Allure motion stability

[gram2kids]

I will be sailing for the first time on the Allure of the Seas Dec. 26th. I have not read any comments regarding the motion stability while cruising and was wondering how stable this ship was. I would imagine from the new technologies and the size of this new ship that would not be a problem. I just want to be prepared with meds/patches in the event that there is a bout with sea sickness. Please post your own experience and/or thoughts on the Allure's stability on open waters. Thank you.

[steamboats]

Oasis and Allure are extremly stable. Usually you don´t even feel any kind of motion. That´s what a lot of people are complaining as you don´t have the feeling of being on a ship.

 

steamboats

[EngIceDave]

I disagree, I just got off the Allure and on I believe it was night two, you could obviously feel movement, which surprised me. I was not alone because I asked others. I do not normally feel it, so it's not as if I am prevalent to seasickness.

Then seas were not rough, but it was windy, and the is one big monstrous ship, so it is my best guess that wind had more to do with the motion than the seas.

But yeah, I felt motion, more than expected.

[Tyron]

no matter how big a ship is....the ocean is bigger. :cool: ALL ships will experience some degree of motion & some people will "feel" the motion more so than others. better safe, than sorry....use the patch or meds if you're prone to motion sickness. :)

[Cruising89143]

Twice on the Oasis and we "never" felt the ship move at all. I personally like to feel the ship move a lot.

[gram2kids]

I appreciate your answers. :) My thinking is I should take along patches just in case there may be a problem..but, hoping that we don't. It's better to be prepared and enjoy the cruise then be ill and see only the inside of our cabin. As this will be my first ever cruise I want to enjoy all of it. Three weeks from today...I'm so excited! :D

[Yankee Doodle]

gran2kids,

 

Have a wonderful cruise and be sure to write a review!

 

 

Doodle

[LBB]

Just got back from Allure and felt VERY little motion. I like being rocked to sleep, but definitely didn't have this.

[ALSEAU]

I disagree, I just got off the Allure and on I believe it was night two, you could obviously feel movement, which surprised me. I was not alone because I asked others. I do not normally feel it, so it's not as if I am prevalent to seasickness.

Then seas were not rough, but it was windy, and the is one big monstrous ship, so it is my best guess that wind had more to do with the motion than the seas.

But yeah, I felt motion, more than expected.

 

The Oasis and Allure are the two biggest ships at sea. Longer, wider and higher. The longer and higher part create a large area for wind to push against the ship. If the direction of the wind flow is adjacent to the side of the ship and strong enough it will make the ship move.

[Silvery Seas Cruiser]

Much depends on what part of Allure you are on. My son and his wife had a ninth deck cabin in the very front of the ship facing forward. One time I was in there looking out the very large window that front-facing cabins enjoy. Wow! I could see the ship going up and down and really felt it. That was day two of the cruise.

 

That night we were in the main dining room and I felt a few disorienting moves. The main dining room is at the aft region of the ship.

 

The rest of the cruise was a smooth as smooth could be. We've now sailed both Oasis and Allure. My experience is that these two ships have the steadiest ride of any ships I have sailed, but once in awhile, you might feel the ocean. Better bring your meds just in case.

[cravingthis]

I appreciate your answers. :) My thinking is I should take along patches just in case there may be a problem..but, hoping that we don't. It's better to be prepared and enjoy the cruise then be ill and see only the inside of our cabin. As this will be my first ever cruise I want to enjoy all of it. Three weeks from today...I'm so excited! :D

 

Gram2kids, I have severe motion sickness, and for this reason I never booked a cruise (ever), until I read about the Oasis, and all the remedies that are available. Everyone I know is shocked that I'm going on a cruise.

 

I'm certainly no expert, but for my situation, I'm bringing meds and natural supplements. I read quite a few posts that Bonine is given out free at the Customer Service desk, but I purchased my own. My doctor advised me to try a pill at home first to see how I react.

 

Again, just my opinion and wanted to share with you; my family doctor would not recommend the patch (too many side effects), but there are others that swear by the patch. Every individual is different, so it could have been my medical history was not compatible with the patch ...

 

Good luck, I wish a smooth and stable sailing for you as well!

[Silvery Seas Cruiser]

Red Dragon, I am so glad you are deciding to give cruising a shot. In over twenty cruises I have been sea sick only once. Hubby went to the clinic and got me the free Dramamine which helped a lot. It will make you drowsy, though. You'll sleep peacefully with that stuff. Make sure to take as much as they tell you and keep taking it as long as they tell you.

 

Another trick I have heard is to book a lower deck cabin and a cabin that is mid-ship and not at either extreme of the ship. This is the most stable part of the ship.

 

I hope you have a wonderful cruise.

[cravingthis]

Red Dragon, I am so glad you are deciding to give cruising a shot. In over twenty cruises I have been sea sick only once. Hubby went to the clinic and got me the free Dramamine which helped a lot. It will make you drowsy, though. You'll sleep peacefully with that stuff. Make sure to take as much as they tell you and keep taking it as long as they tell you.

 

Another trick I have heard is to book a lower deck cabin and a cabin that is mid-ship and not at either extreme of the ship. This is the most stable part of the ship.

 

I hope you have a wonderful cruise.

 

Hi HeavySurf,

 

I never thought in a million years I would go on a cruise. I watched the Oasis documentary and heard of a few acquaintances who were already on it and said they never felt a thing. Next think I knew, I was doing some research and booked a cruise. My husband was shocked :eek:

 

I'm a bit nervous and very overwhelmed, that's for sure, but I picked the best ship for our first cruise. Yes, I spoke to a lot of people who told me the same thing you suggested, book low and midship, which I did! I also avoided hurricane season to minimize any rough waters. I read it came happen regardless, but hopefully our sailing will be nice and smooth :D

 

I drove to Buffalo to buy Bonine, since it's not available in Canada and plan to take it at night. I also have some natural supplements as well.

 

Thanks for the well wishes!

[strongclaws]

The Allure is very stable, I only felt the ship a couple of times. But, wear that patch!

[gram2kids]

Our cabin is midship, deck 9, balcony, will that be a good location? Not that I plan to spend all my time in the cabin that's for sure. I have never had a problem being in a boat speeding around a lake or escorting a large group on a whale watch off the coast MA, but a big, wide ocean is another thing entirely. I'm probably worrying to much and should just...go with the flow...and enjoy myself. I'll just pack some bonine/patches just in case.

[Mango Tango]

I tend to get seasick. On my first cruise back in 1992 on the Sovereign, I used the patch and got very sick from the side effects from it. Since then on my other cruises, I take Ginger Pills. They are a natural supplement and have been proven to be effective. I would never go on a cruise without my Ginger Pills! I take 2 pills in the morning and 2 more before dinner. I also start taking them at least a day before we sail.

 

I'm doing a B2B on the Allure in January. I can't wait to see how much different the motion is on the Allure to the Radiance class ships.

[cravingthis]

I tend to get seasick. On my first cruise back in 1992 on the Sovereign, I used the patch and got very sick from the side effects from it. Since then on my other cruises, I take Ginger Pills. They are a natural supplement and have been proven to be effective. I would never go on a cruise without my Ginger Pills! I take 2 pills in the morning and 2 more before dinner. I also start taking them at least a day before we sail.

 

I'm doing a B2B on the Allure in January. I can't wait to see how much different the motion is on the Allure to the Radiance class ships.

 

I bought the ginger capsules as well. Do you find they help with dizziness as well? I have that symptom along with the nausea.

 

My doctor refused to give me the patch, I did read about the horrible side effects, but for others, it does work. As long as something works, I'm be grateful!

[negrilbride]

I was a first time cruiser on the Oasis a few weeks ago. It was very windy the first two nights and I thought there was considerable motion. We talked to employees as well as guests who had sailed on her multiple times before, and they all expressed that she was moving a lot more than usual. The cruise director even joked that we were taking the back-roads to St. Thomas!

 

I would take some non drowsy Dramamine with you to be safe. I took one the first two nights and it alleviated the queasy feeling and sense of the spins that I had gotten. It was inexpensive and I was glad to have it at my disposal.

[CheapIrish]

It's better to be prepared and enjoy the cruise then be ill and see only the inside of our cabin.

 

Just some advice from 27 years in the Navy - if you do get queasy you don't want to stay inside. You want to get out where you can see the horizon since that's part of the disorientation that's causing the illness.

 

Of course, none of my Navy ships ever had never-ending food stations everywhere you looked topside, so maybe my advice won't work as well on a cruise ship! 8-)

[gram2kids]

Since my original post I have heard more negative then positive comments from cruisers on and off this thread regarding the use of the patch. I think I will stick to bringing OTC pills and a positive attitude. :)

[queen of cruising]

I take long lasting Gravol, which I believe is our Canadian version of your Dramamine, not sure of the spelling. I have heard funny things about the patches, one person's face froze on the side where the patch was, another had sea legs constantly, now maybe they have improved them. When I first started cruising back in the 1980's they were first coming out with these patches but a pharmacist told me that the drug that they put in them was the same drug that they used in mental institutions to sedate people and this drug was constantly being absorbed into your system. Whereas the pill you just take as needed. Now I am sure that they have really improved these patches.

[Mango Tango]

I usually take Dramamine the first day along with the Ginger Pills. Then every day after that I just take the Ginger Pills. They really do work!

[gram2kids]

I went to GNC the other day and bought the Ginger Pills. I believe the better thing to do is to go with the more natural way of dealing with nausea then with the patch. I'm hoping that I don't have to take anything at all and it will be a smooth sailing...but just in case, I want to be prepared. Thanks for all your comments and suggestions, they a greatly appreciated.

[neurosurg]

The scopolamine patch is probably one of the more effective medications, because it delivers the medication continuously -- and is often better than taking the oral medications "after the fact".

 

But the bonine (meclizine) is probably the better pill, because it won't knock you out like the other medications Dramamine (dimenhydrinate), which are antihistamines and can be sedating.

 

The ginger is safe, but no one knows why it works, and probably not the same way these above medications work.

 

The people that have reported bad effects from the scopolamine patch are probably older, since the older people often have too many side effects from the anticholinergic properties (sedation, blurry vision, mouth feeling dry, confusion, problems urinating). But if you can tolerate it, it probably is more effective of the treatments out there.

 

And speaking of the Allure, the captain mentioned this week that unlike the older (pre 1999 ships) which could list up to 15 degrees, the most they were able to get the Allure to list was in the range of 4 degrees, and even with emergency manuevers (high speed turns) to attempt to get the Allure to list, they could barely get to 5 degrees. And it felt that way this week, I only felt the ship rock a couple of times, and most of the time, I couldn't even see wine in a glass swirl back and forth.

[Showme72]

We were on the Oasis in Dec of 2009 and we could barely feel the ship move at all. :)

I had a GPS with me and found that the ship would speed up at night and slow (just a bit, maybe 2 knots) during the day. :cool:

We were high and aft on the ship and really enjoyed the slight nibble of the props as we fell asleep each night.;):D

During the LONG walk through the hallways I did take an occasional side step as the ship moved under me. No big deal and my medicine stayed in my luggage.:)

 

Take some meds with you just in case, but I doubt you'll need them.

 

Bill

Edited December 12, 2010 by Showme72