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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 9:07 am
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For those that like to cruise!!

Travel Bag
Birth Certificate
Driver’s Licenses
Cash/Traveler’s Checks
Credit Cards
Cell Phones
Cell Phone Chargers
Royal Caribbean Notebook
Pens
Highlighters
Digital Camera/Charger
Hearing Aid Batteries
Ziplock Baggies
Medicines
Tylenol
Post it Notes
Door Decorations
Laynard

To The Beach
Mesh/Beach Bag
Bathing Suits/Coverups
Squirt Bottle
Lunch Bag (Collapsible)
Water Bottles
Lip Balm
Sunglasses
Rain Ponchos
Spritzer bottle
Bug Spray
Disposable Water Camera
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Tolietries
Makeup Bag
Hand Sanitizer/Lysol
Jewelry
Brush
Toothbrushes
Razor/Shaving Creams
Deodorant
Hand Sanitizer
Hair Dryer
Flat Iron
Curling Iron
Shampoo/Conditioner
Bath and Body Works
Soap

Clothes
PJs
Shirts (Hers)
Shirts (His)
Pants (Hers)
Pants (His)
Shorts/Capri Pants (Hers)
Shorts (His)
Underwear (Hers)
Underwear (His)
Socks (Hers)
Socks (His)
Formal Wear (Hers)
Formal Wear (His)
Shoes (Hers)
Shoes (His)
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 10:47 am
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Other items we found very useful:

Electric teapot with tea and coffee bags
Binoculars
Walkie Talkies
Wine and corkscrew
Perrier (case)
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 11:47 am
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Very helpful! Thanks! I'm leaving Thursday for Vancouver for my Alaskan cruise, and I've already started packing.
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 12:30 pm
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Don't forget:

Tickets!
Hats
Sandles/Flip flops
Extra pair of glasses/reading glasses (if needed)
Cologne/perfume
Sunscreen SPF30
List of emergency contacts
Dramamine (or other antiemetic)

I also bring:
Earplugs
Eyeshades
Moist Towelettes
Guidebooks
Extra memory cards for camera
Camcorder with plenty of tapes
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 6:41 pm
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Very helpful! Thanks! I'm leaving Thursday for Vancouver for my Alaskan cruise, and I've already started packing.
For an Alaskan cruise I would add: very good anti-dry skin cream or lotion. I always get very dry when there. Take care of your feet, especially your heels. Attire on cruises to Alaska is far more casual than elsewhere. The mobs I've seen in the Vancouver airport have far too much luggage with them! It looks as if they are taking everything there own!
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 9:52 pm
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Originally Posted by oldpenny16
Attire on cruises to Alaska is far more casual than elsewhere. The mobs I've seen in the Vancouver airport have far too much luggage with them! It looks as if they are taking everything there own!
It may depend on the particular cruise line. We just got off a 7-day Holland America cruise to AK and 2 of the nights were "formal" and on two of the other nights we dined at the Pinnacle Grille. The Grille requested, but didn't require, formal wear.
The biggest problem we had in packing was the wide variation in temps. The cruise stared out in the high-80's from SEA and then rapidly dropped into the 40's and 50's in AK only to reach the 80's again as the cruise came to an end.
It required summer and winter clothes.
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 6:50 am
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Being a woman, formal is easier for me!

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It may depend on the particular cruise line. We just got off a 7-day Holland America cruise to AK and 2 of the nights were "formal" and on two of the other nights we dined at the Pinnacle Grille. The Grille requested, but didn't require, formal wear.
The biggest problem we had in packing was the wide variation in temps. The cruise stared out in the high-80's from SEA and then rapidly dropped into the 40's and 50's in AK only to reach the 80's again as the cruise came to an end.
It required summer and winter clothes.
I always travel with a dark suit (with a skirt). I can doll it up for formal. Looks a lot better than what a lot of women wear. I also always have a black skirt and dressy top. Very easy to travel with this sort of stuff. You guys and your tuxes! Usually my Alaskan travels are during the colder months; so I'm used to shlepping along a very big and heavy coat. I sometimes try to catch the last cruise north for the season just for the fun of it.
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 9:00 am
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Originally Posted by oldpenny16
I always travel with a dark suit (with a skirt). I can doll it up for formal. Looks a lot better than what a lot of women wear. I also always have a black skirt and dressy top. Very easy to travel with this sort of stuff. You guys and your tuxes! Usually my Alaskan travels are during the colder months; so I'm used to shlepping along a very big and heavy coat. I sometimes try to catch the last cruise north for the season just for the fun of it.
Hey, tell this to Mrs. Cholula, OK?? She still managed to haul a hundred pounds of clothes along on the trip.....
This was our third Alaskan cruise and we would have LOVED to go in either May or early October. It's less crowded, cheaper and you can pack for just one season. We traveled with five other couples and two of them could only do August so we were kind of stuck.
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 9:52 am
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Originally Posted by Cholula
It may depend on the particular cruise line. We just got off a 7-day Holland America cruise to AK and 2 of the nights were "formal" and on two of the other nights we dined at the Pinnacle Grille. The Grille requested, but didn't require, formal wear.
The biggest problem we had in packing was the wide variation in temps. The cruise stared out in the high-80's from SEA and then rapidly dropped into the 40's and 50's in AK only to reach the 80's again as the cruise came to an end.
It required summer and winter clothes.
This is the exact problem I'm having! Since I live in LA, I only have formalwear for warmer temps, so I'm stuck having to bring a wrap for my sleeveless and flimsy-sleeved formal attire. I'm also bringing a sweatshirt, warm jacket, gloves, shorts, jeans, long-sleeved shirts, short-sleeved shirts, a swimsuit, workout gear...I plan to do laundry once, so I don't actually have to take a full week's worth of clothing for each season. Thankfully, my 2 suitcases still have quite a bit of room in them, but I'm not done yet.

I do want to add that I'm packing old clothes that I can disgard along the way - primarily socks/underwear/workout gear.
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 10:51 am
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What is the deal with door decorations?

And FYI for those travelling to the Caribbean after this year, you will need a passport.
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 2:49 pm
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Originally Posted by sonora
What is the deal with door decorations?

Actually this is not a bad idea. I saw a few people who put markers of some sort on their doors. Might help as well if you're traveling with younger kids.
When you look down a cruise ship corridor and see a hundred other doors that look exactly like yours. It can be a little daunting.
I suppose that's why they invented room numbers but, hey, door decorations are more fun........
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 3:43 pm
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What kind of door decorations? A tasteful in-season wreath? Balloons? Wrapped like a present?
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 1:45 am
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Personalizing your cabin with a little decoration can add a homey feeling to it.

We've decorated for holidays and it adds some charm. Nice to come "home" to at the end of a day of sightseeing.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 3:28 am
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On our recent cruise to Alaska for Hunki's 45th High School Class Reunion, we hosted the "party suite" and marked our door with a big balloon.

Living in Seattle, we "layer dress" all year long so our normal clothes worked great in Alaska.

We each took one roll aboard and then shared one additional suitcase for our common gear, like binoculars, teapot, walkie talkies, resistance bands for work outs, etc., and, of course, Hunki's fancy duds. My formal wear is, for the most part, very crushable and easily packable, and, since we have no reason to go outside when we are formally dressed, our formal duds don't need to be warm. We both actually prefer very lightweight formal wear as we almost always end up dancing all night long when we get dressed up and dancing can be pretty intense exercise.

Our next cruise is a one nighter from Seattle to Vancouver, so we will probably only take and share one roll aboard.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 9:48 am
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I read on cruisecritic.com to pack a power strip, since outlets seem to be in short supply. Great advice, considering all of the "technology" I'm dragging with me in a lame attempt to be "reachable" by the office!
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