| A little preparation before your vacation cruise or | | | | Prevention Techniques |
| seminar cruise can make sure you are not | | | | If you do begin to feel sea sick, do not start at |
| bothered by sea sickness while at sea. | | | | fixed points on the ship or the horizon. Also, do |
| Don't Go By Past Events | | | | not look through binoculars as this can cause the |
| Some of our cruise seminar customers assume | | | | problem. Don't stare at fixed items or stare down |
| they will be sea sick because they were sick on a | | | | long corridors. The more you look around, the |
| previous boating excursion. Remember that the | | | | better you will feel. Eat light and non greasy |
| bigger the boat, the smoother the ride. Cruise | | | | foods. |
| ships are exceedingly large. Most are longer than a | | | | Cures For Sea Sickness |
| football field and their length and huge weight | | | | There are many things you can do to cure sea |
| makes them very stable. They do not rock like | | | | sickness if it occurs. Ask any bar tender on |
| smaller ships. Also, modern cruise ships have | | | | board, they all have their favorite cures. Eating |
| stabilizers and other devices that make the ride | | | | ginger will help. You can ask for ginger. There are |
| much more smooth than the sea. Just because | | | | also ginger pills you can take. There are elastic |
| you got sick in a small boat does not mean you | | | | bands that cure sea sickness. They gently press a |
| will be sick on a huge cruise ship. Also, sea | | | | plastic dome into your wrist. It is an acupressure |
| sickness is temporary. | | | | cure and it works well with some people. These |
| Not only does it only occur on the few days you | | | | "Sea Bands" are available in the ship gift shop and |
| will be on board that have high winds and seas, | | | | at drugs stores in most areas. There are over |
| but the more you sail, the less you will be | | | | the counter remedies that work well such as |
| bothered. Many people get their "sea legs" in just | | | | Bonine or Dramamine. |
| a day or two. | | | | I take half a pill when I need it and it cure my sea |
| Smooth Sailing | | | | sickness without making me too drowsy. There |
| Choose a cruise itinerary that is in sheltered | | | | are also prescription patches that fit behind the |
| waters. We do all our group cruises in the | | | | ear that cure sea sickness. There are doctors on |
| Caribbean Sea which is a sheltered area, Canada | | | | board who will help. Use the phone system to |
| New England which mostly hugs the coast for | | | | contact the medical staff and they will look after |
| shelter and the Alaska inside passage. Avoid | | | | you. Don't let a fear of sea sickness keep you |
| itineraries like crossing the Atlantic, the Alaska | | | | from enjoying a cruise and seminar. You probably |
| outside passage and open waters until you have | | | | won't have it and if you do, there are lots of |
| your sea legs. | | | | ways to cure or minimize it. |