Interior cabin for motion sickness?

[mrandmrscruiser]

I tend to get motion sick in cars and have never been on a cruise before so I dont know how I will be. I have heard that interior cabins are best for those prone to motion sickness but I have also heard that a window or deck out your cabin so you can see out is better?? Any tips? Does a cabin on the outside with windows make motion sickness worse? Would I really be better off on a interior cabin??

Thanks!

[Emmet]

I tend to get motion sick in cars and have never been on a cruise before so I dont know how I will be. I have heard that interior cabins are best for those prone to motion sickness but I have also heard that a window or deck out your cabin so you can see out is better?? Any tips? Does a cabin on the outside with windows make motion sickness worse? Would I really be better off on a interior cabin??

Thanks!

 

Ocean view or balconies are ALWAYS better if you can afford them. The only people I know who say they prefer interior rooms have never cruised in OV or balconies. They think it's not worth the difference but they have nothing to compare it too. Nobody goes back to interior rooms after experiencing an oceanview or balcony if they can afford it. Sometimes you have no choice but choose views if at all possible. You can always close the drapes if that really helps your seasickness. All cabins have light blocking drapes so gamblers can stay in the casinos all night and sleep during the day. In fact, hard core gamblers are probably the only major group of folks who really prefer the total dark of interior cabins. You cruise to see and enjoy new places, eh?

 

I get seasick and looking out at the horizon helps. There is NO natural light in an inside room, no view. You can sleep in way too late because you have no sunlight to tell time of day by. Get the seasick patch, or wear the cuff/bracelets. Both work.

Emmet

[NCTribeFan]

I've had more problem in OV cabins that in insides, but I think it probably totally depends on the ship, the seas, the location and many other things.

 

Do a search for "seasick remedies" either here or on Google. There are threads pretty much on a daily basis.

 

I've suffered from motion sickness my entire life and thought I would HATE cruising, but even though we were on a small, old ship, in an inside cabin, in the bow, with 14' seas, I was hooked by the 2nd day.

 

And despite being pretty nauseated at times, I've never actually missed a meal on a ship. :p

 

I've never found that it was so far from an inside cabin to a public, outside deck that I had to pay the extra money to have a balcony.

 

Back when I had problems on ships, I just spent as much time as possible out on an open deck in the fresh air. When I had to be inside, I stayed out of the cabin pretty much all the time, except to sleep.

 

I've now done 4 cruises since I started adding Ginger Root capsules, and this past cruise, I even stopped taking the generic Bonine except for the first night. Had absolutely no problems (and it was another cabin in the bow).

 

I'd try to get a midship, lower cabin if I were you. Take the ginger (start a couple of days before you sail). I make sure I have some bonine, and I also even take the sea bands, but haven't needed them since I started taking Ginger.

 

You'll probably be fine.

[lindnet]

I've always had a problem with carsickness and was sure cruising would be a problem. I took ginger pills and used the acupressure bands on the first cruise, until I realized I wasn't feeling sick when I stopped.

 

So long story short, being inclined to carsickness does not mean you will be seasick.

 

And as to your original question.....I've always sailed in inside cabins, so I couldn't tell you if an ocean view would make you feel worse.

[Sea Hag]

I'm like Linda - get carsick, don't get seasick. Even when it's rough and people all around are getting sick, I still feel fine.

 

Since you don't know how it'll go for you, my opinion is that you ought to get an oceanview or balcony as near to the middle of the ship as possible. And middle to low in the ship vertically. That'll give you a cabin with the least motion, and you can either open or close your curtains, depending on which works best for you.

[rjm1cc]

You can get sea sick med's at the front desk.

If you have an outside cabin you will probably find that the curtin is closed or it is dark outside most of the time you are in the cabin. Espicaly at night when you are sleeping. Thus being able to see the horizion won't be possible most of the time.

The closer you are to the center of the ship the less motion. That means the botton deck or maybe one up and the center of the ship. The higher you are the more motion there will be. Cruise ships have stablizers so you will probably be ok.

I would take a sea sick pill when I first get on and then skip them in case you need another one. You might need a sea sick pill at night when you go to bed because you might feel the ships vibration. Does not matter where you are, there will be a little vibration. You will never notice it when you active, but could when you go to bed.

[CruiseLover824]

I think that you might discover that the ship is so big that you won't get sick. I cannot sail on smaller boats, say like a 40 foot sailboat, or even an 85 foot catamaran. I've sailed on both of those and got sick on each of them. I also get car sick if I am not the driver.

 

Next April, I will be taking my 4th cruise, and haven't had a problem on any of the Carnival ships I have been on. I have stayed on deck 6, deck 8 and deck 9 in interior rooms and a balcony room. You will feel motion throughout the cruise, but so far there hasn't been enough to even make me feel the least bit ill! :)

[mrandmrscruiser]

Thanks everyone!! I am definetly taking motion sick meds with me and am going to talk to my dr about what to take,etc. . . before we go. I think a interior cabin would make me feel closed in ya know??

[NCTribeFan]

I thought the same thing, as I've also had issues with claustrophobia, too.

 

Never a problem due to the cabin. But I have had problems in crowds. I'm much more apt to have an "attack" when standing in a crush of people all trying to get into the dining room, or the theater for the Captains Party.

 

Again, no cabin is so far from an open public area or even an outside deck that you can't get to it fairly quickly and easily.

 

I just wouldn't spend the extra money because I was worried about being seasick. But then, I have to watch my pennies. I normally sail in inside cabins because that means I can sail more often, and that's what is most important to me.

[crzycick]

We had a balcony on our last cruise and it was nice, but we rarely used it. We can afford a balcony on our next trip but instead are choosing an inside room and using the extra money for more excursions/shopping/alcohol/etc.

 

I get extremely car sick. Like driving down the street to the store I can get nauseous. Dramamine and Bonine always helped a little, but I would still be sick. On the drive to the port last time I tried something new, I took my bonine but also took ginger capsules and wore the stretchy wrist bands for motion sickness. I swear the times I forgot to put on the bands I started to get sick and within minutes of putting them on I felt much better. I felt so good that I was actually able to READ in the car!

 

The first couple of days on the boat I took the ginger and bonine in the morning but then stopped, with the exception of one rough cruise night I never felt sick and the one night that was rough wasn't too bad, I was just careful

[A2Mich]

I would guess it depends on whether or not you will actually be prone to seasickness, which is really motion sickness. Many times carsickness is more of claustrophobia than motion sickness. But to answer your original question more specifically, the cabins with the least movement will be an inside cabin on the lowest deck in the center of the ship. But, as stated earlier, larger ships tend to rock or pitch less than smaller ships, and most all, if not all, cruise ships have gyroscopic stabilizers to help control side to side roll, which is generally the most motion you will feel, the fore and aft pitch is generally not as noticeable as the motion frequency is different. If you're unsure, try and book an inside cabin, on the lowest deck, near the center of the ship for this cruise. While on your cruise, spend some time in the window seats of the buffet or on deck (as these will generally be fairly high up and near the sides of the ship), and see how you feel. If you seem to do alright with these areas of the ship, then maybe book an outside or balcony for your next cruise. Good luck!

[Cruisematic]

As much as the cabin location can matter it is so does the time of year and the route of the ship. Staying out of the Carribean before November gives considerable insurance against hurricanes and large low pressure systems. And taking the inside passage to Alaska means most days are not exposed to open ocean swells.

 

After 16 cruises, even though I am likely to get sick on a small ship or boat, I have never been sick on a large cruise ship, notwithstanding one day in late October 99 in 20 ft waves off the Florida Straits when I stayed horizontal in bed for most of the day to alleviate a little nausea. Never took medication but would not have hesitated if I had started to have the classic symptons.