If I don't get seasick on a boat will I on the ship?

[briternik]

Is this a strange question? We go camping and boating a lot in the summer and none of us have ever gotten seasick. Does this mean that I won't have to worry about it? Sometimes I do feel the boat rocking when I get back on shore, but I never feel nauseous.

[mmouse37]

I would think that if you did not get sick on a small boat, then you wouldn'd get sick on a ship the size of the Magic or Wonder.

But, that said....I guess you will never know until you try. Sometimes the ship does rock and you can feel it, but I have never, ever, felt sick. I actually enjoy the rocking, especially at night...I feel like I am being rocked to sleep!!!

Some people do mention that they feel nauseous sometimes. If you are unsure, bring along some Bonine or similar product just in case.

MJ

[infobahn]

Well, that is what I thought, and I was wrong. I have done a lot of sailing of small boats (Lasers, Hobies, Stars, Bullseyes) along with the "committee" boats and fishing and lobster boats off the Mass coast. I always did well there.

I was sicker than a dog during the first two days on the Magic.

I was on Bonine, wrist straps, etc. Still had problems. I think if you can get through the first day (heavily medicated) than the rest should be fine.

[Werner Weiss]

One reason that people get motion sickness is that their inner ears and their eyes are sending conflicting data to their brains.

I don't get seasick on a small boat as long as the boat is moving and I'm looking out from boat.

But I can't read in a moving car. And Star Tours makes me nauseous because the movie doesn't really match the motion.

So I asked my doctor for a perscription to the Transderm Scop patch before our Disney Magic cruise. I never felt the least bit sick.

[GeorgeG]

Modern cruise ships are pretty stable. I've only been on one cruise ship (not Disney, unfortunately), but was on several ships from Destroyers to Aircraft Carriers in the Navy.

The worst thing you can do is think about the movement. Just enjoy what you're doing and you probably won't even notice you're moving.

If it does bother you, though, use the medication and do not stop eating, but be selective about what you eat. Stay with simple foods that aren't greasy. Fresh air is usually very helpful, so don't hide yourself away in your cabin.

Happy sailing :)

[ruvidu]

I rode an aircraft carrier from San Francisco to the South China sea and back in the 60s. We saw Japan, Singapore and the Phillipines. We rode out a typhoon off the coast of Japan on the way home.
I have gone fishing off the cost of SC in head boats. I have owned and used two fishing boats, one 14 feet and one 16 feet. I have never even been the least bit queezy on any of these. Last May while on the Magic I came close to being sick. The ship rocked forward to aft and port to starboard at the same time. You could watch your beverages slosh in your glass and the curtains in the theater were moving side to side. My wife had to take a Bonine and I just had to lay down for a while. I think watching those curtains in the theater were the worst thing I did.
Our previous two trips were wonderful with calm seas.
All that to say that I don't think experience in boats of any size will help if it's rough. Go prepared.

[DopeyRN]

It has been over 22 years since I have cruised, but my experience is that I am able to do a small boat, or a jet ski, and all the bouncing that goes with them with no problem. But the slow rolling of the ship is what does me in. I am cruising next year, and motion sickness is my only concern...

[taswira]

Originally posted by GeorgeG
The worst thing you can do is think about the movement. Just enjoy what you're doing and you probably won't even notice you're moving.
You're SO right! I <I>know</I> that advice doesn't work for everyone, but it sure works for me and many others I know. One of the <I>worst</I> things anyone can do is WORRY about getting seasick, because then it's much more likely to happen. Just enjoy what you're doing, get some fresh air, and IF the seas are rough don't drink too much alcohol. If the ship is rocking it is NOT going to help you if you start analyzing the movement of the contents of your glass or the curtains or anything else. Try to avoid <I>thinking</I> about it if at all possible.