Mosquito repellent needed?

Just wondering if we should bring this. I read somewhere about people having problems with mosquito bites in the Baltic region.

As long as you stay in the cities you should be fine. Also mosquitoes are usually most active during evenings/nights.

We ran into mosquitos in Amsterdam only and we did all the major ports except Riga.

Even if you run into some european mosquitos near water, they don't carry anything nasty!

Mosquitoes tend to be more of a problem around sunset. One of the best ways to help repel them is to drink INDIAN tonic water as it contains Quinine. It does have a side effect of relieving leg cramps which is why some people drink it. Probably best to have it with some Gin and a slice of Lemon with some ice cubes. Children cannot have the latter so need it neat or alternatively drink Irn Bru which is a nice fizzy drink.

Regards John

The only place we found we needed it was in St Petersburg where there was quite a problem with biting insects. No where else.

We didn't encounter any mosquitos during the two weeks we spent in the Baltics (Copenhagen, Northern Germany, Tallinn, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm).

It was heavenly to have a respite from the mosquitos that plague us at home.

Agree. We also never encountered any mosquitos on our entire trip. We never even thought about bringing repellent and again, it wasn't needed.

Cheers

Len

You might find some biters near ponds or slow-moving water in Norway. (I know, there isn't much slow-moving water in Norway!) They don't carry diseases, but they're big and they bite.

I'm going to answer my own question, now that I'm home. We never saw any mosquitoes except at the port in Warnemunde at sunset. My daughter was using wifi outside the gangway right before we went aboard, and was bitten so severely that she had to go to the ship's doctor and take antibiotics. If she had just gone inside, there would have been no problem.

We’ve been on Baltic cruise two times- in 2013 (Nic was only 3 years old) and 2015. Both times I had mosquito repellent with me but we never used it….

Jess :)

I took mosquito repellent and never regretted it - it was really useful in St.Petersburg during the evenings and in Warnemunde. Probably it depends on the weather as I heard many people haven't seen any mosquito during all their Baltic cruise..

It also varies from on year to another, this summer there were very little if any mosquitoes. Possibly weather related since July was very cold and rainy so maybe it was too cold.

Dont bother. Even if you get s bite it doesnt matter as they dont carry any diseases. No other precausion is necessary either as they dwell in the forests and you will be spending time in the cities.

Dont bother. Even if you get s bite it doesnt matter as they dont carry any diseases. No other precausion is necessary either as they dwell in the forests and you will be spending time in the cities.

Mosquitoes is usually found near still/slow-moving shallow water. Particular river deltas are suitable for mosquitos.