Vaccinations

[woodsy64]

Does anyone get extra vaccinations before cruising, or is it a waste of time and money?

[KruznKel]

Does anyone get extra vaccinations before cruising, or is it a waste of time and money?

 

I never have and never will...

[LoriTX]

Just the yearly Flu shots here!!! Thats the only one I would not travel without!!:D

 

Thats assuming you have had all your regular vaccinations!:confused:

[jtdlmc]

No special vaccinations are needed - unless there is one to make the wait for a booked cruise seem less long - 400+ days still to go for me! :p

[BeccaBecca1713]

waste

[flashdog_1]

If there is great danger of say cholera in a port or near where your ship is going you might be required to get a series of cholera shots. It's just a precaution. Doesn't mean everyone in town has cholera. It means someone from somewhere else had it and passed thru your port city. On the other haND, if it were a small pox outbreak you'd probably have to show your papers as proof of vaccination when you were a baby, or the port stop would be canceled.

[wendygrace]

I suppose it depends on where you're going and what you're doing when you get there but we didn't because we were in each port for very short periods of time, never in the evenings and weren't doing anything in the jungle for example. Now, if you're going to be trekking in the amazon jungle in the evenings, you might consider it.

[vacruizer]

The only thing my dr. recommended was keeping my tetanus shot up to date. He was more worried about drinking water sources in ports and making sure that we checked seals on all bottled water to make sure it hadn't been refilled.

[YubaSutter]

Just a flu shot every October.

[maldenmusic]

No unless you are going into an area where it is recommended for some reason.

[joeandaimeesmom]

Anything that has to do with a needle and I don't need it then NO WAY!!:D