This was my very first cruise and my husbands 20-something cruise although his first with NCL. I was excited and had done much research beforehand. I know how I can be on rides at theme parks so I had gone to my doctor and got a prescription for the Transderm patch to go behind my ear and keep me from becoming sea sick. I have to tell you, I think this may have made it worse.

We only live 6 hours from NOLA so we left out early Sunday morning and drove down. Check-in was a breeze. Within 45 minutes, we were on board having a light lunch and looking around the ship. Our luggage arrived at our room within 2 hours of boarding.

Before the sail-away party began, we were outside near the pool and I could start to feel sick. I could feel the boat moving before we ever left port. I quickly ran back to our room and applied the patch behind my ear. By the time we set sail, I was still queasy and was unable to eat. I was hoping to feel better by the next morning but that was not the case. I was sick the whole time I was on the ship and only felt better when in port off the ship. Read more