kalypso333 Posted March 8, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Just wondering this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmacmissy Posted March 8, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Oh, they have rats all right...we've seen them! They run the "art" auctions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wine-O Posted March 8, 2015 #3 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I've never seen one. If you will notice, they put up rat guards on all the lines when they dock alongside the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wine-O Posted March 8, 2015 #4 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Oh, they have rats all right...we've seen them! They run the "art" auctions! Do people still go to those events? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haworth Posted March 8, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Do cruise ships have rats and mice? Only in the buffet at lunch time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane2357 Posted March 8, 2015 #6 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I once had a room steward (woman) tell of switching from a different line to Celebrity as the other had a bad rat problem. I imagine every ship has some - they don't need to go up the gang plank or ropes - they just hitch a ride in a container of supplies. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orator Posted March 8, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 8, 2015 They have them on Disney. In fact they worship them by placing them throughout the ship. They even give them names. I've only seen Celebrities,like Regis Philban, Shirley Jones, Richard Roundtree and Frank Shorter on Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake Posted March 8, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 8, 2015 they have them on disney. In fact they worship them by placing them throughout the ship. They even give them names.I've only seen celebrities,like regis philban, shirley jones, richard roundtree and frank shorter on celebrity. :) +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted March 8, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 8, 2015 If you will notice, they put up rat guards on all the lines when they dock alongside the pier. Wine-O isn't trying to be funny! They really do put Rat Guards on the mooring lines. That's what those big silver disk you see on them are. We saw some funny ones once -- had big cats painted on them. :D LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptSticky Posted March 8, 2015 #10 Share Posted March 8, 2015 While I have never seen a rat on a cruise ship (not talking about the two legged kind), I did find a rat "dropping" on the floor of my cabin last year. I picked it up in a paper towel and took it to the front desk. Soon after, maintenance was checking all the air vents in my room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxo Posted March 8, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I know that have Pork n Beans, but Rats n Mice??? Never seen it on the menu. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9x8 Posted March 8, 2015 #12 Share Posted March 8, 2015 They have them on Disney. In fact they worship them by placing them throughout the ship. They even give them names.. Yes. I am one is totally icked out by the anthropomorphization of rodents. I suppose the Creator had her reasons, the dissemination of seeds, perhaps. OP, there's no need to wonder. Where there be humans, there be rats. Ew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyher Posted March 8, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Light a cigarette on your balcony and see how many rats come out. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted March 8, 2015 #14 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Along with the rats and mice there are cockroaches, lice, bed bugs, flies, birds, up dust mites, centipedes, spiders, fleas, and probably a whole lot of things that we may never see. Same as many houses, apartments, restaurants and etc. A friend of mine bought same bird seed to feed the birds in the winter time, he stored the seed in his basement and discovered mice inside. He couldn't find any holes in the outside of the bag. I am sure that many critters get on board the same way. happy crusing 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C 2 C Posted March 8, 2015 #15 Share Posted March 8, 2015 We've been on over 200 cruises and have never seen a rat or mouse of the rodent variety, nor their droppings. We have seen many types of animals and fish of the human variety on board however, even a dinosaur or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabear Posted March 8, 2015 #16 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) I've seen a few rats putting towels down on pool chairs around 7:30am , but they then leave & don't reappear until the afternoon. Edited March 8, 2015 by dabear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt0148 Posted March 8, 2015 #17 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Interesting (but old) post on the topic: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=7985394&postcount=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTSpitfire Posted March 8, 2015 #18 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) I've seen a few rats putting towels down on pool chairs around 7:30am , but they then leave & don't reappear until the afternoon. Now that is really funny!!!!! Edited March 8, 2015 by JTSpitfire duplicate post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot70D Posted March 8, 2015 #19 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Yes. I am one is totally icked out by the anthropomorphization of rodents.I suppose the Creator had her reasons, the dissemination of seeds, perhaps. OP, there's no need to wonder. Where there be humans, there be rats. Ew. Well, it's not unreasonable to assume that =X= has rats aboard. After all, they had their own TV series several years ago - The Rat Patrol and we sometimes refer to the furniture as being a little ratty. I have heard that Celebrity ships have a whole series of tiny little cabins just for them down somewhere on Deck 1. And that they booked under the 1-2-3 NO!!!!! package. Everybody have a great day out there!!!!! :D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcrusn Posted March 8, 2015 #20 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Never seen one, never seen any sign. But I have to believe, as persistent and determined as they are, that there are few places they DON'T get. We've even seen one at Disney world and NOT Mickey. The ships are very clean, far better than most hotels or restaurants I've visited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stateroom_Sailor Posted March 8, 2015 #21 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Well rather than letting people bring their Shih Tzu on board, time to set up a cats only policy? They could be just as effective as service animals for those with panic attacks. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capecodder2 Posted March 9, 2015 #22 Share Posted March 9, 2015 We had a small mouse on our Yangtze River cruise 12 yrs ago who visited us at night to eat a carnation that was in a little vase. He didn't bother us, we let him have the carnation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon stingray Posted March 9, 2015 #23 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Do Cruise Ships have Rats & Mice? Just wondering this morning. I don't think that any of the major cruise lines or their ships have rodents onboard. They wouldn't achieve such high scores on their CDC inspections if there was even a hint of rodent activity. http://wwwn.cdc.gov/InspectionQueryTool/InspectionResults.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbmrt Posted March 9, 2015 #24 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) I've never seen one. If you will notice, they put up rat guards on all the lines when they dock alongside the pier. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mrose.org/cc/rat%252520guards.JPG&imgrefurl=http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t%3D2037759&h=504&w=640&tbnid=Yfb4LgN1ELKLHM:&zoom=1&docid=NsIwnqy_xaZuRM&ei=v6v9VM2LOYidgwTp7IC4CA&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygBMAE http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.swi-tec.us/image/cache/data/1122_Rattenschutz%252520Skizze_2-650x650.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.swi-tec.us/index.php?route%3Dproduct/product%26product_id%3D50&h=650&w=650&tbnid=o9O7TUAOkTfIpM:&zoom=1&docid=6G_BZdryRz21xM&ei=v6v9VM2LOYidgwTp7IC4CA&tbm=isch&ved=0CCAQMygDMAM Edited March 9, 2015 by tbmrt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Lagoon Posted March 9, 2015 #25 Share Posted March 9, 2015 It might be my fault that someone thinks there are rodents on board. When the soft serve ice cream machine runs out of vanilla, you can hear me say, 'Oh, rats!' :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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