Melanie,
I have not taken a bona fide cruise but I have been on many ferries, on rides lasting as long as a day and a half. People who have done it have told me that they were not bothered by the motion. Yes, there are barf bags in racks along the walls, but not very many people use them.
I was on one particular ferry ride that was very turbulent, and I did see some people vomiting, but I couldn't feel anything different myself as a result of the motion (other than it was hard to walk and a bad idea to lock your knees). I took a Bonine pill ahead of time, but having never been motion sick, I can't say that the Bonine made a difference. But I have a friend who did get motion sickness to the point of vomiting on a whale watching trip once, and I suggested she take Bonine for her next sailing, and she said the Bonine made all the difference.
As an emet, surely you're able to resist the urge to purge even if you were to get motion sick. There are plenty of good remedies. Besides Bonine, there is the scopalamine patch and the accupressure wrist bands. And of course Dramamine, which is more primitive than Bonine and makes most people sleepy.
I wouldn't worry about the Norwalk virus. There isn't much of that going around in October.
Doug
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