Aft or mid ship if seasick?

[mickeyluv]

Just wondering if your afraid of too much rocking motion and getting seasick is it better to stay midship or is it okay to stay in an aft stateroom?

 

[Colorado DISers]

Mid ship would be your best bet if you are prone to seasickness

 

[tvguy]

Midship, and as low as you can go, deck 1 or 2. Simple physics, just think of the ship as a bike wheel cut in half to make a half circle. The closer you are to the axle, and the bottom, the less motion you feel.

Having said that, we stayed aft on deck 7, and felt very little motion except the night we cruised to Castaway Cay. Very rough, but none of us gets sea sick. I've been cruising for 27 years, and ships now have stabilzers that really smooth things out. My first cruise was on a ship about 1/3 size of the Magic (The Mermoz), without stabilizers. 14 days Eastern Caribbean, there were some nights it was so rough, you were walking up hill one minute down the hall, and then running downhill while walking the same direction.

 

[mickeyluv]

This will be our first cruise and I'm just so confused!! We would save about $200.00 going with a cat. 7 aft. stateroom versus cat. 6 midship. My DH doesn't swim and he is afraid he will get seasick. I'm thinking spend the extra $200.00 and be done with it.

 

[BubbaGrump]

This will be our first cruise and I'm just so confused!! We would save about $200.00 going with a cat. 7 aft. stateroom versus cat. 6 midship. My DH doesn't swim and he is afraid he will get seasick. I'm thinking spend the extra $200.00 and be done with it.

Save the $ for something else(excursions, drinks,etc.)! Take Bonine! It worked WONDERS for me.

 

[metrowon]

Midships is better, but beware the weather dictates the motion. You'll notice very little motion in seas up to 8', after that it get worse. We spent 5 hours in 15-20' waves last fall, and I know for a fact the people in the aft section had it rough. I've heard the motion sickness patches help, so do what you need to do to prepare for an exciting and Fun Adventure. Metrowon

 

[rahrah]

I have to go with aft. While it would seem that midships would be smother, people are forgetting that the forces of the ocean are playing most strongly on the bow, and the bite of the propellers in the ocean.

While I don't get seasick, I am speaking from experience. I remember being in seas so rough that in the bow of the ship you had to stop walking when the ship entered a trough. There was not enough friction between your feet and the deck to move. The stern did not have a similar problem. For midships to be the smothest place, the effect would have had to be the same at the bow and the stern.

 

[Windy City Heather]

I recommend the patch. I get motion sick in the back seat of a car. My first cruise I was sick a lot. I got the patch from my next cruise and have used it every cruise since. My dh first cruise we were in very very rough storms. They had bags everywhere for people to use. You had to hold your drink cup when you ate or it would slide accross the table. Shows were cancelled. You could hear thinks falling all over the ship. Everything fell off of our dresser in our room. My husband who has never had a problem with motion sickness was sick in the room for 2 days. I had the patch on and I was fine.

 

[outahere]

It is strongly suggested that you try whatever medication/patch at home, prior to getting on the ship. We cruised with another family on the EB repo and the wife was using the patch, and had used it before. About the third day she was very dizzy, nauseous, and disoriented. I suggested she remove the patch..... sure enough, about 4 hours later she felt fine.

Also, if you are going to take anything, start taking it the day before you get on the ship. Once you are seasick, the meds don't work too well.