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Author:  Babs [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:52 pm ]
Post subject:  woo Hoo I'm going on a cruize!
I'm so excited I just booked a 7 day cruize for my fiancee and I to go
to the caribbean. Boy I haven't been on vacation in years.

Now I'm worried about sea sickness. I get dizzy on elevators. LMAO
I've been told if you start taking ginger pills a few days before hand
it will help. Does anyone have experience with this or other ways to not get sea sickness?
Author:  Sheree [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:30 pm ]
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You lucky lucky girl!!!! How fun!! I've never been on a cruise but I just recently was on a very short dinner cruise in Maui. ("A three hour tour"... LOL ) The "skipper" handed out those "ginger" pills to everyone before dinner. (Just in case :drunk: ) I still have them .... never needed to take them. But he said they work like a charm.  

Wow! The Caribbean...... FUNNNNN!!!!  :dancin:
Author:  Shotgun CC [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 4:49 pm ]
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That's awesome, Babs.... I hope you have a WONDERFUL time.  :hi5:

When will you be taking your trip?
Author:  Guest [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:16 pm ]
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You can get those motion sickness patches.   I wore one on my neck the whole time I was in Hawaii.     Don't know how good they worked because I never went without it.    Gliding, parasailing, helcoptering, submarineing, flying, boat rides.  I got queasy a few times.    Your biggest worry will be falling off the boat or someone killing you.     Not even a Cruise Ship is like being in the USA.    Different rules.   Good Luck.     I wouldn't leave this country with free tickets to anywhere, on anything.
Author:  Jian [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:43 am ]
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Bigdog @ 3rd June 2006, 3:16 pm wrote:
You can get those motion sickness patches.   I wore one on my neck the whole time I was in Hawaii.     Don't know how good they worked because I never went without it.    Gliding, parasailing, helcoptering, submarineing, flying, boat rides.  I got queasy a few times.    Your biggest worry will be falling off the boat or someone killing you.     Not even a Cruise Ship is like being in the USA.    Different rules.   Good Luck.     I wouldn't leave this country with free tickets to anywhere, on anything.


You watch to many of those movies Bigdog.
LOL
Author:  Steven Kaplan [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:35 am ]
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If you are worried about sea-sickness, get some dramamine.
Author:  Tony [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:47 am ]
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Good for you on the cruise, you'll love the Carribean. Just got back from there scuba diving.

Re: the sea sickness. Two things you can do:
Just enjoy it and stop thinking about it. You'll have the prettiest green color (your fiance will love that shade of green), and you'll probably end up ejecting your guts all over the place.

or

Ginger is a natural preventative. It soothes a queasy stomach and has no side effects. You can get it in pill form, tablets or powder, as ginger root in many herb and health food stores, or as pickled ginger slices at Japanese food marts and even at many Japanese restaurants. Most serve it pickled with sushi, hand rolls, and other of their dishes. It puts out the fire that too much wasabe can start.
Some doctors recommend that you can take it 12-24 hours before, as preventing sea sickness is easier than curing it. Somewhere from 1 gram up to 4 grams per day of powdered ginger is recommended. Some studies seem to indicate that ginger is more effective in the reduction of vomiting and sweating than nausea and vertigo, although they reduce those symptoms as well. You can try gingersnap cookies and ginger ale, although their lower ginger content may not be as effective. They do work for many sailors though.

Eating peppermint in conjunction with ginger is reported by as being even more effective. Since mint does have some of the same calming qualities as ginger, this may be true. Perhaps it is just the belief that it works that is effective. Regardless, it is an inexpensive and pleasant addition. An added benefit is making your breath sweeter.

Another treatment is an accupressure wrist band. It applies pressure to a particular point on your wrist which can prevent the feeling of nausea.

Here's an interesting treatment that was found. It is a treatment that works on some after they are feeling queasy, rather than as a preventative. Immerse your feet in ice water. Anecdotal reports indicate it helps some people.

There are other preventatives, such as over the counter and prescription medications. Most should be taken in advance and not on an empty stomach. Be sure to read the instructions. Dramamine is one that has been used for years. Meclizine and bonine are also effective. You can find them at most pharmacies and drug stores. Scopolamine was used for awhile in the Transderm patches, but was taken off the market because of quality control problems, though it is now available again (as of fourth quarter 1997).  Be sure to read this warning about sea sickness medications. It might give you more reasons to try other methods of prevention than medication.

Scopolamine is a prescription drug in the family of chemicals known as belladonna alkaloids (belladonna from the Italian for beautiful lady. Renaissance women took belladonna to get dilated pupils, an effect of scopolamine). Scopolamine should not be used by people with glaucoma. Its side effects can include dry mouth (the most common side effect,) dilated pupils with blurred vision, drowsiness, disorientation, confusion, memory disturbances, dizziness, restlessness, hallucinations, and difficulty urinating. When you stop using the patches you can also get disorientation, confusion, memory disturbances, dizziness, and restlessness.

Scopolamine's side effects are not predictable. You could have used it without problems many times before and still develop an untoward reaction. Some of the side effects are similar to the effects of nitrogen narcosis, and even if you're having a mild reaction to the scopolamine (and maybe not even know it) the reaction could be more pronounced at depth.
There is no one I know of who can't get seasick if the conditions are right, but there are some things that can be done to reduce the possibility.

More Tips!
1. Don't drink liquor excessively the night before departing. The slight morning after feeling can be many times compounded on a boat.
2. Be careful to avoid greasy foods. The first sign of seasickness is indigestion and it often never gets past that point.
3. Drink Coke or Pepsi. These two drinks help reduce the chances of getting sick because they contain phosphoric acid, which is an ingredient in Emetrol, a drug to control vomiting. That's the medical explanation I received from a doctor when I asked why a Coke seems to settle the stomach. Eat Saltine crackers. They absorb the excess acidity very well. If the indigestion is really bad, take an antacid.
4. Stay up on deck where the air is fresh and you can see the horizon. The worst thing is to focus on a near object that is moving around in relation to the background like making an intricate repair below decks in the forepeak of the boat. When you stay on deck you can see the horizon and it greatly helps maintain your equilibrium and orientation. Also, since the smell of diesel fuel can aggravate seasickness, fresh air helps.
5. If you have a choice of berths, don't choose one in the forward cabin if sailing at night. At anchor, the forward stateroom is fine! There is less pitching motion in the center of the boat and the quietest berth from the point of view of movement is often the quarter-berth, if there is one.
6. Sleep on your back. This seems to support the stomach better from bouncing around, though, not being a doctor, I couldn't tell you why.
7. Keep busy on deck. Some say seasickness is completely psychological. I know of people who have gone asleep feeling well, only to wake up seasick, so I doubt that it's all psychological. However, if you sit around worrying that you might get seasick, it's apt to happen. Seeing and smelling others seasick doesn't seem to have an effect on me, but it may cause others to feel sick. If you're very busy on deck steering, or trimming and changing sails, you are less apt to feel bad, but once you do feel sick, activity tends to make it worse. You'll feel much better if you tickle your throat over the side and get rid of it. Obviously, this has to be done on the leeward side of the boat and it's best to have someone hold onto your belt in back, because you don't have much control while vomiting.
8. Have your ears cleaned before a long race or cruise. This has helped many people reduce their proneness to seasickness by allowing the balance mechanism in the ears to work better. I've never had it done myself, but I've heard it helps.
9. Be in good physical condition. It reduces your chances of becoming seasick and also reduces its debilitating effects on you if you do.
10. Steer. This even helps the crew members that have already started to feel queasy. Steering necessitates looking at the horizon (#4) and keeping busy (#7), and provides anticipation of what the next movement of the boat will be.
When you encounter very rough weather early in a distance race or long cruise, particularly early in the season or before you have had a chance to get much sailing in, your chances are higher you'll get sick. If you have a couple of days to get your "sea legs", (this term applies to maintaining your balance and insofar as balance affects your tendency towards seasickness, it has come to apply to that also), you should have no trouble.
Author:  Keith02 [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 7:22 am ]
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You lucky dog!

Just wait till you get out on deck and see all those stars......you ain't never seen so many stars till you are out at sea with no moon out....and wait till you see how blue the water is out there.

Gurl, what in the world are you doing going on a cruise with a date?.....A pretty gal like you should try a cruise with a cute girlfriend....It's guaranteed you will meet a few hunks if you go alone. LMAO
Author:  Guest [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:53 am ]
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No movies, real life news stories from the past 6 months.   I'm not a BSer.     5-6 lost at sea....
Author:  Babs [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:19 pm ]
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Allstar - you rock! Thank you for all the info. That is going to help me tremendously.

We are going in July.
I have heard horror stories of rape and other things that can happen on cruise ships.
We are using Royal Caribbean cruises which is supposed to be an older crowd with a good reputation. We didn't want the spring break mentality around us. Don't worry I will be careful. My fiancee isn't a small man. I feel pretty safe just having him around.

I can't wait to see the stars. It sounds very romantic. And I'll try not to fall off the boat.  LMAO
Author:  Charmin_Gibson [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 7:01 pm ]
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Yeah, have tons of fun Babs..... I'm sure ya will.  :wave:

But, maybe you SHOULD have taken Keith's advice.... there's bound to be some good lookin' single guys on that cruise.  :dancin:  (you know, make it a bachelorette party kinda cruise?)  Why go with one in particular?

Kidding... I'm sure you'll have a blast.
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