These items helped me so much as a mum of 3 on our first cruise.
Get yourself a decent backpack to carry on board with you as you will not have access to your luggage straight away.
Backpack-AliExpress
These are great for bulky clothing items to squash down and doesn’t need a vacuum you just push the air out!
Globite Compression Bags 3 Pack - Medium
Keep your items seperate and organised by using these packing cubes! Also helps with winkles in your clothing.
Packing Cubes
We purchased matching hard shell suitcases form big w for our recent cruise it worked well when trying to find them at the dock when the cruise was over.
Suitcases
Grab some luggage tags as a backup for lost luggage and to recognise your luggage easier