Packing can be stressful, especially when you’ve never been on a cruise before. There are some cruise essentials you may need, to make your holiday that mare magical. To help ease the stress off packing for your first cruise, I have created an amazon list for you.
1. Carry-on Bag
This will help you have what you need when boarding, for a day in case your luggage takes a little longer. For example, passport, chargers, basic amenities, boarding passes, and more. It will also come in hand when, you are ashore and buying souvenirs or when you are on a Shore Excursions.
2. Blocking Card
It isn’t unknown when on holiday there may be scammers, beggars and pick pockets, and they are becoming more technical. However, most places you travel too are safe, and when docked the Captain will complete a daily announcement indicating if there may be any risks. Some ports like this are, Rome, Venice, Gibraltar, and more. This card blocker will hemp if in close contact to a card reader, no transaction will occur unless removed from the blocker.
3. Shoe Bags
You might clean your shoes before your holiday to make them sparkling and new however, you cant let that stop you from stepping off the tourist path. Once it becomes time to pack or place your shoes in the cabin, you want somewhere to put them without getting your clothes dirty. These shoe bags are extremely helpful, mess free, and easy to use.
4. Luggage Scales
Any holiday whether sea or air, you will have to follow certain weight limitations with your luggage. You are required to follow this more, when on a fly cruise. Avoiding the worries of being over weight and suffering a small additional cost, having these will help when packing to come home. There are some cruises where luggage limitations don’t apply such as Christmas cruises.
5. Magnetic Hooks
There is plenty of room in the cabins but sometimes you need the additional space, for specific items such as, lanyards, pyjamas, dressing gowns, extra towels and more. These just magnetise to any metal surface, in the cabin or on a balcony and are ready to use. Its that simple.
6. Portable Charger
If you are planning on exploring all day or taking time to shop, you might need a portable charger. The last thing you want is to get lost and not have a map to follow, or stumble on some amazing sights and not be able to capture it. There are some plug sockets around the ship however, there isn’t that many available to use. So being able to charge your phone with ease is the perfect way to remove something else to think of.
7. Silicone Straw
On board some ships they give the paper straws or none at all, having this in your pocket you can keep reusing. Ashore in a café you might not know how to ask for a straw or you are just not comfortable, that’s okay. You cant go wrong with this silicone straw.
8. Towel Clips
Although towels are available at your disposal, as well as sunbeds. The winds on the decks can be enough to blow your towels off. Using these clips will help keep the towels secure when laying on them so they don’t slide down and ruin your tan. You can also use them to help identify which sunbed is yours after all, they do blend in with each other.
9. Collapsible Water Bottle
Most cruise lines don’t offer water bottles but, water in cans. Modern ships have water fill stations where you can fill your own water bottles up as, bars aren’t allowed to do this for you. If you are completing a long walk, an excursion, going to the gym or just exploring ashore. It doesn’t take up much room in your bag or luggage and comes with a clip too, for a convenient water bottle.
10. Storage Bags
Heading somewhere cold and have too much to pack? Then these vacuum storage bags will come in handy. They allow you to maximise your space and pack more clothes. Never leave your favourite shoes behind again. When its time to pack to go home, simply load your clothes in the bags, roll them up and watch them shrink.
11. Packing Cubes
These are perfect for making your packing that little bit organised when packing, as well as protecting your clothes from any accidents. Being able to fit double into your suitcase, you have ample amounts of room to bring back loads of souvenirs.
12. Extension Leads
In your cabin you will have a limited amount of plug sockets to use, if you have multiple electronic devises or you are travelling with your family, you might need the additional. With this extension cable, it has a long cord allowing you to access your devise whilst in bed or on the balcony.
13. Suitcase Straps
There are hundreds of passengers on board, so locating your luggage in a field of suitcases might be difficult. To avoid the possibility to leave with someone else’s suitcase, having these straps on your suitcase will allow them to stand out.
14. Luggage Tags
When assigned cabins and its 3 weeks until departure, you will be able to print your luggage labels. These will help the staff know where they are going and if lost or not collected there is your information on them. These will need to be secured either, with cello tape or stapled, but this might cause the label to fall off. The luggage tags provide a more secure method.
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