Cruise packing list
Two things shape this list: the cabin is smaller than the photos, and anything you forget cannot be bought until the ship docks.
31 items
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The items
- Documents
- Passport and any port visas
- Boarding documents printed
- Travel insurance with medical cover at sea
- Cabin comforts
- Multi-USB plugCabins are built with about two sockets.
- Extra hangers×4
- Over-door organiser for the tiny bathroom
- Nightlight for finding the bathroom at sea
- Evenings
- One smart outfit each
- Smart shoes
- A wrap or jacketDining rooms are air-conditioned hard.
- Days on board
- Swimwear×2
- Cover-up for walking through the ship
- Flip-flops
- Sun cream, high factorSea breeze hides how much sun you are getting.
- Sun hat that will not blow off
- Shore days
- Walking shoes
- Day bag
- Local currency for each port
- Refillable water bottle
- Health
- Seasickness tablets or bandsTake them before you feel it, not after.
- Any daily medication, in the cabin bag
- Plasters and painkillers
- Laundry bag for the cabin
- Small torch
- Book or downloaded films for sea days
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Questions people ask
- What do cruise cabins never have enough of?
- Plug sockets and hanging space. A multi-USB plug and a few extra hangers solve both, and neither takes up meaningful room in the case.
- Do I need formal clothes?
- Most ships have one or two smart evenings. One outfit each is enough — they are worn once and photographed once.