https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 19:36:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2457419 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:06:52 +0000 Ms. RV 2457419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I realize you posted a couple of weeks ago so maybe you've heard this since but the mosquitos that carry Zika are actually active during daylight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2457417 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:01:27 +0000 winniebee 2457417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyann: I think Jamaica is the only country in your list that is affected so I would just plan to stay on the ship and indoors there if you are pregnant. </p> <p>We have a blow out extended family vacation in grand cayman in April. Currently TTC but not very hard, If that makes sense. . It's not in grand cayman and they have an excellent mosquito eradication program, so while I am concerned, I'm still planning to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2457382 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 19:32:22 +0000 Miss Ariel 2457382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The whole Zola thing is crazy scary. There's just so much still unknown about it. The only way to prevent having it is to not get bite by mosquitos... Like you can stop that! I've also heard speculation that it might stay in your system and could affect all future pregnancies. Not a risk I'd willingly want to take. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2457307 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:59:06 +0000 bluerose 2457307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyann: yea I totally get not wanting to cancel yet! Good luck! I wonder if Norwegian will be issuing the same sort of credit. Thanks for the info. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2457287 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:34:12 +0000 lilyann 2457287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluerose: We are kind of playing it by ear! I am not currently pregnant so I don't want to cancel for now. Royal Caribbean was supposed to be issuing cruise credit to those who don't feel comfortable to travel where Zika is present. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2457279 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:22:58 +0000 bluerose 2457279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What did you decide about your cruise? I have a cruise planned in April that is supposed to be a family vacation and the grandparents already booked it. We had wanted to start to TTC this month after recovering from a miscarriage. And I don't want to wait :( But after reading up on this today I'm pretty convinced it's not a good idea to get pregnant first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430909 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:24:22 +0000 catomd00 2430909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go and TTC as planned. Can you get trip insurance in case you change your mind? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430802 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:25:15 +0000 ShootingStar 2430802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go on the cruise, but I would wait to TTC. Will it have a huge effect on your timeline to wait until at least April? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430798 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:22:13 +0000 MrsSCB 2430798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely wait to TTC if I were to go on the cruise. I'm currently pregnant, and you couldn't pay me to go anywhere near the hot spots the CDC is warning about. Sorry, I know probably not what you want to hear, and it is very disappointing. But I just think you can't be too careful in this situation :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430741 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:51:44 +0000 peachykeen 2430741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with the others - I would wait to TTC. The severity of the risk is just too high for me, personally! (microcephaly) There is currently believed to be no risk if you are infected with Zika and later become pregnant, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430705 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:35:56 +0000 jlm22 2430705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh. That's hard! As much as it sucks, I don't think I would TTC until I got back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430704 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:35:45 +0000 MrsF 2430704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I would go but stay on the ship if I were pregnant. I would just be so disappointed if it took a while to get pregnant AND we missed a cruise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430668 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:23:19 +0000 Mamaof2 2430668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyann: tough call - maybe still go but stay on the ship the whole time if you are pregnant??</p> <p>Its not a risk I would be willing to take! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430662 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:21:56 +0000 JoJoGirl 2430662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted yes only because you aren't pregnant yet! And I'd feel way more comfortable on a cruise than on land (mosquitoes bite mostly at dawn and dusk when you'll be on the ship anyway). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430657 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:20:53 +0000 lilyann 2430657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: @T.H.O.U.: @lawbee11: Unfortunately, I have to use all my PTO for maternity leave-we have no paid maternity leave-so I would like to keep it within this calendar year so that I am not SOL next year if one of my kids gets sick or if we want a vacay next year :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430646 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:18:48 +0000 lawbee11 2430646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go but not TTC until after the cruise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430644 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:18:08 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2430644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree, if you weren't trying much earlier than that I would just hold off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430639 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:17:08 +0000 Mamaof2 2430639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>can you push off TTC until you get back? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zaki-virus-and-cruise#post-2430629 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:14:44 +0000 lilyann 2430629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following the thread about the Zaki virus that @JOJOGIRL started has made me nervous! </p> <p>We were planning on a cruise in late April to Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. I have put a deposit down but the remaining amount is due TODAY! :bummed: </p> <p>Bugs seriously love me but I planned on staying proactive with bug repellent/layering clothes on ports. I am not currently pregnant but am hoping to be soon. Also, my parents are coming on the trip as well, so it would be pretty awkward to cancel since they don't know we will be trying soon.</p> <p>Would you still go? </p>