Comments on: Avoid Norovirus (and Worse) on a Cruise Ship With These Seven Important Tips https://cruisemaven.com/avoid-norovirus-with-these-five-easy-tips/ Cruising the World One Port at a Time Sat, 07 Mar 2020 20:50:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Sherry Laskin https://cruisemaven.com/avoid-norovirus-with-these-five-easy-tips/#comment-208463 Sat, 07 Mar 2020 20:50:47 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=10556#comment-208463 In reply to philip meyers.

Hi Phil,
Thank you for your comment and I totally understand your (and probably thousands of others) situation. I am not a medical professional, but from what you wrote, if this medical issue was applied to my husband or mother or even sister, I would advise not going to Europe next month. Cruise lines (and airlines) are being extremely lenient with cancellation or rebooking trips so this is a good time to seriously think about contacting either your travel agent if you used one or contacting the air and cruise lines to rebook or cancel your trip. Personally, being in my 60s, I still would not travel abroad until this epidemic runs its course. Just my thoughts. I wish you both a wonderful voyage when you do go and safe and healthy travels ahead for all of us.
Thank you again for writing.
Sherry

]]> By: philip meyers https://cruisemaven.com/avoid-norovirus-with-these-five-easy-tips/#comment-208416 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:48:27 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=10556#comment-208416 my wife has a compromised immune system because of medication for rheumatoid arthritis. do you know if this is justification for a change of the cruise we are scheduled for this april 9th. it looks like it will be too risky to go to england and france and all i want is to schedule another cruise to where it is safe. probably next winter. if this cannot be done i stand to lose around 6000.00$.

]]> By: Sherry Laskin https://cruisemaven.com/avoid-norovirus-with-these-five-easy-tips/#comment-207539 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:10:05 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=10556#comment-207539 In reply to Gary Warren.

Hi Gary,
Thank you for reading the article and taking the time to write your comment. I totally agree. It’s a terrible situation going on right now. Too bad the cruise lines can’t revert back to the days of real brass railings.
Sherry

]]> By: Gary Warren https://cruisemaven.com/avoid-norovirus-with-these-five-easy-tips/#comment-207526 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:27:17 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=10556#comment-207526 The problem is largely the cruise line’s fault. Brass surfaces kill microbes including norovirus almost immediately on contact. If all the touch surfaces were bare naked brass, not clear coated, as they formerly were on ships before plastic, those surfaces would self-sterilize constantly throughout the day. Those red plastic serving tongs in the picture are the cruise ship’s fault.

Maybe update your post here and push the cruise lines to fix their problem. As I write this, cruise ships are quarantined with coronavirus. Brass or copper touch surfaces would have killed the coronavirus too.

]]> By: Sherry Laskin https://cruisemaven.com/avoid-norovirus-with-these-five-easy-tips/#comment-184902 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:07:24 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=10556#comment-184902 In reply to Joyce H Mason.

Congratulations, Joyce! You did exactly the right things. It’s really tough to remember all the precautions to take, especially when your eye itches! I can’t imagine being in the same stateroom with someone who comes down with Noro. Good job! Thanks for your comment.
Sherry

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