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I'll second Cruiser Bruce's motion:D. Even if you were to off the beaten track a little you really would not require meds, just long sleeves and perhaps repellant. Another thing in your favor is January in the Dry Season at the tropical stops on your cruise. Dry Season is not the skeeter's favorite time of the year.

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We did a full transit this past January. We put on insect repellent (picardin, but Deet is another alternative) in most of the ports. Never saw a mosquito. Pre-cruise, we had a travel doctor tell us that there was a little piece of Nicaragua that we were visiting where malaria was supposedly a risk, but since our port call was during the day, and malaria prophylaxis has its own potential problems, we opted just for the repellent. As I said, we never saw a mosquito.

 

Still, probably best to ask your own doctor or travel clinic for medical advice. :D

 

Have a great trip!

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