Khsh08 Posted February 10, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Are there mosquitos or other bugs in Central Park on Oasis or other ships? Just curious. My friend always gets eaten alive by mosquitos here on Long Island and she is concerned about Zika Virus so may not be going ashore but I was thinking with the Central Park plant life maybe there are mosquittos there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted February 10, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I would think while the ship is in port, there maybe some mosuito traffic almost like being on shore, but my actual experience of Central Park while at sea is no problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted February 10, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 10, 2016 This reminded me of an incident that occurred when we were on the Oasis. We were docked in Puerto Rico. It was our third time there, so we did not leave the ship. There were maybe 100 or so people that did the same and we were all around the pool. (cocktails in hand, of course). A Queen Bee landed on one of the loungers...........and yup......THOUSANDS of bees followed. It was so bad, you could not even see the lounger after a few minutes. Took the crew hours to take care of the problem. So freaky....looked like something out of a horror movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khsh08 Posted February 10, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I'm usually not afraid of bees but that would have been terrifying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted February 10, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Didn't see any mosquitos but did see a gecko that stowed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted February 10, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 10, 2016 They aren't stowaways...they are brought on intentionally as bug control. I had a lengthy conversation with the head gardner/botanist onboard Allure about the critters in Central Park. Never noticed a mosquito though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVU Posted February 10, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 10, 2016 On Allure for a month. Not seen a bug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragilek Posted February 10, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 10, 2016 They aren't stowaways...they are brought on intentionally as bug control. I had a lengthy conversation with the head gardner/botanist onboard Allure about the critters in Central Park. Never noticed a mosquito though the gecko must live on something ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincicruisers Posted February 10, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 10, 2016 This reminded me of an incident that occurred when we were on the Oasis. We were docked in Puerto Rico. It was our third time there, so we did not leave the ship. There were maybe 100 or so people that did the same and we were all around the pool. (cocktails in hand, of course). A Queen Bee landed on one of the loungers...........and yup......THOUSANDS of bees followed. It was so bad, you could not even see the lounger after a few minutes. Took the crew hours to take care of the problem. So freaky....looked like something out of a horror movie. Oh No,,I would freak out. I don't handle bugs well. If it happened to me people would hear my screams from a mile away.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted February 10, 2016 #10 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) Just a bee swarm, a common occurrence. We had a swarm on one of our trees several years ago, we called a bee keeper who came and retrieved them. They love people to call them, they get a new hive to keep. I bet that was something to see on a ship though. I have photos of several critters on Allure, but I'm on my laptop and no access to my albums. I'll try to post some later. Edited February 10, 2016 by BecciBoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikingCrown555 Posted February 10, 2016 #11 Share Posted February 10, 2016 No bugs but we had a bird fly into our room once while sailing in the middle of the ocean, we had the balcony door open. We were shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragilek Posted February 10, 2016 #12 Share Posted February 10, 2016 No bugs but we had a bird fly into our room once while sailing in the middle of the ocean, we had the balcony door open. We were shocked. you were shocked - think of the bird- it was happily flying over the open ocean feeling the sea breeze in it's feathers - then wham it was captive in a little room that appeared from nowhere in the middle of the sea!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havingfun2010 Posted February 10, 2016 #13 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Are there mosquitos or other bugs in Central Park on Oasis or other ships? Just curious. My friend always gets eaten alive by mosquitos here on Long Island and she is concerned about Zika Virus so may not be going ashore but I was thinking with the Central Park plant life maybe there are mosquittos there too. Mosquitos are everywhere! Including Florida, where the ship docks. Staying on the ship will not help either because the ship does dock. I would say the risk is pretty low so tell her to have fun, and forget about the little guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted February 10, 2016 #14 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) Here he is: And in the solarium a finch was resident, he seemed happy as a lark:) Edited February 10, 2016 by BecciBoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharaoh Posted February 10, 2016 #15 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I got a few mosquito bites when I was on the Allure in November. I'm very prone to them so I am not surprised. I only got off the ship for an excursion in St. Maarten and I already had a few bites before we arrived there. Shrug! While we were docked in St. Maarten, I did see a TON of butterflies. At least I think they were butterflies.... I'd hate to think they were moths lol! But yes, they were absolutely everywhere, all over the sun decks and all through central park. They were quite beautiful. I tried to research the phenomenon but couldn't find very much so I am not sure if it is common. It was all one type, they were white, and there were probably hundreds of them fluttering all over the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted February 10, 2016 #16 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Oh that must have been lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbgd Posted February 10, 2016 #17 Share Posted February 10, 2016 THe chances of a mosquito onboard for more than one cruise would be very rare they are usually dead within a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharaoh Posted February 11, 2016 #18 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Oh that must have been lovely! It was very cool. I'm annoyed with myself for not taking any photos, which is unusual for me. I think I may have tried and they didn't come out right. As I was walking out on deck, I thought it was bits of paper or confetti flying around, and then when I got outside I saw they were butterflies. Oh well. I'll just have to take another cruise to St. Maarten to see if it happens again. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khsh08 Posted February 11, 2016 Author #19 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Thanks for everyone's Input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetrail Posted February 11, 2016 #20 Share Posted February 11, 2016 This reminded me of an incident that occurred when we were on the Oasis. We were docked in Puerto Rico. It was our third time there, so we did not leave the ship. There were maybe 100 or so people that did the same and we were all around the pool. (cocktails in hand, of course). A Queen Bee landed on one of the loungers...........and yup......THOUSANDS of bees followed. It was so bad, you could not even see the lounger after a few minutes. Took the crew hours to take care of the problem. So freaky....looked like something out of a horror movie. Was a freak event, hasn't happened since and probably won't again....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlanco Posted February 11, 2016 #21 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Didn't see any mosquitos but did see a gecko that stowed away. Was that a GEICO sponsored cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted February 11, 2016 #22 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Was a freak event, hasn't happened since and probably won't again....:) You were on this cruise too? Wasn't that unbelievable? We actually sat there watching the crew in their Hazard suits....holy cow. What a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanwel Posted February 11, 2016 #23 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Did not see any the week we were on Allure - did have a seagull think she would make a nest on my balc crusing the pacific just north of LA - made a bit of a mess! thank goodness I did not have my door open or I would have had a bigger mess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunt182644 Posted February 11, 2016 #24 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Have in the past spotted some lounger lizards around the pool area.:eek::) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted February 11, 2016 #25 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Presently sailing on Oasis and have a Central Park balcony--no bugs. However, plenty of human bugs gorging at Park Café. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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