Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Norovirus aboard

I forgot to mention that we went into Norovirus mode yesterday, the 19th. Some of our dinner companions were missing and we found out today they were quarantined. Some of the other people we know were quarantined also. They were announcing room numbers and names yesterday throughout the ship but we didn't know why. These were apparently people who were quarantined but were not in their room when they checked on them.

Apparently when you are not in your room when you are quarantined they can put you off at the next stop with no refund. Not sure if they are going to do that to the people who were out and about.

Normal buffet and dining modifications have been made for Norovirus where no passenger handles anything. They are sending in the hazmat suits to spray the rooms of the quarantined. There is much wiping down of the ship and spraying of things. They seem to have swung into action very quickly.

Thankfully I have been fine. I carry a hand sanitizer on my lanyard so am able to resanitize sitting at the dining table after touching the chair etc. I also did not attend the captains welcome party where there was alot of hand shaking (according to the video).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi,
Enjoying your blog, thanks for writing it.
Reading this installment, I'll be adding hand sanitizer to my packing list! And thanks for mentioning Ginger Trips, will bring those as well.
Let's hope the Norovirus will be cleared up soon -- we'll find out for ourselves after boarding at Sydney.
Isolde & Arnold