1.) Batten down your cabin, lock all the drawers and latch all the doors back.
2.) Place desk chair upside down and laptop underneath the desk.
3.) Cameras, glasses, empty coffee cup and plunger – all to be stowed in a drawer.
4.) Use non-skid mats in the desk top and place a towel over all loose items which can roll or slide around.
5.) Place toothbrush away from the soap dish.
6.) Life jackets come in handy to propping your mattress up on a slight angle towards the wall (like a cot)
7.) Anything which creaks, place a piece of folded up paper in the crack.
8.) Last but not least turn on some soft music to drown out the sound of waves crashing against the hull and the pounding of the ships bow into the swell.
