Have You Got Great Legs?

Sea Legs that is!?

If you are a seasoned cruiser the chances are you have but not everyone can handle the ship’s movement and although seasickness is hardly fatal,  with symptoms such as nausea, stomach cramps and vomiting, it can certainly put a damper on your cruise fun

The thought of Seasickness can be enough to stop new cruisers even setting foot on a ship but there are a few handy tricks to ease you through

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Generally speaking being midships in the lowest part of the ship – the natural balance point and is the steadiest position to book your cabin – a common misconception is to be on a high deck but actually this area has the most movement – ‘The more you pay the more you sway!’ – if you imagine a sea saw the middle has the least amount of movement

Having a window will also give you a consistent view of the horizon point (unless you find yourself in stormy waters, sea spume splashing against your window), head to the outside decks and take in the fresh sea air as much as posssible

Avoiding over eating and heavy, greasy meals seems obvious to avoid sickness, eating green apples helps to neutralize stomach acid and are often in your cabin

Ginger is an amazing natural remedy for sickness – it helped me get through Morning Sickness – and works wonders for sea sickness so have ginger biscuits at the ready aswell as ginger tea, pills and sweets

 

Sea Band Wristbands and Acupressure Bracelets worn on your wrist have a plastic bead that presses against the Nei-Kuan pressure point located on the palm side of the wrist and help blance the flow of energy through the body and help with nausea and vomiting without any side effects, it comes in both adult and children’s sizes and can even be used by pregnant women. Sea-Bands are available over the counter

If none of the natural remedies help  a popular, convenient option is the scopolamine patch – a small stick-on patch containing a drug that is slowly absorbed through the skin. Each patch can last around three days, and is highly effective

If all else fail and you are still feeling really green the ship’s doctor can administer an injection.

Choosing the right ship and itinerary will also help, book a big new ship with state of the art stabilizers – avoid older flat bottomed ships such as Fred Olsen’s

Choose an itinerary with a cruise terminal at every port so you do not need to use smaller tender boats to get ashore and cruise to a destination and season that will reduce the chances of seasickness – avoid Northern Europe and head to the Med!

Maybe even consider river cruising – you’re unlikely to get motion sickness on Europe’s tranquil waterways and definitely avoid the Bay of Biscay in the winter – the choppy seas can be enough to turn stomachs of even the best Sea Dogs!

 

 

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