Greek ferry help/ seasickness help

[Ferryhelp]

Hi everyone,
Myself, DH and our 3 DC are off on a ferry from Athens to Naxos, it’s a seajets fast ferry as this was the only one available with our flight times etc. the problem is I am terrified of feeling or being seasick. I have tablets, wristbands and patches to help as well as ginger biscuits and mints but I am still so scared and I have heard horror stories about these ferries being really rough and myself feeling/being sick. I’m determined not to show fear infront of the kids but I am really panicking so any last minute advice on how to avoid feeling or being seasick in addition to any positive ferry stories would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!
Emma x

I try to sit in the middle of the boat and low down. This can mean im inside but I'm OK with that.
I too was feeling sick before boat left the harbour. I didn't take a tablet as everyone kept saying it was calm. I ended up putting my head on an ice cold bottle of water and felt every single one of the 15 minutes until the Kwell kicked in...I was grey. Then poof....16 minutes and I was absolutely fine.

I would add to other advice: if you can, stick as close to the centre of the ferry as possible, as it's most stable there. The bows or stern experience far more motion than the centre of the boat. This worked for us on a very rough journey where the staff actually ran out of sick bags for the passengers (although we very fortunately don't suffer from travel sickness, can still sympathise a lot)

My son once threw up on his anti sickness wrist bands (whilst wearing them)

Sturgeon an absolute game changer for our family-and I even take some to my sister in America-only thing that works for her!!

I get awful motion sickness. But I take Kwells. I have just returned from the Isles of Scilly on the notorious Scillonian (or vomit rocket as its affection ally known). Twenty eight miles in the wake of Hurricane Erin in the Western Approaches. And I was fine!
sit in the middle of the boat. Deck may not be best if it’s high up and the therefore subject to more rolling. And take a pill. You’ll be fine!

Do you suffer sea sickness?

Sometimes the feeling seasick is because you think you’ll feel sea sick.

Don’t think about the rise and fall and place yourself looking forward at the horizon where the sea meets the sky outside in the fresh air and it’s much more calming, a good distraction, your body doesn’t feel the movement as much and take the tablets just in case!

If you can get your hands on them then Scopoderm patches are hands down the best things EVER.

I don't know if they've been discontinued though. I am desperately hoping not but can't get them anywhere.

I got seasick on a Greek island tour and a chemist there gave me emecalm. It worked really well. Uu can get in greek pharmacies. Not sure why it isn't available in UK.
https://epharmadora.com/vendors/becalm/emecalm-syrup-120ml.htm

Stugeron is the only tablet that’s ever worked for me.

Update:

Did both a seajets fast ferry and a slow ferry with stugeron, bands and patches and it was absolutely fine. Seajets one was very windy and rocky so I stood on the top deck in the strongest winds I have ever felt most of it as I was a bit anxious when I was inside and could see the horizon dipping up and down like mad with every wave😳.Both times I saw people with sick bags but no one was sick as far as I saw and I managed to keep a calm face infront of the DC which was the main thing too.

thanks again everyone for the reassurance it truly helped me so much xx

Great news! I'm so glad it was OK. I am really phobic about being seasick too or other people being ill, no idea why as I can cope with it fine on dry land! But I find the anxiety is worse than the actual thing. Stugeron is magical stuff.

Well done! I was horrendously sick on seajets Naxos to Milos, a bit part of that was because you couldn’t go outside, the whole thing was entirely enclosed so no fresh air. This also meant that the 2 toilets on board were permanently occupied. For that reason I’d always make sure I have a sick bag handy in case I can’t get to the loo.

I do t know if you will come back op BUT you can buy a watch which works like a tens machine on your wrist. It sounds loopy but it really really works! If you google anti sickness watch it should come up. I am terribly seasick and with the watch I’ve been eating breakfast whilst in heavy seas too rough to land. It’s magic.

This is really useful to know for future, thank you x

I can top that. I once watched a film of a train ride from London to Brighton in 4 minutes on a large cinema screen. I felt terribly sick after watching that.