Fellow passengers who cough and sneeze during theater shows

Which thing is untrue?

That is completely untrue!

If I can move I do. But one thing I always do is take a little extra vitamin c everyday.

I am very rarely ill from a cold or flu. I get the flu shot every year. I do however, live in Edmonton and during the winter the air is cold and dry leading to sinus issues. Since we have to fly anywhere to cruise, the dryness of the aircraft and the location where we stay pre cruise can have effects that will come out later. On our last cruise these cleared up quickly because of the sea air and warmer climate. As it has been noted, carpets often are causes of sinus or allergy irritations, these bother my sinuses and tend to cause an occasional cough or sneeze. I am not ill, just reacting to a temporary environmental situation. I also, as instructed by my nurse daughter in law that had washing and keeping clean helps a lot. We are dealing with two baby granddaughters and the rules are firm. Frequent hand washing and sanitization are the norm now.

I once had the opportunity to ask a doctor that worked in the emergency department of a large hospital how he kept himself from catching a cold, flu, etc and he said he washed his hands very frequently and never, ever touched his face and that regimen worked for him.

You are correct and thanks for your response.

I know none of us wants to be the Coughing & Sneezing Police as we want to avoid confrontation for those you mention who just dont care or just dont know. I would think that, just as we all attend to the "mandatory safety drills" which also covers emergency evacuations, environmental responsibility and fire some video on our stateroom TV's to be considerate to fellow guests when you are sick..... j

I really like your suggestion! This is what I call thinking out if the box. I may just do that...just in case.

Thanks

We just returned from one of our rare land vackays. (as an aside, need to do that occasionally, to remind us what a pleasure it is to cruise..but I digress) This whole subject can get ugly...people in the far east wear face masks in public all the time, and they don't need to be in the middle of an epidemic either..nobody even blinks..wear one "here", and folks will think you're some sort of whackado.. You deliberately put yourself into a no-win situation when you decide to cruise..or go shopping, or sit in a movie theater, or fly...etc etc.. Some folks are just plain ignorant, others, with the best intentions in the world, might be infectious with gawd knows what and not even know it. I (and she, as a breast cancer survivor), tend to be more aware of risks than most. But you can't wrap yourself in plastic. Its a battle you can't win, or even fight. We do what we can, when we can, but life goes on.

Perhaps carry some face masks with you. Put them on, and offer to those around you and perhaps the offender will take the hint that they shouldn't be there!