Want to avoid getting cruise crud on our next cruise

[theduffys]

Thanks for all this good info. Came back from an Alaskan cruise in June with a horrible sinus infection. I swear i am still trying to fight it off. Leaving next week on a TA so ordered oregeno oil from Amazon today. Will start taking it tomorrow. Hope it works as well as everyone says.

[fairwindfan]

Glad I found this thread. I swear by Airborne but after reading this I ran out & got the oil of oregano. Leaving Saturday for my cruise so I started taking everything already. Wish me luck!

[esimon]

This thread sounds am awful lot like the threads on sea sickness remedies. Everybody seems to have a favorite, that others claim are worthless. I think there is a placebo effect that probably helps. Maybe if you can just convince yourself that you will not get sick, it would help.

 

I do agree however with get fresh air and wash your hands!

 

have to agree with this concept-- placebo does work -- so does prayer

[J&Dhighdesert]

Airborne is on sale now at Costco.

[Sacto Rick]

I also get URI's while on some cruises. It takes me a long time to get over them so I asked my doctor if Airborne would help me. He said if he thought it would, he'd buy it himself. He doesn't buy it.

 

Having said that, I've never tried it so I don't have personal experience. If it does help, I think it would be great!

[nbsjcruiser]

We have often gotten sick on our cruises and come home sick. Takes a long time to get over it. Someone told me to buy Airborne. Has anyone taken that and felt that it helped to avoid becoming ill. Do you begin taking it before the cruise begins? Do not want any Upper Respiratory problems this time. Are their other precautionary meds to take?

 

Not so much a medication but just some precautions we take. Wash hands often and thoroughly. Bring hand sanitizer for those times when it is difficult to wash. On the plane use hand sanitizer to wipe down the fold down food tray. Use paper towel to open bathroom doors after you've washed your hands. Keep your hands away from your face - harder than one may imagine. Just do the proper things and it will help avoid the germs.

 

We do bring prescribed medication from the doctor for diarrhea and vomiting. Our son got Norwalk on a plane a few years ago and spent the next 24 hours with it coming out of both ends. Had we had that medication he could have avoided multiple trips to the hospital and several days of recovery. So at the first sign of intestinal or stomach distress, we're prepared.

[MaisonRose]

First, you pack robitussin (cough medicine plus) or a generic and cough drops.

 

Barbara

DRINK WATER. DRINK WATER. DRINK WATER

 

Weird I know but I always wear a nurse’s face mask on my airplane going to the port. The last thing I want is germs before I even get on the ship.

[Losnab]

I am going to quote myself from a different thread where someone mentioned people coming out of public br’s without washing their hands

 

When we turn on the ship tv how’s about an in cabin 90 or 120 Sec commercial detailing the proper way to wash hands and the yuck one passes around by walking out of a bathroom without washing up.

 

Maybe that will impact a few folks who don’t think taking the extra minute to wash their hands is worth it. (That’s my way of being tactful and not calling the act of using the potty and not washing with soap totally disgusting).

 

 

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[SetAnOpenCourse]

Over the course of a week my diet onboard can be quite different than what I normally consume (for me it's more salt, oil, as well as calories), which may be taxing on my body as it is also dealing with the exposure to new or perhaps just more germs.

 

If you feel a cold coming on, try just listening to music that you find particularly soothing for an hour. The relaxation can allow your body to fend off the germ.

[Live4cruises]

Something that I tried on our last long trip (along with many of the common sense precautions listed) is to be one of those fanatical people on airplanes. Wipe down armrests, tray table - all surfaces of it - and where the tables touches the seat back in front when closed. I also tried what I thought was a great suggestion I read in a magazine from a flight attendant. NEVER put your hand in the seat back pocket. They are never cleaned and are often used for a variety of less than sanitary purposes! So, sadly, I have given up working the airline magazine puzzles, but I can manage that. I bring a plastic supermarket bag for each of us for each flight, and poke that down in the seat pocket. We can use that for our books and electronics, and throw it away with our trash at the end of the flight. DH uses a mask sometimes, but I’ve heard they are better for keeping your own germs in than keeping other germs out.

 

 

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[Higntn]

We start taking Airborne a few days before and always have the travel packs of "Wet Ones" with us.

[I Luv Crusin]

I'm off a cruise just this past Sunday and yes, I have the crud. I've decided to call it a "casino cough". I try to do what I can to avoid it but no more group slot pulls for me. It's just not worth it. I really wish the ships had a dedicated non-smoking casino.

[SnorkelMoose]

Wash your hands. There’s no magic bullet.

[Stevanb]

Cruise Ships can not make you sick people do . Also the humidity in the ships are very low causes a lot of problems when you are not used to it . We go on a lot of cruises have never gotten sick was on Holland a few years ago when the ship had Noro Virus we never got it. If you do not touch your face you will not get it ,

[SnorkelMoose]

Also, the OP mentioned Airborne, but it’s essentially a waste of money.

[Stevanb]

Also, the OP mentioned Airborne, but it’s essentially a waste of money.[/qu

 

You never Know . We do nothing it works for us never even use purell

[SnorkelMoose]

Also, the OP mentioned Airborne, but it’s essentially a waste of money.[/qu

 

 

 

You never Know . We do nothing it works for us never even use purell

 

 

The company paid out millions in a class action lawsuit due to false advertising.

 

http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/04/news/companies/airborne_settlement/?postversion=2008030413

[innlady1]

I think airplanes are the more likely culprit. We use a nasal spray called “Halo” [emoji56] that I buy on Amazon. A woman on our NA Med cruise recommended it...seems to work.

 

 

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[Stevanb]

About false advertising or people believing it protect them from noro

 

The C.D.C. says . Hand sanitizers can reduce the spread of some viruses, like the flu. But against norovirus they are largely ineffective; better to use soap and water

 

So when you go to the restaurant they almost force you to use it BUT it really does nothing per the CDC

[Keith1010]

Against my better judgement I did try Airborne. I say this because there is no fact that it prevents colds and in fact several years ago they were fined for false advertisement. However, I did give it one try and guess what I got sick. LOL.

 

We do our best to avoid illness when we travel. This includes washing hands more frequently, using hand sanitizers, cleaning our area on the airplane, wiping down hotel doors, and other areas, avoiding elevators and doing as much as we can. However, there are times that it is just unavoidable. It could be that you are speaking with someone and they are sick but they don't even know it or the person preparing or serving your food is sick.

 

All I can say is to do your best by following good hygiene practices but you still may get sick.

 

I still would rather travel then sit at home.

 

Keith

[Flatbush Flyer]

My ENT told me to start about a week before traveling with my prescription Fluticasone Spray in the morning, Neilmed sinus rinse in the evening & a Zyrtec before bed. Continue until I get home. Also drink lots of water. Fingers crossed this works over Thanksgiving.

 

 

Flovent (Fluticasone propionate) is also often recommended for treating the respiratory issues some folks call "cruise crud."

 

 

 

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[SnorkelMoose]

All I can say is to do your best by following good hygiene practices but you still may get sick.

 

I still would rather travel then sit at home.

 

Keith

 

 

Exactly right!

[Gopherpharm]

Those high dose vitamin C products do one thing...give you high levels of vitamin C in your urine! Your body recognizes it doesn't need it. So, waste of money.

 

Hand hygiene is #1!

 

 

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[Lizzie68]

I think airplanes are the more likely culprit. We use a nasal spray called “Halo” [emoji56] that I buy on Amazon. A woman on our NA Med cruise recommended it...seems to work.

 

 

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Agree about the planes. I have had cruise crud several times, and since this thread began I gave it some serious thought. I also keep a journal so was able to go back and check. End result - of the cruise where NO flights were involved (quite a few from my home port), no cruise crud at all. Where we had to fly to port, got it several times. In spite of the fact that I clean everything with clorox wipes.

[Shih-tzu]

My suspicions were confirmed.... it’s the airplanes. Flying to FLL yesterday there were oodles of people coughing and sneezing.... hoping I don’t get it.