Best decks and areas for motion sickness

[squirrel4569]

Talked the wife into doing a cruise but we've never cruised on anything before so don't know much about it. Probably will do one of the Caribbean or Bahamas cruises out of PC, but all options are on the table at the moment.

One of our concerns is motion sickness. My wife gets carsick on car trips often, especially in stop and go type traffic. Some turbulence will make her uneasy when flying, but not so much that she'll toss her cookies or anything. Usually it's worse if she hasn't eaten, which I would guess wouldn't be an issue on a cruise.

I've read that some areas are better to prevent motion sickness than others. I'd love to get an oceanview room with a balcony, but not sure if higher or lower or an interior stateroom would be better. Hate to spend a few grand on a trip and have her be miserable through it, so any advice is appreciated.

 

[jdb in AZ]

Talked the wife into doing a cruise but we've never cruised on anything before so don't know much about it. Probably will do one of the Caribbean or Bahamas cruises out of PC, but all options are on the table at the moment.

One of our concerns is motion sickness. My wife gets carsick on car trips often, especially in stop and go type traffic. Some turbulence will make her uneasy when flying, but not so much that she'll toss her cookies or anything. Usually it's worse if she hasn't eaten, which I would guess wouldn't be an issue on a cruise.

I've read that some areas are better to prevent motion sickness than others. I'd love to get an oceanview room with a balcony, but not sure if higher or lower or an interior stateroom would be better. Hate to spend a few grand on a trip and have her be miserable through it, so any advice is appreciated.

The laws of physics will tell you that staying mid-ship on the lower decks will give you less motion of the ocean, but I really haven't noticed any difference. The ships have huge stabilizers that help keep the ship from rocking and rolling. Some people take Bonine, starting the night before.

We like a balcony for the fresh air.

On the Alaskan cruises, much of the time you'd have land on both sides of the ship, so the waves are very minimal, compared to a major ocean crossing like a Transatlantic, or a Hawaiian cruise.

Hope this helps.

 

[Mazz519]

We have been on 3 cruises so far all 3 times we got a midship room and on the 9th or 10th deck. Me and my wife are also prone to motion sickness. On all 3 cruises none of us DW myself and 3 DS never got sick. On our last cruise my sister came along with her family she was on deck 8 towards the front of the ship... she actually had a oceanview of the front of the ship moving forward. One night the water was a little unstable and all 3 of them in her party got sick.. same cruise we didnt feel anything

 

[Uncleromulus]

I am sure that the laws of "physics" do apply and mid-ship lower decks should be the best

But my guess is that by now someone has gotten seasick in almost every room on the ship--- including lower deck midship.

We were up high and far forward on the Fantasy (12012)and felt almost nothing.

But you're in open water on a ship, so almost anything by way of motion could happen---

 

[natmom]

My husband is very prone to motionsickness. We were deck 7 midship, veranda room and he was fine ( he did wear the patch). We found the lower decks worse than the higher decks for motion. We are cruising the fantasy in May and we chose deck 9 mid/aft this time.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I am sure that the laws of "physics" do apply and mid-ship lower decks should be the best

But my guess is that by now someone has gotten seasick in almost every room on the ship--- including lower deck midship.

We were up high and far forward on the Fantasy (12012)and felt almost nothing.

But you're in open water on a ship, so almost anything by way of motion could happen---

Fully agree the Low bit is a myth.

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/prevent-motion-sickness-cruise-1777.html

 

[NCPAWPAW]

IMO, the biggest factor is how rough the seas are. It can help a little by being closer to the center, but the best thing is to be prepared. My wife uses non-drowsy Dramamine if it gets bad, works pretty fast. Also having a balcony for fresh air is nice. I always suggest one of the shorter cruises if someone is concerned about something.

 

[missyp]

I am extremely prone to motion sickness and discovered the wristbands many years back when a friend bought a sail boat and I was invited on for dinner. I knew there was no way I would enjoy it and be able to have dinner and a glass of wine especially in the rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean near NY. He gave me the sea bands, and I was fine! Able to eat and drink without any issues. I sailed on the Dream last year wore the seabands all 4 days, I even wore them to sleep. Others on the cruise were ill. I even gave a woman at my dinner table a band because she was getting so ill and it helped her. I am not a fan of the patch or the pills, they all have side affects, drowsiness, dry mouth, etc. And while I am not a big drinker I do like to have a cocktail or a glass of wine which you are not supposed to do with the pills or patch, not an issue with the wristbands

 

[huskydogg]

I am extremely prone to motion sickness and discovered the wristbands many years back when a friend bought a sail boat and I was invited on for dinner. I knew there was no way I would enjoy it and be able to have dinner and a glass of wine especially in the rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean near NY. He gave me the sea bands, and I was fine! Able to eat and drink without any issues. I sailed on the Dream last year wore the seabands all 4 days, I even wore them to sleep. Others on the cruise were ill. I even gave a woman at my dinner table a band because she was getting so ill and it helped her. I am not a fan of the patch or the pills, they all have side affects, drowsiness, dry mouth, etc. And while I am not a big drinker I do like to have a cocktail or a glass of wine which you are not supposed to do with the pills or patch, not an issue with the wristbands

I totally agree. I made fun of my wife for buying these silly things. That was until the first night of rocky seas on Feb 2012 MR on the Wonder. She couldn't eat and nearly had to run to the washroom. I grabbed her these bands from our room and within minutes, she was fine.
Next cruise she recommends to someone else on the cruise. Same thing. Lady puts it on and like magic. Sickness gone.

 

[kapoof]

I think the verandah with fresh air makes a huge difference. . Also staring at the horizon. I always got ginger ale at night, I did fine and loved the movement of the ship at night. Hope your trip goes well.

 

[Sophiathethird]

Just wondering the same thing, very helpful thanks!