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I was quite shocked to see the below article today. This is number 3 in the past month for Princess.
First was the Diamond Princess and its corona virus
Then the Caribbean Princess with it recent (2 weeks ago) Norovirus outbreak.
And now the Regal Princess scores the lowest test results ever .... Ouch
https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2020/02/articles/disease/regal-princess-flunks-usph-sanitation-inspection/?fbclid=IwAR3g9olwAZXCBYZ82rkrNNhfjgo4uVcMuOn5GnmWgNXKO9_1QJXXMqV37kQ
Great response today from Princess with their new Cancellation policy - very generous!!
I'm kind of curious to see how the cruise industry will handle all these outbreaks and if they'll suffer any losses in terms of sales.
I am sure it will affect their bottom line ... the only question will be how much and whether there will be some very deep discount deals or not.
I'm kind of curious to see how the cruise industry will handle all these outbreaks and if they'll suffer any losses in terms of sales.
And now it's the Grand Princess... I LOVE Princess... sigh...
well it jogged my memory. I saved that GREEN SHEET report. Useful lil tool isnt it?
FYI: my wonderful husband was involved in public health at one time in his career, and he says the inspections on the ships are more stringent on the ships than on land. I have no reason to doubt that it is still true even though he is retired.
OOPs! got a bit repetitive.
Cruise bashing is and always will be fun, and good copy. Often, the problems can be traced to shoddy practices (with or without the knowledge of corporate...remember CCL and "the lies" of not-so-long ago?) or passengers taking advantage of cruise lines "deep pockets." either way, it makes headlines.
The OP wasn't discussing confirmed illnesses from the ship, as was the case with Chipotle, et al, but failed inspections. Maybe I am a bit jaded to the topic, since about half the restaurants in my area fail annually, but for a line with 20 ships in it's fleet to have to of them fail in 5 years, it just isn't newsworthy to me. I am sure that most land-based restaurant chains have a worse record. The article is (IMO) just another case of the press bashing Carnival.
FYI: my wonderful husband was involved in public health at one time in his career, and he says the inspections on the ships are more stringent on the ships than on land. I have no reason to doubt that it is still true even though he is retired.
The Corona outbreak was bad luck. But you can hold the hotel/restaurant management responsible for food safety and sanitization of the passenger areas.
If a land based restaurant/hotel had those problems, they'd be looking for new leadership (if well run). Remember "Jack in the Box" and "Chipotle" chains? This becomes a huge PR issue for cruise lines. I have many friends and family members that think we're crazy for cruising frequently (we think its a great vacation experience) because they see the press and call the ships floating "petrie dishes" which re-enforces negative impressions.
Its all about managing exposure to risk. Get your shots and wash your hands frequently.
The OP wasn't discussing confirmed illnesses from the ship, as was the case with Chipotle, et al, but failed inspections. Maybe I am a bit jaded to the topic, since about half the restaurants in my area fail annually, but for a line with 20 ships in it's fleet to have to of them fail in 5 years, it just isn't newsworthy to me. I am sure that most land-based restaurant chains have a worse record. The article is (IMO) just another case of the press bashing Carnival.
The Corona outbreak was bad luck. But you can hold the hotel/restaurant management responsible for food safety and sanitization of the passenger areas.
If a land based restaurant/hotel had those problems, they'd be looking for new leadership (if well run). Remember "Jack in the Box" and "Chipotle" chains? This becomes a huge PR issue for cruise lines. I have many friends and family members that think we're crazy for cruising frequently (we think its a great vacation experience) because they see the press and call the ships floating "petrie dishes" which re-enforces negative impressions.
Its all about managing exposure to risk. Get your shots and wash your hands frequently.
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