Going on a cruise how to prevent sea sickness?

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Going on a cruise how to prevent sea sickness?

Answer 1

I take along some Bonine. Ask the phamacist for the generic brand behind the counter they come in bottles of 100 tablets for less money than the brand name with 10-12 tablets. My neighbor also uses Sea Bands. They are wristbands that have a little plastic piece that looks like half a marble on the inside. You wear it so that the "marble" sits right between the 2 tendons on the inside of your wrist. It works on the principle of accupressure. No side effects.  Also its lots easier to try to prevent seasickness than to treat it. Take your pills before you go out in the morning. Actually most of the people who worry about it never even feel the ship move. If you haven't already booked: The things that help are 1 get a ship that is at least 2000 passenger, 2 book a cabin that is in the middle (from front to back) of the ship, 3 try the Western Caribbean, its calmer than the eastern or southern, 4 try to cruise Jan to May. The weather is much calmer. Hope this helps. I'm very sensitive and have never had  a minute of discomfort.

Answer 2

sea sickness is not abundant on the big ships they do have stabilizers that will stop the biggest part but there is the patch and also pills that the ship offers for free or at least they use to be free but you will have a great time and don't give sea sickness another thought you will be fine

Answer 3

sleep in a hammick

Answer 4

Usually on large cruiseships you won't get sea sick unless the waters are very rough.......if you hit a storm.  I give my 13 year old Bonine.  You can get this at the drug store and it comes in a tablets that lasts for 24 hours.  Just take one about an hour before you set sail and you should be good until the same time the following day.  It usually does not make you drowsy either, whereas Dramamine will.

Answer 5

there are patches you put behind your ears that your doctor can prescribe they are call "transaderm" they work great and 1 patch last for 48 hrs. Have fun1

Answer 6

You probably will not have to worry about getting seasick.  The ships have stabilizers and all are pretty smooth.

However, some people do get seasick.  Some solutions are:  1) get a Trans-Scope patch and place it behind your ear.  2) get an accu-pressure wrist band, 3) take along candied ginger root to eat a few times a day.

Medications like Dramamine work but they make you very sleepy.  The Trans-Scope patch works but makes your mouth very dry.

Answer 7

I get dreadful seasickness and there are several ways that I know of but havent tried them all.

Ginger tabs and/or ginger ale

Fizzy Mylanta

Pressure bands on wrist.

Stay outside as much as possible

Take phenergan tabs each night a week before you leave.

Dont drink too much alcohol.

Focus on the horizon.

Choose your time to go very carefully and stay out of cyclone season.

Bon voyage.

Answer 8

eat anything with ginger in it. e.g ginger biscuits