Gday . I am assuming that a fair number of you folk are a similar age to me [ 67 ]. My wife and I are going on 2 cruises in early 2018 and I get seasick ! I think thats why I live on the Murray cause I can see the banks ,any where else on water with only a horizon and its nausea time for me. We did a N.Z. cruise last year of 12 days and 2 of them I was MIA. I had the injection just prior to sailing but to no avail and our table waiter fed me slices of green apple [they helped ].However I am hoping one of you may have an answer for me as I am not letting it beat me and I shall persist in my endeavors to stay upright . Cheers John.
hagar said
11:14 AM Dec 29, 2017
try ginger tablets before you board and one every two or so hours.
Aus-Kiwi said
11:22 AM Dec 29, 2017
The ships are very long and donāt move around like a cabin cruiser . Try to get a cabin close to Center and as low as possible. for less exaggerated movement . Your almost making yourself sick just thinking about it ! Get up and look forward at the swell if you can ? Just like car sickness itās the unknown movement! Always look up NEVER bend or look down while thereās movement !!
fishdodger said
12:14 PM Dec 29, 2017
In 20 years as charter boat skipper i found avomine tabs most effective for passengers ,more so than travel calm.my wife took phenergen nightly on our cruise.no worries.keep away from milk in morning.
Delta18 said
02:46 PM Dec 29, 2017
We are going on a Princess cruise in May. I will follow this for the benefit of Herself that may be at risk.
RustyD said
03:13 PM Dec 29, 2017
Only 2 days MIA on a trip around NZ you probably did well. Wife & I have done NZ (to & from Melbourne) and 2 in the Pacific (to & from Sydney). Travel Calm stops nausea. I'm taking them at the moment as I have a middle ear infection that causes balance problems & hence nausea. Wife had 2 days MIA around NZ too. First & Last. On cruise #1, the trivia games & a nightclub was up the pointy end on the 14th floor. I was unable to go there, day or night. The pool / bar area in the middle of the ship is good.
SouthernComfort said
04:13 PM Dec 29, 2017
I admire your determination and I sympathise greatly moamajohn. I can bounce around in a speed boat with no problems, but put me on a ship that wallows and rolls and I'm gone. We strictly fly or drive to get anywhere. Anyhow, the only thing I ever found to provide mild temporary relief for SS is ginger, and I'm led to believe the purer the better.
Hey Jim said
06:01 PM Dec 29, 2017
Hi john,
Go to your GP or one that will wash the spuds out of both of your ears, proper. All to do with your balance. Eat well and you will be fine.
Have fun.
Jim
Possum3 said
06:09 PM Dec 29, 2017
Kwell tablets are the best that I'm aware of for motion sickness.
Further:- Don't sail out of NZ, the Tasman Sea is the worst for sailing. Try Pacific cruise the modern liners glide through with their auto stabilised bows.
msg said
06:13 PM Dec 29, 2017
Ginger tablets made me sick.. Try a little black tea with a squeeze of lemon and steeped fresh ginger.
TheHeaths said
07:37 PM Dec 29, 2017
I work at Whitworth's (the boat chandlery) in Port Adelaide
We sell a product called Motion Eaze, which are essential oil drops placed behind the ear when you start feeling sick.
We have had only good reports about these, and people keep returning to buy them, swearing they are very good.
Not cheap at $26 a bottle, but may be worth a go. Suggest you Google to find any other suppliers.
elliemike said
08:02 PM Dec 29, 2017
I was at sea for six years (engineroom) in ships, 1000 tons 1500 tons 5000, 10.000, and slightly bigger jobs.
Now they could all perform in a seaway. North Atlantic in Winter is the place to be.
Luckily only had seasickness when I was about fourteen and still at school. Lasted for about three days. I was in the Sea Cadets and doing a fourteen day trip on the M. V. Hibernian Coast
Best advice for seasickness was from the ould Irish Bosun.
Billy the bosun told me (very seriously) when I was hanging over the rail feeding the fish,
"Find a Tree to Sit Under" best cure there is sonny believe me. Then laughing his head off.
But he gave me Dry Toast and Water laced with small amounts of salt and sugar in it.
Good Luck.
Izabarack said
10:06 PM Dec 29, 2017
I have always found that the difference between the information from your eyes compared to the information from your ears (balance) is hard to make sense of, on a pitching deck. What works for me is to leave harbour upright and with a good view of the horizon. The Visual Orientation Reflex (VOR) is the fastest reflex in the human body. Any movement of the deck does not move your head around if you can see the horizon as the horizon is a stable point of reference. An hour or so educating the body that the movement of the ship is not cause for dizzy nausea sees me right for the voyage.
Does not work for everyone. My fishing buddy gets sick watching Pirate movies on TV and is travel sick after an hour in the car. I am convinced that getting your head down in an inside cabin is the absolutely worse thing to do until you get your sea legs.
Iza
Phillipn said
07:15 AM Dec 30, 2017
When this subject came up I thought of Macka, I am sure he would have had something to say.
Best we let him RIP.
Wizardofoz said
07:39 AM Dec 30, 2017
Luckily, I dont get sea sick but have seen plenty of people who do, has to be the worst feeling in the world by looking at them.
once on a fishing charter to the outer barrier reef, we returned through the edge of a coming cyclone and one of the guys was so sick that he walked outside and hung over the rail, it was 1 am and the waves were horrific, I mean 30 plus And going over the top of the boat, fortunately for him, I was still up as everyone else was below deck. I swear that if I was not there to hang on to him while clutching a door rail, he would have never been seen again...I couldnt believe that someone was so sick that they would helplessly lean over a rail dry reaching while waves were crashing over the top of us, unbelievable experience that I never want to experience again.
on a cruise note, like Delta, I am also going on a Princess cruise to Hawaii in May...anyone else on this May 1 cruise?
-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Saturday 30th of December 2017 07:40:58 AM
moamajohn said
10:52 AM Dec 30, 2017
Thanks everyone .I will purchase both the ginger and the motion eze The Queen Mary and the Ovation of the Seas are big however they still roll around and we like a balcony so we shall see ,thanks again .John
Gday . I am assuming that a fair number of you folk are a similar age to me [ 67 ]. My wife and I are going on 2 cruises in early 2018 and I get seasick ! I think thats why I live on the Murray cause I can see the banks ,any where else on water with only a horizon and its nausea time for me. We did a N.Z. cruise last year of 12 days and 2 of them I was MIA. I had the injection just prior to sailing but to no avail and our table waiter fed me slices of green apple [they helped ].However I am hoping one of you may have an answer for me as I am not letting it beat me and I shall persist in my endeavors to stay upright . Cheers John.
We are going on a Princess cruise in May. I will follow this for the benefit of Herself that may be at risk.
Hi john,
Go to your GP or one that will wash the spuds out of both of your ears, proper. All to do with your balance. Eat well and you will be fine.
Have fun.
Jim
Also see www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/motion-sickness
Further:- Don't sail out of NZ, the Tasman Sea is the worst for sailing. Try Pacific cruise the modern liners glide through with their auto stabilised bows.
We sell a product called Motion Eaze, which are essential oil drops placed behind the ear when you start feeling sick.
We have had only good reports about these, and people keep returning to buy them, swearing they are very good.
Not cheap at $26 a bottle, but may be worth a go. Suggest you Google to find any other suppliers.
I was at sea for six years (engineroom) in ships, 1000 tons 1500 tons 5000, 10.000, and slightly bigger jobs.
Now they could all perform in a seaway. North Atlantic in Winter is the place to be.
Luckily only had seasickness when I was about fourteen and still at school. Lasted for about three days. I was in the Sea Cadets and doing a fourteen day trip on the M. V. Hibernian Coast
Best advice for seasickness was from the ould Irish Bosun.
Billy the bosun told me (very seriously) when I was hanging over the rail feeding the fish,
"Find a Tree to Sit Under" best cure there is sonny believe me. Then laughing his head off.
But he gave me Dry Toast and Water laced with small amounts of salt and sugar in it.
Good Luck.
Does not work for everyone. My fishing buddy gets sick watching Pirate movies on TV and is travel sick after an hour in the car. I am convinced that getting your head down in an inside cabin is the absolutely worse thing to do until you get your sea legs.
Iza
When this subject came up I thought of Macka, I am sure he would have had something to say.
Best we let him RIP.
Luckily, I dont get sea sick but have seen plenty of people who do, has to be the worst feeling in the world by looking at them.
once on a fishing charter to the outer barrier reef, we returned through the edge of a coming cyclone and one of the guys was so sick that he walked outside and hung over the rail, it was 1 am and the waves were horrific, I mean 30 plus And going over the top of the boat, fortunately for him, I was still up as everyone else was below deck. I swear that if I was not there to hang on to him while clutching a door rail, he would have never been seen again...I couldnt believe that someone was so sick that they would helplessly lean over a rail dry reaching while waves were crashing over the top of us, unbelievable experience that I never want to experience again.
on a cruise note, like Delta, I am also going on a Princess cruise to Hawaii in May...anyone else on this May 1 cruise?
-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Saturday 30th of December 2017 07:40:58 AM