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"Judith in France" wrote in message ... We often read about cruises on urg, so here's my little bit of info. We are going on a cruise for Christmas!!!! The first ever, from France to Italy, to Sicily,Crete, Egypt, Rome and a few more places I can't remember. My husband phoned tonight, I am in England and told me it is all booked up and the dog is booked into kenels. I can't wait although I am a bit concerned; I came over on the ferry from France due to problems with the Channel Tunnel and I felt decidedly queasy en route, what hope for me on the open seas??? The first time I sailed wth my husband was in Greece, on our honeymoon, we capsized but it was just a sailing dingy. The other times I have sailed were, again, in a Lazer and that is the sum total of my experience with boats. I was a wimp then and I suspect I still am even though it will be on a liner. Judith Try taking Stugeron tablets a few hours before. They worked for my partner when we were crossing the Pacific, and for me sailing across the Drake Passage. The other thing you can get is a small scopolamine patch to wear behind your ear, I think it's called Scopoderm, but you'd probably need to get it from a doctor. It certainly worked for my partner, who almost throws up when looking at a bucket of water. It's certainly worth considering. If your ship has stabilizers you should be OK anyway. Hope you have a great time! someone |
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On 1 Sep, 12:53, Des Higgins wrote:
On Aug 31, 9:43*pm, Judith in France wrote: We often read about cruises on urg, so here's my little bit of info. We are going on a cruise for Christmas!!!! *The first ever, from France to Italy, to Sicily,Crete, Egypt, Rome and a few more places I can't remember. *My husband phoned tonight, I am in England and told me it is all booked up and the dog is booked into kenels. *I can't wait although I am a bit concerned; I came over on the ferry from France due to problems with the Channel Tunnel and I felt decidedly queasy en route, what hope for me on the open seas??? I get badly travel sick and have done since I was a kid. *Sea-sickness was always the worst for me because you are trapped with no way out. People who do not get sea-sick do not understand how grim it is or how little you can fix it. *So, I used to dread sea crossings (despite really enjoying the few times I have gone sailing; I once won a GP14 race with a guy and I got sick 3 times) and tried all manner of solutions. It DOES help if you can see the horizon. *Staring at a table or door is not good; it is better if you can see into the distance; drugs do help a bit (sea-sick pills). *But, about 20 years ago, I magically discovered a wonder cure. *It does not work for everyone but many people do not even try it. *It now works for me every time and I now look forward to sea crossings on ferries. You have to lie down. That is all. *Staring at a ceiling when you are lying down is relaxing even in the roughest seas. I discovered this in a bad storm sailing from Cape Clear Island (near the Fastnet Rock) back to the mainland in a 23 foot boat. *It is only a 1 hour sail normally. *I was on deck and helpless (in a queasy stupor) and was sent below to get me out of the way. *Initially this seemed horrible because just going down the steps made me feel terrible. *I lay down on a bunk and 10 seconds later, felt great. *I just lay there while the 4 other people on deck got soaked and had to sail us home. *I emerged as we pulled into Baltimore Harbour, refreshed. The first time I sailed wth my husband was in Greece, on our honeymoon, we capsized but it was just a sailing dingy. *The other times I have sailed were, again, in a Lazer and that is the sum total of my experience with boats. *I was a wimp then and I suspect I still am even though it will be on a liner. Judith So I will have to lay prone for a couple of weeks then :-) Judith |
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On 1 Sep, 16:18, "Augustus O'Muircheartaigh"
wrote: On Sep 1, 3:57*pm, Judith in France wrote: On 1 Sep, 12:53, Des Higgins wrote: On Aug 31, 9:43*pm, Judith in France wrote: We often read about cruises on urg, so here's my little bit of info.. We are going on a cruise for Christmas!!!! *The first ever, from France to Italy, to Sicily,Crete, Egypt, Rome and a few more places I can't remember. *My husband phoned tonight, I am in England and told me it is all booked up and the dog is booked into kenels. *I can't wait although I am a bit concerned; I came over on the ferry from France due to problems with the Channel Tunnel and I felt decidedly queasy en route, what hope for me on the open seas??? I get badly travel sick and have done since I was a kid. *Sea-sickness was always the worst for me because you are trapped with no way out. People who do not get sea-sick do not understand how grim it is or how little you can fix it. *So, I used to dread sea crossings (despite really enjoying the few times I have gone sailing; I once won a GP14 race with a guy and I got sick 3 times) and tried all manner of solutions. It DOES help if you can see the horizon. *Staring at a table or door is not good; it is better if you can see into the distance; drugs do help a bit (sea-sick pills). *But, about 20 years ago, I magically discovered a wonder cure. *It does not work for everyone but many people do not even try it. *It now works for me every time and I now look forward to sea crossings on ferries. You have to lie down. That is all. *Staring at a ceiling when you are lying down is relaxing even in the roughest seas. I discovered this in a bad storm sailing from Cape Clear Island (near the Fastnet Rock) back to the mainland in a 23 foot boat. *It is only a 1 hour sail normally. *I was on deck and helpless (in a queasy stupor) and was sent below to get me out of the way. *Initially this seemed horrible because just going down the steps made me feel terrible. *I lay down on a bunk and 10 seconds later, felt great. *I just lay there while the 4 other people on deck got soaked and had to sail us home. *I emerged as we pulled into Baltimore Harbour, refreshed. The first time I sailed wth my husband was in Greece, on our honeymoon, we capsized but it was just a sailing dingy. *The other times I have sailed were, again, in a Lazer and that is the sum total of my experience with boats. *I was a wimp then and I suspect I still am even though it will be on a liner. Judith- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Des, again off topic my grandson is now playing football for Eire in the under 17's league. *He arrived in Poland yesterday and should be playing Russia as I write. *I thought you being Irish would appreciate an English boy, playing for Eire, through me his Granny, who is, as you know Irish:-) Judith kewl!!!! We need anyone we can get these days. There was a very famous evolutionary biologist called John Maynard Smith. *His daughter moved to Ireland and had a son there. *I heard him explain with great pride once that once when his daughter and grandson were visiting, Ireland were playing England in a soccer international. *The grandson insisted on an Irish flag being flown in the garden. This was in a posh suburb of Brighton and JMS happily agreed because it added to the image of him being a rebellious nutty professor. *There have also been Irish guys to play rugby for England (e.g. Kieron Bracken) and recently some guys called Joyce played cricket for England. They lost yesterday to Russia 2-1, I think it is Sweden today, though not sure. Judith |
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On 1 Sep, 22:51, "someone" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in ... We often read about cruises on urg, so here's my little bit of info. We are going on a cruise for Christmas!!!! *The first ever, from France to Italy, to Sicily,Crete, Egypt, Rome and a few more places I can't remember. *My husband phoned tonight, I am in England and told me it is all booked up and the dog is booked into kenels. *I can't wait although I am a bit concerned; I came over on the ferry from France due to problems with the Channel Tunnel and I felt decidedly queasy en route, what hope for me on the open seas??? *The first time I sailed wth my husband was in Greece, on our honeymoon, we capsized but it was just a sailing dingy. *The other times I have sailed were, again, in a Lazer and that is the sum total of my experience with boats. *I was a wimp then and I suspect I still am even though it will be on a liner. Judith Try taking Stugeron tablets a few hours before. *They worked for my partner when we were crossing the Pacific, and for me sailing across the Drake Passage. The other thing you can get is a small scopolamine patch to wear behind your ear, I think it's called Scopoderm, but you'd probably need to get it from a doctor. *It certainly worked for my partner, who almost throws up when looking at a bucket of water. *It's certainly worth considering. If your ship has stabilizers you should be OK anyway. Hope you have a great time! someone Thanks, I'll do a bit of Googling for that. Judith |
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On Sep 2, 11:41*am, Judith in France
wrote: On 1 Sep, 16:18, "Augustus O'Muircheartaigh" wrote: On Sep 1, 3:57*pm, Judith in France wrote: On 1 Sep, 12:53, Des Higgins wrote: On Aug 31, 9:43*pm, Judith in France wrote: We often read about cruises on urg, so here's my little bit of info. We are going on a cruise for Christmas!!!! *The first ever, from France to Italy, to Sicily,Crete, Egypt, Rome and a few more places I can't remember. *My husband phoned tonight, I am in England and told me it is all booked up and the dog is booked into kenels. *I can't wait although I am a bit concerned; I came over on the ferry from France due to problems with the Channel Tunnel and I felt decidedly queasy en route, what hope for me on the open seas??? I get badly travel sick and have done since I was a kid. *Sea-sickness was always the worst for me because you are trapped with no way out.. People who do not get sea-sick do not understand how grim it is or how little you can fix it. *So, I used to dread sea crossings (despite really enjoying the few times I have gone sailing; I once won a GP14 race with a guy and I got sick 3 times) and tried all manner of solutions. It DOES help if you can see the horizon. *Staring at a table or door is not good; it is better if you can see into the distance; drugs do help a bit (sea-sick pills). *But, about 20 years ago, I magically discovered a wonder cure. *It does not work for everyone but many people do not even try it. *It now works for me every time and I now look forward to sea crossings on ferries. You have to lie down. That is all. *Staring at a ceiling when you are lying down is relaxing even in the roughest seas. I discovered this in a bad storm sailing from Cape Clear Island (near the Fastnet Rock) back to the mainland in a 23 foot boat. *It is only a 1 hour sail normally. *I was on deck and helpless (in a queasy stupor) and was sent below to get me out of the way. *Initially this seemed horrible because just going down the steps made me feel terrible. *I lay down on a bunk and 10 seconds later, felt great. *I just lay there while the 4 other people on deck got soaked and had to sail us home. *I emerged as we pulled into Baltimore Harbour, refreshed. The first time I sailed wth my husband was in Greece, on our honeymoon, we capsized but it was just a sailing dingy. *The other times I have sailed were, again, in a Lazer and that is the sum total of my experience with boats. *I was a wimp then and I suspect I still am even though it will be on a liner. Judith- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Des, again off topic my grandson is now playing football for Eire in the under 17's league. *He arrived in Poland yesterday and should be playing Russia as I write. *I thought you being Irish would appreciate an English boy, playing for Eire, through me his Granny, who is, as you know Irish:-) Judith kewl!!!! We need anyone we can get these days. There was a very famous evolutionary biologist called John Maynard Smith. *His daughter moved to Ireland and had a son there. *I heard him explain with great pride once that once when his daughter and grandson were visiting, Ireland were playing England in a soccer international. *The grandson insisted on an Irish flag being flown in the garden. This was in a posh suburb of Brighton and JMS happily agreed because it added to the image of him being a rebellious nutty professor. *There have also been Irish guys to play rugby for England (e.g. Kieron Bracken) and recently some guys called Joyce played cricket for England. They lost yesterday to Russia 2-1, I think it is Sweden today, though not sure. Judith The BIGGG match is Saturday, Irl vs. Cyprus. If we win, it gives us a chance to get into the next world cup finals. |
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On Sep 2, 11:55*am, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-09-02 11:42:20 +0100, Judith in France said: On 1 Sep, 22:51, "someone" wrote: "Judith in France" wrote in messagenews:7f0 ... We often read about cruises on urg, so here's my little bit of info. We are going on a cruise for Christmas!!!! *The first ever, from France to Italy, to Sicily,Crete, Egypt, Rome and a few more places I can't remember. *My husband phoned tonight, I am in England and told me it is all booked up and the dog is booked into kenels. *I can't wait although I am a bit concerned; I came over on the ferry from France due to problems with the Channel Tunnel and I felt decidedly queasy en route, what hope for me on the open seas??? *The first time I sailed wth my husband was in Greece, on our honeymoon, we capsized but it was just a sailing dingy. *The other times I have sailed were, again, in a Lazer and that is the sum total of my experience with boats. *I was a wimp then and I suspect I still am even though it wil l be on a liner. Judith Try taking Stugeron tablets a few hours before. snip Thanks, I'll do a bit of Googling for that. Judith I swear by Stugeron but cruise lliners have stabilisers and you'll be very, very unlucky to have a bad day that will make you sea sick. *I'm not a good sailor, even though I love sailing and I took Stugeron like smarties all down the French, Spanish and Portuguese coast until we got to Gibraltar. *After that I thought I should tough it out but my sea legs were well established by then! *I know others who find the wrist bands very effective but I haven't tried those myself. -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon Stugeron do work but make me very drowsy and you have to keep a big supply handy for a long trip. They are well worth having though. In really bad storms, I still get sick even with them but feel fine if I can lie down. |
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On 2009-09-02 12:14:54 +0100, Des Higgins said:
On Sep 2, 11:55*am, Sacha wrote: On 2009-09-02 11:42:20 +0100, Judith in France said: On 1 Sep, 22:51, "someone" wrote: "Judith in France" wrote in messagenews: 7f0 ... We often read about cruises on urg, so here's my little bit of info. We are going on a cruise for Christmas!!!! *The first ever, from France to Italy, to Sicily,Crete, Egypt, Rome and a few more places I can't remember. *My husband phoned tonight, I am in England and tol d me it is all booked up and the dog is booked into kenels. *I can't wait although I am a bit concerned; I came over on the ferry from France due to problems with the Channel Tunnel and I felt decidedly queasy en route, what hope for me on the open seas??? *The first ti me I sailed wth my husband was in Greece, on our honeymoon, we capsized but it was just a sailing dingy. *The other times I have sailed wer e, again, in a Lazer and that is the sum total of my experience with boats. *I was a wimp then and I suspect I still am even though it w il l be on a liner. Judith Try taking Stugeron tablets a few hours before. snip Thanks, I'll do a bit of Googling for that. Judith I swear by Stugeron but cruise lliners have stabilisers and you'll be very, very unlucky to have a bad day that will make you sea sick. *I'm not a good sailor, even though I love sailing and I took Stugeron like smarties all down the French, Spanish and Portuguese coast until we got to Gibraltar. *After that I thought I should tough it out but my sea legs were well established by then! *I know others who find the wrist bands very effective but I haven't tried those myself. -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon Stugeron do work but make me very drowsy and you have to keep a big supply handy for a long trip. They are well worth having though. In really bad storms, I still get sick even with them but feel fine if I can lie down. Funny, isn't it - they're the only ones that don't make me drowsy. Anything else and I'm out for a few hours! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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someone wrote: "Judith in France" wrote in message ... snippy Try taking Stugeron tablets a few hours before. They worked for my partner when we were crossing the Pacific, and for me sailing across the Drake Passage. The other thing you can get is a small scopolamine patch to wear behind your ear, I think it's called Scopoderm, but you'd probably need to get it from a doctor. It certainly worked for my partner, who almost throws up when looking at a bucket of water. It's certainly worth considering. If your ship has stabilizers you should be OK anyway. Hope you have a great time! Ginger. As in wine or ale..........a wee dram in the ale is permissible ;) -- Pete C London UK |
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On 2 Sep, 12:13, Des Higgins wrote:
On Sep 2, 11:41*am, Judith in France wrote: On 1 Sep, 16:18, "Augustus O'Muircheartaigh" wrote: On Sep 1, 3:57*pm, Judith in France wrote: On 1 Sep, 12:53, Des Higgins wrote: On Aug 31, 9:43*pm, Judith in France wrote: We often read about cruises on urg, so here's my little bit of info. We are going on a cruise for Christmas!!!! *The first ever, from France to Italy, to Sicily,Crete, Egypt, Rome and a few more places I can't remember. *My husband phoned tonight, I am in England and told me it is all booked up and the dog is booked into kenels. *I can't wait although I am a bit concerned; I came over on the ferry from France due to problems with the Channel Tunnel and I felt decidedly queasy en route, what hope for me on the open seas??? I get badly travel sick and have done since I was a kid. *Sea-sickness was always the worst for me because you are trapped with no way out. People who do not get sea-sick do not understand how grim it is or how little you can fix it. *So, I used to dread sea crossings (despite really enjoying the few times I have gone sailing; I once won a GP14 race with a guy and I got sick 3 times) and tried all manner of solutions. It DOES help if you can see the horizon. *Staring at a table or door is not good; it is better if you can see into the distance; drugs do help a bit (sea-sick pills). *But, about 20 years ago, I magically discovered a wonder cure. *It does not work for everyone but many people do not even try it. *It now works for me every time and I now look forward to sea crossings on ferries. You have to lie down. That is all. *Staring at a ceiling when you are lying down is relaxing even in the roughest seas. I discovered this in a bad storm sailing from Cape Clear Island (near the Fastnet Rock) back to the mainland in a 23 foot boat. *It is only a 1 hour sail normally. *I was on deck and helpless (in a queasy stupor) and was sent below to get me out of the way. *Initially this seemed horrible because just going down the steps made me feel terrible. *I lay down on a bunk and 10 seconds later, felt great. *I just lay there while the 4 other people on deck got soaked and had to sail us home. *I emerged as we pulled into Baltimore Harbour, refreshed. The first time I sailed wth my husband was in Greece, on our honeymoon, we capsized but it was just a sailing dingy. *The other times I have sailed were, again, in a Lazer and that is the sum total of my experience with boats. *I was a wimp then and I suspect I still am even though it will be on a liner. Judith- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Des, again off topic my grandson is now playing football for Eire in the under 17's league. *He arrived in Poland yesterday and should be playing Russia as I write. *I thought you being Irish would appreciate an English boy, playing for Eire, through me his Granny, who is, as you know Irish:-) Judith kewl!!!! We need anyone we can get these days. There was a very famous evolutionary biologist called John Maynard Smith. *His daughter moved to Ireland and had a son there. *I heard him explain with great pride once that once when his daughter and grandson were visiting, Ireland were playing England in a soccer international. *The grandson insisted on an Irish flag being flown in the garden. This was in a posh suburb of Brighton and JMS happily agreed because it added to the image of him being a rebellious nutty professor. *There have also been Irish guys to play rugby for England (e.g. Kieron Bracken) and recently some guys called Joyce played cricket for England. They lost yesterday to Russia 2-1, I think it is Sweden today, though not sure. Judith The BIGGG match is Saturday, Irl vs. Cyprus. *If we win, it gives us a chance to get into the next world cup finals. They lost again yesterday!!!! Today is sightseeing and then another game tomorrow. Judith |
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On Sep 3, 10:48*am, Judith in France
wrote: On 2 Sep, 12:13, Des Higgins wrote: On Sep 2, 11:41*am, Judith in France wrote: On 1 Sep, 16:18, "Augustus O'Muircheartaigh" wrote: On Sep 1, 3:57*pm, Judith in France wrote: On 1 Sep, 12:53, Des Higgins wrote: On Aug 31, 9:43*pm, Judith in France wrote: We often read about cruises on urg, so here's my little bit of info. We are going on a cruise for Christmas!!!! *The first ever, from France to Italy, to Sicily,Crete, Egypt, Rome and a few more places I can't remember. *My husband phoned tonight, I am in England and told me it is all booked up and the dog is booked into kenels. *I can't wait although I am a bit concerned; I came over on the ferry from France due to problems with the Channel Tunnel and I felt decidedly queasy en route, what hope for me on the open seas??? I get badly travel sick and have done since I was a kid. *Sea-sickness was always the worst for me because you are trapped with no way out. People who do not get sea-sick do not understand how grim it is or how little you can fix it. *So, I used to dread sea crossings (despite really enjoying the few times I have gone sailing; I once won a GP14 race with a guy and I got sick 3 times) and tried all manner of solutions. It DOES help if you can see the horizon. *Staring at a table or door is not good; it is better if you can see into the distance; drugs do help a bit (sea-sick pills). *But, about 20 years ago, I magically discovered a wonder cure. *It does not work for everyone but many people do not even try it. *It now works for me every time and I now look forward to sea crossings on ferries. You have to lie down. That is all. *Staring at a ceiling when you are lying down is relaxing even in the roughest seas. I discovered this in a bad storm sailing from Cape Clear Island (near the Fastnet Rock) back to the mainland in a 23 foot boat. *It is only a 1 hour sail normally. *I was on deck and helpless (in a queasy stupor) and was sent below to get me out of the way. *Initially this seemed horrible because just going down the steps made me feel terrible. *I lay down on a bunk and 10 seconds later, felt great. *I just lay there while the 4 other people on deck got soaked and had to sail us home. *I emerged as we pulled into Baltimore Harbour, refreshed. The first time I sailed wth my husband was in Greece, on our honeymoon, we capsized but it was just a sailing dingy. *The other times I have sailed were, again, in a Lazer and that is the sum total of my experience with boats. *I was a wimp then and I suspect I still am even though it will be on a liner. Judith- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Des, again off topic my grandson is now playing football for Eire in the under 17's league. *He arrived in Poland yesterday and should be playing Russia as I write. *I thought you being Irish would appreciate an English boy, playing for Eire, through me his Granny, who is, as you know Irish:-) Judith kewl!!!! We need anyone we can get these days. There was a very famous evolutionary biologist called John Maynard Smith. *His daughter moved to Ireland and had a son there. *I heard him explain with great pride once that once when his daughter and grandson were visiting, Ireland were playing England in a soccer international. *The grandson insisted on an Irish flag being flown in the garden. This was in a posh suburb of Brighton and JMS happily agreed because it added to the image of him being a rebellious nutty professor. *There have also been Irish guys to play rugby for England (e.g. Kieron Bracken) and recently some guys called Joyce played cricket for England. They lost yesterday to Russia 2-1, I think it is Sweden today, though not sure. Judith The BIGGG match is Saturday, Irl vs. Cyprus. *If we win, it gives us a chance to get into the next world cup finals. They lost again yesterday!!!! *Today is sightseeing and then another game tomorrow. Judith oh well :-) |
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