KeepCalmBearOn Posted October 15, 2019 #101 Share Posted October 15, 2019 On 10/13/2019 at 5:20 PM, foodsvcmgr said: Looking at your photos I cannot dispute that the grout is not 100% clinically "clean". Discoloration is not the same as unclean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted October 15, 2019 #102 Share Posted October 15, 2019 23 hours ago, suzyed said: I had a used bar of soap in the shower on our last cruise. Yuck I found one of those behind the 2 wall mounted pump bottles. 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted October 15, 2019 Author #103 Share Posted October 15, 2019 11 hours ago, scottca075 said: Discoloration is not the same as unclean. So if the grout appears grey, and when it's steam cleaned it's white again, what was removed? Just trying to understand your logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potstech Posted October 15, 2019 #104 Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, CineGraphic said: So if the grout appears grey, and when it's steam cleaned it's white again, what was removed? Just trying to understand your logic. And you had THIS grout steam cleaned by professionals when? And you know the original color of the tile when the ship was built how? Sorry but do not see this as a huge problem and have never had any related to it on a ship. Just trying to understand your phobia. Edited October 15, 2019 by Potstech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted October 15, 2019 Author #105 Share Posted October 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, Potstech said: And you had THIS grout steam cleaned by professionals when? And you know the original color of the tile when the ship was built how? Sorry but do not see this as a huge problem and have never had any related to it on a ship. Just trying to understand your phobia. How do I know the grout is white underneath? Because I've been on newer ships, been told so by crew members, and also looked under the shelf of the sink, where there's no foot traffic. If a dirty appearance doesn't scare you off, would you swim in one of the ship's pools if the water appeared discolored and cloudy, or would you say something about it? Would you sit down at a table at the buffet that hadn't been bussed or wiped down? And if you complained about it here, would you except the excuses that they don't have time to clean the pool or wipe down the tables....that you should consider yourself lucky to be on the ship anyway? That's all I'm hearing here. I'm not going around the ship with a white glove looking for dust on the top of picture frames. I'm just expecting the one place where a lot of dirty ____ happens to look clean. Sorry if you consider that to be some sort of phobia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted October 15, 2019 #106 Share Posted October 15, 2019 9 hours ago, CineGraphic said: So if the grout appears grey, and when it's steam cleaned it's white again, what was removed? Just trying to understand your logic. When you go to the dentist and they remove discoloration from your teeth, were your teeth dirty? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted October 15, 2019 #107 Share Posted October 15, 2019 8 hours ago, CineGraphic said: If a dirty appearance doesn't scare you off, would you swim in one of the ship's pools if the water appeared discolored and cloudy, or would you say something about it? You persist in calling discoloration "dirty". I wear white socks that are no longer white, they are more beige-ish, but I know they are clean, because I've washed them. I could bleach them back to white, but it would not make them any more or less clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted October 15, 2019 Author #108 Share Posted October 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, scottca075 said: When you go to the dentist and they remove discoloration from your teeth, were your teeth dirty? Are you referring to bleaching? That's chemically changing the color of the dirt/stains that are still there. Steaming removes the dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairfield Nana Posted October 16, 2019 #109 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Enuf! These posts are no longer humorous and are becoming more disgusting with each contribution. In my humble (and totally grossed-out opinion)! Suggest some of you try the "home improvements" channel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mek Posted October 16, 2019 #110 Share Posted October 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, Fairfield Nana said: Enuf! These posts are no longer humorous and are becoming more disgusting with each contribution. In my humble (and totally grossed-out opinion)! Suggest some of you try the "home improvements" channel. I don't know about that. This has been an entertaining thread and a nice change of pace from some of the more frequent topics that people like to complain about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted October 17, 2019 #111 Share Posted October 17, 2019 22 hours ago, mek said: I don't know about that. This has been an entertaining thread and a nice change of pace from some of the more frequent topics that people like to complain about. Hey, I am willing to discuss if it's okay to wear shorts in the shower on Formal Night, as long as you take the old coffee card out of your pocket. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindaru Posted October 17, 2019 #112 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, scottca075 said: Hey, I am willing to discuss if it's okay to wear shorts in the shower on Formal Night, as long as you take the old coffee card out of your pocket. How much do we have to tip you first? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted October 17, 2019 #113 Share Posted October 17, 2019 We are getting ready to head off on another cruise and I cannot find my microscope and glass slides :(. How on earth am I going to be able to check my bathroom floor, bed (for bed bugs) not to mention all the public areas on a huge ship? DW suggested we could pack our largest magnifying glass which might be the solution. So if you are on a cruise and see a guy walking around looking at everything through a large magnifying glass, be sure to say high (any buy me a drink). But the thing is that DW and I have been cruising (and traveling) extensively for over forty years and never bothered to wipe down our cabin, try to wipe down the entire ship, scrub the bottom of our shoes every time we are about to enter our cabin, wear a HAZMAT suit with its own filtered air supply, etc. And yet, somehow, we have survived. In fact, we have survived over 1200 cruise days without a single case of Noro.....but we have had our share of respiratory infections (generally spread by coughing and sneezing). We do follow the common advice (from the CDC) about frequent handwashing with soap and warm water. Hank P.S. Hope everyone has a happy Halloween season 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reader0108598 Posted October 17, 2019 #114 Share Posted October 17, 2019 42 minutes ago, Hlitner said: We are getting ready to head off on another cruise and I cannot find my microscope and glass slides :(. How on earth am I going to be able to check my bathroom floor, bed (for bed bugs) not to mention all the public areas on a huge ship? DW suggested we could pack our largest magnifying glass which might be the solution. So if you are on a cruise and see a guy walking around looking at everything through a large magnifying glass, be sure to say high (any buy me a drink). But the thing is that DW and I have been cruising (and traveling) extensively for over forty years and never bothered to wipe down our cabin, try to wipe down the entire ship, scrub the bottom of our shoes every time we are about to enter our cabin, wear a HAZMAT suit with its own filtered air supply, etc. And yet, somehow, we have survived. In fact, we have survived over 1200 cruise days without a single case of Noro.....but we have had our share of respiratory infections (generally spread by coughing and sneezing). We do follow the common advice (from the CDC) about frequent handwashing with soap and warm water. Hank P.S. Hope everyone has a happy Halloween season Have a great cruise!! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted October 18, 2019 #115 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 4:50 PM, CineGraphic said: No...I have no plans of scrubbing or steaming any floors while on vacation. This is regular maintenance that I would expect Princess to perform on a as-needed basis. Certainly after 15 years as in the case of the Caribbean Princess, it's long overdue. Obviously Princess is not meeting your expectations as a customer. Time to try another cruise line! Maybe you can book with Karateman who is distressed about the water pressure in the shower... If I were concerned about the bathroom floor -- I would simply put down some towels to walk on, and go on with my life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted October 18, 2019 Author #116 Share Posted October 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, pablo222 said: Obviously Princess is not meeting your expectations as a customer. Time to try another cruise line! Please don't jump to any conclusions. You obviously didn't read my review of the cruise which is also in this thread. We had a wonderful time, and as I said earlier, I will request extra towels to place on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior lady Posted October 18, 2019 #117 Share Posted October 18, 2019 How do you walk on the carpet? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MISTER 67 Posted October 18, 2019 #118 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Let's face it, the way the cruise lines do business with the cabin stewards having so many cabins to clean, they will never have the time to do an A-One job on cleaning cabins, on turn around day it's probably worse as they have so much more to do in so little time. We usually wipe down as much as we can but have never cleaned the bathroom floor. I know some of our cabins have had pretty dirty carpeting evidenced by wearing white socks when lounging around the cabin, the bottom of the socks were pretty dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted October 18, 2019 Author #119 Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, senior lady said: How do you walk on the carpet? With my shoes on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted October 19, 2019 #120 Share Posted October 19, 2019 17 hours ago, CineGraphic said: We had a wonderful time, and as I said earlier, I will request extra towels to place on the floor. I once saw an interview with Howie Mandel, who is a huge germophobe... When he checks into a hotel, he requests a zillion towels from housekeeping, and simply covers the entire floor. I think one pool towel would completely cover the bathroom... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted October 19, 2019 Author #121 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I found a few more folks who've noticed the dirty grout. https://www.cruisecritic.com/photos/ships/caribbean-princess-303/member-3/66938/ This is a photo of our cabin''s bathroom floor. Note the grout color and the one square I cleaned with a tissue. (May 2017) https://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=667948 This ship was refurbished this year, yet despite that the carpeting was stained, there was missing grout in the bathroom and the grout present had some mold. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g1-i10703-k11816154-Trip_report_Inside_Passage_Alaskan_Cruise_on_Princess-Cruises.html The only issue with it was the bathrooms were dirty, distingustingly so. There was mold growing in the corner of the showers, under the sink, etc. The grout was black and grimey, and in some parts, even peeling up. It looked like the bathroom needed a good CLR and pressure washing or simply, removing the old grout and regrouting. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2150432-princess-cabin-reviews-–-no-cabin-questions-posted-here-please/page/12/?tab=comments#comment-58111388 stained tiles/grout, etc (as of August '19) https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2681630-caribbean-princess-review-march-30-april-6-2019/?tab=comments#comment-57957801 The bathroom was in dire need of renovation. Most of the grout was missing from the tile and what was there was quite nasty. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2679630-grand-princess-mini-suite-sofa’s-emerald-deck/?tab=comments#comment-57909138 The bathroom had a new tub, but the floor was the old, little blue/green tiles with dirty looking grout. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2571610-newbie-questions-regarding-alaska-and-grand-princess/?tab=comments#comment-55442933 Just got off yesterday morning. It's an older ship, and it does look that way (dirty grout on tiles, scratches on walls). https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2540120-caribbean-princess-window-suite/?tab=comments#comment-54751409 our bathroom grout needed to be redone ... it looked gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare leck57 Posted October 19, 2019 #122 Share Posted October 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, CineGraphic said: I found a few more folks who've noticed the dirty grout. https://www.cruisecritic.com/photos/ships/caribbean-princess-303/member-3/66938/ This is a photo of our cabin''s bathroom floor. Note the grout color and the one square I cleaned with a tissue. (May 2017) https://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=667948 This ship was refurbished this year, yet despite that the carpeting was stained, there was missing grout in the bathroom and the grout present had some mold. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g1-i10703-k11816154-Trip_report_Inside_Passage_Alaskan_Cruise_on_Princess-Cruises.html The only issue with it was the bathrooms were dirty, distingustingly so. There was mold growing in the corner of the showers, under the sink, etc. The grout was black and grimey, and in some parts, even peeling up. It looked like the bathroom needed a good CLR and pressure washing or simply, removing the old grout and regrouting. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2150432-princess-cabin-reviews-–-no-cabin-questions-posted-here-please/page/12/?tab=comments#comment-58111388 stained tiles/grout, etc (as of August '19) https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2681630-caribbean-princess-review-march-30-april-6-2019/?tab=comments#comment-57957801 The bathroom was in dire need of renovation. Most of the grout was missing from the tile and what was there was quite nasty. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2679630-grand-princess-mini-suite-sofa’s-emerald-deck/?tab=comments#comment-57909138 The bathroom had a new tub, but the floor was the old, little blue/green tiles with dirty looking grout. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2571610-newbie-questions-regarding-alaska-and-grand-princess/?tab=comments#comment-55442933 Just got off yesterday morning. It's an older ship, and it does look that way (dirty grout on tiles, scratches on walls). https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2540120-caribbean-princess-window-suite/?tab=comments#comment-54751409 our bathroom grout needed to be redone ... it looked gross You seem to be spending a lot of time on this. It is a thread that keeps on giving. But a non issue to me at least. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mek Posted October 19, 2019 #123 Share Posted October 19, 2019 In 60+ cruises I have never experienced anything gross. If I found mold on tiles I would immediately let housekeeping know and expect to have it removed. A few squirts of Tilex would do the trick and is an easy fix. I would probably report missing tiles or gout, but I don't think I would lose sleep over it. Bottom line CineGraphic, the grout bothers you and that is fine, but most of us aren't on your bandwagon. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailspintom Posted October 20, 2019 #124 Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/13/2019 at 10:44 PM, Thrak said: (Text is such a poor communication media.) I know what you mean. I am sure that Shakespeare, Dickens, Hemingway, Tolstoy, and Joyce all complained about that very thing. And those poets; why don't they just say what the mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsqrl Posted October 20, 2019 #125 Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/14/2019 at 10:58 PM, Colo Cruiser said: I found one of those behind the 2 wall mounted pump bottles. 🙄 Ah, so you did find the gift I left for you. On 10/18/2019 at 7:16 PM, CineGraphic said: With my shoes on And I think that's just as gross as you think discolored grout is. Worse, actually. I expect the bathroom floor is cleaned, but there's no way they're steam-cleaning carpets every turn-around day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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