Cruise Lines

Cruise vacations are perceived as breathtaking experiences that expose their passengers to exotic locales. A cruise ship is a miniature society, with food, drinks, fun, and relaxing living space. The contained environment of a cruise ship, while appealing, can unfortunately also be part of their drawback.

Every year, stomach infections such as Norovirus spread rapidly through cruise ships, causing cramping, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, and even hospitalizations. These common stomach viruses are spread by touching contaminated surfaces, or by eating contaminated food. Such outbreaks, according to the CDC, may be responsible for up to 900 deaths annually in the U.S. alone.

An infection outbreak affects not only the passengers of the cruise ship, but also the cruise line. Depending on the scope of the outbreak, the size of the ship, and the number of affected passengers & crew, hundreds of thousands of dollars may be spent in an attempt to contain the spread of infection; a reactionary, and often largely ineffectual approach.

A more effective approach to cruise ship viral outbreaks has been implemented in recent years, and with stunning results. This proactive solution is to eliminate the colonization of bacteria by coating high-touch surfaces with the MicrobeCare antimicrobial barrier, breaking or significantly stemming the chain of infection. As an added benefit, surfaces treated with MicrobeCare have been proven to resist other harmful elements that could reduce the lifespan of your capital investments, such as mold, mildew, and odor-causing bacteria.

Our certified technicians and engineers will work to apply MicrobeCare to all of your surfaces in an efficient manner. This often only takes minutes per room, and once a surface has been treated, it will actively combat pathogens for over a year. MicrobeCare, combined with routine maintenance, can eliminate virtually all outbreaks of stomach viruses and other illnesses common to Cruise Liners everywhere.