where do you buy safe sea?

[Blanche_Neige]

And it is almost Sea Lice season in the Caribbean. Exact peak times vary from island to island but here in Grand Cayman it is usually April to early June.

Sea Lice, or more properly Sea Bather's Eruption, is a skin reaction to the larvae of the thimble jellyfish. These are small brown jellyfish about the size of the tip of your thumb. They gather in masses which look a bit like an oil spill on the surface of the water. Their larvae are too small to be easily seen so you cannot be sure the water is clear just because you do not see the adult thimble jellyfish.

Sea Lice tends to have its greatest affect in the areas underneath clothing. They get under the swimsuit and sting any and all parts underneath.

Sea Safe contains a substance similar to what clownfish (think Nemo) secrete which makes them immune to the stings of anemones. It works. You needs to apply it under the swimwear as well as to exposed skin.

We went on our cruise last week of sept/ 1st week october and the boys got sea lice at CC.

We did not buy sea safe before (wish I had), we did go to the medic on the Island. She was wonderful, she has the boy shower for 5 min, then I had to rince their bathing suite in hot water for 2 min. After she applied some lotion on them, gave me a few samples size to reapply later. It was all free to

They were fine after that.

next time I will bring seasafe just to be safe but it's nice to know that they are there to help if need be.

 

[AmandaRG]

I checked the BBB for the buy safe sea website and it has an F rating. Several instances of them not responding to the BBB for customer complaints. I'm going to look into getting it for our March trip.

 

[disneypolybride2008]

I bought it at buyseasafe.com
You can always get a visa gift card, like I do, then it's like a credit card but with only the money you put on it. great for buying on various sites you dont trust.

I bought it but we never used it. It was a waste of money for us. THe amount you are supposed to use is huge. Not like suntan lotion where you can share a bottle and make it last.

I did see the sign on Castaway Cay warning about what you may encounter, and sea lice was on there. We didnt have any problems there. We went in late Dec and late March 2x.

 

[minnierocks]

I emailed the Safe Sea website asking them about how updated their prices are and they haven't responded. Until they answer me, I'm too nervous about giving them my credit card number, also the date at the very bottom of their website pages is 2006. I'm very comfortable with making online purchases, but I always scroll to the bottom of the page and check the date of the site. If it's not current, I contact them to ensure the company still exists. If they don't respond soon, there's a local dive shop here in my city that can order it in for me but the website is cheaper if I can do it that way.

I'll let you know if Safe Sea ever gets back to me.

I ordered from them last June...didn't receive the product and no responses to any of my inquiries, so I cancelled the transaction on my VISA...Will not order from them again.

 

[threebeesatdisney]

So I will order it through isnorkel
I will let you know how it goes. Bizrate rates it good. Here's hoping!

So it has been 4 days and I received my order from isnorkel.com for Safe Sea. It came priority mail and it has a personalized "Thank you" at the bottom of the bill of sale. Very pleased! Highly recommend!

 

[Griffith6]

FYI Amazon sells it - but distributed via Seavenger company. But at least transaction is with Amazon. I learned a lot about sea lice - and do know there were tons of jelly fish at CC - I wonder if it helps for the regular ones too!

 

[FloridaDad]

Is there a serious prob with jellyfish?

 

[Thnlk]

So it has been 4 days and I received my order from isnorkel.com for Safe Sea. It came priority mail and it has a personalized "Thank you" at the bottom of the bill of sale. Very pleased! Highly recommend!

Took your advice and ordered it from isnorkle. Will post again once I receive the safe sea.

 

[threebeesatdisney]

Is there a serious prob with jellyfish?

It depends on what time of year you go. Here is some information from the company that manufactures Safe Sea.

http://www.nidaria.com/Nidaria/Templates/showpage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=84&FID=836

 

[disneygirl1213]

I've bought safe sea for our past 2 cruises and received it no problem. I went through the Amazon link this time to buy it from buysafesea.com and just like the others, they charged my card and never mailed it to me. I sent them 5 different requests for help and not one was returned. Then I saw that people complained about the company. It is Seacoast Surf Supply. I tried looking up a phone number for them, the operator says one does not exist! I got a credit after calling my credit card company. I will use isnorkel.

 

[threebeesatdisney]

Safesea Safe Sea worked great for us on our cruise! I bought the KIDS version for all of us with the 30+ SPF. We didn't get stung by anything! Also, the sunscreen was a great product. It didn't leave you feeling icky. It seemed to coat your skin and when you got out of the ocean you didn't have that sticky salty feeling. So I would recommend it!

 

[Blanche_Neige]

They also have it on ebay

 

[Cruise-n-2015]

Bumping this topic, I'd like more info on anyone experience purchasing this product.

 

[ptcbass]

I always get mine from Amazon.com. As far as how much to use... There are 3 of us and you are supposed to put it all over (even under your bathing suit). I am sure my DH and DS didn't apply as much as they probably should have but we had a little left in the bottle from using it 1 time. I hope that helps. We also get the kids because it is supposed to work as well but be easier to apply. Some have said they sale it on the ships.

 

[Mskay1216]

Sea lice??? this is new to me, is this a big issue in the fall months? we will be on the dream in Sept.

 

[RKKUNK]

By the time we thought to order it, it was too late. We just bought ours on the ship. It was a little more expensive but not that bad. I want to say $18.99 or something close to that.

 

[ptcbass]

By the time we thought to order it, it was too late. We just bought ours on the ship. It was a little more expensive but not that bad. I want to say $18.99 or something close to that.

Yeah that isn't a bad price and especially considering you have it in hand and don't have to have it shipped. Good to know.

 

[disfam3mi]

We used safe sea at Castaway Cay last summer. Our son still got several uncomfortable jellyfish bites. Definitely not guaranteed to prevent them!

 

[bumbershoot]

Safesea Safe Sea worked great for us on our cruise! I bought the KIDS version for all of us with the 30+ SPF. We didn't get stung by anything!

Of course, there might not have been any in the water to begin with.

Sea lice??? this is new to me, is this a big issue in the fall months? we will be on the dream in Sept.

It's just larval jellyfish. It's not "lice". Not sure when they are around. We've now been in February, two Octobers, and January, and haven't had an issue with this.

 

[bethy]

I bought mine through Amazon. We haven't been bitten so far but who knows whether that was due to the safesea or not. For me it is worth using in hopes of reducing risk. We love the beach!!