PKB Posted September 15, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 15, 2021 First, I am not a germaphobe, but just wondered if seapass cards are still being touched by other people every time there is a transaction on the ship. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted September 15, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, PKB said: First, I am not a germaphobe, but just wondered if seapass cards are still being touched by other people every time there is a transaction on the ship. OK if worried, just wash your hands (and seapass card) after it is used. Take some small alcohol wipes (like for cleaning lenses) and wipe your card. Really on a fully vaccinated ship COVID virus should not be spread by hand contact. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DCPIV Posted September 15, 2021 #3 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Occasionally, but not every transaction. For many things, they just asked for our room number (and sometimes just looked at the card to verify). I think I swiped it myself in the gift shop. It got to where I would forget to pull my card out at a time I normally would have it out and handy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzzzinma Posted September 15, 2021 #4 Share Posted September 15, 2021 They asked for our cabin number in lieu using the sea pass almost every time last week on the Millennium. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelib Posted September 15, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 15, 2021 I had the same as above when getting a drink in the standard package. The most I gave out the sea pass was at the Martini bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alakegirl Posted September 15, 2021 #6 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Remember that The crew doesn’t want to touch anything unnecessarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 15, 2021 #7 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Yes - every time I have ordered Coffee at Al Bacio, I have had to hand it over. In Luminae for dinner if we buy a bottle of wine no card required and just a cc receipt given. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phxazzcruisers Posted September 15, 2021 #8 Share Posted September 15, 2021 we handed our card in the gift shop, and when I got a soda in the buffet. Other than that, no one touched the card. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted September 15, 2021 #9 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Oh the horror! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DCPIV Posted September 15, 2021 #10 Share Posted September 15, 2021 45 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: Yes - every time I have ordered Coffee at Al Bacio, I have had to hand it over. In Luminae for dinner if we buy a bottle of wine no card required and just a cc receipt given. We didn't need to hand it over at al Bacio on the Summit. Just gave our room number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie.1008 Posted September 15, 2021 #11 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On the Millennium two weeks ago we had to show our cards for drinks and cafe il bacio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhenbones Posted September 16, 2021 #12 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On Edge last week, there were flat card readers in the shops. Instead of taking my card, the shop staff would gesture for me to set it on the reader and remove it when it was done. The same thing happened at Cafe al Bacio the first few times until they recognized us and just asked for our stateroom number. There might have been a few instances where they might have touched the card but it was definitely a lot less than in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted September 16, 2021 #13 Share Posted September 16, 2021 We had a presentation today by the Chief Medical Officer for the Agency I support. Was surprised to hear him place emphasis that COVID is a respiratory disease and is spread through droplets and aerosol and not through touch or objects. As long as you wash your hand and avoid touching your nose or mouth, incidental contact should not be a major concern. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisinKikster Posted September 16, 2021 #14 Share Posted September 16, 2021 56 minutes ago, DaKahuna said: We had a presentation today by the Chief Medical Officer for the Agency I support. Was surprised to hear him place emphasis that COVID is a respiratory disease and is spread through droplets and aerosol and not through touch or objects. As long as you wash your hand and avoid touching your nose or mouth, incidental contact should not be a major concern. I'm surprised at your surprise - that's been what the research and data have been showing. Fomite transfer of covid is not a huge concern. I'm a chronic handwasher anyway because norovirus is transmitted via surfaces, so it's good practice to wash frequently and avoid touching one's face. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike45LC Posted September 16, 2021 #15 Share Posted September 16, 2021 All of the hysteria over surface contact has been overblown from the beginning. I wash my hands frequently and thoroughly, and always have. That is good enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weregoingcruising Posted September 16, 2021 #16 Share Posted September 16, 2021 11 hours ago, TeeRick said: OK if worried, just wash your hands (and seapass card) after it is used. Take some small alcohol wipes (like for cleaning lenses) and wipe your card. Really on a fully vaccinated ship COVID virus should not be spread by hand contact. You would also have to treat the glasses your drink comes in after they hand it to you.😟 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash3x Posted September 16, 2021 #17 Share Posted September 16, 2021 If you are worried. Get an envelope place card inside it. When its asked for you hold the envelope open so waiter can take the card when he is done hold envelope open again so he/she can place it back inside...that way only you hold the envelope and do not touch the card yourself until you can clean it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Germancruiser Posted September 16, 2021 #18 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I am not afraid of staff holding or touching my cruise card- as one poster already mentioned- Covid is almost always carried on by air. I am more afraid of people no adhering to the rules- esp. wearing their masks propperly. Holding ones mask in ones hand or wearing it right UNDER ones nose is not how it should be worn. I am still not sure is it just ignorance or plain stupidity. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddpe Posted September 16, 2021 #19 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On my Milli cruise to Alaska, the waiters who had served us previously just asked for room numbers which was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mac Posted September 16, 2021 #20 Share Posted September 16, 2021 There has been no evidence of significant transmission through surface contact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETHTrader Posted September 17, 2021 #21 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I think it depended on the person. I want to say on my cruise (Apex on Sept 4), the crew simply asked to see the card 7 out of 10 times. There were few times they touched the card, mostly at the Cafe Al Bacio and Il Second Bacio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtsfan Posted September 17, 2021 #22 Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 9:47 AM, PKB said: First, I am not a germaphobe, but just wondered if seapass cards are still being touched by other people every time there is a transaction on the ship. On 9/15/2021 at 11:09 PM, Germancruiser said: I am not afraid of staff holding or touching my cruise card- as one poster already mentioned- Covid is almost always carried on by air. I am more afraid of people no adhering to the rules- esp. wearing their masks propperly. Holding ones mask in ones hand or wearing it right UNDER ones nose is not how it should be worn. I am still not sure is it just ignorance or plain stupidity. We were on the Edge last month. For the most part we were asked our cabin number when we ordered drinks or specialty coffees. Every now & then we passed it to a crew member, but honestly it was infrequent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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