My travel agent gave me this one and it worked for me and I ger extremely motion sick. Go to the website www.motioneases.com. It is an oil you put behind your ears every couple of hours. No side effects and no drowsiness. We had 14 ft waves one night on the cruise. Standing was difficult but I was not seasick.:)

I get motion sickness fairly easily, so I have a little bag of rememdies I grab for any trip where I won't be driving: meclizine, candied ginger (from Trader Joe's) and ginger capsules. Last year I went on a cruise to Alaska out of S.F. The first night and day were really rocky, but my meclizine and ginger capsules just kept the sickness at bay, although the constant motion drove me nuts (that 1st night). Thankfully my bed was up against a wall and I tried to shove my back against it, once I fell asleep I was fine. Then once we rounded into the waters between Victoria and Washington State, it was very smooth. I did pop a meclizine or ginger once in a while, though, whenever I got the slightest feeling of ?dizziness. (and the mecizine I have are half strength of Bonine - I got a bottle at Costco for a really good price.)

be sure to keep your stomach full--one of the WORST things you can do on sea is to have an empty stomach--that makes you far more susceptible to seasickness

If you ever have an empty stomach on a cruise ship, you are doing something seriously wrong... :)

-Jeff

If you ever have an empty stomach on a cruise ship, you are doing something seriously wrong... :)

-Jeff

hahahah ha haha ....that's for sure! :D

Have you ever tried SeaBands? I don't know if that's a trademarked name or not. You wear them on your wrist and they have dimples on them that press a nerve in your wrist. They work on accupressure. Every time I fly or the one cruise I went on, I wore them. Never get sick.

Bob Werner


I get motion sickness fairly easily, so I have a little bag of rememdies I grab for any trip where I won't be driving: meclizine, candied ginger (from Trader Joe's) and ginger capsules. Last year I went on a cruise to Alaska out of S.F. The first night and day were really rocky, but my meclizine and ginger capsules just kept the sickness at bay, although the constant motion drove me nuts (that 1st night). Thankfully my bed was up against a wall and I tried to shove my back against it, once I fell asleep I was fine. Then once we rounded into the waters between Victoria and Washington State, it was very smooth. I did pop a meclizine or ginger once in a while, though, whenever I got the slightest feeling of ?dizziness. (and the mecizine I have are half strength of Bonine - I got a bottle at Costco for a really good price.)

I get motion/sea sickness VERY easily as well, and on our cruise last year I didn't get sick at all. I didn't have a patch or anything! Just make sure to drink lots of water and if you're that fearful, request a room in the middle of the boat, like other people have said.
Now, I could feel the boat move, but it wasn't like a crazy fast up and down, toss-me-all-around movement. It was just slight rocking back and forth.

Have fun!

When my wife and I went on our cruise, we made the mistake of going in late August/early September. While we were at WDW there was a hurricane going through the Caribbean. Because of the storm, we had to go out of Ft. Lauderdale instead of Pt. Canaveral. So, when we left dock, it was while we were eating dinner and due to the storm the seas were really rough. I was fine and didn't get sick, but my wife, who is prone to getting motion sickness, got sea sick. Once we hit the Caribbean waters though, it was smooth sailing and she was fine. Then on the way back when we hit the Atlantic, it got rough and she wasn't feeling well, but not as bad as the first night.

So, make sure you don't go during hurricane season.