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Keeping your Hands Clean on a Cruise

  • To stay healthy and clean, wash your hands with warm water and soap.
  • When to Wash your Hands:

  • Before:
    • Touching your hand to your mouth including:
      • Eating and drinking,
      • Smoking,
      • Brushing your teeth,
    • Helping a sick person.
  • After:
    • Going to the bathroom
    • Changing diapers
    • Touching high-hand contact surfaces, such as:
      • Door knobs
      • Railings
    • Returning to your cabin
    • Helping a sick person
    • Blowing your nose
  • How to wash your hands:

  • 1. Wet your hands with warm water.
  • 2. Apply a generous amount of soap.
  • 3. Rub your hands together for 20 seconds.
  • 4. Rinse your hands.
  • 5. Dry your hands with a paper towel.
  • 6. Use the paper towel to turn off the faucet and open the door.
  • What about alcohol-based hand sanitizers?

    • CDC recommends that cruise ship passengers use warm water and soap to wash their hands. Washing is always best.
    • If water and soap are NOT available (perhaps on excursions), use an ethanol alcohol-based (a minimum 62%) hand sanitizer, preferably in a gel form.