If I get nautious on sail boats, but don’t on ferry boats, what are the chances that I will get nautious.

6 comments

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   crazyem on January 10, 2009 at 3:36 pm

   i think you will be okay. they ride probably the smoothest. they have many buffers.

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   webtravelreviews on January 10, 2009 at 10:10 pm

   NO, the cruise ships are so big and have special engineering so that you don’t feel the movement. I guess if the seas were really unusually rough it’s a possibility to feel it but not enough to make you nautious. I also have had some problems with sea sickness on small whale watching type boats and some minimal car sickness. On the 3 cruises we’ve been on I have felt a little dizzy in the head but not sick to my stomach. i think you’ll be fine.

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   beez on January 12, 2009 at 10:04 am

   Go to a health food store and buy Nux Vomica. It’s great for nausea or preventing nausea. Tiny pills melt under your tongue. If you don’t look out a porthole to watch the horizon bob up and down, it will help. Being on the deck as much as possible will also help prevent getting sea sick.

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   wldt on January 13, 2009 at 11:47 pm

   If you are used to ferry boats and haven’t been sick for a while I think that you will be fine on a cruise ship. The amount of movement on a ferry boat is much greater than on a cruise ship.
   You could take some seasick tablets with you or try the wrist bands that many people swear by, just in case, but I’m sure that you won’t need them, you will be too busy enjoying yourself to feel ill.

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   TINKERTOY ..... the 1 & only on January 15, 2009 at 4:31 pm

   You are not likely to get sea sick on a cruise ship. There is a world of difference between a sail boat, a ferry and a cruise ship in terms of motion. (1) All of the new ships now being built have automatic stabilizer that all but eliminate any rocking from side to side. And these newer passenger ships are so long, most 900 feet to almost 1,000 feet, that the front to back motion is also all but eliminated. (2) Cruise ships generally move from port to port overnight, generally about 6:00 PM. You go to dinner between 6 and 8 PM, maybe go to the evening show and maybe the disco and then go to bed. And when you awake the next morning you are in a new port. So you sleep a good portion of the time when the ship is moving. Then to further reduce ship motion, select a cabin on a lower deck and in the middle of the ship; there is less motion there. (3) Cruise ships make every effort to stay away from bad weather, even changing the order of port stops if weather is bad at one. (4) There are some options to combat sea sickness if you are really sensitive to motion. One is a prescription from your Dr for either pills or a patch that is applies behind the ear. Another option is a wrist bracelet that you can purchase at boating stores. And, if you go and do not get any of these, the ship will have a doctor who can dispense sea sickness pills.

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   sarlha on January 17, 2009 at 1:59 am

   It is completely possible, since you are naturally prone, that you will have some sort of motion sickness. But, usually only if you encounter rough seas.

   One hint: I am not prone to boat motion sickness, but whenever I walk in the opposite direction the ship is going, and I look out the windows – I would get nauseous. I had no trouble with looking out any other time.

   Good luck!