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Cruise Essentials Every Family Needs to Know
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items We book and sail these cruises constantly, which means we've learned what actually makes a difference onboard versus what's just extra weight in the suitcase. This is the list we hand our own cruise families before they set sail, the things that turn...
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Cruise Stateroom Essentials That Will Save You
Cruiser Toolkit
Cruise Stateroom Essentials That Will Save You
The stateroom might look small, but how you set it up matters more than people expect. These are the additions we recommend to every family, the ones that solve a problem before it starts.
Sometimes with laundry you need to act fast! This saves you from needing to run a load of laundry on your cruise, and helps in a pinch!
Scrubba Wash Bag - portable travel washing machine
This does not need to be used for shoes only, but this can help make your stateroom even more spacious and organized. Put your items that you might need to run out the door to your next activity in here, so you don't have to look all over for them.
24 Pocket Clear Over the Door Closet Shoe Organizer
Every stateroom wall is metal, and once you know that, these become one of the easiest upgrades to bring onboard. No tape, no damage, just an instant spot for lanyards, hats, tools, and enough hold to count on for the week.
Magnetic Hooks 20pcs 30lbs+ Heavy Duty Blue
After years of packing for family trips, this is the one that lives in every pocket, bag, and cup holder without fail. It actually hydrates instead of drying hands out after the tenth use of the day, and the scent is good enough that the kids stop co...
Beach Coco Hand Sanitizer
Not glamorous, but a small bin for the kids' stuff can turn questions into "it's right there" expertise for the entire week. Perfect for toys, trinkets, fish extender gifts, or the ducks that somehow multiply by day three. Simple, easy, and worth the...
13''x13'' Fabric Decorative Storage Bin - Brightroom
Cruiser Toolkit
Not glamorous, just truly useful items. These are the small things that make a sailing easier, gathered from years of doing this ourselves.
We've seen a few things in our days, and we always recommend tagging your luggage in multiple ways if you can. You don't want to have to go through loosing your suitcase during travel, if you can prevent it! With this, you can track your luggage.
Apple AirTag (4 Pack)
These are truly helpful to safely hold your documents for your luggage, so the cruise staff can get your luggage to your room. Nothing more frusterating than lost luggage because a tag fell off. Start your vacation the right way.
6 Pack Luggage Tags for Cruise Ships by SEAVILIA
When traveling, it's super important to stay both preparred, and to stay safe. This gives us piece of mind, all our important documents are together, and protected in multiple ways.
Premium Leather RFID Passport Holder Case
A cruise isn't complete without cute clothing! We think this shirt is perfect to start off your voyage!
Cruise Crew Tee
Pool days, plane rides, relaxing, there's a lot of downtime built into a cruise, and this is what fills it without adding alot of weight to the bag. Charges once, lasts the whole trip.
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Black
For pools, water rides, the ocean, and anywhere a phone has no business being, this keeps it dry and still usable behind the clear window. Clips on, seals shut, one less thing to think about. Using this gives me one less thing to worry about while st...
LoveShackFancy x Target | Case-Mate Waterproof Floating Pouch
For anything that needs to stay close and stay dry, medication, sunglasses, whatever can't get left behind, this keeps it all within reach with a touchscreen window so the phone stays usable too. Crossbody strap included, so it travels with you inste...
Case-Mate Waterproof 2L Dry Bag with Built-in Phone Pouch
Small enough to slip into a crossbody or a pocket, but built to actually hold what a travel day requires, cards, cash, ID, all with RFID protection built in. The kind of detail that makes packing light feel intentional.
Vera Bradley Women's Sycamore RFID Finley Small Wallet Fresh Coconut with Camel
The one adult in the group carrying everyone's passports, cash, and cards should be wearing this, worn under clothing or over it, close enough that it never leaves your side. When you're responsible for more than your own wallet, this is the extra la...
RFID Blocking Waist Pouch Puritan Gray - Open Story™: Water-Resistant Belt Bag
Ship cards get lost, dropped, or left in a stateroom drawer more than anyone expects, and a lanyard fixes that from day one. Waterproof holder keeps the card readable even after a splash pad or two, ocean-creature design included for the kids who nee...
5 Pack Cruise Lanyards with Waterproof ID Holders