Xraygirl92

I was being quoted by the poster so it was personal to me, but thank you OP.

Gotcha. :)

Y'all are all awesome-I really appreciate the input!

If you have a latex allergy, are you also sensitive to bananas or avocado as sensitivity to one often shows as a problem with the other two?

Yes, very allergic to both. I avoid them like the plague. Ticks me off, since I have my grandma's banana bread recipe that I USED to be able to eat. :rolleyes:

I don't seem to have issue with airborne though..but I do avoid balloons.

Others have made this clear previous to this post.

I'm fine with everyone sharing their knowledge on my post. No big deal. Some people do assume that the black gloves are latex, and some are a combination of things.

No worries. I'd rather compile as much information as people want to share, and then make a decision based on what I find.

The black color and the fact that they are gloves doesn't mean they are latex. Latex is an ingredient that that gloves are made of. In the hospital I work at I wear purple gloves and they are made of Nitrilite.

OP, I saw you found someone with some info you can contact. I was going to tell you we did a kitchen tour and saw them wearing gloves, but would not be able to comment on what type, brand, or material of glove they were wearing. Which I know is the most important thing.

Thank you Kelley! The medical group I work for has also gone to using non-latex gloves. Ours are blue Nitrile ones.

My wife also has a severe latex allergy, and as such she too wears a medic alert... all I have ever seen on our 5 cruises so far are the NITRILE gloves being used, if any at all.

 

The problem with gloves being used in food service is that they give a false sense of cleanliness to the wearer, but can transmit far more germs etc., than would bare hands. At least if the server is bare handed, and they get "something" on their hands they will wash them.... got something on a glove, and you / they might not notice it since their clean hand is inside the protection of the glove, and thereby cross contaminate some other food stuffs...

 

You - working in the medical field - would know to change your gloves between patients, that doesn't happen in the food service industry if they are wearing gloves, and that causes all kinds of food allergens to cross contaminate food to be consumed by unsuspecting diners.

 

Personally I hate seeing gloves used in food service for just that reason.

Exactly!! I have to remind everyone of cross contamination issues all the time. I'm allergic to bananas, kiwi, and avocados also--all related to the latex allergy.

Thank you for sharing about your wife. Our planned cruise is still some time off--it will be our first real vacation after we get two kids graduated from HS and off to college. I've caught the cruise bug from a coworker who just returned from the Magic recently--now I want to go!

Your question is exactly how I found your post in a search and know I have info I can share.

 

 

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Thank you Sparkygirl, I will email you. It will come from a gmail account also-I will use Latex as the subject line.

If your allergy is that severe do not ask your question here. Contact carnival at icare@carnival.com and ask them directly if they use latex gloves or not.

Thank you-I have done so, but with no reply as yet. I contacted the Special Needs Department at Carnival.

I just asked to see if someone might have noticed on a prior cruise. I've been in the medical field for 24+ years, so I won't take just word of mouth. I carry my own meds with me at all times, and wear a Medic-Alert bracelet also.

Thanks again all. I may go ahead when I get a response and post it, just in case anyone in the future wonders.

I just went to the top of this page to the square that says "search cruise critic", printed in the word latex and pressed go. There is a huge amount of threads dealing with latex allergy and questions pertaining to it.

Thank you!! Like I said, new here--I will go check them out.

The black gloves are usually Nitrile, but it's something to check on.

Thank you both!

Hi everyone-I'm new to CC and I am trying to find an answer to a question-thought I'd run it by y'all and see if anyone has ever noticed onboard...

Does anyone know if latex gloves are in use in food prep or serving on board the ships? Maybe someone has noticed during Chef's Table or something.

I have a severe allergy to latex, thanks to years of working in the medical field. We check anytime we go out to eat here locally. A lot of places have started using vinyl or Nitrile gloves in place of latex, because the allergy is getting a lot more common. I don't just have a mild reaction-more like trouble breathing, swallowing, etc. I know what fruits, etc to avoid. I'm just worried about this one aspect.

I did call Carnival on Tuesday, and haven't gotten an answer yet. The lady I spoke with said she would check with the ordering person in charge and email me, but so far, no response. I also emailed John Heald, but I know he is a very busy man.

We're not booked on a cruise yet, but are researching ahead, so it's not an immediate answer I need. I just want to know if I can keep planning or if I need to consider not cruising. :( I sure hope that's not the case.

Thanks for any information you might have!