First time cruiser - leaving in 10 days, am I forgetting anything/what else should I know?

[GCS2000]

Wife has the patch, we have dramamine as back up, and few other things just in case.  Most likely she will be fine once on the boat tbh.  Its the plane flights and the "anxiety" of thinking about it all that tends to compound things.  Long car rides are an issue as well and she can never read things in the car other than say a quick check of her phone or directions or something.  Anything longer and she has to roll down the window and stick her head out like our dog to settle things down.  

 

She has flown 6 times total in 30 years all with me.  2 flights for honeymoon down and back to Orlando 27 years ago and 4 flights out and back to Vegas about 15 years ago.  Otherwise its a heck no on airplanes for her.  Oddly enough we are taking a total of 5 flights for this journey but she knew she wanted to go and will gut it out.  We will get her some adult beverages before hopping on the flights and get her relaxed.  On the longer flights once she is asleep it will be no problem.

 

And yeah on disembarkation we plan to get some food and just take all the time we need getting off the boat.  Definitely no rush.  Flights kind of forced it this way which is fine.  It was either fly out at 9am very tough to make), 1:30, 4:30, or 8:30 so was a bit of no brainer for us.

 

 

[Mum2Mercury]

Thoughts on seasickness:

- Most cruisers prefer Bonine over Dramamine because it doesn't cause drowsiness.  

- The relief from crystalized ginger is instant, whereas medicine takes a bit to "kick in".  Some people also swear by green apples and ginger ale.  

- Lots of people, even if they have trouble with carsickness or small boats, are FINE on a big ship.  

- My daughter, who's an RN, turned us onto these "Punch and Pukes" -- they're quite affordable, and we keep them in our glove compartment now:  

 

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