Comments on: Sick passengers get the heave-ho on German cruise http://www.consumertraveler.com/columns/sick-passengers-get-the-heave-ho/ The last honest travel site Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:02:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bruce InCharlotte http://www.consumertraveler.com/columns/sick-passengers-get-the-heave-ho/comment-page-1/#comment-13650 Bruce InCharlotte Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:59:20 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=16396#comment-13650 Misleading headline. Where's the "heave-ho"? Sick passengers? One sentence in the second para does not make a story! What happened to them? Did they return to port 9 days early? Did the cruise line transfer them to hotels? At whose expense? What about the next sailing of the ship? A million questions! Misleading headline. Where’s the “heave-ho”? Sick passengers? One sentence in the second para does not make a story!

What happened to them? Did they return to port 9 days early? Did the cruise line transfer them to hotels? At whose expense? What about the next sailing of the ship? A million questions!

]]> By: Michael http://www.consumertraveler.com/columns/sick-passengers-get-the-heave-ho/comment-page-1/#comment-13642 Michael Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:33:37 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=16396#comment-13642 One thing that I do on cruise ships is to avoid using the public restrooms as much as possible. If I have to use one, I do not turn the water off as soon as I finish washing my hands -- think about it -- you (and everyone else who has used that restroom) have turned the water ON with unwashed hands -- instead, I dry my hands, then, use the paper towels as a "barrier" between my hand and the faucet handle. Then, I use the paper towels to open the door, because, guess what -- everyone who used the restroom and did not wash their hands touched that handle. In an infection control class I took, they talked about how many people re-contaminate their washed hands in public restrooms from those 2 surfaces, and it makes sense. One thing that I do on cruise ships is to avoid using the public restrooms as much as possible. If I have to use one, I do not turn the water off as soon as I finish washing my hands — think about it — you (and everyone else who has used that restroom) have turned the water ON with unwashed hands — instead, I dry my hands, then, use the paper towels as a “barrier” between my hand and the faucet handle. Then, I use the paper towels to open the door, because, guess what — everyone who used the restroom and did not wash their hands touched that handle. In an infection control class I took, they talked about how many people re-contaminate their washed hands in public restrooms from those 2 surfaces, and it makes sense.

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