Sea bands...YES or NO, (Debating on bringing them ) About This Page:

[DsnyDiva]

I was thinking about taking sea bands along with us on our Cruise. Has anyone else used them and are they a good investment (first time Cruiser's) ? If anyone has any information on them and how they worked for you I'd love to hear it. Thank you

[Lumieregirl]

I have them. I can't remember how much they cost. I've never had any issue on the cruise ship itself but I have used them on smaller boats (like tender boats or if you take for example an excursion) and they work well for me. I've read mixed reviews of them so I think each persons body reacts differently. I can't handle Dramamine so I wore sea bands and had ginger candy in me too just in case. I didn't feel queasy so it was a success.


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[Ariel in a doom buggy]

I use them for motion sickness all of the time, even on land. They are very inexpensive. I recommend them. They take up very little space too.


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[PixieMichele]

I think we got my mom a pair at our local drugstore (CVS or something) for about $11. They're re-usable, she swears by them and never leaves home without them.

They do sell them in the gift shop on the ship but that won't help you on your first day because the gift shops don't open until you set sail....normally around dinner/show time.

[HollyH]

I tried Seabands for nausea when I was pregnant and they didn't do a darn thing for me. The knobs also annoyed me to no end. But different people react differently. I would recommend you bring a couple of things to try for motion sickness if you are prone to it.

I had absolutely no trouble with motion sickness on either of my cruises and I was worried that I would as I don't do very well on smaller boats. I was completely fine. If you aren't normally prone to motion sickness, you will probably be fine.

[Disneybine]

I tried them once and they didn't work at all. It didn't make a difference whatsoever if I was wearing them or not. And yes, I do get seasick but no, I haven't found anything yet that helps except getting fresh air on deck.

[modisney]

We didn't have any luck with them either. We used them on our first cruise when DDs were 7 and 9 and they kept complaining they were tight. The left a little mark on their wrists where the pressure button is. Sailing out of Port C. we've found we really only need something the first night out and the last night in. Now we get the patch and use it for the first and last 24 hours and it seems to work for us.

[Starwind]

I use Sea Bands (brand name, not a knockoff) all the time. Motion sickness as well as nausea due to other reasons (migraine, medication, etc). I have used them for decades.

For me they work exceptionally well most of the time, and for the other much less common times enough to reduce the feeling of "I am going to throw up any second now" to "I still feel nausea, but it is more annoying then anything", which is a world of difference and a good thing even if it doesn't entirely get rid of it.

One thing I have learned is it is important to hit the proper pressure point. Off by a bit and they don't work so well or at all. When I find them not working really well I always check the placement and adjust as necessary. THe instructions and the official Sea Band website both have good instructions about proper placement.

Note that Sea Bands actually have clinical research supporting them. Yes, they are not perfect, but when they do work it is like night and day, IME.

I have worn them enough that I usually forget they are on. However when you aren't used to them you will probably find it takes a while to get used to the band and to havign the knob on the pressure point.

Another consideration is that if you wear a watch or fitness monitor you may need to adjust location. Normally I wear my Jawbone Up! and watch on the same wrist. When I ear seabands I usually transfer the band to my other wrist so there is more space to work with :-) Although there have been times when I did not switch and I could still wear the seabands fine, it just meant that the watch and Jawbone were pretty fixed in place instead of having the bit of movement they normally do.

FWIW, I have a coworker who normally gets very motion sick. He recently went on a cruise and before he went I gave him a pair of Seabands (er, I keep extra new unopened ones around for just such an occasion, that is how much I find they work). He wore the bands the whole trip and **had no motion sickness**. he was amazed and very very very happy.

-SW

[Angela McBride]

This is the best 12-dollar investment you can ever make. My husband got sick on our first two cruises (he gets sick every time he sees more water than a bathtub can hold). He's used the Sea Bands our last three cruises and has not gotten sick AT ALL!

[Danidurph]

Do you need to have them on prior to boarding? I thought they needed to be in place about 24hours

[Lumieregirl]

the seabands website says they can be put on prior to activity or after the onset of nausea. I usually put mine on only a few minutes before activity. Remember that you'll likely board the ship a few hours before it actually sails.


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[norm & linda]

I plan to bring sea bands on our upcoming cruise. On my first and only Disney Cruise I had extreme motion sickness and had never had a hint of it before that. I also plan to bring meds. The sea sickness took me by complete surprise so will definitely prepare for this next trip.