Cruise ships & passenger vessels
Cabin turnarounds without holding the schedule
Outbreaks at sea are expensive, public and hard to contain. Cabins, galleys, buffet lines and public areas share air handling and thousands of passengers. Machines on board mean your own crew can treat a cabin the moment it is reported, then run preventative passes across public spaces on turnaround day.
Built around your operation
What leasing looks like here
- Immediate onboard response
- No waiting for the next port. A reported case is treated within minutes by trained crew, which is the single biggest factor in stopping spread. Getting an external team to a vessel that is not alongside realistically takes anywhere between 24 and 120 hours.
- Turnaround-day sweeps
- Public toilets, theatres, lifts, gyms, kids' clubs and buffet areas treated between sailings as a preventative measure while cabins are being serviced.
- Galley and provisioning stores
- Whole-volume treatment for galleys, cold rooms and dry stores where humidity and temperature swings encourage growth.
- Crew quarters
- Dense crew accommodation is often where an outbreak takes hold. Regular preventative cycles keep sick days down.
- 8kg, carried by one crew member
- The fogger weighs only 8kg and is carried by hand along corridors and down companionways — no wheels rolling contamination out of an affected area, and no lift or trolley logistics.
- Documented for inspection
- Cycle records, RAMS, disinfection certificates and validation indicators give you evidence for port health and flag state inspections.
Typically treated
Spaces we would cover
- Passenger cabins and suites
- Galleys, cold rooms and provision stores
- Buffet areas, bars and restaurants
- Theatres, gyms, spas and kids' clubs
- Medical centre and isolation cabins
- Crew accommodation and mess
Organisms of concern
What usually matters here
- Norovirus
- Legionella-associated damp areas
- Influenza and respiratory viruses
- Mould in humid cabins and stores
SanoChem is tested to EN 14476, EN 1276, EN 1650 and related standards, with up to 99.9999% reduction achievable under validated conditions.
On site versus called out
The savings chart for this sector
What one cabins / space actually costs you
One machine comfortably treats up to 5 rooms per hour depending on their size. But for example, consider two a day — around 60 cabins / spaces a month — with no per-treatment fee. Divide the monthly rent by what you treat, add the chemical used, and that is your true cost.
£500 monthly rent + VAT ÷ 60 = £8.33 each
+ SanoChem used (from £15 / litre + VAT)
≈ £10–£12 per treatment + VAT
Indicative figures based on a standard 36-month lease from £450–£550 per month + VAT. Your exact figures depend on machine, volume and site count.
Against calling someone out
- Leased machine, your operator
- 5 minutes to start
- ≈ £10–£12 + VAT per treatment
- Any external provider
- 6–24 hours to arrive
- £495–£1,095 + VAT per attended visit
The saving is only half the point: at this cost you stop rationing treatment and start planning it.
Work it out for your site
Fogger ROI calculator
Enter your own treatment volumes, rent, chemical use, call-out fee and the cost of an hour of closure. The calculator shows your true cost per treatment, your monthly and annual saving against reactive call-outs, and how many avoided call-outs cover the lease.
Your figures
Fogger ROI calculator for cruise ships
Change any figure to match your operation. Everything is shown excluding VAT. Hover themarkers if you are unsure what a figure means.
Your result
What the machine returns
Cost per treatment with a leased machine
£12.08
£725 a month ÷ 60 treatments, chemical included, + VAT
- Leased machine, monthly
- £725
- Reactive call-outs + downtime, monthly
- £2,290
- Saving a month
- £1,565
- Saving a year
- £18,780
- Return on the monthly cost
- 216%
- Break-even
- 1.0 call-outs a month
Indicative only, excluding VAT, based on a 36–48 month lease from £450–£550 per month + VAT and SanoChem from £15 per litre + VAT (100 litre annual minimum). Downtime value is your own figure. We will confirm exact costs once we know your machine, volumes and site count.
Example case study
How this tends to play out on site
The scenario below is an example, not a named client. It is built from the situations we are most often asked about in this sector so you can see how a leased machine fits into an existing routine.
Example case study — an illustrative, composite scenario written to show how a lease is typically used. It is not a report of named client work, and no figures here are a guarantee of results.
A cruise operator treats cabins inside turnaround day
Illustrative example: a mid-size vessel with a same-day passenger turnaround
The problem
Norovirus cases meant cabins and public areas needed a documented treatment, but shore-based providers could not be mobilised inside the turnaround window in every port.
How the lease was used
Two leased units are held on board with trained cabin and hotel staff as operators. Cabins are treated as they are vacated; public areas, galleys and crew mess are treated on a planned cycle between voyages.
What changed in the example
- Treatment begun within minutes of a cabin being reported, with no port dependency
- Documented cycles for the outbreak management plan and port health questions
- Crew quarters and galley included in the routine, not only affected cabins
- Re-entry typically under an hour, so cabins were re-let the same day
Why it stacks up
Why cruise ships operators keep a machine on site
Whatever the sector, the reasons organisations keep a machine on site are the same: better press, better attendance, less downtime and a lower environmental cost than the alternatives.
- Preventative, not reactive
- Once the machine is yours there is no per-treatment fee, so preventative treatment becomes something you schedule during normal downtime rather than something you authorise after an outbreak.
- Peace of mind, future proofed
- Whatever the next virus or outbreak turns out to be, the capability is already on site and the preventative measures are already in the rota. You are not starting from scratch when the headlines change.
- No additional staff cost
- There is no new headcount. Responsible staff you already employ are trained by us, and the routine or emergency treatment simply becomes part of their existing job description and rota.
- 8kg, carried by one person
- The fogger weighs only 8kg and is carried by hand, so there are no wheels rolling contamination out of an infected area, it fits small rooms and large halls alike, and one trained person can deploy it in minutes.
- Certificates you can display
- Every treatment can be logged and issued as a disinfection certificate for reception, customer areas, tender packs or inspections — visible proof that preventative measures are being taken.
- Environmentally sound chemistry
- SanoChem is a hydrogen peroxide and silver formulation that breaks down to water and oxygen. Non-toxic in use, no harsh biocide handling and a genuinely defensible environmental story.
- No residue
- Nothing is left on surfaces, fabrics, food-contact areas or electronics. No rinsing, no wiping down afterwards, no taint or film.
- No waste output
- No run-off to drain, no contaminated water, no piles of wipes and no disposal costs to account for in your waste stream.
- Lower energy cost
- Cycles run in minutes rather than hours, so there is no all-day plant running, no prolonged lighting and heating of a closed area and a smaller carbon footprint per treatment.
- Quick turnaround, higher productivity
- Re-entry is typically inside the hour. Rooms, vehicles and production areas come back into use the same shift instead of being written off for the day.
- Fewer sick days
- Regular preventative treatment of the shared spaces people actually use — canteens, washrooms, offices, mess rooms — is what reduces absence, not treating only the high-risk rooms.
- Broad spectrum, all year round
- Effective against bacteria, viruses, fungi, mould and spores, so the same programme covers winter norovirus and flu, summer mould and humidity, and everything in between.
Peace of mind, made visible
Turn preventative treatment into something people can see
Every treatment can be logged and issued as a dated disinfection certificate to display in reception and customer areas. It reassures the people who use your premises, it helps future-proof you against whatever the next virus or outbreak turns out to be, and it shows inspectors and clients that preventative measures are part of the routine rather than a response to a problem.
- Good news on the cabin television
- Turn a preventative treatment into a guest message. "Great news — the buffet area and children's soft play have now been fully decontaminated," or simply "for your peace of mind, we have carried out a hospital-grade disinfection of the promenade. There was no problem there; we just wanted it to be extra safe." Reassurance lands far better than silence.
- Opt-in cabin disinfection during shore excursions
- Offer guests in higher-grade cabins and suites an opt-in machine disinfection of their room while they are ashore for the day, with a decontamination confirmation waiting on their television when they return. It is something no line has offered before, and it is exactly the kind of detail guests talk about.
- Certificates displayed in guest areas
- Print and display a dated disinfection certificate at the buffet entrance, the kids' club door, the spa reception or the gym — visible proof that preventative measures are routine on board, not a response to a problem.
- No additional crew cost
- No new headcount and no contractor to fly out. Responsible crew you already employ are trained by us, and routine or emergency treatment simply becomes part of their existing role and rota.
Questions we are asked
Cruise ships leasing: frequently asked questions
- How much does it cost to disinfect one cabins / space with a leased Sanondaf fogger?
- With a lease from £450–£550 per month + VAT and SanoChem from £15 per litre + VAT, treating around 60 cabins / spaces a month works out at roughly £10–£12 per treatment + VAT. There is no per-treatment call-out fee, so the more you treat the lower the cost of each one. Use the ROI calculator on this page to enter your own volumes, rent and downtime cost.
- How quickly can cruise ships sites respond to an outbreak with their own machine?
- Your trained operator can begin a treatment in about five minutes because the machine is already on site. Calling an external provider means reporting the incident, waiting for travel, site sign-in and equipment movement — realistically six to twenty-four hours.
- Who can lease a Sanondaf disinfection machine?
- Leasing is offered only to registered organisations that are approved for application, for use on their own sites by staff Sanondaf has trained. We do not lease to private individuals. Typical lease terms are 36 to 48 months and include operator training, two calibration visits and documentation for risk assessments.
- Is the disinfectant safe and environmentally friendly?
- SanoChem is a hydrogen peroxide and silver formulation that breaks down to water and oxygen, leaving no residue and no waste output to dispose of. It is non-corrosive and safe around electronics, and rooms are typically re-enterable in under an hour. It is tested to EN 14476, EN 1276, EN 1650 and related standards, with up to 99.9999% reduction achievable under validated conditions.
- Can we use the machine preventatively rather than only in an emergency?
- Yes — that is the main advantage of leasing. Because each treatment costs around £10–£12 + VAT rather than a call-out fee, cruise ships operators schedule treatments into planned downtime and cover the everyday spaces too, not just the critical ones.
- Can we issue disinfection certificates to display in customer areas?
- Yes. Every treatment can be logged and issued as a dated disinfection certificate, so cruise ships operators display them in reception, customer-facing areas, tender packs and inspection files — visible proof that preventative measures are routine rather than reactive.
- Does leasing mean employing extra staff?
- No. There is no additional staff cost and no new headcount. Responsible staff you already employ are trained by us, and the routine or emergency treatment becomes part of their existing job description and rota.
- How portable is the machine?
- The fogger weighs only 8kg and is carried by hand by one person, so there are no wheels rolling contamination out of an infected area. It fits small rooms and large halls alike and can be deployed within minutes.
- What is required at the start of the lease?
- Three months' rent is required upfront, along with a minimum initial SanoChem order of 100 litres unless otherwise authorised. Operator training and documentation are included.
- Is machine leasing available outside Shropshire and the West Midlands?
- Yes. Sanondaf has 12 offices across the UK plus a further six in Scotland, plus offices covering Northern Ireland, Wales, the Channel Islands, Iceland, Lebanon, Thailand, Malta, Mexico, South Africa and the USA — with more areas and countries opening every few months. If you are outside our region we will point you to the office that covers you.
- What if we are unsure how to handle a particular outbreak?
- We can attend with a couple of our own machines at a reduced rate to organise or supervise the response as a hybrid service, then hand it back to your trained operators.
Next step
Talk to the leasing team
We will size the machine to your volumes, set out the training your staff need and give you the documentation your risk assessments ask for. If you would rather see it done first, we can attend with machines at a reduced rate and supervise your first treatments.
Registered organisations only, approved for application, for use on their own sites.
Where we can lease
Leasing reaches further than Shropshire and the West Midlands
This is the Shropshire & West Midlands office, but Sanondaf is a network. If your group has sites elsewhere, a machine can very often be leased there too, with the same training, calibration and preventative treatment programme — so one policy covers every site rather than one region.
United Kingdom & Islands
- 12 offices across the UK, plus a further six in Scotland
- Coverage across many areas of Northern Ireland and Wales
- Channel Islands
International offices able to lease
- Iceland
- Malta
- Lebanon
- Thailand
- Mexico
- South Africa
- USA
New regions and countries are opening every few months. Tell us where your sites are and we will confirm what can be covered today.