laohann Posted April 19, 2009 #1 Share Posted April 19, 2009 :eek: This is gross! I am taking a cruise in Europe next month and I am worried about getting them. Has anyone heard about them on any ship? Or any advice?:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue L Posted April 19, 2009 #2 Share Posted April 19, 2009 they can be at hotels too and they are all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trixietx Posted April 19, 2009 #3 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I haven't, never even thought about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmutters Posted April 19, 2009 #4 Share Posted April 19, 2009 New York City has been riddled with bedbug infestations since the early 21st century. Bedbugs have found their way into hotels, schools, and even hospital maternity wards. In 2004, New York City had 377 bedbug violations. However, in the five-month span from July to November 2005, 449 violations were reported in the city, an alarming increase in infestations over a short period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Laura Posted April 19, 2009 #5 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Oh no not a bed bug thread again!!! I hate when someone brings out the pics and the stories of being bitten. I stay at hotels that are recommended by CC most of the time now. I do check for them though. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie115 Posted April 19, 2009 #6 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I'm in the hotel business..here's how you can tell if a bed is likely to be infested with bed bugs. Look for little dots of brown on the mattress, I mean pin head size, they are dried blood, also look in the cording that runs around the seams of the mattress, lastly look between the mattress and box spring and on the seams of the box spring, if you find nothing in those spots then chances are there is no infestation. It takes about 3 minutes to do it all ... if you're worried about it ... should help relieve the worry, anyway... cause when a room has them it is EXTREMELY difficult to get rid of them!!!!!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted April 19, 2009 #7 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Never heard of it on a ship, although I'm sure happens on a rare occasion. Cleanliness is supreme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggypup Posted April 19, 2009 #8 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Never heard of it on a ship, although I'm sure happens on a rare occasion. Cleanliness is supreme Neither have I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillysailor 1955 Posted April 19, 2009 #9 Share Posted April 19, 2009 :eek: This is gross! I am taking a cruise in Europe next month and I am worried about getting them.Has anyone heard about them on any ship? Or any advice?:eek: Check ***************** for sanitation reports, ratings, etc. It will be very enlightening:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue L Posted April 19, 2009 #10 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Neither have I. there was a thread on here last year or so about someone getting bit. Cleanliness has nothing to do with it. Some of the swankiest 5 star hotels have had infestations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 19, 2009 #11 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I heard places like NYC became infested due to the high percentage of international travelers...read that bed bugs have always been a problem in Europe and the bed bugs in NYC arrived from Europe!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onevacationlover Posted April 19, 2009 #12 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Scratch...I'm starting to itch:p Sounds gross to even check for them..I'll give that job to hubby:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerif Posted April 20, 2009 #13 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Gracie is absolutely correct in how to look for an infestation - and, yes, it can be in the nicest of hotels. There was a big article in our local paper just last week on the magnitude of the current investation all over the place and how to be vigilant as the little critters are nearly impossible to extinguish. They now even have dogs trained to find them, just like drug trained dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted April 20, 2009 #14 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Washington DC is having a major problem in their hotels right now...and they aren't "cheapy" places! It really has nothing to do with "sanitation" per se...it's like head lice---even "swanky" schools get infestations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laohann Posted April 20, 2009 Author #15 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Thanks for all the replies and for the information on what to look for. This has been so helpful & scary. I have been hearing a lot about them & from what I have read they are found in cleanest places. I might look for some type of spray to use on my suitecase so they do not get in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillysailor 1955 Posted April 20, 2009 #16 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Thanks for all the replies and for the information on what to look for. This has been so helpful & scary. I have been hearing a lot about them & from what I have read they are found in cleanest places. I might look for some type of spray to use on my suitecase so they do not get in there. listen bed bugs have been around for hundred (thousands) of years... I know its gross but I think you will be AOK on a cruise - it just that folks are so much more aware of them now. Its not worth ruining your trip worrying about them;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraithe Posted April 20, 2009 #17 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Yet one more thing you can thank the EPA and Rachel Carson for. DDT had nearly irradicated bed bugs in the U. S. Now they're back, and getting worse. Here's a good link to some information about them: http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp. Check your luggage carefully and you should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpasahmarble Posted April 20, 2009 #18 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I'm sure it happens more on cruise ships than we think. People wake up the next morning and attribute it to getting bit in port the previous day or a bug bite on one of the decks. Or maybe they don't realize that it is a bite at all and think they are itchy becuase they had too much sun. You never know what it is your suitcase. Maybe you stayed at a hotel the night before your cruise departed and just gave the little critter a free ride on board in your luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temple1 Posted April 20, 2009 #19 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Yet one more thing you can thank the EPA and Rachel Carson for. DDT had nearly irradicated bed bugs in the U. S. Now they're back, and getting worse. Here's a good link to some information about them: http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp. Check your luggage carefully and you should be good. Good grief, by the time it was banned most insects it was used against had developed a resistance or avoidance of it. Not a very effective weapon. In addition, because the US does not use it, it is still used in other countries. Plus, I doubt if anything that was as destructive to wildlife would have been approved for use around humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp1 Posted February 8, 2010 #20 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I just read in the local travel section about an organic spray that comes in 2 ounce bottles ( admissable carryon) that kills and repels bedbugs. On their website there is a list of retailers that carry the product- it's called 'Rest Easy' killsbedbugsdotcom I don't think I'll ever travel without it again :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjldvlks Posted February 8, 2010 #21 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Never heard of it on a ship either except maybe 2d/3d hand hearsay. But if the Captain starts his [or her] final announcement of the night with "good night, sleep tight . . . " you might want to check carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRS2010 Posted February 8, 2010 #22 Share Posted February 8, 2010 As someone who has experienced them first hand they are not fun. The best way to test the bed is to pull back the sheets and check the mattress for little black dots around corners and little nooks- almost looks like the little black fuzz that might come off a sock or something. If possible, put your bags on the stands and avoid putting them on beds and chairs. I'm still not sure how mine got into my home but they were very annoying and can be very costly to get rid of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgraves Posted February 8, 2010 #23 Share Posted February 8, 2010 This thread makes me itch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nubble88 Posted February 9, 2010 #24 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I have never had to deal with that on any vacation I have taken. But, that is one reason why I do not like to stay in a hotel, and I have never heard of complaints on any cruise line. Scratch, scratch, scratch! Now I'm itchy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrzej5914 Posted February 9, 2010 #25 Share Posted February 9, 2010 My job took me to just about every corner of the world in the last 9 years, Middle East, Asia including Afghanistan, Europe, Africa, South Pacific, South America. Stayed at some wonderful 5* hotels but also stayed at some basic 1 or 2* hotels. I'm talking about staying in hotels for about 180 days during any given year. Never experienced bed bugs. I have been on 4 cruise ships and 3 navy ships and never experienced bed bugs. Not saying it can't happen, but my experience tells me it's not a very common occurrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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