Worst Seasickness Experience-

[musicgal]

Just wondering which Carnival itineraries produced the most rockin' and rollin' for you guys. Our first cruise was to Alaska and I vaguely remember that as being our most rocky cruise... mostly at night though when we were in bed. Never been sick on Carnival though... the worst for me was the ferry to Nova Scotia on the Bay of Fundy- not for the weak of heart.

 

Although you can get a rocky ride anywhere due to weather conditions, some ships/itineraries seem to be a little more notorious.

[NKsDogWalker]

In 2010 I was so sick I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to go to HMC. The garbage can was my BFF... and since I woke up sick I had an empty stomach. It was BAD. I slapped a patch behind my ear (I had brought them but decided to "tough it out"). NEVER AGAIN... I will always wear my seasickness patches.

 

Last year I was forward and you could feel the boat going up and down... I didn't get sick AT ALL. I did wear the patch the whole cruise. Thank goodness for those.

[nets33]

The worst I've EVER had (and I have cruised Alaska) was Carnival Freedom coming out of Panama.

 

The waves were so bad that the pool water was splashing up past the deck above. They quickly drained the pool. The bars and dining room were VERY empty that night. The waves made it hard to walk but didn't bother me a bit. Good sea legs on me. :)

[e150club]

Thirty foot seas in a sixty foot boat. Wet and cold.

[musicgal]

Thirty foot seas in a sixty foot boat. Wet and cold.

Let me guess... cod fishing?;)

[golfadj]

Going to Panama passing an area of heavy trade winds. Only time in our cruising history was unable to eat dinner.

[e150club]

Let me guess... cod fishing?;)

Yep Our annual fishing trip. One year it snowed next year rain every year after I was fine with the rough weather. And I also had my own boat for summer use.

[mizLORInj]

Roughest seas: NY to Bermuda once (other times seas were calm)

Second roughest seas PLUS wind: St. Thomas to San Juan overnight!!

Conversely:

 

Dead calm seas--I mean dead calm--no wind--the water was even SHINY: Caribbean back to NYC

 

[musicgal]

Going to Panama passing an area of heavy trade winds. Only time in our cruising history was unable to eat dinner.

Panama seems to be a hot spot-

[MLE Litella]

Worst was being pregnant, first thinking morning sickness, to then thinking seasickness.

 

A trip to the infirmary showed I was dehydrated!

[musicgal]

The worst I've EVER had (and I have cruised Alaska) was Carnival Freedom coming out of Panama.

 

The waves were so bad that the pool water was splashing up past the deck above. They quickly drained the pool. The bars and dining room were VERY empty that night. The waves made it hard to walk but didn't bother me a bit. Good sea legs on me. :)

 

I've seen youtubes of people being tossed out of pools during lists... Scary, unplanned water slides:eek:

[tiggerman101]

Leaving Panama and hauling back to Ft Lauderdale

 

Going around Vancouver Island to Alaska

 

Going from Malta to Barcelona in February in the Med

 

Leaving San Diego to Hawaii (The first couple days)

[Capette]

Coming out of Barcelona last October on the new Magic. I'm from the Martimes and I've grown up on boats so it was AWESOME lol! Not many people shared my view. It really was rough. Everything in the bathroom was sliding back and forth and off the shelves. We had an Aft balcony and the lounger, etc was banging back and forth all night The dining rooms were empty. We almost fell out of bed a few times.The next day the CD apologized stating that the Captain had no idea that it would that rough and that if they had known they probably would have delayed leaving. Oh well it was fun.

[bahrain_not_dubai!]

Not Carnival (I come on to the CCL boards because, they're... well fun :) ) but on the 47 year old, 19,000 ton Marco Polo we were in the Falkland Islands, before the Captain said we had to cancel our stay and leave full ahead as a cyclone was heading towards the area, they even gave a lecture in the ship's theatre to explain everything.

 

Force 10 winds were the order of the day, and to say the ship was all over the place would be an understatement. After 8 tranquil days in the Antarctic, the onwards journey proved to be nothing in comparison to the return, as we tried to go to Cape Horn. The ship was in Force 12 winds, there was some damage to the Promenade and in our tiny, tiny cabin a closet fell. My father was injured, as were a few of the passengers. Ultimately we had to abort our mission to reach Cape Horn and overnight in a port.

 

In terms of normal cruise ships (that was an expedition), we had quite bad weather on the Caribbean Princess out of St. Thomas for some reason, remember quite a few of the passengers being sick that day.

[BeagleOne]

Volendam, Bermuda-New York, August 1980, 50-knot winds, 30-foot seas. My brother and I spent the entire day in our cabin barfing. My parents were in the theater attending a lecture on astronomy and meteorology and the lecturer was lying on his back speaking. My parents NEVER get seasick...they went TA on the QE2 in November 1984, with waves hitting the dining room windows and all doors to the decks locked and most of the crew seasick, and were STILL feeling fine and eating like horses. Too bad they didn't pass those genes on to their offspring! :D

 

I did feel worse for the people on the Statendam, which was ahead of us, but which we passed during the day; they were having some sort of engine trouble and were underway but only at about half speed, and their stabilizers weren't working. Yikes! :eek:

 

Patch all the way for this cruiser!

[musicgal]

Worst was being pregnant, first thinking morning sickness, to then thinking seasickness.

 

A trip to the infirmary showed I was dehydrated!

 

Triple whammy!

[musicgal]

Leaving Panama and hauling back to Ft Lauderdale

 

Going around Vancouver Island to Alaska

 

Going from Malta to Barcelona in February in the Med

 

Leaving San Diego to Hawaii (The first couple days)

 

Sounds like Barcelona is a hot spot-

[musicgal]

Not Carnival (I come on to the CCL boards because, they're... well fun :) ) but on the 47 year old, 19,000 ton Marco Polo we were in the Falkland Islands, before the Captain said we had to cancel our stay and leave full ahead as a cyclone was heading towards the area, they even gave a lecture in the ship's theatre to explain everything.

 

Force 10 winds were the order of the day, and to say the ship was all over the place would be an understatement. After 8 tranquil days in the Antarctic, the onwards journey proved to be nothing in comparison to the return, as we tried to go to Cape Horn. The ship was in Force 12 winds, there was some damage to the Promenade and in our tiny, tiny cabin a closet fell. My father was injured, as were a few of the passengers. Ultimately we had to abort our mission to reach Cape Horn and overnight in a port.

 

In terms of normal cruise ships (that was an expedition), we had quite bad weather on the Caribbean Princess out of St. Thomas for some reason, remember quite a few of the passengers being sick that day.

 

My worst nightmare- to be in horrible seas near Cape Horn!!!!!!

[musicgal]

Volendam, Bermuda-New York, August 1980, 50-knot winds, 30-foot seas. My brother and I spent the entire day in our cabin barfing. My parents were in the theater attending a lecture on astronomy and meteorology and the lecturer was lying on his back speaking. My parents NEVER get seasick...they went TA on the QE2 in November 1984, with waves hitting the dining room windows and all doors to the decks locked and most of the crew seasick, and were STILL feeling fine and eating like horses. Too bad they didn't pass those genes on to their offspring! :D

 

I did feel worse for the people on the Statendam, which was ahead of us, but which we passed during the day; they were having some sort of engine trouble and were underway but only at about half speed, and their stabilizers weren't working. Yikes! :eek:

 

Patch all the way for this cruiser!

 

The weight loss cruise;)

[meggie711]

Again, not Carnival, but my worst seasickness (and only seasickness) was on the Mariner OTS, last night, headed back to Port Canaveral. I had to go to the room and lay down after dinner, missing all of the fun. Regardless, this has been my favorite cruise so far! I also had a migraine on formal night, which sent me to the room. Proof that it is what we make it!

[musicgal]

Meggie- Do you think Mariner is a small sized or midsized ship?

[marshabear]

our worst was coming back from Halifax, Nova Scotia to NYC in October!! No one had warned me that the North Atlantic is rough in October!!

 

the smoothest we have ever had was this past TA last month-one day the water was like glass-so smooth it was scary to look at....hard to believe we were hundreds of miles from any land...like we had entered the Twilight Zone..........

 

 

 

 

Marsha

[Tbay-eh]

Feb 2000 on the Destiny (cruise to no where but then that's another story). All decks were closed due to high winds and waves - it was rocking and rolling - no idea how high waves were. There were barf bags everywhere (new of course) we had to walk around people sitting on the floors, stairs, holding on to rails, chairs, etc. Service in the MDR was awesome as literally no one was there except a few of us and a few wait staff. We actually had to turn our bed sideways otherwise we would roll out - showering was a hoot, my husband actually held me in so I wouldn't fly out - peeing was a challenge (sort of a poor man bidette) - the best cruise and most memorable of all of them. I love storms and rough seas so not a problem. Missed all our ports due to propulsion problems - cruise totally refunded and another one given to us for half price.

[musicgal]

our worst was coming back from Halifax, Nova Scotia to NYC in October!! No one had warned me that the North Atlantic is rough in October!!

 

the smoothest we have ever had was this past TA last month-one day the water was like glass-so smooth it was scary to look at....hard to believe we were hundreds of miles from any land...like we had entered the Twilight Zone..........

 

 

 

 

Marsha

 

Somethin' about Nova Scotia and those tidal changes up there. When I got on the ferry I wondered why one could purchase a berth.... I found out.

[Momis2]

Not Carnival (I come on to the CCL boards because, they're... well fun :) ) but on the 47 year old, 19,000 ton Marco Polo we were in the Falkland Islands, before the Captain said we had to cancel our stay and leave full ahead as a cyclone was heading towards the area, they even gave a lecture in the ship's theatre to explain everything.

 

Force 10 winds were the order of the day, and to say the ship was all over the place would be an understatement. After 8 tranquil days in the Antarctic, the onwards journey proved to be nothing in comparison to the return, as we tried to go to Cape Horn. The ship was in Force 12 winds, there was some damage to the Promenade and in our tiny, tiny cabin a closet fell. My father was injured, as were a few of the passengers. Ultimately we had to abort our mission to reach Cape Horn and overnight in a port.

 

In terms of normal cruise ships (that was an expedition), we had quite bad weather on the Caribbean Princess out of St. Thomas for some reason, remember quite a few of the passengers being sick that day.

 

We are looking forward to rounding the Cape this coming Feb/March on the CCL Splendor. Love the rough seas, can't take landbased thrill rides...go figure! Worst weather so far was sailing south near Acapulco and dodging a Cat4/5 hurricane. The top decks were closed due to the high winds. There were very few people around, mostly in the bars or casino. We sat at the rear Lido deck bar and watched the rain blow sideways and the huge surf in the pool.