Cleaning your cabin when boarding.

[bythehex]

No wonder people don't want to get dressed up for elegant night anymore. Their suitcases are so full of rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer and Lysol that there's no room for formal clothing! :D

 

In all seriousness, I do get it. My husband has had auto immune problems due to cancer, and I'm sure there are many who have compromised immune systems and they need to be more careful about germs. Whatever makes people feel at ease in their cabins

 

Now, if they're going to go around the ENTIRE ship spraying Lysol wherever they go...stop by my room first! :D:p

[reedl]

As long as things look clean, that is fine with me. My immune system has has a lot of practice, so it can deal with a lot of stuff. I am rarely sick.

 

People who live in a bubble of cleaning supplies have not given their immune system much practice, and they are more sick on average I have found.

[BND]

As long as things look clean, that is fine with me. My immune system has has a lot of practice, so it can deal with a lot of stuff. I am rarely sick.

 

People who live in a bubble of cleaning supplies have not given their immune system much practice, and they are more sick on average I have found.

 

That's my experience too. They seem to think because they get sick, they need to clean everything. The reality is, they need to give the sanitizing a rest. I'm very rarely sick and when I am, it's a mild cold at most. I earn sick leave (Fed Gov employee) and I haven't taken a single sick day this calendar year and in the last three years I might have taken 4 days total. My kids (grown now) are the same way and rarely got sick growing up as I didn't panic every time they touched something. My oldest didn't miss a single day of school for being sick between 3rd and 8th grade. After 8th grade, he took a mental health day about once per year as he was in a challenging Science and Tech HS that had longer hours. Youngest rarely missed any either. Immunity is built through exposure, not through cleaning.

 

Plus, handwashing is a lot more important than using sanitizers which really don't kill everything.

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[ronandcarla]

And we thought we were the only weird ones, our cleaning process begins with the airline seats, etc. and continues through the entire cruise and back. My friend from work does all of the above and brings her own sheets and pillow cases.

[BND]

And we thought we were the only weird ones, our cleaning process begins with the airline seats, etc. and continues through the entire cruise and back. My friend from work does all of the above and brings her own sheets and pillow cases.

 

Wow. Why? DH flies for work at least once per month and he does not clean anything. He does not get sick either. Why bring your own sheets and pillowcases. The heat from the dryers will kill just about everything.

[dreadpirate3]

That's my experience too. They seem to think because they get sick, they need to clean everything. The reality is, they need to give the sanitizing a rest. I'm very rarely sick and when I am, it's a mild cold at most. I earn sick leave (Fed Gov employee) and I haven't taken a single sick day this calendar year and in the last three years I might have taken 4 days total. My kids (grown now) are the same way and rarely got sick growing up as I didn't panic every time they touched something. My oldest didn't miss a single day of school for being sick between 3rd and 8th grade. After 8th grade, he took a mental health day about once per year as he was in a challenging Science and Tech HS that had longer hours. Youngest rarely missed any either. Immunity is built through exposure, not through cleaning.

 

Plus, handwashing is a lot more important than using sanitizers which really don't kill everything.

 

My sister is so OCD with this stuff that it is impossible to enjoy yourself when around her.

 

Plus, she has gotten sick much more often since starting her war on germs, that it is something of an inside family joke.

 

Do what you want, I will wash my hands and enjoy myself. A little dirt and germs does no harm to someone with a healthy immune system.

[gaylemh]

On one of my cruises I asked the cabin attendant what they use for cleaning. The cleaner in the spray bottle, that they use on the surfaces, is a peroxide based cleaner, which as far as I know is just as good as using bleach for disinfecting.

[Cuervosar]

I don't do clean.

 

The first thing I do when I get into my cabin is a special little ritual I've developed. I put a little MoTown on, and I do a little clothing optional dance I've developed.

 

I make sure my special essence touches every available surface it can. This works especially well in warmer ports of embarkation since after going through all that hassle, I've go a good sweat on. I'm pretty sure my special essence is anti-microbial, and once I'm through sitting on every available horizontal surface, and fondling every available object, the cabin has that fragrance that reminds me of home.

 

Much better than ode de Clorox.

[VASOXFANN]

I don't do it for cold and flu germs, but because I don't want someone's pee or poop on my hands, or their private parts that they touch to use the restroom (men) ending up being on my hands when I go brush my teeth. The thought of that to me, is super gross. People touch all sorts of things that are gross on themselves (or other people) behind closed doors and I just don't want to be touching them. I do agree though that we probably overuse the anti microbial stuff, but I don't want someone else's private part germs on my hands, so in a hotel, I am fine with overusing the cleaners.

 

 

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Why not encase yourself in a giant bubble to protect yourself from everything out there that may have, at some point, come into contact with a hand that touched a private part? :rolleyes:

[ColoradoGurl]

My sister is so OCD with this stuff that it is impossible to enjoy yourself when around her.

 

 

 

Plus, she has gotten sick much more often since starting her war on germs, that it is something of an inside family joke.

 

 

 

Do what you want, I will wash my hands and enjoy myself. A little dirt and germs does no harm to someone with a healthy immune system.

 

 

I almost never get sick even though I do clean and sanitize my room; maybe once every other year with a cold and I have never gotten the flu since 3rd grade. I am not as anal outside of the room so I'm exposed to germs elsewhere, and I'm ok with that. But I do have a family member who is so crazy about her germaphobia that both of her kids were born with severe allergies and are sick several times a year. We aren't allowed to walk into her house with shoes on (she makes us take them off and leave them outside) and she washes her clean dishes before she uses them because she's worried that whoever put them away had dirty hands; its excessive, so I get what you guys are saying about being overly clean. But I disagree when you guys say that we are being germaphobic simply because we want our hotel rooms and cruise cabins not to be full of ⚾️ sweat (to use another poster's term [emoji23]).

 

 

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[ColoradoGurl]

I don't do clean.

 

 

 

The first thing I do when I get into my cabin is a special little ritual I've developed. I put a little MoTown on, and I do a little clothing optional dance I've developed.

 

 

 

I make sure my special essence touches every available surface it can. This works especially well in warmer ports of embarkation since after going through all that hassle, I've go a good sweat on. I'm pretty sure my special essence is anti-microbial, and once I'm through sitting on every available horizontal surface, and fondling every available object, the cabin has that fragrance that reminds me of home.

 

 

 

Much better than ode de Clorox.

 

 

Lol!!! Gross. I know you're joking and being funny, but I guarantee you there are some people out there basically doing that, and if you are ok with rolling around in it and brushing your teeth with ode de strange man/woman, by all means, enjoy your room as is, but I'll clean mine, it's not hurting anyone.

 

 

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[jaspercat]

do you also wipe down the pepper grinder?

 

rofl

[jaspercat]

As long as things look clean, that is fine with me. My immune system has has a lot of practice, so it can deal with a lot of stuff. I am rarely sick.

 

People who live in a bubble of cleaning supplies have not given their immune system much practice, and they are more sick on average I have found.

 

I pretty much agree -- the high use of anti-whatever isn't 'healthy'. I grew up in the age of 'go outside and play / eat dirt'; mud pies (hands, face, arms, legs all covered in wet mud, lol).

[mcatmcat]

I might do all of all onboard a carnival cruise since we find them boring without much to do.

 

 

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[Jackgirl]

I go to the nearest bar and have a drink. I've been on 29 cruises. I know that alcohol kills germs. So far I've never been sick on a cruise.

 

 

Love this! And ditto :D

[Techno123]

I don't ever clean the cabin but I do use a paper towel to open the public bathroom doors whenever and wherever I have to use one.

 

What is the point of washing your own hands when you have just watched the last woman come out of the toilet cubicle, tidied her hair, Touched up her lipstick and not washed her hands :eek:

 

Soap and water and a clean towel - best way to get your hands clean.

[Biker19]

The first thing I do when I get into my cabin is a special little ritual I've developed. I put a little MoTown on, and I do a little clothing optional dance I've developed.

 

I make sure my special essence touches every available surface it can.

 

Much better than ode de Clorox.

:eek::D:cool:

[goncruzn]

I do get it, why people go through the ritual of cleaning their room when they board and I'm not mad at them. That's their preference. Me, I just wash my hands a lot. Now if I see someone who has just picked their nose or sneezed or coughed into their hands and touched something, no way will I touch it behind them. The thing is, what about the times we don't see them? We still pick up that serving spoon in the buffet to get our food anyway. Someone who we haven't seen may have just passed through the buffet line and done just that before us. Handrails on the stairs, elevator buttons, etc. Even though you sanitize your hands you're still picking up and/or touching something that someone may have left their cooties on.

 

I say that to say to each his own. It's about whatever makes you feel comfortable. I try to take basic measures (I might wipe down the remote), but for me, I'm less concerned about cleaning the room when I first board as I am about money that passes through my hand on a daily basis (how many germs are on a $1 bill?), trying on clothes in a dept store, picking up items off the shelf in a grocery store, and so on and so on.

 

I at least know with my cabin an effort has been made to clean it, but out in the world there are so many things we touch on a daily basis that no one has cleaned so I just try not to think about that stuff and continue on with my day and make sure I wash my hands frequently. Thankfully, I am not a person who gets sick often and maybe that is because I've built up a healthy immune system through exposure. I might (emphasis on might) get a cold once a year.

[Tobleronebar]

I too clean door knobs, telephones, light switches and desks tops with Clorox wipes. The funny part is....my cabins always pass the white glove test :)

[BlueHerons]

For those that do all these things in their cabin, I'm curious what you do about all of the things OUTSIDE of your cabin that you touch. Things like elevator buttons, tongs, menus, chair armrests, the pen that the drink waiter hands you to sign your receipt, your sea pass card after the drink waiter has touched it, the receipt itself, bathroom door handles, plates and eating utensils handed to you by your waiter or placed out by workers in the Windjammer, casino chips, slot machine buttons, stair railings, etc.

 

Or money. Money is the filthiest thing on the planet.

 

I don't care about those things. I can wash my hands before I eat or put my hands near my eyes or mouth, knowing that those things are dirty, but if it's in the room, I clean it because that reduces the amount of time I have to wash my hands when I want to relax or get ready for the day, and because I do things in my room to clean myself up where I put my hands on my face (to wash, to put on makeup), in my mouth (to brush and floss) etc, and I'd rather not have to set my toothbrush or my eyelash curler on someone's pee germs, or have some random man's private parts (or the stuff that comes out of that) all over my stuff. Sorry to be gross but I don't know why that doesn't cross some people's minds, or have you not seen what couples do in rooms on vacation? Lol.

 

 

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You've twice mentioned a random man's junk in your posts. Is there a story?

[cj_one2000]

I don't ever clean the cabin but I do use a paper towel to open the public bathroom doors whenever and wherever I have to use one.

 

 

 

What is the point of washing your own hands when you have just watched the last woman come out of the toilet cubicle, tidied her hair, Touched up her lipstick and not washed her hands :eek:

 

 

 

Soap and water and a clean towel - best way to get your hands clean.

 

 

This is one of my little quirks too. If there's no towel, I use my shirt sleeve or bottom of my sleeveless shirt to open the door. It grosses me out knowing people don't wash their hands in a public restroom and 99% sure they use the door with fecal matter on their hands. Ewwwww.

 

But as far as my cabin, have never cleaned. But this coming cruise is my first with two teens and a toddler and I think I'll pack some Lysol wipes just in case.

[cj_one2000]

The thing is, what about the times we don't see them? We still pick up that serving spoon in the buffet to get our food anyway. Someone who we haven't seen may have just passed through the buffet line and done just that before us. Handrails on the stairs, elevator buttons, etc. Even though you sanitize your hands you're still picking up and/or touching something that someone may have left their cooties on.

 

 

When hubby and I have cruised and were in the WJ, we'd get our food first, then go wash our hands before eating for this exact same reason.

[setsail]

This is one of my little quirks too. If there's no towel, I use my shirt sleeve or bottom of my sleeveless shirt to open the door. It grosses me out knowing people don't wash their hands in a public restroom and 99% sure they use the door with fecal matter on their hands. Ewwwww.

 

But as far as my cabin, have never cleaned. But this coming cruise is my first with two teens and a toddler and I think I'll pack some Lysol wipes just in case.

 

The things you have to touch to use the public bathroom:rolleyes:p

 

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[NJporkroll]

What about those hotel rooms where the sink is out side of the bathroom. Or better yet a water closet. Freakin gross. But now I'm becoming a germ freak[emoji33]

 

 

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[Cuervosar]

Ode To A Mysophobe

By Cuervosar

 

Day one: Disinfect

On day three I felt a wreck

Germs: They got me anyway

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