Believe me, I have a very strong stomach and actually enjoy a storm - which can (and did) cause one young passenger's porthole window to get blown in. While others are suffering below in their cabins I can take an exciting stroll along the decks with the warm wind and rain in my face.
A cruise is truly a wondrous thing. You are fed 72 times a day (ok - slight exaggeration). Waiters a ready to stuff desserts into anyone whose jaws are not already actually stuffed. I even told our waiter that my husband is a diabetic - the waiter shortly brought said husband all the desserts there were on the menu.
There are plenty of things not to do: a scarf-tying demonstration (yechhh!) bingo (arghh!) bridge (you must be joking!) If shuffleboard's too demanding, you can try ballroom dancing (forget it .. I have gold medals for ballroom dancing already!) When all else fails, take a nap, preferably by the pool so you can work on your tan while snoozing (and wake up burned to a crisp!) That leaves eating - and I have already covered that.
This is the least demanding (read most boring) holiday you will ever take. A bowl of Jell-O could go on a cruise - and by the time you get home you will look like same. BUT you will be able to visit numerous islands, take side trips: scuba diving, a really great underwater tour on the submarine at St. Thomas, visit beautiful sun-drenched beaches, do some excellent shopping, bring home lovely hand-made souvenirs. I only tend to visit the islands where the ship can go into a dock. Places like St. Martin (which is too shallow for the ships) is alright if you can get back quickly. If you wait until the afternoon when the seas begin to rise - you will have quite an exciting time getting back on board.
However, let me explain about the possibility of really rough weather. The El Ni¤o (or "Christ Child wind") begins promptly on 21st December in the Caribbean. It's something the glossy brochures won't tell you. If they do mention it at all they always say that the heaving and swaying of the ship and the passengers is supposed to be impossible due to the mythical, very "scientific", always effective stabilizers. They explain that these stabilizers will make you believe you are in a giant, floating hotel, (albeit one with lifeboats and lifeboat drill).
I have a theory: The raging seas, pitching ship and the urge to wear a diamant‚ life jacket to the formal nights was a direct result of the stabilizers being turned on. (The stabilizers, along with something called the "forward thrust rudder" were located directly under my cabin. They made a noise not unlike a giant can opener slicing through a tuna tin every time they were in use).
We'd be happily sailing along, eating our third breakfast and considering lunch (we were the lucky ones, being able to eat) when the captain would decide to switch on the stabilizers. First the staff would put out bowls of green apples and seasickness pills. Second, the crew would scurry about having so-called "routine" lifeboat drills.
There are numerous things to do when the boat heaves and the dishes from the dining-room sideboards cascade across the floor: You enjoy a pleasant leisurely dinner a couple of glasses of wine, go for a stroll around the shops, have fun walking along the corridors (it's like one of those fairground rides: you can walk the floor at various angles). Then we sometimes play table-tennis: that too is more interesting when everything is moving in 3D. I noticed water cascading through one of the ceilings and thought that a little unnerving.
I'm still debating whether the next holiday I shall spend will be in a real luxury hotel - one that doesn't float.
Anyway, just thought you'd like to know .. I still like cruising and will probably do it again.