Disposable Gloves

[tjcletzgo]

Hello!  My last 2 cruises I got a bad cold on the ship, once at the beginning and once at the end.  I want to purchase  disposable glove for the buffet as well as other high visited areas.  Can anyone recommend a box of gloves, the loose fitting ones at the cheapest price?

 

Thanks for any advice :)

Edited January 13, 2019 by tjcletzgo

[ccndfw]

I ordered some online from Walgreens. Curad brand and I usually carry some in my purse for various things....

[EDDY0827]

Most drug stores will carry them, make sure that you get the right size!

[mcrcruiser]

Walmart is a good price point 

[TracieABD]

You may be able to get some from your doctor, as well.

 

Remember- try to touch nothing that is public. Also, keep your hands away from your face, neck, and hair.

 

Good luck!

[neverbeenhere]

Latex free and powder free please. 

[Clampram]

Respiratory illnesses generally are caused by an airborne organism. As a result gloves cannot protect you from the air that you are breathing. You could try a mask in the more crowded areas but if you are eating that won't work.

[jwattle]

A medical supply place would probably be one of your best bets for selection/price. I believe that the big box stores also sell them.

[Potstech]

Even many hardware stores sell them.  Or if you know someone in the medical community maybe they can get you a few pairs.

[nona0541]

Just washing your hands frequently with soap and water does the trick.  Keep hands away from face and eyes.  I have been on 30 + cruises and never gotten ill .  

 

Edited January 13, 2019 by nona0541

[Cruise Raider]

Costco sells them in bulk over in the section with personal care items.

[neverbeenhere]

Michael Jackson’s estate is selling off new gloves for cheap. The problem is they only have Left hand gloves for sale, the right hand gloves were all used. 

[tjcletzgo]

Thank you very much for your kind replys😎

[DrivesLikeMario]

Or Amazon.  These ones are the kind that are easy to slip into & out of:  Gloves

[Ep010835]

5 mm gloves at Harbor Freight are my go to. But my favorite is and will always be:

 

Use EARLY AND VERY FREQUENTLY. Day after day after day...........

 

Wife and I always have a full container in our pocket from the beginning of the cruise to the end. It's always slathered on after touching ANY of the utensil in any of the common areas. Including the tongs in the buffet. 

 

 

Edited January 13, 2019 by Ep010835

[1emerald1]

I just get generic disposable gloves from my grocery store, or Walmart.  I wear them the first day as there is so much stair use due to embarkation and the muster drill, and if I go to the buffet.  I carry Zylast and use that constantly and always before eating.

[happy cruzer]

You can always just use a napkin wrapped around your hand.  If you don't eat with your fingers you should be ok.

[sajlm045]

1 hour ago, 1emerald1 said:

I just get generic disposable gloves from my grocery store, or Walmart.  I wear them the first day as there is so much stair use due to embarkation and the muster drill, and if I go to the buffet.  I carry Zylast and use that constantly and always before eating.

 

Zylast is really an excellent product that can really help against norovirus. Purell not so much. I take it with me whenever and wherever I travel. However, washing your hands with soap and water is still a must.

[neverbeenhere]

58 minutes ago, happy cruzer said:

You can always just use a napkin wrapped around your hand.  If you don't eat with your fingers you should be ok.

 

Please! No practical solutions are to be posted here. 

[1emerald1]

17 minutes ago, sajlm045 said:

 

Zylast is really an excellent product that can really help against norovirus. Purell not so much. I take it with me whenever and wherever I travel. However, washing your hands with soap and water is still a must.

Of course, I am a fanatic hand washer, even at home.

[Ep010835]

2 minutes ago, neverbeenhere said:

 

Please! No practical solutions are to be posted here. 

 

Everything I've read in this thread impresses me as being extremely practical. Would you please elaborate?

[Colo Cruiser]

24 minutes ago, 1emerald1 said:

Of course, I am a fanatic hand washer, even at home.

We are too. Sanitizer always secondary.

IMO one of the main reasons I did not get sick on the Regal or the CB recently.

[Kartgv]

Decided to Google "Zylast" to see if I'd like to get some - found this on the FDA website dated June 6, 2018:  https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm610146.htm

 

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today filed a complaint against Innovative BioDefense, Inc. of Lake Forest, California, and Colette Cozean, the company’s president and chief executive officer, to prohibit them from selling Zylast topical antiseptics with claims that they are effective against infection by pathogens such as norovirus, rotavirus, flu virus, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and Ebola. Claims that a hand sanitizer can protect consumers against infection from pathogens are drug claims and therefore, these products are regulated by the FDA as drugs. These products from Innovative BioDefense, Inc. have not been proven to be safe and effective for these uses and are not approved by the FDA."

 

We've been on several cruises with noro outbreaks and have managed to avoid getting sick ourselves, so will continue to rely on frequent hand-washing and keeping hands away from the face.    

[obnurse]

I think that is a GREAT idea! Next cruise coming up....a box of gloves will be packed! 

[Colo Cruiser]

8 minutes ago, Kartgv said:

Decided to Google "Zylast" to see if I'd like to get some - found this on the FDA website dated June 6, 2018: https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm610146.htm

 

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today filed a complaint against Innovative BioDefense, Inc. of Lake Forest, California, and Colette Cozean, the company’s president and chief executive officer, to prohibit them from selling Zylast topical antiseptics with claims that they are effective against infection by pathogens such as norovirus, rotavirus, flu virus, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and Ebola. Claims that a hand sanitizer can protect consumers against infection from pathogens are drug claims and therefore, these products are regulated by the FDA as drugs. These products from Innovative BioDefense, Inc. have not been proven to be safe and effective for these uses and are not approved by the FDA."

 

We've been on several cruises with noro outbreaks and have managed to avoid getting sick ourselves, so will continue to rely on frequent hand-washing and keeping hands away from the face.    

One of the reasons why Princess is heavy on the push for hand washing.

Sanitizer has been/is being removed for the most part from passenger areas because it gives a false sense of coverage.

One cannot beat regular and frequent hand washing.