I recently traveled around India on a cruise and suffered really badly from motion sickness. When I got back I did my research so that I didn’t suffer again, and I wanted to share the info I found here:

1.) Position of your cabin. When you book your cruise, tell the agent that you suffer from motion sickness and they will locate you cabin nearer to the centre of the ship. This will minimise the amount of movement that your cabin experiences, even on steady large luxury cruises and will dramatically reduce the chances of feeling ill.

2.) Eating ginger. Ginger has been a motion sickness preventive for many many years. It has within it a number of different natural chemicals that inhibit the gag-reflex of the stomach, there reducing your chances of throwing up. You may however still feel a little nauseous as ginger doesn’t prevent this.

3.) Walking about. You might not think its works but you’d be surprised. The unique movement that the brain experiences when on a boat is something it is not accustomed to and so it reacts badly. If you’re up and about and able to walk around the whole boat for a little while you movement sensory organs will begin to be more comfortable with the sensations and you feel much better

4.) Motion sickness tablets. This is without out doubt the most effective option for most people and is the most widely used technique. These tablets work to reduce the sensitivity of the brain to movement receptors around the body, therefore decreasing the disorientation and dizziness it feels. This unfortuantly has the side effect of often making you feel drowsy so be careful which activities you take part in. You should take motion sickness tablets ideally a couple of hours before you start the cruise to allow the ingredients to get into the blood stream. This will mean that you’ll be protected against sickness from the minute you step on the boat.