Thread: Paying for Seasick Pills?

Originally Posted by Tracey

Does the Ginger work well for you? I get nauseated very easily I'm afraid, but I heard on Cruises the ships are so big that you don't notice the movement that much.

I got deathly seasick on an overnight ferry once, but it was incredibly stormy and the ferry wasn't that large.

My cabin is in the middle of the ship on the Emerald deck so hopefully it won't be too bad. =(

We felt very little movement on the Caribbean Princess, only towards the back at night and then when we started to approach back home did I feel some in the theatre that evening. On the advice of several people here, I started Ginger caplets abouth two weeks before the trip and continue while on board. I tend to get car sick, but don't really know about boats! I felt fine the whole time I was on board! I have a cousin that swears by the wrist bands.

Originally Posted by craftinmom

We felt very little movement on the Caribbean Princess, only towards the back at night and then when we started to approach back home did I feel some in the theatre that evening. On the advice of several people here, I started Ginger caplets abouth two weeks before the trip and continue while on board. I tend to get car sick, but don't really know about boats! I felt fine the whole time I was on board! I have a cousin that swears by the wrist bands.

What kind of Ginger Caplets? Did you take them often (I'm wondering how many times a day to take them)

Just tonight I bought the Gravol brand Ginger Pills, not sure how well they will work though. Are there other kinds you guys recommend buying?

I get very very carsick, and was seasick once but it was VERY choppy water, and my whole party was sick. It was just an overnight ferry, not a large cruise ship. And it must have been bad for everyone to get seasick in our room. (there were four of us) I literally thought I was going to die. I couldn't even keep seasick pills down.

Originally Posted by jsme

I have friends who swear by the ginger. I wonder if the pickled ginger at the sushi bar helps? I do not normally get seasick and I eat a lot of the sushi and use the ginger to eat between different bites of sushi.

I have never thought of the ginger altoids. Great idea!

Daughters took a bottle of pickled ginger root on last cruise and said it worked like a charm