Are you going to become a Salad dodger?

We are all well aware of the E Coli outbreak sweeping Europe and although we are being told the outbreak is originating from Germany nothing has been confirmed for sure.

So I thought I would give you an update as I’m sure some of you may be concerned about how this may affect your cruise this summer.
So there is the obvious answer you can become a “salad dodger” although I wouldn’t recommend this option as generally I put on a 1lb a day whilst on board which is bad enough and I always have salad for lunch.

But on a serious note the cruise lines are monitoring the situation very closely and this is what they have to say so far.

Holland America  “The outbreak has caused no change to its menus, and there has been no impact on supply chains that serve Holland America or Seabourn. However, the line is keeping a close eye on the issue”

P & O Cruises  “All Carnival UK ships have stringent policies and controls in place surrounding food handling and hygiene … and we can confirm that no sources of fresh produce supplied to our ships have been implicated in the outbreak. We are monitoring the E.coli outbreak extremely carefully and there have been no cases of illness associated with cruise ships” She went on to say that the line has provided “specific advice to all of our ships regarding the importance of E.coli prevention and have put further measures in place during this time.”

Royal Caribbean  “we have one central supplier that provides all of the produce for all our ships in Europe. This allows us to trace back all our produce sources, so that we know exactly where they come from. Our supplier in the region has confirmed that we have not received any of the contaminated product to any of our ships.”

I will keep you informed of any announcements made by other lines.