Sickness

[keys]

Do you have less sea sickness on cruise ship than a ferry because of the size of the ship?

Do you tend to grow out of sea sickness if you are on a ship for days/weeks?

cheers!!!!!!

[Buenchico]

Larger ships often (buy not always) have better stabilizing than smaller ones. However, while this helps to reduce the side-to-side motion of the ship, it can do little to cope with the up and down movements.

Some people find that their body (or, more accurately, their brain) learns to cope with the ship's movements after a few days. However, others people (such as Lord Nelson) never really adapt to the conditions on board ship.

Chris

[Breezy23]

Are you contemplating a cruise but not sure because of sea-sickness?
If so don't be put off. Have just come back from a cruise Canada/New York and we hit a gale force 10 but I sucked a Dramamine (US version of Stugeron) and all was fine.
Because of the strength of the storm the ship wasn't able to have the stabilisers out so it was very rough and I'm not a good sailor but tablets certainly work. Lots of the American passengers seemed to rely on the wristbands and heard very good reports about them.

[auntiebertie]

Generally if you have a cabin close to the middle of the ship and low down you get less movement there. Just got off a cruise and didn't feel a thing - although some of our fellow american travellers were complaining. A lot seemed to have little round plasters beind their ears...
If you go to www.cruisecritic.com and click on the word 'boards' in the blue banner at the top and then click on the cruise line you are thinking of travelling with you will probably find lots of posts on this topic. Americans seem to use 'bomine' as a sea sickness pill so you will see this mentioned a lot. Bon Voyage..

[keys]

thanks for your answers!! :) I guess sleeping would help too, as the brain would be more relaxed?! I guess reading or using a computer wouldnt help sickness on the first few days.