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Nothing much obvious here over the past 7 years so having just returned from our 3rd cruise, my viewpoint.

MrsVid and I got together in June '07 and have been living together since December '07, holidays together for the first couple of years were only in the UK, mainly visiting friends & family so when looking for something a bit further afield we decided to give a cruise holiday a try.

After a great deal of online research and brochure reading and not knowing if it would be something that suited us we booked a 7 night Mediterranean Cruise with Royal Caribbean on the Voyager of the Seas. Flight from Heathrow to Barcelona to join the ship, 7 days around Spain, Italy, France, back to Barcelona and flight back to Heathrow.

She'd booked the cruise for May 2010, I hadn't taken a lot of notice of the dates until about a month before we left, I was going to miss the final day of the season and the Cup Final! :shock: Calls to RC and questions on their website gave an assurance that major sporting events would be shown on their satellite channels :D they weren't and so I missed the 8-0 title clinching win over Wigan and the completion of the Double 1-0 victory against Portsmouth :twisted: even getting the results wasn't a simple task :twisted:

I'd used an airport parking service several times in the past with no issues so looked to use them again, interesting that using a portal saved around 40% on the price that my membership "preferential rates" would have cost us :roll: No idea what they're like these days but Purple Parking were a cost effective option (with the portal discount anyway), I knew where to find them, got out of the car, bags in the trailer, sat in the mini-bus and about 10 minutes to Heathrow, no complaints. I don't recall any issues at Heathrow, checked in an hour or so before the flight, on the plane, flew to Barcelona and off again, collected out luggage and found the RC people immediately. There was a wait of half an hour or so for another flight to land before we could get onto the connection coach and off to the port, all very straightforward though.

We'd selected a stateroom that had a balcony as we both smoke and smoking was permitted on balconies, this was one of the key factors in going for RC over other cruise lines that either didn't have the option of a balcony or prohibited smoking on them. Nothing special about the stateroom, twin beds pushed together to make a double, small 2 seater sofa, wardrobe, dressing table with large mirror and several draws, small bathroom with shower cubicle - the sort of thing you'd expect from a Travel Inn, just a smaller but of course with the changing view from the double glass doors leading to the small balcony where there were 2 chairs and a small table.

First port of call was Naples, we'd not booked any of the ships excursions nor made any firm plans of our own, just get off the boat as and when it suited us and consider taxi/ coach/ train/ walk as we went. So those with things booked for the day are up early, getting their breakfast and queuing up to go down the gangway as soon as the boat docked, we lie in, wander off to have a quiet breakfast, and stroll off the boat late morning to go wherever our noses took us for a few hours.

Well, the first thing our noses told us was that the place smelt badly! First impressions were not good, a very grotty looking place, badly in need of a bloody good clean and some fresh paint! We walked about a mile, found a bar, had a drink and decided to head back to the ship, not impressed! Had lunch, investigated the boat, had a few more drinks, had dinner, a few more drinks, then off to bed. During the night MrsVid was taken ill, I guess it's fortunate that the small bathroom enables an adult to sit on the toilet and have your head in the sink at the same time, it would have been very messy otherwise!

She spent the following day mainly in bed whilst her stomach settled with me periodically wandering off to get her something to drink when required, she avoided all food for 24 hours. Whatever the illness was seemed to have passed so the following day she ventured out of the room, but staying on the ship, to try a little food and have a drink or two. That night it returned with a vengeance, with very little inside her to come out at either end she was in a great deal of pain. I visited the medical centre when it opened the following morning and they insisted that if they were to examine her that she'd have to come to them :? bringing her into contact with possibly dozens of others en route. There'd be an examination fee in excess of $100 and any medicine required would also cost if it were down to an existing condition, if she was diagnosed with the Novo-virus (something I hadn't come across previously) then there would be no charge as the ship would most likely be liable. This it was, she was given an injection and some pills and confined to our room for 48 hours, yet I was permitted to continue to wander freely, apparently now other guests sharing a room with someone that has contracted the Novo-virus are quarantined for a 24 hour period which makes more sense to me.

Our stateroom attendant was a star for those 2 days especially, nothing was too much trouble for him at all. Following advice that she'd found online we had opted to pay gratuities up front, these pay a certain amount to various members of the stateroom team and also to the dinning room team, as we'd used the dinning room once and it hadn't been a great experience, service wasn't great and maybe not coincidentally was the evening before she fell ill, we asked if we could give all of the sum to the stateroom attendant and his team, but this wasn't an option, of course we gave him extra anyway, he certainly earnt it!

No further recurrence of the illness allowed MrsVid our final day on board to move about the ship, next day back in Barcelona and the flight and drive home. Not a good holiday at all, but it didn't put us off the idea of a cruise holiday for the future. We were given $200 vouchers each towards a future RC cruise in way of compensation along with a few odds and ends being knocked off our cruise account.

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During that cruise we'd decided that we would get married and lessons learnt during that week were major factors in our wedding date and honeymoon.

We married at the end of May 2011, after the season had ended and it wasn't a World Cup or European Championships summer :) using our $400 vouchers our honeymoon was to be a 12 night cruise to northern Europe, with RC again of course on a smaller vessel, the Jewel of the Seas sailing from Harwich.

Having lived in Finland for several years with trips to Sweden, Estonia and St Petersburg I already had a pretty good idea of what we were likely to get and see and thought that MrsVid would appreciate the difference to places that she'd been to before.

A balcony room again as a necessity and we opted to pay gratuities as we saw fit. We booked two ship excursions for the 2 days in St Petersburg, much easier and safer than to try to sort out our own visas and organize our own trips in Russia, for other ports we again intended to do our own thing.

We were camped for most of the cruise in the sports bar where smoking was permitted, to one side was the casino where a few games were tried with MrsVid enjoying playing at roulette and the ships theatre to the other side, of little interest to me but very convenient for her to visit, stay if she liked it or return to me propping up the bar and watching sports on the telly. She'd watched a comedian the night before we arrived in Stockholm and as chance would have it he came off the boat at the same time as we did and walked the mile or so to the city with us, much to her consternation we talked about football all the way, he was an Arsenal fan btw :-)

Very clean city, clear skies, clear air, sun shining and well above 30C, she really caught the sun that day! There was another comedian that night (again I stayed in the bar) she wore a bright red dress and sat in the front row and received comment after comment from the comedian regarding her dress. What she hadn't realised was that she'd turned almost the same colour as her dress and sitting at the front he had a very good view of her white bits from above :D

Helsinki is another very clean city, another day where we just wandered around the city without going anywhere specific, not as hot as Stockholm was, but another very pleasant day.

Then on to St Petersburg, we'd booked an excursion to Peterhof - "the Venice of the North" - I'd visited there about 10 years previously and knew that she'd love the gardens and all the fountains, which she did. Another day of good weather which really does enhance the beauty of the gardens and fountains the trip ending with a hydrofoil trip back to the ship, good fun. On the second day we had a trip into the centre of St Petersburg, a busy city but plenty to see.

Some other guests had really filled their timetables, making 5 excursions over the 2 days we were there, far too much in my opinion to really appreciate any one of them, there were some very tired people on the ship when we sailed away :-)

Tallinn again is a clean city, we got up late, walked into the city, had a mooch around, some lunch and back to the ship, the main memory for me was the burger I had that was the size of a small pizza and very nice it was too!

It was a wet, grey day at the last port of call, Gothenburg, so we stayed on board.

It was a superb holiday in no small part made special by a good number of the crew and staff of the Jewel. Our stateroom attendant was very helpful, friendly and chatty, whatever we asked of him he sorted out. Most evenings we had our dinner in the main dinning room, our waiter and his assistant (Henry and George) were brilliant, so attentive and wouldn't be out of place in a top restaurant. One evening we did have our meal in the ship's speciality dining room, a marked difference in levels of service, disinterested staff, empty plates left on our table for over half an hour, forcing me on more than one occasion to have to get up from the table to approach a waiter to have dishes taken away and order drinks, needless to say we only dined there one and comments were made regarding the poor service level.

But the star of the cruise for us was Marko, the barman in the sports bar, a Croatian that supported Spurs at the time due to Modric playing for them, he invented a coffee based cocktail for me that was very potent! He invented a second that was a bit weaker for MrsVid :-) Many hours were spent there with a couple from Essex that also enjoyed the company, the chat and the cocktails.

Apart from the one poor experience it was an absolutely brilliant holiday, crew and staff were great (our room was at the front just underneath the bridge so we'd get a wave from bridge officers during our morning coffee and smoke), the weather for the most part was wonderful and we enjoyed all our visits ashore.

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Life has been a bit shitty for us for the last 18 months or so, some of it mentioned in places around the forum and another decent holiday was badly overdue so another cruise seemed the best way to go. We had intended it to be last year for my 50th but that was simply not possible due to events in the preceding months, some of which were still ongoing.

This time we went for a 16 night Mediterranean cruise sailing from Southampton on the Adventure of the Seas (sister ship of the Voyager), taking out the need for flights or parking as we're just 20 miles away along the coast just north-east of Portsmouth.

A balcony again for the morning/ night first/ last smoke of the day (although on most occasions the last smoke of the day was actually well past the first as there weren't many nights we turned in before 1am :D), a bit of a downer this time was that there were no bars inside the ship that permitted smoking, including the casino. Just the one room inside that permitted smoking which meant that you got to see and chat with the same faces on a daily basis. Fortunately the weather was excellent for the 2nd half of September, most days the temperatures being no less than 25C and some days definitely above 30C so no problem with smoking on the decks where permitted. The only poor weather came during the final 2 days coming back from Lisbon, still warm but a bit of rock and roll due to wind and sea swell.

Very noticeable on this cruise was the high percentage of Brits on board and many of them being in their 60s and well beyond, nice to feel in the younger age range at 51 :-) also a good number of mobility scooters and wheel chairs, if this is the trend for such cruises then sooner or later parking restrictions need to be brought in on the ships!

MrsVid had signed up to a cruise forum and had signed us up for a couple of private excursions, these were 4 couples in private taxis, one in Villefranche (between Nice and Monaco) and Civitavecchia (for Rome). France/ Monaco, spotlessly clean, clear skies, great weather and amazing views, but again Italy came across as a grubby country, in desperate need of a good sweep, a good wash and a few million gallons of fresh paint. In fact in Rome there were numerous places that need either pulling down or renovation! Neither of us were particularly thrilled with Rome, did the obvious tourist places with the rest of the group then got them to drop us off for the last couple of hours at a bar to be picked up after they'd done the rest.

In general the service on the ship was functional, did what it said on the tin but no more and no less, not a patch on our experience on the Jewel, none of the key members of staff being outstanding at all, either good or bad. Friendly enough but not as attentive or as interested in doing the small things and a few fairly minor niggles along the way that have added up to detract from the experience as a whole, but not massively.

Taking a holiday early in the season that covered 3 weekends hasn't done my FF any favours at all, I've been able to get online every now and again but it's been a slow, painful and expensive process. The ship's own online area has around 20 terminals, several of which are in need of some form of repair, broken key boards, mice and there own version of IE that absolutely sucks. We took our laptop which is far superior to their machines, especially as I won't use IE and having an ad-blocker installed certainly speeds up pages loading, but the wifi was a bit hit and miss and very few zones with a decent signal strength.

One massive surprise for me was this time they did have the EPL games available, including a 3pm Saturday game, unfortunately there were very few games I managed to see more than 20 minutes or so of due to meal times and other activities on board.

I'd say what made our holiday this time came from the Canadian couple that we met at our dining table, they ate there every evening, we missed one (can't remember why), one other couple turned up on two of the three formal nights and we only saw the 4th couple assigned to our table once. The Canadian couple introduced to the onboard quizzes, I think that they participated in virtually all of them but we joined them for each day's early evening music quiz and each evening's main quiz. A good mix of knowledge between the 4 of us saw pick up a few wins and several near misses which gained us various (crap) prizes with the RC logo attached. Some very good fun and most of the entertainment staff that ran the quizzes did a great job of making them enjoyable and interesting.

MrsVid dragged me along to a couple of shows on this trip, including 2 comedians, both of which picked on me to go up on stage, I got off very lightly both times compared to others, but I did enjoy both shows.

Our plan is to cruise again in a couple of years time for her 50th, at present our thoughts are to repeat Northern Europe but this time look for two or three privately organized excursions to see a bit more of what the likes of Stockholm and Tallinn have to offer along with a couple of different ship organized St Petersburg excursions, possibly back to Peterhof again but to include the palace this time.

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Blimey that was long. :shock:

Read all of it though and very interesting it was too. Mrs Spiny has always wanted to go on another cruise as she went on many before we were married but none since.

I will have to think of some pertinent questions for you. :)

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Spinynorman wrote:Blimey that was long. :shock:

Read all of it though and very interesting it was too. Mrs Spiny has always wanted to go on another cruise as she went on many before we were married but none since.

I will have to think of some pertinent questions for you. :)
Took most of the afternoon to write it and obviously condensed greatly (so it could have been much longer), happy to try to answer any Qs.

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A cruise is something i'd like to do but I've always been put off by the sea sickness problem. It seems a lot of money to fork out if you're going to spend most of the time sightseeing the toilet bowl.

How sea sick do people get and what do you base this on i.e how choppy were the seas when you went ?

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I've been on a ferry from Haifa to Greece which had a whole party who spent the entire trip throwing up. Not pleasant and it wasn't even rough. My Nan was also pretty sick on a boat to Canada according to her diaries, although that was the Atlantic and it was 1922. I guess ship design has come on a bit since then and I suspect that a modern cruise ship is also better than a ferry.

I suppose you don't know until you go, although it can't be a major issue otherwise the Cruise co's would have gone to the wall a long time ago.

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Dennisthemenace wrote:A cruise is something i'd like to do but I've always been put off by the sea sickness problem. It seems a lot of money to fork out if you're going to spend most of the time sightseeing the toilet bowl.

How sea sick do people get and what do you base this on i.e how choppy were the seas when you went ?
Other than on the first cruise when the mrs picked up the virus I've no personal knowledge of anyone being sick at all. These are massive ships and the movement is very little even with 4-5m swell and force 6-7 winds coming through the Bay of Biscay.

The mrs took something called "Kwell" with us as a precaution, the packets remain unopened.

Possibly a short Med fly/cruise would suit you as a tester as it's much more sheltered there than the Atlantic or North seas.

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Enjoyable read :D

Cruising is the fastest growing form of holidaying I believe. Did a cruise and stay a few years ago (1 week Majorca then a med cruise) and we loved it, but I can say if it roughed up it would be a worry for me, and you are pretty vulnerable should illness prevail.

That said, like plane flights, you only hear of things when they go wrong, and illness and dangerous weather conditions are rare and we had absolutely no issues, (hand wash/sprays everywhere) but I found it amazing how many ignored the hand sprays and dived into the food with bare hands :shock:

It is a great way to visit places short term with a view to spending a week or two there another time - Sardinia definitely on our to do list - and we made some great friends from the dining arrangements, although one couple didn't join us for the whole week.

Saving for our next cruise as we speak.

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Cracking read Vid, thanks for sharing :)

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This should give you an idea of the size of the ships, ours is the one at the front
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Dennisthemenace wrote:A cruise is something i'd like to do but I've always been put off by the sea sickness problem. It seems a lot of money to fork out if you're going to spend most of the time sightseeing the toilet bowl.

How sea sick do people get and what do you base this on i.e how choppy were the seas when you went ?
I had motion sickness as a kid and have been on three cruises as an adult. The first was a Nile Cruise, clearly not a problem and something I'd highly recommend as an introduction to life on the water. The second was an upgrade to a North Sea return cruise from Folkestone to Germany (stopping at Amsterdam :P) and again I was fine. With these two under my belt the wife and I decided to fly to LA and cruise to Hawaii and back for our honeymoon. The sea this time was a lot rougher and inevitably I got sea sick and couldn't keep food down for the entire trip - although, strangely, alcohol wasn't a problem 8-) . I would have asked for something from the ship's doctor but they had a virus breakout on the previous voyage so quarantined anyone who complained of sickness on our trip.

As Vid says, start small as a tester if you're that intrigued. Search for one that doesn't last too long and won't set you back too much and do a bit of research through Trip Advisor etc.

Nice read by the way Vid.

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Never seen anyone give Naples a good press. :cry:

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Wow Calvin. Going from the North Sea to the South Pacific. Is there actually any land between LA and Hawaii? What islands did you go to?

I like the idea of a cruise in that I like travelling from place to place, but tbh prefer to be more in control rather than having to stick to an itinery. That does require more time though.

Nearest I've been to a cruise was 4 days on a tall ship round the Whitsundays. Fantastic place.

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unc.si. wrote:Wow Calvin. Going from the North Sea to the South Pacific. Is there actually any land between LA and Hawaii? What islands did you go to?
Yes, it was quite a leap. Nothing between the West Coast and Hawaii except the odd whale! The ship docked at Hilo (Hawaii / Big Island), Honolulu (O'ahu), Lahaina (Maui) and Nawiliwili (Kaua'i) so four of the eight main islands. I fell in love with Maui as soon as I stepped off the ship and will definitely be going back there - probably via three different flights this time though.

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Nice.

Quite like Hilo. Not a lot there I guess but good base for the Volcano's national Park. I've still got some lava where we walked out to find where it was flowing (sort of oozing really, rather then flowing as such). Took a stick and poked it into the molten lava to make some shiny brand new rock. Great National park all round tbh, although was a tough drive to Kona afterwards trying to stay awake after being up since about 4.00am.

Did you go to the Na Pali cliffs and Kee beach on Kauai? Stunning stuff.

Honolulu was a bit tainted for me because we stayed at probably the worst hostel I've ever stayed at anywhere in the world :-)

Not actually been to Maui - next time maybe..

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I'm happy to say that I'm "far too young" to ever consider a cruise as a holiday :P , however a few years back, for my Dad's 60th, we ended up doing a cruise of Alaska. I have to admit it was a fantastic holiday, but it helped there were 6 of us; that we got off the ship every day (I admire you Calvin for doing Hawaii as I understand you have 5 days at sea before you see land) and that the scenary was unbelievable. Glaciers, sea planes, whale watching, fly-fishing, husky sled riding etc - highly recommended.

I was living in New York at the time, so caught a flight, via DFW to Vancouver. My parents, sister and brother-in-law, flew to Toronto and then took a train across Canada to Vancouver (I'm kind of happy I missed that part - though it sounded great, not sure I could have done that for 3 days).

Have heard that there are some great Caribbean cruises where some of the much larger boats have adult only sections, so you don't need to worry about sunbathing/eating/drinking etc with little monsters screaming near by.

However, with some of the more exotic places, money becomes a factor. It does amaze me how much some of these things cost.

The best part of Vid going on a cruise was it allowed me to use one of my favourite "comic" lines.

"I'm afraid Vid is currently away cruising"

......a while later "I should reiterate, before rumours get out there, that he is on a cruise, rather than driving dark and gloomy streets, looking for prostitutes...."

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unc.si. wrote:Nice.

Quite like Hilo. Not a lot there I guess but good base for the Volcano's national Park. I've still got some lava where we walked out to find where it was flowing (sort of oozing really, rather then flowing as such). Took a stick and poked it into the molten lava to make some shiny brand new rock. Great National park all round tbh, although was a tough drive to Kona afterwards trying to stay awake after being up since about 4.00am.

Did you go to the Na Pali cliffs and Kee beach on Kauai? Stunning stuff.

Honolulu was a bit tainted for me because we stayed at probably the worst hostel I've ever stayed at anywhere in the world :-)

Not actually been to Maui - next time maybe..
The Volcanoes National Park is really nice. Wanted to see the Akaka Falls but lack of time meant we had to settle for pointless stop off at a nut farm. In Kauai we kayaked down the Huleia River which was stunning. Honolulu was also a let down for me and I was very disappointed with Waikiki Beach. I was also taken aback by the sheer number of Japanese tourists visiting the USS Arizona memorial.
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Anyone got experience of taking a baby in a cruise?
Do they get sea sick?

When i say baby, 2+ (is that a baby still)?

And what about adults is there any definite 'cure' (do not talking about these pressure bands or eating ginger etc). Actually (probably drugs) sure to work?

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Zimmerman wrote:Anyone got experience of taking a baby on a cruise?
Do they get sea sick?

When i say baby, 2+ (is that a baby still)?

And what about adults is there any definite 'cure' (do not talking about these pressure bands or eating ginger etc). Actually (probably drugs) sure to work?

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Zimmerman wrote:
Zimmerman wrote:Anyone got experience of taking a baby on a cruise?
Do they get sea sick?

When i say baby, 2+ (is that a baby still)?

And what about adults is there any definite 'cure' (do not talking about these pressure bands or eating ginger etc). Actually (probably drugs) sure to work?
Aren't babies always sick anyway? :wink:
I can't comment on whether they get sick or not, but the problem with adult sea-sick remedies is that you can't generally drink alchohol when taking them, and they send me into a semi trance-like coma anyway - I need to constantly sleep. A bit difficult in my new career as an airline pilot.

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A cruise is just like a dreadful all inclusive package holiday except that you can't escape and the hotel sways from side to side. You could also capsize

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Not a fan of package holidays.
But I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone I know complain about a cruise.

Thinking of doing Royal Caribbean to Norway and Iceland (in the summer).

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My in laws are off there Zimm on a cruise in the summer :shock: They always go with a group of their similarly retired friends.

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Just a baby sitter will do.

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Zimmerman wrote:Not a fan of package holidays.
But I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone I know complain about a cruise.
Maybe that is because the thought of a cruise puts off a vast proportion of holidaymakers, including those who would whinge about it? Chuck in the typical cost and you would only get those going who are very keen. Whereas many would happily book 2 weeks in Tenerife at a moments notice, last minute, without thinking much about it and then whinge about everything afterwards!

The thought of a cruise has crossed our minds but we never really looked too far into it. A mass family cruise was then mooted at one point but we ducked out due to the thought of being 'locked' in close quarters with certain individuals. Cruising never gonna happen now so I'll be a landlubber for all future holidays.

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jpk wrote:A cruise is just like a dreadful all inclusive package holiday except that you can't escape and the hotel sways from side to side. You could also capsize
Which cruise did you go on then jpk?

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Zimmerman wrote:Anyone got experience of taking a baby in a cruise?
Do they get sea sick?

When i say baby, 2+ (is that a baby still)?

And what about adults is there any definite 'cure' (do not talking about these pressure bands or eating ginger etc). Actually (probably drugs) sure to work?
Been on several cruises and have issues with motion sickness on everything for the most part. Found that Dramamine works wonders. They have little patches now that you place behind your ear and last the trip. They also make a "non-drowsy" pill that works but from my experiences the patch worked the best.

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Zimmerman wrote:Just a baby sitter will do.

If I have to play bridge in over afternoon tea, so be it.
They tell me the cabaret in the evenings has some excellent singers. You don't want to overdo it. Also remember stories of celebrities being aboard to give talks, sign books etc. and one they particularly liked was Bob Wilson, really nice guy apparently.

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Well I marvel at the things we find beneath the ground
And that man can go faster than the speed of sound
But I still can't get my head around
Bob Wilson, anchorman

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