I am very prone to motion sickness and am concerned about being on a boat 4-7 nights. I can handle day time boat excursions. Are there hotels I can base out of and take day trips - is this method worth it - will the experience be short changed?

Dennishky

I had worried about this also before I went and took along Bonine but did not have to use it.
I went on the Galapagos Legend because of it being a bigger boat and the boat only moved at night and I would wake up and feel the rocking but it did not bother me.
During the day you are mostly off the boat except for meals and I had no problem.
But I would take along medication just in case.

The boat is so much better. Take Bonine and I bet you'll be fine. I take it on all my high seas adventures and have never had a problem.

I cannot go on a merry-go-round or watch Imax movies. I can't watch much of current TV shows or commercials because of the quick camera movements and flashing scenes. That's how bad I am and how good Bonine is.

The Yacht is stationary during the day when you are visting the Islands...
one in the morning and maybe another in the afternoon.

The yacht moves mainly late a night when you are in bed ...in order to get to the next island, for the next morning.

They give you a little lecture/meeting the evening before to explain the next days activities.

So in essence the yacht moves only in the late evening and through the night.

But take some Bonamine ( or Gravol ) with you just in case.

Percy

Scopolamine comes in tablets now (by Rx, called Scopace), so people who feel they need something stronger than over-the-counter can get some pills to take along just in case. Rather than using the patch, which is delivering medication all the time, you can use the pills as needed. Also pretty cheap. We got 24 at Costco for about $10. But many doctors don't know about the tablet form. I did a search for Scopace and printed out the info and dosage, gave that to my dr. (Luckily, we didn't need them. Didn't even need OTC stuff, wrist bands, or ginger - and I'm very prone to mal de mer. Water was quite calm in late Dec.)

Don't worry about the sea sickness.

There's lots else to worry about.

My family and I went on a Galapagos cruise on the Letty, one of the Ecoventura boats and a sister ship to the Flamingo and the Eric.

3 out of 4 members of my family and 7 out of 22 people on the boat contracted a stomach virus with symptoms including fever, diarrhea and vomiting.