Sailaway John Posted October 25, 2022 #1 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Just a thought about how Covid might start, especially when people do not care about other passengers and do not wash their hands before using utensils of any kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted October 25, 2022 #2 Share Posted October 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, Sailaway John said: Just a thought about how Covid might start, especially when people do not care about other passengers and do not wash their hands before using utensils of any kind. On Princess ships, passengers must wash their hands before entering the buffet. I suppose the only extra precaution would be to have staff serve the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windsor26 Posted October 25, 2022 #3 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On Majestic recently no self service not even for water in the buffet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resordanis Posted October 25, 2022 #4 Share Posted October 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, windsor26 said: On Majestic recently no self service not even for water in the buffet On Majestic now and self serve everything except baked meats. Water I have obtained myself also. Things change quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted October 25, 2022 #5 Share Posted October 25, 2022 1 hour ago, resordanis said: On Majestic now and self serve everything except baked meats. Water I have obtained myself also. Things change quickly. Why baked beans? Because they are by the spoon full? I think cruiselines are short sighted in their decisions. Aged care centres learnt the hard way to make decisions on what is best for their centre, rather than blindly follow government decisions. I still listen to medical experts who I trust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer Posted October 25, 2022 #6 Share Posted October 25, 2022 41 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: Why baked beans? Because they are by the spoon full? I think cruiselines are short sighted in their decisions. Aged care centres learnt the hard way to make decisions on what is best for their centre, rather than blindly follow government decisions. I still listen to medical experts who I trust. There may have been a typo somewhere - I think it is the roast meats and that is similar to every other ship's buffet with the meat carved for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resordanis Posted October 25, 2022 #7 Share Posted October 25, 2022 12 hours ago, MMDown Under said: Why baked beans? Because they are by the spoon full? I think cruiselines are short sighted in their decisions. Aged care centres learnt the hard way to make decisions on what is best for their centre, rather than blindly follow government decisions. I still listen to medical experts who I trust. If you read it again I said MEATS not beans. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted October 25, 2022 #8 Share Posted October 25, 2022 1 minute ago, resordanis said: If you read it again I said MEATS not beans. oops sorry 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 26, 2022 #9 Share Posted October 26, 2022 (edited) There was always a carvery at lunch and dinner in the Buffet on Coral, Majestic would be the same. i.e.one of Ham, Turkey, Lamb, Beef, Pork etc. Gravy was always there too. Edited October 26, 2022 by NSWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 26, 2022 #10 Share Posted October 26, 2022 19 hours ago, MMDown Under said: Why baked beans? Because they are by the spoon full? I think cruiselines are short sighted in their decisions. Aged care centres learnt the hard way to make decisions on what is best for their centre, rather than blindly follow government decisions. I still listen to medical experts who I trust. The baked beans are rationed to protect other passengers from crop dusting in the lifts 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 26, 2022 #11 Share Posted October 26, 2022 As said by Cheryle, with the relaxing of protocols, self-serve is the norm for ships with less than 3% infections. That is what is in play on Majestic ATM. Wash hands again after handling all those tongs and spoons people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoe 59 Posted October 26, 2022 #12 Share Posted October 26, 2022 4 hours ago, arxcards said: The baked beans are rationed to protect other passengers from crop dusting in the lifts Pmsl🤣😂🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogbay Posted October 26, 2022 #13 Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 5:49 PM, Aus Traveller said: On Princess ships, passengers must wash their hands before entering the buffet. I suppose the only extra precaution would be to have staff serve the food. Was on Coral for a month , many people did not wash hands or use sanitizing lotion . Would walk in via tables , say that they just wash them , just pretend they were going to sink. Same going on in the toilets.!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinating Posted October 26, 2022 #14 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Was amazed at the amount of people that put their masks on the table whilst eating, staff didn’t even have time to wipe tables down between diners, yuk! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted October 26, 2022 #15 Share Posted October 26, 2022 18 minutes ago, marinating said: Was amazed at the amount of people that put their masks on the table whilst eating, staff didn’t even have time to wipe tables down between diners, yuk! People just don't think. I remember when Covid directions first appeared auths said to "not touch your face". Impossible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 26, 2022 #16 Share Posted October 26, 2022 (edited) As long as the pax do not wave their masks at the parade of the chefs in the MDR, lol. Waving table napkins was bad enough, grossville. Edited October 26, 2022 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway John Posted October 28, 2022 Author #17 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 5:17 AM, Hogbay said: Was on Coral for a month , many people did not wash hands or use sanitizing lotion . Would walk in via tables , say that they just wash them , just pretend they were going to sink. Same going on in the toilets.!!! They are just feral and should be shown up for what they do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogbay Posted October 28, 2022 #18 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Sailaway John said: They are just feral and should be shown up for what they do. Just arrived on Encounter , once apon a time was a princess , no self serve in The Pantry , wash station at entrance. Now thats a roast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 28, 2022 #19 Share Posted October 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Sailaway John said: They are just feral and should be shown up for what they do. They should be reported and tossed off the ship by the Captain. Trouble is most of the staff do not want confrontation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagittarius Posted October 28, 2022 #20 Share Posted October 28, 2022 I found on our recent Coral Princess trip that buffet staff were quite insistent on hand washing which was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted October 28, 2022 #21 Share Posted October 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, sagittarius said: I found on our recent Coral Princess trip that buffet staff were quite insistent on hand washing which was great. On our Coral Princess cruise, I don't think anyone would have got past the person on the door without washing their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 28, 2022 #22 Share Posted October 28, 2022 We have been allowed to pass through the buffet on Majestic to get to the aft deck. They accepted the reason and let us through. Today we had a buffet lunch, and there were no attendants at the wash area, with most just walking past. In the end, the non-washers/sanitisers are present on every ship. We always sanitise again after handling the shared utensils, and that has worked well over the years to protect us from various cruise bugs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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