Seasick on ocean excursions?

[blessed2BaMama]

My husband is the one in the family that tends to get seasick (every cruise we've taken in Caribbean he has needed Dramamine as well as throwing up on a yacht excursion in St Thomas). We are planning to do a shark cage dive at North Shore and a dolphin swim as well and I wondered if anyone could tell me about your experience and what worked best! Thanks! Amy (2 weeks til paradise)

 

[ms tom morrow]

Oh man, I'm the one that gets seasick in the family. I attempted the whale watching excursion and had a very unpleasant time despite a prescription patch. I bailed on all of the other ocean excursions and stuck to the man-made water.

Not really any advice to combat the seasickness, but I did have a great time anyway! We just booked our second trip!!

 

[rlk]

I would I don't know what will work best, but just wanted to tell you my experience. I never got seasick until our shark cage dive. It wasn't the motion of the boat that did me in, it was being tossed around in the cage while they were pulling it back in towards the boat. The rest of my family didn't get seasick, but plenty of others on our boat did. My suggestion would be to hold on to the bars and try not to get thrown around and also try to book the earliest tour of the day. The later you go out, the rougher the ocean will be.

By the way, even with my bout of seasickness, the experience was great. Have fun!

 

[HopperFan]

I no longer will do the smaller boat excursions. Cruise ships fine, small nope.

DH deep sea fishes and anyone they take not used to it. Cyclizine. Over the counter and comes in lots of names.
He said you have to start taking them at least the day before you know you will be on the boat to get in your system.
Keep taking them at times it says until back on land.

This is it, we keep in the house/car. http://img.shopping.com/DS/10076.html