Cruise passengers urged ‘avoid these ships’ if they are seasick | Cruise | Travel

A top cruising expert has urged passengers to check one thing before they book their trip to prevent seasickness from ruining their next holiday.

One of the biggest benefits of going on a cruise holiday is the ability to experience a wide range of destinations on a single trip, all from the comfort of a large ship with various luxurious features and attractions.

However, in a blog post on her website Cruise Mummy, travel expert Jenni Fielding suggested that tourists who are prone to seasickness should avoid trips involving consecutive days at sea.

She advised: “Itineraries with more than two consecutive sea days usually mean that the ship will be heading out into open water, far away from coastlines, which can be where the worst weather happens. It can often be windier the further out to sea you go, which makes for higher waves, meaning that the ships will rock more.

“Transatlantic (Europe to America) and Transpacific (America to Australia or Asia) itineraries will have the most days at sea, and you’re likely to feel the motion the most.”

When booking a cruise trip, passengers who are concerned they might feel seasick should make sure that they avoid trips that spend extended amounts of time between ports.

This is because journeys travelling long distances between ports, on trips such as repositioning cruises, are travelling further away from the coast where higher waves are typically experienced.

Itineraries that offer plenty of days in port also give seasick passengers a chance to get off the ship and onto dry land.

Cruise Mummy also recommended that passengers looking to reduce the risk of seasickness should avoid booking a holiday on a smaller ship.

In most cases, the larger a cruise ship is, the less likely it will rock when subjected to large waves. Almost all modern cruise ships also feature stabilisers that help to keep them steady in all conditions.

The expert urged passengers who might feel seasick to choose a ship with a capacity of more than 2,000 guests in order to stay assured that they are likely to remain comfortable during the journey.

Finally, Jenni recommended that passengers who do feel seasick whilst on board a cruise ship should never go for a lie down, instead looking out to sea or walking.

She added: “If you do feel seasick, lying down in bed is probably the worst thing you can do. If you can muster the courage to head up to the top deck and look out to sea or walk a few laps of the promenade deck, you’ll likely feel much better.

“If that doesn’t work, cruise ships will give you seasickness pills free of charge, or if you’re really struggling you may be offered a seasickness injection”