Loon, I am seasick prone, and would probably rather take a plane to Bermuda, and do my cruises elsewhere in calmer waters. That being said, when I was in Chile, there was a day where I was inflicted with mal de mer. I took the medications offered at the front desk and they did the trick. Those on the recent VOF cruise last October in the med had a terrible "hurricane-like" experience and Kimmi said her relief bands (the electrical ones) helped her after she was already sick. If you have never cruised, you just don't know how you will react. Your decision whether to buy these things or not. I think I am going to do so for my cruise in January in New Zealand, since my cabin in farthest forward on the ship!