School Trip Help?

Question

Me and my mates and most of my year are going on a trip to france and we have to go on a ferry for two hours to get to france !

and my mate sarah said its going to be rough and i am scared of going on the ferry beacuse i hate going on boats

anybody help??

Answer 1

ferrys arent that scarey! ive been on them many times they really arent rough! accually it really dont feel like your moving much! they go pretty slow. it will be alright i promise!

Answer 2

Don't stress about it.  All you have to do is come prepared with something to keep you busy (ipod, mp3, book, dvds, etc.) or maybe you can handle staying calm by just talking to your friends.  If you have something to keep you busy, the less likely you are to think about it.  Just try not to focus on the idea of your fear of boats.  Plus, there not that bad, especially if you've never been on one don't automatically make that one of your fears, you may love it!  Another piece of advice is to try not worry about your fear anytime before you get on the boat, because then you will be more and more likely to either back out of the trip or just get freaked out all together.  Think of it as a fun upcoming experience rather than a scary one.  I hope this advice helps.

~Melissa

Answer 3

don't worry about it. ive been on it. it's really nothing. relax and have a fun time

Answer 4

not much you can do take pills or go to sleep do not go and look at sea ferrys r usually carm so go to sleep

Answer 5

For what it's worth, I crossed the Channel that way years ago and the trip was very uneventful. You'll be on a comfortable boat, with a very experienced captain and crew who know what they're doing. I predict that you'll quickly see there's nothing to be scared about and relax.

Answer 6

hmm.. just calm down and don't pysch yourself out. dont think bad and stay upbeat. chat with a friend, listen to music, or sleep. it'll be fun :) good luck have fun

xo - friend

Answer 7

The Dover-Calais trip is usually quite calm. I've never been on a particularly choppy sailing on that route.

If you're scared of the boat sinking, remember that SeaFrance and P&O have only seen one ship sink in the last 20 years between them. That sinking meant that they changed their safety procedures rapidly. So these days their safety records are spotless.

If you're still scared, sit away from the windows, and don't go outside, because you'll just end up scared.

Take travel-sickness tablets, and be calm about it.

The trip only lasts and hour and a half, and the time flies.