So that means don't go to sea! So there's always a chance that you get seasick. However modern ships are designed to ensure that their passengers have an incredibly happy and great cruise.
The way they do that is the ships are designed to deal with the ocean and one of the big innovations is modern ships have stabilizers. If the sea does move around a lot they can deploy stabilizers, which go to either side of the ship and stop it from rolling. The secret though is if you are concerned about getting seasick, make sure that you book a cabin in the middle of the ship and as low down as possible play here. That is where the least movement will happen and by booking the right cabin taking the over-the-counter medicines like Dramamine or Sturgeron or similar, will ensure that you do not get seasick. Remember the cruise lines want people to keep coming back and back and back, so they're going to make sure that they do whatever they can to make sure that you have the smoothest ride possible. The sixth thing that concerns people the most is about dressing up. I often get messages saying "I want to go on a cruise but I really don't want to go because I hate the idea of dressing up". Generally speaking if you like wearing relatively casual clothes and you don't want to get dressed up, most cruise lines have a smart casual approach. But make sure that you avoid the more traditional cruise lines where they do really expect you to dress up like your Cunard and Fred Olsen for example still have a lot of former lights and are very strict. Nowadays most cruise lines have a relatively relaxed dress code. So most cruise lines will allow you to wear much more casual clothes on board. However pretty much every Cruise Line will not allow you to wear jeans or shorts into the dining room at night. Although not all of them apply that strictly. If you want to wear shorts to dinner the best Cruise Lines to take a look at are Norwegian and Disney. Norwegian Cruise Line has probably the most relaxed and open approach to dress codes. The next thing I hear a lot is the concern of a norovirus and getting ill. I recently had a comment that "cruise ships are floating germ-ridden traps". The big concern here is norovirus. It gets a lot of publicity. Norovirus is the vomiting and diarrhea stomach bug. It's not very pleasant. Now norovirus it does happen on ships but it happens much more on land. The issue with ships is it has to be reported and it's documented and gets a lot of publicity because it's very clear that it's happened in a confined space. Whereas when it tends to happen, whether it's in hospitals, care homes or other places where people concentrate, it doesn't often get as much publicity. The critical thing if you don't want to get norovirus is just follow the guidelines and follow the rules - and the key thing is keep washing your hands with soap and water for up to 20 seconds. The little trick a captain once told me is you basically sing happy birthday to yourself. Use the alcohol gel that's around the place and avoid touching your mouth and avoid touching lots of public spaces that are touched a lot like handrails. But basically if you follow the protocols you have a very strong chance that you will not get norovirus. Don't let a fear of norovirus stop you going on a cruise. It happens on cruises but not as much as people think and it's much more common to have an on land. That's seven myths that I constantly hear about cruising that are stopping people going cruising, or things they believe about cruises, and they really are not true in my view. So I hope you found that helpful and if you did I'd love it if you gave a "like" or a thumbs up. But very importantly please subscribe to Tips For Travellers and you'll get much more travel inspiration, advice and tips.
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