Southampton (London), England Port Q&A

I famously get seasick on a wet pavement! So far I’ve been across the North Sea from Southampton to Norway (twice) and through the Bay of Biscay many times. I’ve never been fully seasick but have felt queasy occasionally. I have patches (Scopolomine) which you can get from Boots, but often need to order them in advance. They work well but leave me with a dry throat and a loss of taste for a day or so. Recently I’ve found Sturgeron15 does the trick. Take 2 within 2 hours of sailing and follow the instructions in the booklet. Often the medical centre on board will carry anti sea sickness medication and in some cases you can get an injection but if course that does cost. Despite my lack of Sea legs I love being at sea and find that lying down in a darkened stateroom works if it gets too much. Happy sailing

Answered by Gordon1310 on September 19, 2023

Have done the bay many times. it can be rough for 1 day but then fine. patches are good or can get meds from GP if you suffer bad. chewing ginger does help and you can get these from Holland and Barrat

Answered by sandy73 on September 19, 2023

As someone else has mentioned, I take stugeron as a precaution, then my sea legs kick in and I’m okay!

Answered by GilliB on September 19, 2023

Try ginger sweets, biscuits or ginger tea. Also green apples, seasickness medication or sea bands. Different things work for different people. I would recommend taking the medication 30 minutes or so before boarding and definitely the ginger x

Answered by EllieT79 on September 20, 2023

Don't worry it'll be fine crossed Biscay many times only had 2 rough crossings but didn't feel much rocking.

Answered by dengage on September 19, 2023

When are you going? Im booked for April 2024!!

Answered by Suzie68 on September 19, 2023

Try to find Seabands...they provide acupressure on the inside of your wrists and work well for me. Plus there are no side effects to worry about@

Answered by SueClark13 on September 20, 2023

Stugeron has always worked for me. I’ve heard a few people get side effects from the patches. My mum had a jab in her bum once from the onboard nurse, which worked really well!

Answered by Clarewithabear on October 09, 2023

Our crossing was as smooth as glass.

Answered by rjcm on December 28, 2023

We have also used sea bands and find they work well.

Answered by dengage on December 31, 2023