Can somebody who has servre motion sickness who went on a cruise ship tell me if they get sick.?

Question

My husband want to go I like no no no. I very motion sickness. Please answer only if you really are motion sickness and been on a cruise ship. I read other reviews and they not answer by people who are so how can they give me the answer. Please help only if this applies to you.

Answer 1

Seasickness can happen to anyone, regardless of whether they're prone to motion sickness.  If there is an extremely bad storm and heavy waves, the cruise ship is going to rock a bit, even with stablizers.  I am not prone to motion sickness and recently got back from a Greek cruise around the islands.  On the third day we hit bad weather and the boat was rocking all about.  I got sick and couldn't believe it.  Not trying to be overly negative, but at that point all I wanted to do was get off the ship.  I don't intend on ever cruising again because of it.

Answer 2

I get motion sickness in a car and when growing up on my dads small ski boats. I would barf within 5 min.

However when I went to my honeymoon cruise I had my doctor write a proscription for a patch you wear behind your ear called Dermascope. The patch needs to be changed out every three days. Doesn't make you drowsy like Dramamine. This was the first time in my life that I didn't' get sick. The nice thing is that cruise ships are big and you rarely feel any rocking.

Answer 3

If you get motion sickness easily, you will likely get motion sick on a cruise.  Depending on where your stateroom is on the ship will affect the severity of the motion you will feel.  The closer to the center of the ship, the less severe the motion will be.  (Friends stayed towards the front of the ship, and the swaying was almost unbearable, even just to visit with them)

There are wristbands that you can wear that help alleviate motion sickness, but you have to wear them *before* you start to get motion sick.  You can also try ginger root pills.

But, if you get motion sick easily, you should plan on getting motion sick on the cruise ship, even if it does not encounter bad weather.

Answer 4

OK,LISTEN UP! I am the queen of seasick. I get sick thinking about a rocking boat, yet, I cruise often and love every second of it. even 15 ft. waves don't bother me.

   First, book an inside cabin in the middle of the ship.Doesn't mater which deck. Now call your Doctor and tell him your going on a cruise and would like a prescription for SCOPLOMINE PATCHES It's a little disc that water proof. You put it behind your ear, and its good for 3 days. Put it on about 4 hours before you board the ship and you'll be fine. Don't go crazy with the alcohol, and you'll be fine.

    There could be some mild side effects, like dry mouth if you forget to drink your water , and sometimes I have trouble with reading , a little blurry vision but don't notice it at all unless I'm trying to read a menu. That has only happened twice out of Many many times however.  Follow my advice and you'll have a great time. Even my daughter was fine on the Disney Cruise and she gets as sick as I do, and believe me, I can get extremely sea sick. Go have fun! Cruising is a blast! Oh yeah, don't look out at the water look out at the horizon if you feel dizzy.

Answer 5

I am not severe when getting motion sickness - for example I can handle flying or driving without incident but rarely can ride carnival or theme park rides.

Having said that, in April I went on a cruise and was fine while on the cruise as long as I wasn't seeing the movement. I went to eat in dining room instead of on deck - many go on deck in morning or afternoon to be able to view the ocean while they eat but I couldn't watch (wish I could cause it was beautiful). Before leaving, I had my doctor write a prescription for the ear patch but never used it (never needed to.)

A tip is to reserve a cabin midship for less noticeable movement.

I was fine when we docked and went ashore on port excursions but when returning to dry land to leave and drive home I was VERY motion sickness (I guess getting my "land legs back") I was fortunate to have taken two days off before having to head back to work and just slept and rested which helped. But thought it was odd that it was when I was back onland that I got attacked with the motion sickness. I loved the cruise.

Answer 6

On my first cruise I was so sick I said never again.

I was talking with my doctor and he recommended

Dramamine, for my next cruise. So I did and it was the best thing. You want to take it 24 hours before you arrive to sail.  why you say you want it to work with your body and have time to a just.

Go with your husband and enjoy.........

Answer 7

i may have been the only person on my cruise ship to experience this.  i have lived on the water my whole life and never got seasick.  i went on this cruise and even took dramamine put felt the boat move every second.  i even lost 5 lbs cause i could not eat anything it was so bad. no one else had this problem at all.

Answer 8

I can get motion sick easily but on the Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas I had no problems whatsoever.  I did feel the motion every now and then but only in my stateroom which was located near the bow of the ship on one of the lower levels.

Try Dramamine and those motion sickness wrist bracelets.  I hear they work good.

Answer 9

Yes, I have experienced motion sickeness on previous cruises.

I always start the cruise with an ample supply of Dramamine.  It makes you a bit sleepy the first day but I am fine after that.  I tried the wrist bands but they only seemed to bruise my wrists.

On our last cruise, one of our guests used a patch behind his ear that he got from his doctor.  He was fine.

I recommend selecting a larger ship.  On Carnival, the Conquest class of 110 tons gives a much smoother ride than the Fantasy class ship at 70 tons.

Also, you should avoid cruising at high hurricane season.  In 2005, we got caught between storms Cindy and Dennis and there were many people that got sick from the motion caused by the storms.

Answer 10

Sea sickness depends on a lot of things - the size of the cruise ship, whether or not it has stablizers, the type of weather conditions in the sea you're ship is sailing in, and the time of year that you go.  If you get severe motion sickness, I wouldn't recommend a cruise - it is almost a guarantee to become ill for days at a time, out in the middle of nowhere.  I've been on one cruise and can honestly say it wasn't the greatest.  I think you really have to put out the big bucks to get on an amazing ship - the food was mediocre, the service was poor, the ship's amenties were all lacking.  To be sick on top of all that would hardly be worth the time, effort or money.  Stay home.