Do Cruise Ships Have Bed Bugs

You are far more likely to get bed bugs in a hotel room than a cruise ship cabin.

Do cruise ships have bed bugs. Cruise ships airports buses libraries schools hotels hospitals and shopping centers are examples of places where people come into contact with bed bugs. Bedbugs can happen anywhere. You may also pick up bed bugs in taxis trains cars buses and cruise ships as these opportunistic bugs search for food sources.

Connie Marie Flores shows her bites which she said she got from bed bugs while staying on the Emerald Princess cruise ship. This has a lot to do with twice-daily crew cleaning practices use of safe pesticides and the changing of beds and mattresses on a scheduled basis during dry dock. Dont cruise on this ship or with carnival.

There have been bed bugs found on airplanes cruise ships and in many hotels around the world. Bed bugs are common pests in homes apartments and even in commercial spaces. On Jan 17 2012 my brother and I went on a twelve day cruise on the Silhouette.

Even when a cruise line or hotel admits that one of its cabins or rooms is infested the damages are entirely up to the company. Moreover Europe Canada the United Kingdom and the United States all first-world countries have had an increase in bed bugs according to the. German cockroaches house flies fruit flies and rodents can all be part of the pest problem on cruise ships but bed bugs are a special focus.

With the recent discovery by Ohio State University of how. Flores says that the cruise ship knew or should have known about the bed bug infestation and failed to protect its passengers from physical and emotional harm. They are also completely fume and toxic chemical free making them perfectly safe for humans and Yachts while being totally lethal to bed bugs.

Bed bugs have long been the bane of hostels and motels even luxury hotels -- but are they on cruise ships as well. Hospitals and nursing homes. Not only bed bugs but the room was disgusting.