Worried about seasickness?

If you are at all concerned about the risk of seasickness spoiling your holiday then read on. Firstly while seasickness is always a possibility, most ships are so big and well stabilized that most of the time you can hardly tell you're moving, and if there is a risk of bad weather radar can help them avoid it. However, there are precautions you can take in planning your cruise that will minimise the risk:

• Select a new larger ship with stabilisers - read our section "What Size Ship?"
• Choose a cruise that is :
  • in areas where the seas are likely to be calm like the Mediterranean in the summer or the Caribbean in the winter
  • a coastal type cruise where the ship is sailing between the mainland and offshore islands like Alaska, Norway or inside the Barrier Reefs
  • a port hopper - visiting a port a day and cruising only at night
• Remember that the larger oceans like the Atlantic or Pacific can get rough at any time.
• Check out the weather comments on our Destinations pages (see navigation bar above) to find out the best time to select.
• Book a cabin in the centre of the ship on the lower decks - these will move the least.
• Pack a suitable remedy available from your chemist - Dramamine, Bonine, Transderm patches, ginger capsules and acupressure wristbands.

Once you are onboard:

• if the ship starts to move noticeably, walk on deck to get your sea legs, focus on a fixed point like the horizon
• if rough weather is forecast you can take the medication of choice in advance but remember that some of these will make you feel sleepy
• if you feel queezy you can still take your medication - it is not too late.

We hope that you do not need your remedy - most cruisers never do.