Cruise Ships May Need to Take Extra Steps to Keep Restrooms Disease-Free, Says CEO of Swisher of Southeast Fla. FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Swisher, Inc., a leading odor control and disease prevention company, today offered the following recommendations to cruise lines in the wake of outbreaks of viral illnesses at sea. According to Warren Pizik, President of Swisher of Southeast Florida, cruise ships must take the following preventative actions and continue them on a regular basis:     *   Sanitize bathrooms with a strong germicide that kills any bacteria     *   Provide antiseptic safeguards such as anti-bacterial soap and sanitary towels     *   Post reminders to employees to wash their hands before leaving a bathroom     *   Keep toilets and toilet seats scrubbed and sanitized All of these measures will ensure there is no cross-contamination, Pizik said. Swisher plans to roll out its land-based services to cruise ships in response to recent outbreaks of gastrointestinal virus aboard the Holland America Amsterdam cruise ship sailing out of Fort Lauderdale. "Our advanced sanitizing methods will insure that bathrooms aboard cruise ships will be disease-free," said Pizik. "Why shouldn't people have clean hospital-like conditions in restrooms anywhere they go? When someone's health is on the line, taking the right precautions is worth it," says Pizik. The recent outbreak of illness on an international cruise line underscores the need for disease prevention in restrooms in all commercial operations whether on land or sea, according to Pizik. From drugstores to condos to restaurants to daycares, Swisher uses its SWAT team method to create a germ-free environment. In their white suits and masks, the team goes in for what's called the "fogging" process to eliminate virus and germs including HIV, Salmonella, Staph, the flu, the common cold and E-coli. In today's busy environment with so many people using restroom facilities, it's important to have bathrooms professionally cleaned and certified disease- free. Pizik recommends that cruise ships use a hospital-grade germicide called Sporicidin in their restrooms. He says this would be the ultimate protection against the spread of disease among customers. Swisher specializes in maintaining restrooms in commercial buildings and at corporate headquarters and restaurants, insuring they are odor and disease- free. It has 100 franchises around the world with clients in South Florida like Eckerd, Applebees, 7-11, Hess Gas Stations, IHOP, and Duffy's. Contact: Michelle Rosen of TransMedia Group, +1-561-750-9800, ext. 14 MRosen@transmediagroup.com