Along with the pleasure of cruising is the inevitable discomfort of sea sickness.  Well, for some but not all travelers experience motion sickness.  Among the passengers of a cruise liner, the degree or the level of sea sickness varies from minor discomfort to extreme agony.  However, there is a similar diversity of the symptoms among various individuals, but for a person under the same condition although at different times, generally, it does not vary but sometimes, there can be differences too.

On board any ship or cruise liner, the motions can be exceedingly complicated, sometimes even juggling especially on rough seas.  There is also the partial rotation on the ship\\\'s long axis that is called “rolling.”  For every direction the cruise ship is directed to, there are the constant moves of a start, the movement and the stop.  These are varied motions that can affect the persons on board.  One must get used to such motions or must know how to adjust in order to be in perfect harmony with them, otherwise, he or she will not be able to enjoy much of his or her cruise vacation due to sea sickness.

Sea sickness is commonly characterized by vertigo, headache, cool, pale and moist skin, sunken features, nausea, increased saliva flow, disagreeable hallucinations of the smell and taste senses, and muscular relaxation.  Symptoms that are considered to be general are regarded as interesting, as they offer indications to what kind of treatment must be administered, and also shed off some light on the mysterious processes of the sequence of the events that come between motion being the start and ends in illness.

When sea sickness occurs, the two senses, taste and smell, become erroneous in most cases.  Passengers, who are reliable judges on drinks and foods on shore, are more likely to become critics and complainants on board with regards to the quality of food served.  The illusions of smell and taste are complete that any ordinary effort to correct them is bound to fail.  However, when the ship is still on the water or to the dock, food or drinks such as tea and coffee are obviously of no conspicuous objectionable taste.  But in the event when the ship is sailing, this tends to change otherwise.

For sea sickness prevention and treatment, make sure you get a steady flow of absolute fresh air.  If yours is an optical vertigo, keep your eyes closed.  Adhere to a recumbent position to halt or prevent retching or nausea and use either one pillow only or none at all.  But if you experience head throbs or if you feel any head congestions, raise your pillow to one or two more, or better yet, move to a sitting position for a few minutes.  Saturate your blood with nutritive materials.  When you cannot seem to eat sufficiently enough at a given time, eat small meals in between.  As much as possible, do not get up from bed right away in the morning unless you have eaten something to fill your stomach, at least 15 minutes before you stand up.

However, should a passenger feels too sick to take a bite and is unable to retain food, he or she will then be able to gulp small pint of ale, porter or beer in six to eight doses with ten minutes interval.  And when he or she can take down on food, the passenger must be careful of constipation.  And so with those who are just slightly sick.  For those who are not, they must essentially practice few meals and moderate eating at the start of the cruise to prevent the symptoms of sea sickness.  Sometimes, digestion at sea can be capricious.  And oftentimes, sea sickness starts with dyspepsia as a result of an excessive eating.  Any alcoholic beverages or liquors taken by a sea sick person must be engulfed in unusually small amounts at a time.  Whenever food or drinks do not stay down, just try to take them portion by portion at a time at shorter intervals.

Before you embark on a sea adventure or pleasure into the open sea, and that you know very well that you are prone to sea sickness, for you to ultimately enjoy your cruising escapade, consult your physician first and you will be beneficially given systematic and careful instruction for your voyage.