Norovirus on Ventura?

[davecttr]

Just had an email from P&O. They are delaying the boarding times for Ventura on Thursday by 2.5 hours. Gastro Intestinal reports on the previous, current? cruise. i suppose it means a deep clean. My boarding time was 12.15 and is now 14.45 so no Peninsular lunch and I have to leave the hotel at noon. It is going to be chaotic and I think the revised boarding times may not be realistic. 😟

[jh1809]

Good luck!

[kenhem]

We're on the same cruise and boarding time and have also received the email. I see on the Southampton cruise ship schedule Ventura's departure time is now shown as 2000

[mercury7289]

48 minutes ago, davecttr said:

Just had an email from P&O. They are delaying the boarding times for Ventura on Thursday by 2.5 hours. Gastro Intestinal reports on the previous, current? cruise. i suppose it means a deep clean. My boarding time was 12.15 and is now 14.45 so no Peninsular lunch and I have to leave the hotel at noon. It is going to be chaotic and I think the revised boarding times may not be realistic. 😟

Maybe worth contacting the Hotel and offer to pay for a later departure. This has been successful for me on a few occasions.

[gsmt47471015]

Rather concerning the amount of alleged norovirus cases cropping up now on two different ships☹️

[terrierjohn]

23 minutes ago, mercury7289 said:

Maybe worth contacting the Hotel and offer to pay for a later departure. This has been successful for me on a few occasions.

The hotel only wants you to vacate your room, you should be free to use their lounge facilities, and even order a coffee and cake to keep you going until you board.

[yorkshirephil]

6 minutes ago, gsmt47471015 said:

Rather concerning the amount of alleged norovirus cases cropping up now on two different ships☹️

It is concerning but not surprising, last year cases were up over 70% on the five year average, it was forecast that there would be several years of high incidence as people had reduced immune reactions due to not mixing due to covid, similar said about flu.

[BouncingWheel]

We have had this happen to us (although Arcadia). The biggest problem was the long queues outside the terminal in the cold. Hopefully, they will be more efficient now as they have had to do this a few times recently. 

[mercury7289]

8 minutes ago, terrierjohn said:

The hotel only wants you to vacate your room, you should be free to use their lounge facilities, and even order a coffee and cake to keep you going until you board.

As I say on a few occasions having crossed palms with silver, I was able to remain in place.

[Son of Anarchy]

3 hours ago, davecttr said:

Just had an email from P&O. They are delaying the boarding times for Ventura on Thursday by 2.5 hours. Gastro Intestinal reports on the previous, current? cruise. i suppose it means a deep clean. My boarding time was 12.15 and is now 14.45 so no Peninsular lunch and I have to leave the hotel at noon. It is going to be chaotic and I think the revised boarding times may not be realistic. 😟

Surely they will simply put the Peninsula embarkation lunch back as everybody is boarding later?  Or have they told you that it will be cancelled?

 

We're on the cruise after, I doubt they will be able to fully sort the noro issues, so may well be delayed boarding for us in a couple of weeks. 🤔

[terrierjohn]

2 hours ago, mercury7289 said:

As I say on a few occasions having crossed palms with silver, I was able to remain in place.

"I didn't get where I am today by needlessly crossing palms with  silver". 😇

[mercury7289]

48 minutes ago, terrierjohn said:

"I didn't get where I am today by needlessly crossing palms with  silver". 😇

Accepted but where are you, in the lounge!!

I am in the room!!

[davecttr]

8 hours ago, Son of Anarchy said:

Surely they will simply put the Peninsula embarkation lunch back as everybody is boarding later?  Or have they told you that it will be cancelled?

 

We're on the cruise after, I doubt they will be able to fully sort the noro issues, so may well be delayed boarding for us in a couple of weeks. 🤔

No word of cancellation but that lunch would turn into a very early dinner. I am thinking of avoiding the buffet which means the MDR which I don't particularly like. I have had Noro on at least 3 occasions and don't want to repeat the experience

[gsmt47471015]

Suspect the buffet may revert to staff served if this continues happening 

[kalos]

1 hour ago, davecttr said:

No word of cancellation but that lunch would turn into a very early dinner. I am thinking of avoiding the buffet which means the MDR which I don't particularly like. I have had Noro on at least 3 occasions and don't want to repeat the experience

The other week when we were onboard Ventura  , I think it was around day ten that they put 

in the Horizon mag reminders about washing hands . 

To me, this could have been the heads up warning of things to come.

So from there on in the buffet was only used first thing in the morning but mainly we used 

the MDR for breakfast . Meals later were in the Glasshouse or even room service as they 

do a tasty beef ale pie .

Stay safe Dave and have a good cruise . 

[sandancer]

1 hour ago, gsmt47471015 said:

Suspect the buffet may revert to staff served if this continues happening 

Given the number of people walking out of the bathrooms without any hand washing and those ignoring the hand gel, it would suit me nicely if they had staff service as a routine. 

[davecttr]

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1 hour ago, kalos said:

The other week when we were onboard Ventura  , I think it was around day ten that they put 

in the Horizon mag reminders about washing hands . 

To me, this could have been the heads up warning of things to come.

So from there on in the buffet was only used first thing in the morning but mainly we used 

the MDR for breakfast . Meals later were in the Glasshouse or even room service as they 

do a tasty beef ale pie .

Stay safe Dave and have a good cruise . 

As i have plenty of OBC the Glasshouse is a good idea as is room service. My remaining problem is I like playing Blackjack and it won't be just me touching the chips. There used to be a hand gel that killed noro type virus but it was found that if you bathed your hands daily for about 20 years in the active ingredient you stood a risk of getting skin cancer.

 

I am on freedom dining but the buffet will be OK in the morning because i am usually first or second in. I also wash my hands on arrival and take some of the paper towels to handle the serving utensils. i will also go to the supermarket at Southampton and buy some decaff tea bags to ensure a supply

[jh1809]

3 hours ago, davecttr said:

No word of cancellation but that lunch would turn into a very early dinner. I am thinking of avoiding the buffet which means the MDR which I don't particularly like. I have had Noro on at least 3 occasions and don't want to repeat the experience

As well as avoiding the buffet, I try to avoid thing like rolls - or toast at breakfast - that you have to eat with your hands, just in case somebody else with dirty hands has just handled the butter knife.

[Eglesbrech]

1 hour ago, sandancer said:

Given the number of people walking out of the bathrooms without any hand washing and those ignoring the hand gel, it would suit me nicely if they had staff service as a routine. 

I never use the public toilets on a ship. While it I can be a pain to go back to the cabin it’s better than the alternative.
 

On a Fred cruise earlier this year when they had an outbreak of noro they closed all the public toilets and made everyone use their own for virtually the whole cruise.

[Eglesbrech]

@davecttr hopefully they will have it under control but the personal precautions  you are talking about are eminently sensible.

 

[sandancer]

2 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said:

I never use the public toilets on a ship. While it I can be a pain to go back to the cabin it’s better than the alternative.
 

On a Fred cruise earlier this year when they had an outbreak of noro they closed all the public toilets and made everyone use their own for virtually the whole cruise.

Same here. It’s a pain but def not as bad as Noro. Very sparing use of the buffet for us also. 

[Winifred 22]

1 hour ago, sandancer said:

Same here. It’s a pain but def not as bad as Noro. Very sparing use of the buffet for us also. 

Me too. Use serviettes if I have to touch utensils 

 

 

 

 

 

[Fionboard]

On Ventura now. Docking at Ocean tomorrow instead of Mayflower.  

[kalos]

5 hours ago, Eglesbrech said:

I never use the public toilets on a ship. While it I can be a pain to go back to the cabin it’s better than the alternative.

 

4 hours ago, Winifred 22 said:

Me too. Use serviettes if I have to touch utensils 

 

 

We stuck to to both your safeguards as well ,also even though the captain advises "Use the handrails whilst moving around the ship ."   We try to avoid unless the ship is very rocky .

A few times we would sit in the Red Bar people watching and were amazed how many people would cough/sneeze into their hands then use the Atrium hand rails without a thought of what they had just done .Some ships staff too .

They had two guys giving the rails a rub down but not worth the risk .

[Sussexboy]

If we want to touch anything like a handrail or lift button then elbows are good, if elbows are too big then we use the little finger knuckle on the left hand.

Edited November 22, 2023 by Sussexboy