Mosquitos onboard?

Has anyone ever seen or had issues with mosquitos onboard while the ship was in port?

Neither my wife or I can recall ever noticing mosquitos aboard the ship...at port or sea. It seems it would be very easy for a few to fly in, but we never noticed it.

Mosquitoes have a short life span and so would not go on cruise ships often, as such they would not be admitted to the Diamond Lounge. You should be safe in there. :D

I've been on 50 cruises and I cannot remember ever getting bitten by a mosquito either on the ship or on a shore excursion. Maybe I'm just very lucky because I certainly do get bitten at home on Long Island. I do have to admit, however, that I never cruise during June, July or August, so maybe that has something to do with it.

The only time I got a mosquito bites was in Cozumel a few years ago. We were in an ATV excursion and went through lots of jungle like trials.

We had a ton of butterflies.

Never once.

Nope, saw a mouse on a ship once though.

Surprisingly no seagulls either. You'd think they would pester you all day with all the food eaten on deck. :confused:

We have never seen a mosquito on a cruise ship. They are actually terrible fliers so you won't find them at sea. They also don't do A/C very well and tend to be out more at night. I have been bitten in FL before a cruise, but never on one. Even in Belize in the rainforest where there were a ton, we used Off wipes and had no bites. That's the only time I've ever seen them on a cruise. If you ever notice, mosquitoes are rare near the ocean and that's due to sea breezes.

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No.

Bring your own if you're really concerned you won't see any.

bring your own if you're really concerned you won't see any.

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How does a person know if they were bitten on the ship, or on shore? How would you see one? Generally speaking if you see it on you, than it's dead shortly after with a slap. Most times, they just swoop in, feast on you, and go digest their dinner.

Nope, saw a mouse on a ship once though.

It must have been MICKEY on a Disney cruise, right :)

Dennis

I've never noticed mosquitos on a cruise while in port. I have noticed flies though. And on our cruise exactly 1 year ago, I got stung by a bee on the pool deck while in port at Labadee. :eek:

I was bitten no less than 15 times on my face, arms and torso during excursion to Lamanai ruins in Belize. I had sprayed myself with insect repellent before getting on the tender and it was of no use. The itch is unbearable. The swelling turn into red lumps and did not disappear until 1 months later.

Oh dear... maybe it would be better not to leave the house.... just in case! ;)

I had heaps in my cabin last time out. Lucky the bulkheads and ceilings were white and the mozzies stood out. Swatted about forty of them, a few were full which left small red blotches.

The reason that they were so bad is that there was a late passenger to pick up. Then when sailing, in the dark, to the anchorage we ran into a mud bank close to the mangroves. We had to wait until the tide came in to float again. When we re-positioned the mosquitoes went away.

The stupid captain was relegated to mosquito squatting duties (I did get them all eventually) in between cooking/serving the dinner. :D

I've never seen any mosquitoes, but plenty of mojitos...

:)

Tom

I live in Florida so it is all over the news here. We sail in a couple weeks. I ordered the insect repellent the CDC recommends along with spray for our clothing. I'm also going to take a big tube on anti-itch cream just in case.

No, but stung by a bee on the pool deck in Jamaica.

I've seen plenty of love Bugs on ship in PC when they are in season. :eek:

I've never seen any mosquitoes, but plenty of mojitos...

Like! :D

I've never seen any mosquitoes, but plenty of mojitos...

I always forget to bring mojito repellant! Maybe that's why my bar tab is so big by the end of the week . . .