[oceanview]

these cruise ships have alot of crew members who, shall we say, might not have the same hygiene and food handling standards in their native countries as we area accustomed to. that is a big part of it.

[MamaDearest]

The ship crews we saw were mainly from the Philippines. Thanks to those cruises we got to see parts of the world (along with our youngest son) that we could not afford to travel to these days, nor would I feel safe in doing so. We saw sanitation issues in some places that memory will never erase. I know just what you mean.