No anti viral hand gel in MDR? Aurora

[London Cruiser]

Just got off Aurora, none of the above hand gel stations or a waiter with a squirty bottle, when my wife enquired why, she was told a risk assessment had been done and conclusion was the MDR is a very low risk area Not sure if this policy is ship specific

[Meg 50]

I suppose they reckon that no one touches anything in there since the waiters dish everything.
While their logic is impeccable, I think they are better continuing to squirt there as well, just to reinforce the habit!

[david63]

It was certainly evident on Ventura last month

[CaroleF]

We were told by the Executive Purser (now Hotel Manager) on one cruise that an assessment was always taken and the Gel was only used when it was deemed necessary, it was not done as a matter of routine all the time. How this assessment is done I have no idea.

Carole

[Quizzical Bob]

I think it's anti-bacterial rather than anti-viral.

They were using it on Adonia recently but on some occasions there were no waiters at the entrance, just a few hand-bottles. This is a good way to spread nasties from one passenger to another.

[London Cruiser]

We were told by the Executive Purser (now Hotel Manager) on one cruise that an assessment was always taken and the Gel was only used when it was deemed necessary, it was not done as a matter of routine all the time. How this assessment is done I have no idea.

Carole

Carole, I`ve never a cruise where hand gel has not been used/promoted in the MDR, normally waiters standing there squirty bottles in hand ready to pounce, interesting he should say that. Perhaps its all made of snake oil and doesnt work anyway