first timer and timid

[hollybearsmom]

My dh agreed to go back to see the Mouse only if we do a cruise. I am prone to motion sickness and I dont like the thought of being farther out in the water than i can swim back.
he says if i could just get underway i would be busy and not notice the motion.
any hints or tips to get me from port to the full steam ahead part?

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

My dh agreed to go back to see the Mouse only if we do a cruise. I am prone to motion sickness and I dont like the thought of being farther out in the water than i can swim back.
he says if i could just get underway i would be busy and not notice the motion.
any hints or tips to get me from port to the full steam ahead part?

Get a midship middeck room, relax and enjoy.

You most likely will not notice any motion.

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

 

[artnerds]

1. Book a room on a lower deck, midship. It is this location where motion is least.

2. Bring Bonine (over-the-counter medication for motion sickness). Works very well and is less sedating for most people than other meds.

 

[MouseMomx2]

Definitely midship on a lower deck. The lower and more centered (front to back) you are the less motion you will feel. You may also want to go for an inside room. Not being able to see the water outside may help you forget it's there.

 

[hollybearsmom]

inside? i was thinking having a verandah i could at least get fresh air...now i am rethinking that.
thanks for the tips and the link! i have so much to learn.

 

[AndreAggie]

I am prone to motion sickness and even if the boat was rocking, I found it to be soothing. On the first night of our cruise we had really rough seas, but I had taken Bonine when we boarded. There were others that obviously hadn't. Unless you have rare circumstances of rough seas, the ship is so big, you'll hardly notice the movement.

 

[phinz]

Xanax and whiskey. Worked great on my first cruise. I didn't care anymore.

 

[FLpixie]

My dh agreed to go back to see the Mouse only if we do a cruise. I am prone to motion sickness and I dont like the thought of being farther out in the water than i can swim back.
he says if i could just get underway i would be busy and not notice the motion.
any hints or tips to get me from port to the full steam ahead part?

See your Dr and get the motion sickness patch. Seriously - it's not worth the risk. I am very prone to motion sickness and have worn patches for three cruises and have been absolutely fine. This latest cruise I tried going without and regardless of what anyone says, you will feel motion. Those of us prone to motion sickness can feel it much easier (we're more sensitive to it) than others. Each patch is good for three days and it goes on behind your ear - a little circle. At the end of the third day, you put on a new one behind the other ear (and remove the first one).

Yes, they are pricey as there is no generic equivalent (which I don't understand why by now) but they are totally worth it. I've tried the motion sickness bands (accupressure) and taking the pills. The patch keeps a level amount in your system and you can focus on enjoying your cruise and not keep going "when am I due to take another dose" - which is especially bad if your motion sickness has already been triggered.

I've done inside staterooms twice and a verandah once. I loved being able to sit on our verandah and watch the water go by. So much more peaceful than being up on deck! Note that I am also once of those people who feels a rising sense of panic when I travel on bridges and through tunnels so I can empathize with the "being farther out in the water than I can swim back" but remember there are so many safety features in place! Hopefully, you can relax enough to just enjoy the cruise and it won't be a thought. You could always ask your Dr for help here too. He could prescribe Xanax or something similar (low dose to be taken only if needed) to help you get over the initial fear.

It also depends on which ship you are on. The larger ships will have you feeling motions less. I was recently on the Magic and I would have been in bad shape without my patches. One of the stateroom stewards laughed at me when I said to my husband as we were heading back to our stateroom after a late night show "is the boat rocking or is it just me that's rocking?" They weren't "rough" seas per se but yes, the ship was definitely moving about (our excursion earlier that day was "modified" due to rougher seas).

 

[Eeyorebabies]

Non-drowsy Dramamine during the day, original formula at night. I was the opposite, if I could see the ocean I didn't mind the motion. The hardest places for me were in the dining rooms, theaters, and bathrooms. We were on deck 12 and I didn't get bothered by the motion. The lower in the boat I went the more I felt it. That being said, with the medicine, I was mostly oblivious to the motion or accompanying nausea that I know I would have had if I hadn't taken the medicine.

 

[artnerds]

inside? i was thinking having a verandah i could at least get fresh air...now i am rethinking that.
thanks for the tips and the link! i have so much to learn.

It really depends on the person. For some people, getting some fresh air and being able to see the horizon so that your brain can properly process the movement is all they need. For those people, a verandah on the lowest deck possible is a great choice. Others do better if they reduce the amount of motion they experience as much as possible. For them, an inside stateroom, midship, on the lowest deck is best, as it is closest to the center point about which the ship rocks (think about a teeter-totter...the closer you get toward the middle, the less you move up and down).

 

[KayW]

My husband is prone to motion sickness and we have done 5 cruises (2 on Disney and 1 to come). He wears the sea bands, puts the patch on, and takes Bonine. We also book a vernadah room so he can go out. He prefers to be mid ship to back. We actually stayed at the very back and he was fine. The only thing he has a hard time with is going to the front of the ship for shows, but if it bothers him he leaves and is ok.

 

[hollybearsmom]

all great to know. i have used the bands on rides and bonine on long van trips where i wasnt the driver. sounds like a combo of all this and being nearer the back would be best.
thank you all for your input!

 

[Kenny1113]

I agree with many of the above. I take bonine (even non drowsy Dramamine knocks me out). I start taking it the day before (read that tip on here) and everyday of the cruise. At home too, until the rocking goes away.

I cannot do inside.

 

[bumbershoot]

If it's a Bahamas cruise from port canaveral, the first night crossing the Florida Straits is the worst in terms of bumpiness. Don't set your expectations based on that first night. By the time you wake up in the morning you probably won't feel a thing.

 

[griffindesign]

I don't do well with the meds, but have had great success with sea bands and ginger capsules. On our last trip on the dream we had the worst motion I've ever experienced heading down our first night. When walking through the hallways by the shops, people were swaying all over the place with the surges. I had forgotten to take a ginger capsule and was only using one band. I went to the room to get my other band, took a ginger capsule, and was feeling better within a few minutes. Even though I had just eaten a huge meal. The next day someone was raving about motion eaze. I plan to take it on our transatlantic next year. http://www.amazon.com/MotionEaze-MotionEaze5ml-Motioneaze-Fluid-Ounce/dp/B0000AXZV5
There have been times when I took both bands off, and within about 30 minutes I was feeling bad. So I know it works for me. I had originally feared cruising because of the motion issues in cars, iMax, theme park rides, etc. I've been thrilled that it's not been a problem!

 

[Drusilla99]

Non-drowsy Dramamine during the day, original formula at night.

This is exactly what I do & it works perfectly for me and my hubby.

 

[Mrs Green]

For those who say they are prone to motion sickness, how do you define this? I have never cruised, but have been on boats on the ocean and felt quite ill but never threw up. I have also felt ill on a boat tour of Lake Michigan. I don't really get car sick. I have never tried using any of the OTC meds or got anything from the doc. It sounds like I should at least have some OTC meds with me for myself and my kids (I have no clue how they will react).

 

[Sunshine2U]

If it's a Bahamas cruise from port canaveral, the first night crossing the Florida Straits is the worst in terms of bumpiness. Don't set your expectations based on that first night. By the time you wake up in the morning you probably won't feel a thing.

Yes. That.

 

[dotfurio]

I get motion sickness on most rides and long car trips as a passenger (even really windy roads if I'm the driver!). Our room was mid-ship and one of the lower decks. I really felt fine all over the ship, though. I wore sea bands most days. I think it also made a difference that it was an Alaska cruise and so we weren't on open sea too much. I also noticed it made a difference how I sat when I could see outside - if I was facing the direction we were going I was fine, but if I was facing the opposite direction it really messed me up.

I didn't bring meds, but it might be a good idea just in case. Our first day at sea there were several people feeling queasy and there were no meds available until the store or dr opened for the day

 

[phinz]

I didn't bring meds, but it might be a good idea just in case. Our first day at sea there were several people feeling queasy and there were no meds available until the store or dr opened for the day

Guest Services has meds, or did when we asked, and there is a basket on the outside of the doctor's door that will have meds as well as a sheet telling how to deal with motion sickness. We've personally seen the basket and it was getting a lot of traffic.