We'll be cruising on Carnivale Liberty in August 2006. our cabin with a balcony is on the 10th deck and in the front of the boat. what can I expect, will there be alot of motion?

We cruised on a 70,000 ton ship and stayed in the second cabin from the front on the 8th deck and felt a lot of motion. Would not sail there again. I wore a seasickenss patch and my spouse did feel a bit queezy one day. Are you doing the Med? The only days I would worry about is the sea days as the itinerary seems to be pretty port intensive. Hope this helps

FWIW the Liberty is 110K tons and 952 ft. long, about as big as they get, at least until the new RCCL goliath begins service. If you are forward facing but if the cabin itself is back a bit from the bow then hopefully the motion issue will be minimal. We will be forward facing too on the Tahitian Princess which is much closer to the 70K ton size as described. I hope it goes well for you and us too.

We sailed the SS Norway in a cabin at the very front. You will feel a lot more motion at either end of the ship. That is way the ones in the middle cost more.

We just did a trans Atlantic with 6 days at sea. We were about toward the front 1/3 of the ship and could clearly feel the difference walking the passageway to our cabin.

The cruise ships are so big that the motion and they have stabilizers to minimize the rocking motion. The ships sway a bit, but unless there are high winds and white caps, your balance does adjust to the movement. I like the staterooms to the front or back of the ship because they are more quiet and not so many people walk by your door. Transatlantic cruises are more rough than Caribbean or Med or Alaska because the ships are built for sheltered seas, not open ocean - the QM2 is an ocean liner and is designed especially for trans-atlantic crossings with different construction. The reason that mid-ship staterooms are more popular is because of their central location, not because of lack of motion. Crackers or bread and apple juice are great remedies for motion sickness.

Best Regards,
Julia

My husabnd has a tendency towards seasickness, and sometimes even being in a theater in the front of the ship can be a problem. And the higher the deck, the worse it is.

I have heard that ginger is also a good remedy for motion sickness.