This Cruise Life

1. Travel Liquid Containers

These TSA-approved liquid containers can hold sunscreen, face lotion, mouthwash, or whatever you need to bring on your cruise!

2. Sunscreen and Bronzers

We love these Australian Gold products; they come in a variety of SPF levels to protect you on your sailing. 

3. Reusable Wine Diaper

We never cruise without wine diapers! These reusable bags include a padded super absorbent liner that protects liquor bottles, sunscreen, mouthwash, or anything else you don’t want to break.

4. Reusable Metal Straws with Plastic Tips

Save the turtles and grab yourself these reusable drinking straws! Many cruise lines are reducing single-use plastic, and that includes drinking straws.

5. Reusable Water Bottle

Bring an insulated water bottle so that you can have water or other beverages with you around the ship and in port. We love bringing ice water with us to the spa and these keep it nice and cold!

6. Carabiner Clips

To make it easy to carry your water bottle with you, we recommend picking up a couple Carabiner Clips to attach your water bottle to your back pack or bag! Plus, you can hang the bottles on wall hooks to keep them out of the way.

7. Magnetic Hooks

Cruise ship walls are metal, so these magnetic hooks allow you to get belts, hats, and other things off the floor/counter space helping you stay organized.

8. Chair Clips

Keep your towel in place while you lay out on deck with these low-cost simple chair clips.

Backup option: Towel Bands for thicker chairs.

9. Excursion Backpack

Lightweight, collapsible, water resistant, this backpack is perfect for beach towels, sunscreen, excursion supplies, and more.

10. Water Shoes

These are perfect for waterfalls, the ocean, or any rocky/uneven terrain. Many excursions rent these, but trust us, you’ll want your own!.

11. Passport Holder

I always carry my passport in this RFID protective case. It has pockets for cards and cash and keeps my passport secure.

12. Luggage Tags

Take the stress out of sail-away with these luggage tags. Tape and staples don’t always hold your identification on the bag, but these do the trick!

13. Seasick Sea Bands

These all-natural Sea Bands help deal with seasickness. They’ve traveled with Mark since cruise #1 in 2014. They also help when you’ve had one too many to drink…

14. Cruise-Approved Outlet Splitter

Cruise ships are notorious for not having enough outlets. You’ll want to bring a cruise-line approved outlet splitter on your vacation.

15. Portable Sound Machine

Cruise ships are filled with thousands of passengers and crew. You never know if you’ll have a noisy neighbor or a noisy cabin. I always travel with this and recommend it to every cruiser. 

16. Ear Plugs

These Ear Plugs go nicely with the Portable Sound Machine and Sleep Mask to help ensure a peaceful night of sleep!

17. Sleep Mask

I don’t care how “room darkening” those curtains claim to be in your stateroom! This two-pack of silk sleep masks is perfect for a night of rest and to keep ocean sun reflection out of your eyes!

Backup option: Molded Sleep Mask

18. Portable Backup Phone Charger

Photos, videos, and the cruise line’s app can eat up a lot of battery. We never go into port without a backup phone charger and recommend the same for all cruisers.

19. Cruising Ducks

Hiding ducks is a tradition on cruise ships and you’ll want to bring some with you on your next cruise.

Don’t forget the Duck Tags!

20. Tripod

Whether capturing video or photos, this portable tripod helps ensure you don’t miss out on capturing a single memory!