Last December we went on our first cruise...western caribbean itinerary on the Rhapsody of the seas (RCI, 70k tons, launched 1996).
We were surprised how much movement of the ship we felt (I even had to hold both wheels of my wheelchair strongly, to keep from being thrown against corridor walls, etc)...once we left Galveston all the way to Key West, and then halfway to Grand Cayman we had "high seas" 10'-14', due to a cold front that had come through... and the ship was tossed around pretty hard.
This year we are on the Freedom of the seas 9/23 (Miami, eastern caribbean itinerary) and wonder if the technology of the ship stabilizers, etc has improved dramatically since the late 1990's ship designs?
Both wife and I were terribly seasick for 2 plus days :(
I am sure, the cruise lines spend alot of money and time in making their ships as stable as possible, sea sick passengers won't gamble, drink...buy stuff etc.
Please.. anything you can share with us to alleviate some of our worries would be deeply appreciated!
Question about Cruise Ship's stabilizer technology
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Last December we went on our first cruise...western caribbean itinerary on the Rhapsody of the seas (RCI, 70k tons, launched 1996).
We were surprised how much movement of the ship we felt (I even had to hold both wheels of my wheelchair strongly, to keep from being thrown against corridor walls, etc)...once we left Galveston all the way to Key West, and then halfway to Grand Cayman we had "high seas" 10'-14', due to a cold front that had come through... and the ship was tossed around pretty hard.
This year we are on the Freedom of the seas 9/23 (Miami, eastern caribbean itinerary) and wonder if the technology of the ship stabilizers, etc has improved dramatically since the late 1990's ship designs?
Both wife and I were terribly seasick for 2 plus days :(
I am sure, the cruise lines spend alot of money and time in making their ships as stable as possible, sea sick passengers won't gamble, drink...buy stuff etc.
Please.. anything you can share with us to alleviate some of our worries would be deeply appreciated!