Chip and Dale

Hey - I wanna go too!!! We all had the pleasure of cruising this great ship and itinerary but coming north last April.......remember all the fun that we had???? Hope that we all will be able to cruise together again.....sooner better than later!!!!

I agree oh great and wonderful wizard:D We miss you!!!!!

Dee

In our group of 5, only 1 got seasick. There were a couple of times (especially walking down really long hallways) that the movement caught up with me, but I never felt sick or anything. The one that did took the motion sickness medicine but it didn't work. She ended up getting these bracelets that were recommended in the shop onboard. Something about a pressure point? I don't know exactly but she wore them whole trip and they worked like magic.

 

We were on Allure, so size might matter some, but not all the time! We were told that we saw pretty rough water a few nights.

Those are the sea bands. There are now fancier versions, they all work the same way. They use accupressure on the tendons in your wrists to send a signal to your brain, similar to accupuncture, but without the needles. They work for many including me. If it is really rough though, it is a good idea to have a back up like ginger. You can buy ginger caps at any pharmacy, or wal mart, or just use the Gravol ginger which works well.

Dee

Just returned from Radiance Hawaii to Vancouver. Suffice it to say it was rough and they had the sea sick bags hanging on the railings for the entire 5 sea days. I use sea bands (can't use any meds no matter how desperate) and I took Gravol Ginger with me this time since there had been a NORO outbreak on the previous cruise. I put the sea bands on when we leave home before we board the flight, leave them on anytime we are on the ship, even wear them on land if we will be going from port to port overnight and if I am a little queezy I drink peppermint tea and take a couple of ginger tablets. Green apples, make sure they are granny smith which are plentiful on the ship for this reason, really do work, eat it very slowly, small bites and chew slowly. You should be able to keep it down and it will help immensely. Usually I can sit and watch the horizon or look out at the ocean and it helps, but it was so rough one morning it was making me feel worse. Popped 2 gravol ginger (any ginger is fine), ate a green apple and within minutes I was completely fine. Others were not and suffered a great deal using some of the other meds. A lot of our group used ginger and were all fine. By the way green apples work on bad hangovers as well...not that I would know of course:eek::rolleyes:

The bottom line for a first cruise is to take what you think will help. Keep in mind that gingerale is always available but without a soda card you will pay for it on the ship and what you get from the fountain may be watered down. If you go to the buffet restaurant (WJ on RCI), the dining room if it is open, or call room service and ask for a green apple, they will usually ask if you would like it cut up. They know exactly why you are eating it. I ate more green apples on this cruise than on any other cruise we have been on and this one was 5 sea days across the Pacific.

Good luck!!! Just go prepared and keep focusing on the solution and not the problem and you will be fine.

For those who suffer the effects when they return home, sea bands can eliminate it. I wear mine for about a week or longer till the feeling is gone. As long as I leave them on I'm fine, no sickness and no motion. As soon as I notice I can't feel anything when I take them off, then I take them off, wash them and they are ready for the next cruise.

Dee

only 12 more sleeps:d