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We have used the fast ferry from Poole to St Malo a couple of times

The last time to St Malo was memorable

We booked on "Club Class" as we needed a good seat because of my wife's Parkinsons.

We entered the refined atmosphere of "Club Class" and were shown to our seats and offered refreshments and the atmosphere was serene.

Then a group arrived and among them was an extrovert life and soul of the party lady in her middle years whose every utterance was greeted with loud alcohol fuelled guffaws.

This culminated in an  anecdote about emerging from a large cake in earlier years and being unable to to get her tassles going in opposite directions.

This disrupted the serene atmosphere to the extent that people who had paid for "Club Class" were asking the way to steerage and some were even prepared to take a turn on the oars for some peace.

It remains the most hilarious crossing I can ever remember and becomes more amusing as distance dulls the memory 

Oh Joy!!

So the best seats must be the ones nearest to the loos!

I would recommend sitting outside. The fast craft generally have open accomodation and once someone starts throwing up the rest will follow! Do eat a decent meal beforehand as there is nothing worse than being sick on an empty stomach. Keep yourself hydrated as well. With regards to remedies - forget the wristbands, I would recommend "Kwells" if you need tablets.If it is on the rough side then grab a seat outside, have a palccy bag in your pocket just in case, wrap up well and enjoy! (I give this advice with reasonable confidence as I worked on fastcraft for three years in a professional capacity)