If you take a cruise ship to Alaska, is there much chance of getting sea sick?
There are two types of Alaskan cruises. One is a round trip cruise and the other is a one way cruise (either north or south). If you take a round trip cruise, then you will spend most of your time in protected waters (the inside passage) where it is very unlikely you will get seasick. If you take a one way cruise, you will spend a day in the Gulf of Alaska which is a large body of unprotected water. It is possible, if there is a strong enough wind, to get seasick in the Gulf of Alaska. However, these ships are big and have stabilizers. Though it is possible to get seasick, it is not likely. I get seasick easily (I have been on eight cruises including two weeks in Alaska) thought I have never gotten seasick on a cruise ship. However, for one Caribbean cruise I was warned ahead of time that it might be rough (there was a storm chasing us and the seas were rough). I took ginger tablets with me and I was fine. I like ginger because it is not a drug and because it is the only thing that wor
