planning first cruise for next XMAS...puerto rico to aruba, etc. i get car sick and airplane sick...what should i do??? someone suggested inside cabins are better for dizziness...any comments????

If you get sick in cars and planes WHY would you go on a cruise?? While you do not feel much on most ships in good weather there is certainly more motion than on a car or plane even during calm seas. Inside or outside doesnt matter. What matters is how close to midship your cabin is and what deck you are on.The lower decks will feel less movement as will being closer to midship. But most activities are on higher decks as well as meals.

Depends on the ship sometimes. For instance, the more modern it is, the better stabalizers they have. I have cruised on the Voyager of the Seas and felt some motion, then on The Adventure, an identical sister ship, which is 2 years newer, never hardly felt it! We went all the way to Aruba and I was surprised. A few weeks later I was on the Nordic Empress, a much older ship and as we left San Juan harbor, she started to rock and roll, Same waters as before! Hopefully you are on a newer ship!<BR>Ronnie

Contrary to what all the experts say, the water is the controlling factor as to whether or not your boat will&quot;rock&quot;.<BR>You can go on a cruise this week and not be able to tell you were asea.<BR>Same cruise, same ship, next week can be pretty bad, if the waves are high enough. That's why you always hear someone say &quot; i was on abc ship and it really rode rough&quot;. Next person- &quot; why, I was on that ship and couldn't tell we were moving&quot;. Same ship, same route but two differen times.<BR> The saying is &quot; It's not the size of the ship, it's the size of the waves&quot;.

My husband has the same problem and was very nervous our first cruise. First he tried the patch/got sick from that. Went to Bonine. Takes it (one tablet) before he gets on the plane and one after that every 24 hours the whole week. He did great and, yes, we did have some rock and rolling on the ship. We even did helicopter and small boat excursions and it did the trick. Try it.

I also get motion sick, but not on cruise. One time the boat was rocking during high seas and I started to get sick. I found the best, drug free solution. They are bracelets called travel aid. They work instantly, unlike the other medicines...they work on the same priniciple as acupuncture...they are little elastic bracelets w/a plastic button in the center which presses into that tendon in the middle of your wrist. They are great...but...they dont work for amusement rides...I did try them for that...go on the cruise...you'll have a blast!

Bonine works the best for me, and I can drive and make MYSELF carsick sometimes if the roads are winding....<BR><BR>It really does the job without the side affects of the patch or getting too sleepy from Dramamine.<BR><BR>Try it before going, it's OTC and you don't need much.

THANKS for all the info...never heard of bonine but i'll try it....i did wear one of those travel aid things on a dinner cruise...and it worked!!! the ship is the Adventurer of the Seas on RC so i guess that's considered a good, modern ship!!! THANKS again!!

I am going on a cruise next week. I have had a sinus problem and inner ear issue. I think an infection like that can create a tendency to become sea sick with pre-exisitng problems. I am going to take Bonnie. It has been around for a long time, it is older than the patch, bracelets etc. Just to be on the safe side.

We went on our first cruise a few years back (also to Aruba, Puerto Rico, etc....Great ports!) and I got the patches for behind my ears from my doctor and took ginger root for the nausea - you can get it from a herbal or vitamin store. Worked great when on the boat but I did have a problem with vertigo when we got off - very dizzy. Flonase(perscription) worked very well.<BR><BR>Our boat was small so we felt alot of the movement. The larger the ship, the better they say.

i've done the bonnie...it made me speed so bad i ripped my husbands head off for 3 days until he made me throw it out!!!

Does this Bonnie medicine make you hyper? This is what you are saying? Also can you purchase the bracelets over the counter? I went to the Dr. last night and got clarinex for the inner ear problem He said this won't be good for flying or the cruise. This needs to be cleared up before I fly or cruise. I use flonase also. That is how I got the inner ear infection. From using the Flonase.

for the posters s [email protected] and <BR>s [email protected]<BR><BR>The med is BONINE - not Bonnie; maybe that's why it made you hyper - wrong med.....

yes...made me way hyper...

saw this posted elsewhere but do a search for Meclizine hydrochloride<BR><BR>It's an antihistamine, is prescribed for the management of nausea, vomiting, and dizziness associated with motion sickness. Most important fact about this drug is that it may cause you to become drowsy or less alert; therefore, driving a car or operating dangerous machinery is not recommended. Also can make for a dry mouth. Take 25 to 50 milligrams 1 hour before traveling. You may repeat the dose every 24 hours. Do NOT drink alcohol while taking this medication. <BR> <BR> <BR><BR><BR> <BR> <BR>

Is this OTC? I purchased Dramamine last night. I suppose it will work as well as any.

Draminine makes you drowsy. Better off with Bonine. I get seasick in my own backyard pool! Bonine works wonders. No tiredness, no seaksickness. I even had alcohol with it and I was fine. Take it 24 hours before you fly and every day at the same time.

Unless there is bad weather, you shouldn't feel a thing on a big cruise ship. But just in case, bring along a couple of pressure point wrist bands (you can get them at any marine store).

The wrist bands are sold in the same section as the over the counter drugs such as dramamine and bonine. They really do work according to my wife who has worn them for every cruise (4) that we have been on and she gets extremely sea sick. Also, believe it or not, if you choose not to wear any bands or take otc sea sickness drugs, if you stay on a lower floor, you will feel the motion less. Think of it this way, when you shake box, what shakes more, stuff at the top or stuff at the bottom. Buy the bands and have a great time.