as you are touching surfaces that have been contaminated.

 

We were on a cruise with norovirus and every flat surface in our cabin was wiped down every day, because we were surrounded with quarantined cabins.  Our walls were washed daily, cabinets, desk, anything and everything that they could reach.  There was always a haze on mirrors and glass surfaces because the disinfectant needs to be left on the surface for a specific time for it to work.

 

We came away from that cruise without every getting norovirus because our cabin steward did the best to keep us healthy.

 

Report his illness for everyone's benefit.

 

 

So agree to this, report it so cabin can be thoroughly cleaned and steward doesn't get sick.

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Robo1098

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19 hours ago, boscobeans said:

Look into Alpet D2. Used in hospitals, nurseries and schools for years. NO rinse spray that KILLS NORO VIRUS.

 

Although not recommended we spray our hands before beginning to eat, whether in the Windjammer or the MDR.

Looked it up on Amazon. Pretty expensive. Is there a cheaper way to get it?

 

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cruz4evr

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We're on Oasis and the Captain informed us that due to the worsening of Norovirus cases, we will be missing Cozumel and are currently heading back to Port Canaveral.  We will arrive Saturday, a day early.

 

We will be getting a full cruise refund.

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coaster

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6 minutes ago, poncho1973 said:

 

The poster that is hiding their husband's diagnosis is the sort of cruiser that I hope to never cross paths with.  ME ME ME  ME

Hope the cabin stewards are reporting people they believe to be sick and hiding it from medical. Not fair to them, other crew members as well as current and future passengers.

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10 minutes ago, poncho1973 said:

This sounds like a wise decision, although it sucks for healthy people on the cruise.

 

It does suck.  If it was me I’d be hiding in my cabin, happy to get off with good health. 

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Robo1098

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14 hours ago, midwife1021 said:

Just FYI, the CDC has a handy list of cleaning agents effective against norovirus.  https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-06/documents/list_g_norovirus.pdf

If you get noro, the immunity you develop really doesn't las very long either...about 3 months is all the immunity you'll get from having a case of noro virus.  

I'm not doubting the list and thank you for posting but are Blondie, Dagwood, Boris, Buster and Milo really cleaning agents?

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boscobeans

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21 minutes ago, Robo1098 said:

Looked it up on Amazon. Pretty expensive. Is there a cheaper way to get it?

 

We just got a one quart bottle from Amazon.  (  $17.08 ) We will only use about 7 or 8 ouncesm(in smaller spray bottles) on our cruise. The rest hangs out in the kitchen for counter tops and often the large bottle and sprayer goes to work at my wife's place of business..

 

I am disappointed in the exp. date on this bottle ( March 2019 ) but given the ingredients I trust the date is extremely conservative and will remain effective until it is gone.

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Update from my Son on the Oasis:

 

Cruise is being cut short. They're supposed to be in Cozumel tomorrow but they're headed back to Port Canaveral now. Too many people on board are sick apparently. Everyone is getting a full refund. That's all I have for now.

 

So they'll be back in port a day early.

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EatonDoolittle

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21 minutes ago, poncho1973 said:

 although it sucks for healthy people on the cruise.

 

 

I disagree - to me it sounds like a sweet deal for anybody who does not get sick...6 days at sea for free.

Of course, I am retired and can easily drive to Florida ports, so if I had flights,  time off from work, etc to consider,  my attitude might be different. 

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2 minutes ago, nbsjcruiser said:

Update from my Son on the Oasis:

 

Cruise is being cut short. They're supposed to be in Cozumel tomorrow but they're headed back to Port Canaveral now. Too many people on board are sick apparently. Everyone is getting a full refund. That's all I have for now.

Already reported see posts 166 and 186 and some in between

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11 minutes ago, BEENSAILING said:

By coming back a day early Royal can do a deep cleaning of the ship... but what do they actually do? toss out dishes and silverware?  clean every public chair and table (theatre, casino, bars...)?

 

We have experienced a late boarding due to extra sanitizing due to a NORO infection on the previous cruise a few times.

 

You will probably see a slight white residue on just about everything that you could possibly touch or come in contact with.

 

Dishes, flatware, pots, pans, serving trays, platters and all glassware that is washed commercially with the normal temperature, time and sanitizing chemicals is more than enough to kill Noro. 

 

I have seen staff with backpacks containing sanitizing solutions spraying all chairs in all venues. 

 

On two cruises the library had all books removed and the shelves were sprayed and the books held in quarantine. 

 

Pretty good compared to what airplanes, airports or hotels do to clean...

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BEENSAILING

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2 minutes ago, boscobeans said:

 

We have experienced a late boarding due to extra sanitizing due to a NORO infection on the previous cruise a few times.

 

You will probably see a slight white residue on just about everything that you could possibly touch or come in contact with.

 

Dishes, flatware, pots, pans, serving trays, platters and all glassware that is washed commercially with the normal temperature, time and sanitizing chemicals is more than enough to kill Noro. 

 

I have seen staff with backpacks containing sanitizing solutions spraying all chairs in all venues. 

 

On two cruises the library had all books removed and the shelves were sprayed and the books held in quarantine. 

 

Pretty good compared to what airplanes, airports or hotels do to clean...

Wonder what they do with Casino chips?

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