Cruises to Antarctica

[mrs.dr.ron]

You used to be able to buy the patches in Aust - but they got banned a few years ago - because of side effects

 

[Flying mermaid]

Can you tell me where and how you got those patches? I found this from NZ: Scopoderm TTS 1.5 Scopolamine Patches 2
When we did a cruise around the Galapagos Islands a few years ago, + 1 couldn't eat for 24 hours and confined herself to our room despite trying all the oral tablets we had brought from Australia. Another guest gave her one of her patches she got prescribed from her doctor in the US,. and it worked wonders but it is not available in Australia....too bad she got blurry vision and couldn't read for the rest of the trip

yes there are side effects with the patches - you have to be very careful not to touch your eyes after applying the patch and also drink lots of water. I ordered from pharmac_ Direct. I have a friend who is originally from NZ and she verified with her family in NZ that it was a legitimate site.

 

[Flying mermaid]

You used to be able to buy the patches in Aust - but they got banned a few years ago - because of side effects

we appear to be the only country that has banned them - USA and UK still have them and the cruise ships seem to sell them. They are just hyoscine patches aren’t they? Dr FM says they have them in hospitals. She was very angry with me for ordering them from NZ and wanted me to go to a compounding chemist and see if I could get them made here, but it all seemed easier just to get them. I don’t plan on telling her

 

[casanovawa]

These were the glasses, not the most fashionable item but I haven't read this article but from another site that I saw I think you only needed to wear them about 10 minutes and so in a cruise cabin each day there would be plenty of privacy to try them on... But anyway here you go... Could These Glasses Cure Your Motion Sickness? | Innovation | Smithsonian

 

[casanovawa]

These days some of the operators will accept you as a half share of a twin cabin (or a quarter of a quad share etc) and they then try and find someone of the same gender to share with you. Takes the hard work out of you having to convince someone to go with you! Of course it means a bit of 'pot luck' as to whether you will enjoy the company of your cabin mate, but the upside is if they can't find someone then they will often allow you to have the cabin to yourself without paying the supplement.

That would be ok if the cruise line did it, i wonder how many do??

I often sleep in dorm rooms when i travel so sharing a room with someone else wouldn't phase me particularly... Unless they were a complete A-hole you can usually find a way to get along fine... Ear plugs and eye mask help... And a little consideration...

 

[Flying mermaid]

These were the glasses, not the most fashionable item but I haven't read this article but from another site that I saw I think you only needed to wear them about 10 minutes and so in a cruise cabin each day there would be plenty of privacy to try them on... But anyway here you go... Could These Glasses Cure Your Motion Sickness? | Innovation | Smithsonian

thanks - That’s interesting. I tried the “keeping your eyes on the horizon”, recently when doing some bumpy flying in small planes and it seemed to help me.

They aren’t available though until December and we leave Aus on 4 Jan, so I am a bit dubious as to whether we would get them in time......

 

[tgh]

thanks - That’s interesting. I tried the “keeping your eyes on the horizon”, recently when doing some bumpy flying in small planes and it seemed to help me.

They aren’t available though until December and we leave Aus on 4 Jan, so I am a bit dubious as to whether we would get them in time......

Available right now here :Anti Motion/Sea Sickness Glasses - Boarding Ring Only £59.95 Buy Now at www.marinechandlery.com for Fast Delivery

 

[ExpeditionCruiser]

That would be ok if the cruise line did it, i wonder how many do??

I often sleep in dorm rooms when i travel so sharing a room with someone else wouldn't phase me particularly... Unless they were a complete A-hole you can usually find a way to get along fine... Ear plugs and eye mask help... And a little consideration...

Quite a few actually offer it, but it tends to be more of the true expedition companies, rather than the more luxury cruise brands that have been moving in to the expedition sphere over the past few years.

Just a couple of examples of operators in Antarctica who offer it are Oceanwide Expeditions (three ships, the Plancius, Ortelius and the new Hondius which is the world's first Polar Class 6 ship) and Aurora Expeditions an Australian company operating the Polar Pioneer now, but bringing on their new ship 'Greg Mortimer' next year, which is the first of the next X-Bow design expedition ships. From Aurora's marketing spiel: "Our popular cabin mate finding service helps to keep the cost down for would-be solo travellers. If you are travelling alone, we will attempt to find a same-sex cabin partner and if a suitable partner cannot be found, you will only pay the standard single occupancy rate."

If you're prepared to do it there's obviously big savings involved, and in reality you don't have to spend a lot of time in your cabin other than sleeping.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Available right now here :Anti Motion/Sea Sickness Glasses - Boarding Ring Only £59.95 Buy Now at www.marinechandlery.com for Fast Delivery

i have just emailed them to see if they have in stock. I don’t mind the price of the glasses but they seem to charge 50 pounds per item for postage.

If I could be sure they work I wouldn’t mind, but.....

Edit had a reply not currently in stock - now trying to see if they can guarantee me getting them by end December if I order now. Still not sure if it’s snake oil or not, but what the hell - if they do actually work they would be amazing.....

 

[Flying mermaid]

They have said they can deliver by the end of December, so I have ordered 2 pairs and we can share them.....I decided given how much I have spent on this trip, what’s another few hundred and if they work it would be amazing.

I can easily try them out - just get Mr FM to drive me around while I try and read a book.....