Elsa

Going on an Alaskan cruise (H.A.L.) & wondering about picking up something just in case we do get seasick. What would be best? Is it necessary?

Karen

Don't think you will feel a thing on the inland passage, possibly a bit rocky on the open sea, but that part doesn't last too long...think it can be rocky at certain times of the year.

linda

Have heard that ginger is good for this. Also Coke. The syrup in the Coke product is supposed to cure nausea. Must be regular Coke. They also sell bracelets in drug stores (elastic band with the button on it that presses on the wrist point). But the above message is correct, if it's Inside Passage, you will have very little motion.

Bob

The coke thing = drink a warm coke makes you belch and releases gas from the stomach. Stay on deck and establish a stable horizon or go to the lowest widest part of the ship you can get to. <BR>My wife is the seasick queen and she always wears the patch after a less than memoriable evening on the Yankee Clipper

mike

Just went on my first cruise, in the caribbean. I am very motion sensitive. I took bonine, which is 1/day, and I had no problems on the ship. I ended up having to take it the day after the cruise until I got my land legs back. Also, I have no idea whether I could have stopped taking it while on the cruise, since I took it just in case. I saw no down side to taking it, and the potential down side of stopping was not worth it. Have fun!

April

People tell me those bracelets Linda mentioned really work. I took a H.A.L. cruise through the Panama on the tail of a hurricane but I never felt the need to try the bracelet. Those ships are pretty stable.

k

I am extremely susceptible to motion sickness (car, ferry, boat, planes), and tried to be well prepared for my first cruise to Bermuda. Had heard that the patch might make me drowsy and/or lightheaded, so I kept that as a last resort. Had the Bonine as recommended by Mike, but it has made me very very drowsy in the past, so that was also not a first choice. Got the ginger pills (look in a nature food store for them), and found that they worked very well. I took 2 pills twice a day with meals, and was not affected by seasickness too much. I bought the candied ginger at Williams-Sonoma, but found the taste of this stuff to be awful. Finally, I also got the SeaBands that Linda referred to ($5 at CVS, $10 on the ship), and my husband used them whenever he felt that the ginger pills weren't enough. The best thing about the SeaBands and the ginger pills was that there were no side effects as you sometimes get with medication. Hope this helps! Enjoy your trip, and hope for smooth sailing!

Dave

I don't think you will get seasick unless you are very sensitive. In that case, I would use 1/2 of a patch, which usually is enough. Handle carefully. Meclazine could be considered.