K4WAT

I have truly enjoyed reading all the excellent advice here on this thread. On our first cruise this past February, we had the patches, with ginger as a back up. Turns out after the first 24 hours we removed the patches and relied on ginger capsules. We also had ginger gum (expensive, but works fast)! Not once did we even think about feeling queasy. Even with 6-8 foot seas, we barely knew the ship was moving. Spend lots of time outside when possible. Be active if you can. Enjoy your vacation! One thing I did learn from my wife's doctor...if you can find it, get the ginger caplets with the liquid inside rather than the powdered. Just in case you happen to get a little green behind the gills- you will need something to work quick. Take the caplet and eat a green apple. Wash it down with a ginger ale or Sprite/7 up. The liquid filled caplets work faster, especially if you're already having trouble keeping something down. We also have the Meclazine just in case. I found 60 tablets at our local pharmacy for $6. I agree with many of the folks here though. My wife already takes enough medication. If there is some way we can find something natural (or not at all) we'll try that option before all others. Hope you new cruisers have as much fun as we did. And don't worry about anything. Just have fun. My wife can get motion sickness just watching television (no exaggeration!) and she was solid as a rock!

PS: Any medical professionals here that can confirm/deny the liquid caplets vs. powdered capsules would be appreciated. One doctors opinion doesn't make it a fact!

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Hello Everyone! My wife and I live in Burnsville, NC (Yancey County) and are taking our first cruise on February 2nd, 2013 on the Liberty of the Sea! Seems like time is just crawling....first time in years I'm anxious for winter!!!