No games or library

[Markanddonna]

FYI, because of the coronavirus, our ship removed all books and games for passenger use. Bring your own! 

[momofmeg]

40 minutes ago, Markanddonna said:

FYI, because of the coronavirus, our ship removed all books and games for passenger use. Bring your own! 

 I guess that is a good precaution but since it travels through the air I wonder if that even helps. Now, the stomach bug it would help.

[lenquixote66]

We always bring our own books and games.

[ontheweb]

The passengers are quarantined; they would not get to the library even if it was open.

[Markanddonna]

We are not in a quarantined shop. I am just warning future passengers that their ship may have that policy. Most people probably use those books to hold chairs by the pool anyway. 

[navybankerteacher]

 Of course, most mass market lines have downgraded their libraries - RC Grandeur last February had one shelf of old paperbacks.

[lenquixote66]

1 minute ago, navybankerteacher said:

 Of course, most mass market lines have downgraded their libraries - RC Grandeur last February had one shelf of old paperbacks.

The Grandeur in December 2018 only had hard covered books.

[KnowTheScore]

6 hours ago, Markanddonna said:

FYI, because of the coronavirus, our ship removed all books and games for passenger use. Bring your own! 

 

 

Can't really be much more than a token gesture imho to make it appear that they are doing something.

 

If we are going to accept that Coronavirus can be picked up by touch (and I believe that to be the case now) then banning books is a token gesture.   Surely you would need to disinfect everything on a constant basis?

 

Every chair that every passenger sits on as soon as they get up?

Every lift after everyone has used it. 

Every hand rail as soon as someone has used it . . .

 

and every door handle

and every window

and every sun bed

and every prom deck chair

and every item in every on-board shop that people look at and handle

and every lounge/bar table after people get up and leave it

 

and so on and so forth

 

If they aren't routinely doing the above things then closing the library is nothing but a token gesture

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 17, 2020 by KnowTheScore

[Markanddonna]

I agree. If the cruise line is really concerned, they should have only staffs serving the  buffets