cruises

[bubbles4920]

wanting to go on a first time cruise but i get really bad seasickness. ive heard people say that you can be given an injection from the doctor on board that sorts you out. is this a definite as i would hate to be ill so much during my holiday? tablets and other things dont usually work too well for me btw.

[wardie100]

I've been on several cruises and unless you are VERY sensitive to sea sickness I'm sure you would be fine anyway. You can hardly feel the motion of the boat at all as they are such big boats (the bigger one you go one the less movement too I guess).
I never found anyone that had any real problem with sea sickness whilst on the cruises. Just crossing the bay of biscay especially in winter can be a bit rocky so I'd say just avoid that.
If you have ever crossed to france on a ferry I can tell you there is a lot less motion than that on a cruise ship. They have special stabalisers that come out under the water to minimise movement.

For your injection question yes you can get one but its very expensive (at least �50 I think) and doesnt last that long 24h at most maybe so not a good fix for prolonged sea sickness.

I would definitely reccommend cruising as I have love it. Definitely choose P&O over Thompson though as the difference in quality is vast for not much difference in price!!

[oldmegan]

I am not the best sailor, but have only been ill when it has been extremely rough and on that occasion I found an injection really sorted me out (it was only �20 by the way, but at that moment I would've paid �200 to feel better!). They say that the best place to get a cabin if you are that way inclined is low down on the ship and in the middle. If you are unsure why not try a 2/3/4 night taster cruise and see how you do? If you can get over your seasickness worry, I am sure you will love cruising. Good luck!

[sddsddean]

If you are going on a cruise, go to http://www.cruisecritic.com/
You will be able to find answers to everything. Search the boards for 'sea sickness' and you will come up with all sorts of advice, everything from copper bracelets to ginger root! As wardie says, in the main they are big ships and it has to be really rough to throw them around. Just for info, sea sickness tablets are the only medication you don't have to pay for onboard!

[handygran]

Take some wrist bands (they work on your pressure points) from the chemist with you and keep them on all the time if you are nervous about being sick we used them on our first cruise twenty some years ago just in case and we were fine. We have done 10 now and as everyone has told you , they are very stable and it has to be bad to feel anything. Stop worrying and have a good time.By the way we did a Rhine cruise first to make sure we liked it and that was great.