Vaccinations for a PC cruise ?

Should I be concerned about malaria or hepatitis or ??? during my cruise ? Do I need special vaccinations ?

A quick search of the board finds:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2288733&highlight=vaccinations

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2217949&highlight=vaccinations

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2131086&highlight=vaccinations

and many others.

Summary: Standard Canal cruise, no. Only if you are going exploring deep in the jungle.

A good place to start for this type of info when you travel is the CDC's web site; check out where you are going and what they recommend.

And if you have a good travel clinic nearby, that's another place.

FWIW, we have a transit coming up in January. Based on what the CDC says, it looks like the Hep A vaccine (which we've already had) and typhoid vaccine may be advisable. Going to see our travel clinic soon.

Hep A, btw, is pretty prevalent around the world, including in the U.S.; not unreasonable to be vaccinated, period.

Thanks for the replies.

No vaccinations are required...and unless you plan to spend a great deal of time in the "wilds", you really won't come in contact with anything that should worry you...unless you have health issues...then you should talk to your doctor!