nfglory1 Posted March 11, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Just a random question and out of curiosity. I have been on a handful of cruises and haven't seen any bugs such as spiders, roaches, ants, etc on the cruise ship in rooms or on balconies. Anyone encounter any insects while on the ship? I have always loved the fact of being able to walk on the balcony at night without eight legged friends being around but I'm not sure if that has been just luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruisegirl6 Posted March 11, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I better not or everybody on the ship hear me scream big time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribsun Posted March 11, 2015 #3 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I have seen ants and other flying insects. Just like at home. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfglory1 Posted March 11, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I have seen ants and other flying insects. Just like at home. :D Yea, I mean I know there's some but it always seems considerably less than at home or at land based hotels in the Midwest. Never seen a spider. It also could be me being oblivious in paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpyNor Posted March 11, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I once had a "sparrow-like" bird flying in to my cabin while out at sea, the poor thing scared the **** out of me..... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangzoom6877 Posted March 11, 2015 #6 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I've never seen a bug on a cruise ship and I've been on 15 of them! And believe me, I'm a person who gets paranoid when it comes to bugs and even sometimes "look for" bugs when I'm away just in case. I'm sure there are some inside the ship, the typical ones, but I attribute not seeing them on deck to being out on the high seas where there are no trees, no soil, etc...well, no land lol! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfaaa Posted March 12, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Not so much on colder climate cruise like Alaska but bugs can easily be brought onto the ship by passengers cruising in tropical countries. I found an ugly looking bug crawling in some souvenir wrapping paper in Costa Rica. Freaked me right out and immediately went into the kill mode. Then at night time, I saw a bunch of flying bugs attracted by lights from the ship and landing all over the top deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheships Posted March 12, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I saw a very large mouse on our Disney cruise A duck and a some big dogs too! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebe1977 Posted March 12, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I saw a very tiny spider on the bed on my last cruise. I'm deathly afraid of even the tiniest spider, so I'm sure people heard me scream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpecorari Posted March 12, 2015 #10 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I saw a mouse in a cup in my cabin on a few cruises! Harriet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruisegirl6 Posted March 12, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Now I going to have to check behind the curtains and under the bed :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cage keeper Posted March 12, 2015 #12 Share Posted March 12, 2015 The only bugs that will freak me out would be bed bugs. And I will be checking. Flashlight already packed. Spiders? No big deal. Maybe they will eat the bed bugs. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted March 12, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Happily, we've never seen crawling insects like roaches on NCL or any other cruise line. :) LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawniepoo Posted March 12, 2015 #14 Share Posted March 12, 2015 When I was a kid I was walking on deck at night and came upon a large dark spot beneath me feet. I took a closer look and it was a HUGE moth. It was the size of a softball. I almost had a stroke at the ripe old age of 12! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangzoom6877 Posted March 12, 2015 #15 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I saw a very large mouse on our Disney cruise A duck and a some big dogs too! Sent from my iPhone using Forums That's funny, we saw the same things on our trip to Disney World last summer! There were even some chipmunks! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hftmrock Posted March 12, 2015 #16 Share Posted March 12, 2015 never saw any bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy56 Posted March 12, 2015 #17 Share Posted March 12, 2015 never saw any bugs Too funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidybabe Posted March 12, 2015 #18 Share Posted March 12, 2015 never saw any bugs NOT FUNNY!! At work and that freaked me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dega2 Posted March 12, 2015 #19 Share Posted March 12, 2015 You people are bugging me out!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hftmrock Posted March 12, 2015 #20 Share Posted March 12, 2015 NOT FUNNY!! At work and that freaked me!!! What????? I didnt meant to freak you out. Just saying that I havent seen any bugs :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14cruisegirl Posted March 12, 2015 #21 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I had a roach come home in my luggage. I freaked out. I also Walked off the ship with my luggage So I know it did not come from down below The ship. It was Not an NCl Ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMommyof2 Posted March 12, 2015 #22 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Yes! I was heading out to the pool while in port and as I got closer to the door I saw this large black spot on the carpet...I thought it was a piece of garbage until I got closer. It was a huge beetle! Ugh, just got shivers thinking about it! Edited March 12, 2015 by CanadianMommyof2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruisegirl6 Posted March 12, 2015 #23 Share Posted March 12, 2015 :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loujul Posted March 12, 2015 #24 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I found a cockroach crawling around in our cabin bathroom on Celebrity out of Civitavecchia. We arrived straight from Newark to the port with no stops. Guest services inspected our room thoroughly and our luggage, fumigated, sent us two bottles of wine and a cheese and fruit platter. They assured us that there was no evidence of insect litter in our cabin and therefore the bug must have hitchhiked on our luggage from anywhere beginning in Newark to the port into the cabin. As my husband is an exterminator by trade, he was satisfied with the way Celebrity handled the situation and we had no further problems during our 9 day cruise. Love, love, love Celebrity!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted March 13, 2015 #25 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Don't remember seeing insects on the ship------plenty in the ports. What bugs me more, are jellyfish on beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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