Hi all... I am trying to book a cruise for Aug 5 on the Mariner (Bahamas, St. Thomas, St. Maarten) for husband and me... I cruised AGES ago, this is my husband's first time. So we are pretty new at this...
Question #1:
I am a little worried about sea sickness, and wondered if I could get suggestions as to which part of the ship I should choose on the Mariner, or does it matter?
Question 2:
I have limited my highest class to oceanview staterooms... hard choice because I liked the idea of a balcony, and would pay extra, but heard you are out of your room so much so thought I would save my money for excursions and shopping....????
My options are:
Deck Six, Oceanview Stateroom #6508 (which looks like it is on the back corner of the ship?)
Deck Three, Oceanview Stateroom #3503 (not quite mid ship, but close to elevators?)
Deck Two, Oceanview Stateroom #2340, #2630, #2640, #2642, #2648 (it looks like #2630 is closest to the middle?)
Hi all... I am trying to book a cruise for Aug 5 on the Mariner (Bahamas, St. Thomas, St. Maarten) for husband and me... I cruised AGES ago, this is my husband's first time. So we are pretty new at this...
Question #1:
I am a little worried about sea sickness, and wondered if I could get suggestions as to which part of the ship I should choose on the Mariner, or does it matter?
Question 2:
I have limited my highest class to oceanview staterooms... hard choice because I liked the idea of a balcony, and would pay extra, but heard you are out of your room so much so thought I would save my money for excursions and shopping....????
My options are:
Deck Six, Oceanview Stateroom #6508 (which looks like it is on the back corner of the ship?)
Deck Three, Oceanview Stateroom #3503 (not quite mid ship, but close to elevators?)
Deck Two, Oceanview Stateroom #2340, #2630, #2640, #2642, #2648 (it looks like #2630 is closest to the middle?)
Thinking about the old saying, "Under the weather", I would say go to the middle and go down low. Actually, given your choices I would go closer to the elevators on deck 3 (3503.)
I don't really think sea sickness will be a problem unless you have some really bad weather.
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To be honest, you rarely see any seasickness onboard these megavessels. The stabilizer technology is very advanced and can overcome some of the roughest seas. It's not uncommon to feel a little swaying activity but it is not so discombobulating as to cause maritime nausea. Of course, you would assume the lower the deck, the slighter the motion. You could make a case for that based on simple physics but, in my humble opinion, you will probably never notice the gentle motion of the ocean.
There is a motion sickness oil and I believe it is called Motion Eze and is sold at Walmart right next to the dramamine. You dab it on behind your ear just like the patch and I swear it works. I've never been sea sick and I've given it to people onboard who felt a little queasy and they've all told me it helped. Only costs about $5.00. Worth having just in case!
Almost any deck would be fine-as long as you TRY to be in the middle of the ship, and Fore/Aft movement will probably not even be felt. Side to side movement, at least on Mariner, is almost non-existant. We've been in 9602 on deck 9 on the port side and found no problem with movement. The ship store has a box of pills, called Bromine (I think that's the name) which is a chewable tablet once a day, and it take care of any motion sickness.
Originally posted by Jim1012:
The ship store has a box of pills, called Bromine (I think that's the name) which is a chewable tablet once a day, and it take care of any motion sickness.
Bromine comes in handy if you are sanitizing a swimming pool but it won't help sea sickness. What Jim is thinking of is Bonine.
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