Q – (12.19.25) – My husband is a nurse practitioner who told me at dinner last night that my aversion to large cruise ships is a medical condition and that somewhere buried in the medical literature it has a name. I have no issues with yachts or smaller vessels that carry say, a few hundred passengers. But if we are even parked in sight of a huge ocean liner I get extremely anxious and even a little frightened. Is this a thing or is my husband making it up? Do you have clients who have a medical aversion to these giant cruise ships?
A – We have not personally run into this kind of phobia but your husband is not exaggerating. Folks who are afraid of large cruise ships are said to be both Naviphobes and often Megalophobes. This means they have a fear of both ships and extremely large objects. It sounds like you have a rather practical and even mild association with both as you enjoy smaller ships and yachting to floating shopping centers. So do we. Stay well.
