I love to travel and my boyfriend has always wanted to go on an Alaskan cruise, but thought a caribbean one might be better at first, that way any sea-sickness on his part might not ruin it totally for him.

We actually booked with Carnival rather than another line because they were the only one to actually call us after our information was filled out online. They offered us a deal including port fees, taxes, etc and said that since we were first timers, there was a possible upgrade included.

We left on a Sunday afternoon on the Carnival Conquest and everything was fine. We had a good time exploring the ship that first night and enjoyed the selections available for dinner. Unfortunately, during dinner, the boat started rocking. Apparently, we were following a small tropical disturbance. The rocking didn't stop for over 24 hours resulting in a lot of seasick people on board, my boyfriend included. He took medication for it, but it didn't help. I basically wound up walking around the ship by myself all day and going back to check on him every couple of hours. I really couldn't get into any of the activities of the day (ice carving, water wars, hairy chest contest) because I was so nervous and worried about him. Read more