Seasick-any difference in back or front of boat?

[aussieinvasion]

Hi,

We were thinking of booking a suite and just wanted to know if there is any difference in staying at the back or front of the boat in terms of motion sickness?

Im assuming that the middle of the boat would be the best bet, but if that is not possible which would be the next best choice?

Thanks for your help,
Mel

 

[zazou]

I don't know about the back but we were at the front and gosh I got a lot of motion sickness. Try to get the middle.

 

[SueEllen]

I suffer from really bad motion sickness, and have stayed forward, aft and mid-ship on DCL as well. Now let me start by saying I have not been sick on the ship yet (with a few incidences of nausea, but never overly sick.) There was no difference in my experience with that as far as location forward/aft on the ship. Some people say that being lower you feel less motion and such, but personally I have not had any issue with being up on a higher deck. In fact I prefer to be on an upper deck with a verandah to get the fresh air and a perspective of the horizon.
Everyone is different though, but this has been my experience.

 

[Tigger1221]

I have really bad motion sickness. On our first cruise we had a foward room and I could only sleep in it. Everytime I walked in I got dizzy (but never overly sick).

On our next cruise we are doing a mid, hopefully it will get better.

 

[tvguy]

For the least motion you want to be in the middle, and as low as you can go.
Basic law of physcis.

 

[GreatDaneMom]

I suffer from extreme motion sickness. We just had a cabin on a higher deck in the front for the first time and I noticed a distinct difference! The days at sea were very loooooong.....

Mid ship and lower is best as others have stated. Also the back (aft) is better than the front. I sailed across the Atlantic in an aft cabin on a higher deck in some rough seas without any real problems. Yet when I would go forward on that same cruise I would get very dizzy and "hot."

Cheryl

 

[SnowWhite2]

I get motion sickness riding in a car. I took Bonine every day and never had a problem with motion sickness. We stayed in a forward cabin and did not notice any difference. If you are looking to get a suite, you will probably have to take whatever they have at this point since the booking window for 2008 started Jan 31st. Medicine will probably be your best bet.

 

[inkkognito]

Forward is the worst (and I am speaking as a veteran of nearly 60 cruises!). The only time I ever remember feeling seasick was one time when I was up in the spa, which is all the way forward and on deck 9 (higher is worse too). It was a really rocky day, and I could really feel it up there! I have felt it more in the SPRs too (which are forward on deck 5) than in 5650 (which is all the way aft). Midship has the least motion, but aft is a close second.

 

[Disney? Again?]

We have been mid-ship suite and back of the ship suite. This last cruise, we felt the sea much, much more in the back. The first night was a little touchy, but we increased our non-drowsy Dramamine and were fine the rest of the trip. If you book an end suite because you have no choice, you can ask to be put on the waiting list for a mid-ship suite and hope to make the switch. I didn't expect as much difference from the mid-ship as we experienced. It did not ruin our trip at all, but the motion was a factor.