All the obvious & maybe not-so-obvious essentials you need to maximize your cruise experience. From cabin accessories to pool items and emergency kit necessities: everything you'll want for the best cruise vacation.
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Cabin Essentials
Pool & Beach
Emergency Kit
Cruise Extras
Cabin Essentials
Things to make your stateroom more comfortable.
Most cruise ship walls & doors are magnetic. Use these to increase your storage space. Hang a beach/pool bag, wet towel, hats…
Hook Magnets
I can't sleep without a fan on, so this is a great travel-size option to bring onboard. Plus it's rechargable, so it doesn't use up one of the few outlets in the stateroom.
Travel Fan
Cruise staterooms notoriously have only a few outlets. Plugs like this allow you to charge multiple devices at once. (Be sure to confirm if outlet extenders or extension cords are allowed on your cruise line.)
Outlet Extender
Portable chargers are great to avoid a trip back to your room to recharge halfway through the day. Especially for port days!
Portable Charger
Pool & Beach
Obvious & not-so-obvious essentials for the water.
Pool decks can get windy! Clips to hold your towel & bag straps in place.
Beach Towel Clips
Swimsuits are an obvious must on a cruise ship, but they're so much more fun when they're cute & tropical. Love this set from from Herseas on Amazon.
Cutie Swimsuits
Of course you'll need a good pair of sandals, but if you are like me and hate normal flip flops, these platform sandals are a great option. Plus they have a heel strap to keep them on your feet when you walk up and down all those stairs onboard!
Sandals
Water shoes are great for beach excursions or even for wearing around the pool deck. No need to burn your feet going from the pool to the bar and back.
Water Shoes
Always great to have a pool/beach bag to throw all of your essentials in before you head out of your room. And how cute is this one?
Beach Bag
This hat has a strap to keep it on your head if it's windy, and a spot for your ponytail!
Sun Hat
Emergency Kit
First aid, medications, and extra essentials.
Helps with motion sickness. Dramamine works too, but this is a less-drowsy version.
Bonine, Less Drowsy
Aloe is 100% a must if you burn easily (I do). These packets are great because they are travel size, pass through TSA, and easy to throw into a small bag when you get off the ship at ports.
Aloe Packets
Immune support packets. I drink one every morning when I'm traveling for an extra boost of Vitamin C!
Emergen-C Drink Packets
Avoid wrinkly clothes on your vacation!
Wrinkle Release Spray
Honestly a must everywhere. Quickly removes stains from your clothes!
Tide Pen
WEAR YOUR SUNSCREEN!!! Love Neutrogena brand.
Sunscreen Lotion
Love these lip balms for extra SPF coverage to avoid chapped lips.
Sunscreen Lip Balm
Cruise Extras
A few cruise-specific items for the best vacation.
Print your cruise luggage tags, and slide them into these covers to keep them protected and connected to your bags. These do come in a few different sizes depending on which cruise line you're on!!
Cruise Luggage Tag Holders
Many cruise lines still use key cards, which are your lifeline on the ship: room key, payments, getting on and off at ports. These plastic covers have a wrist strap and a bag clip to keep your key card easily accessible no matter where you are.
Key Card Holders
Love these straws that collapse and clip to your bag for easy access!
Reusable Straws
Staying hydrated is a MUST on a cruise ship. Owala water bottles are my favorite!
