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What To Pack On Your Cruise Vacation
on voyage - pack it up! than a swimsuit in the dining
rooms.
The chore of packing is a
necessary evil of cruise travel. If the ship holds an event
But paying attention to the requiring "smart casual" wear,
details can prevent you'll be fine in dress shorts, a
disappointment and can even give skirt, or trousers along with a
a certain edge to a trip to make short-sleeved shirt or polo
it more enjoyable. Why not shirt. The rest of the time you
resolve this year to take your can dress pretty much as you
cruise vacation packing to a new like. Useful accessories include
level? flat shoes with a good grip for
wet decks, sunglasses and a sun
What to pack hat.
Standing before a drawer and If you are going on an Alaska
closet full of clothes figuring cruise or other outdoor
out what to wear for a cruise can adventure, bring hiking shoes and
seem daunting. Here are some rugged clothes for the shore
ideas on what to pack. excursions. The key to an Alaska
cruise is to dress in layers
Day wear since the conditions can go from
cold to hot to wet very quickly.
For warm-weather cruises, bring
quality swimwear, as you're Evening wear
likely to spend a lot of time in
or around the pool. For women, Most cruises will have one or two
sarongs, cover-ups and sundresses formal evenings a week. Men are
are necessary, since most cruise expected to wear a dark suit or
lines require that you wear more tuxedo; women should wear an
evening dress (long or short) or packing. If you're concerned
a dressy pantsuit. Men can often about running out of clean
rent tuxedos on board. For clothes, don't worry. Most
evenings that are less dressy, vessels have self-service
women can get away with silky laundries along with valet
tops and trousers. Be sure to laundry service for a fee. And
pack a dressy sweater or jacket, remember, if you forget to pack
especially for the newer cruise something or don't want to do
ships, whose air conditioning can laundry, most ships offer a good
be quite powerful. A pashmina selection of clothing, swimwear
wrap is versatile and provides an and accessories in their onboard
extra layer in the evening, and shops. What you can't get on
it does double duty as an board, you can easily find in any
airplane blanket. port of call.
Mix and match 10 packing tips
Consider wearing outfits more If you follow these basic,
than once. If it looks good and common-sense tips, you can pack
is appropriate, who cares how only what you need, safeguard
many times you wear it? Keep it expensive items and keep track of
simple and change your look from important paperwork.
the waist up while wearing the
same bottoms -- slacks, skirts or * Pack your airline tickets,
shorts -- throughout the trip. A cruise documents, jewelry,
scarf or bold jewelry pieces can medication, eyeglasses, makeup,
change the look of a basic camera and computer in your
outfit. Other options include carry-on luggage, not in your
reversible clothes, which give checked baggage. Also, bring
many different looks for minimum photocopies of your passport and
prescriptions in case these items why dry cleaners use them).
get lost.
* Pack the bottom of your
* Also put a swimsuit and a suitcase with trousers, letting
change of clothes in your the legs hang over the edge of
carry-on bag. It sometimes takes the bag. Then pack the rest of
hours for your luggage to be your clothes, with lighter
delivered to your stateroom, and materials on top. In the end,
you don't want to miss any ship drape the trouser legs back over
time stuck in your traveling the pile; they'll keep their
clothes. crease and won't get a fold line.
* Pack your toiletry kit with * Bring an empty soft bag for
small travel-sized items. Better souvenirs. Also, toss a few empty
yet, get small refillable bottles plastic bags into your luggage;
and bring your favorite grooming you'll need them later to stash
products. dirty or damp clothes.
* Pack heavy items like shoes and * If you're traveling with your
toiletry kit before packing the family, mix their clothes
more delicate ones. Also, use throughout each suitcase, just in
shoe covers to pack shoes, and case a bag is lost.
stuff socks, belts and other
little items inside shoes to save * Mark your luggage with
space. bright-colored yarn or tags to
make them easy to spot and less
* Turn jackets inside out and likely to be picked up by someone
fold them in half, then put them else by mistake. Also, place a
in dry cleaning bags. The plastic copy of your itinerary inside
bags minimize wrinkles (which is each piece of luggage. This way,
if your bags are misrouted, the according to number of pieces and
airline will be able to find you baggage weight. Baggage rules
quickly. change all the time, so always
check with your airline before
* Watch the weight of your you start hauling out the
luggage. Most airlines have a suitcases. Packing is a chore,
50-pound limit; if you go over, but if you pay attention to the
be prepared to pay a hefty details, you can pack some of
surcharge. If you are traveling your cares away.
to overseas, know that many
foreign airlines will assess fees Bon voyage!
Anita Dunham-Potter is a Pittsburgh-based travel journalist specializing in cruise travel. Anita is a weekly travel columnist for http://MSNBC.com and Tripso, and she is a contributor to Fodor's "Complete Guide to Caribbean Cruises 2007".
Published At: www.Isnare.com
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