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[quote=Anonymous]Specifically to your concerns:

-Seasick; this is something you cannot predict.  Pack various OTC remedies ahead of time. They also give seasickness meds out for free on cruise ships, but you will spend some time standing in line, most likely.

-Introverted, no problem.  Research your cruise line and their dining options.  We never share a table in two decades of cruising.

-General crowdedness/claustrophobia.  This can be an issue.  Most cruise ships are packed at baseline.  There is a reason that any disease onboard can and will spread several times the rate on land.  However, every ship has places where you can escape the crowds.  It’s fun to find these places.  Also; choose your stateroom wisely.  If you’re claustrophobic you may not be able to stay in an interior room.  And finally, there are small, specialty cruises, expedition cruises, and river cruises.  These experiences are very, very different from the big cruise ships that most people think of when you mention cruising.

-The other passengers. Every cruise line caters to a different set of passengers, and whomever they cater to most; you’ll find a lot of that type of passenger!  … and it’s important you find the “right fit” for you, or you will not like it.  Within that cruise line the passengers vary also with the departure port and itinerary.  This latter aspect is often overlooked.

-Medical care.  Also varies per cruise line, but I’d say ranges from good to superb for most, especially considering you are on a ship.  Some lines have impressive capabilities including mini-ICUs and XR imaging and US residency trained emergency medicine physicians for the passengers.   For anyone with medical concerns, it is imperative to get very good comprehensive travel medical insurance, and it is important to consider the itinerary.  Long passages over the ocean with no ports for days are obviously more risky.  Evacuation by air is very weather dependent, and to be avoided, if at all possible.

Bottom line; find the right fit for YOU and you will have an awesome time!
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