Tomi Environmental calls on cruise lines to improve decontamination

TOMI Environmental Solutions (TOMZ) is calling upon cruise lines to improve decontamination and adopt hospital-grade technology like SteraMist as a compromise-free standard for advanced maritime decontamination. “The question should no longer be if cruise lines can prevent health outbreaks, but how often and how comprehensively they are utilizing hospital-grade disinfection technology like SteraMist to safeguard passengers and crew,” said Dr. Halden Shane, CEO of TOMI. “Cruise ships are highly concentrated, high-risk environments with limited options for isolation and evacuation, creating the perfect hotbed for pathogens such as Norovirus and Legionella. These microbes spread rapidly through close quarters and shared water systems, making their way into new countries and placing entire populations at risk of foreign microbial infections. This urgency is underscored by recent reports, including a Norovirus outbreak on an AIDA Cruises vessel that sickened over 100 passengers-the 21st such incident tracked by the CDC this year alone. The expectations of the post-pandemic traveler have fundamentally changed. Passengers deserve the assurance that every environment-from the main dining room and buffet line to the crew quarters and the ship’s clinic-is treated with the highest efficacy disinfection technology available.”