Hi Bellas,
Here is the second video in my latest travel series. I recently went on 7 Day Carnival Caribbean Cruise. I spent months preparing for these packing videos. Today I'm showing you how I packed my Check In Bag for the cruise. Check it out!
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Check in luggage
- Samsonite Luggage (Ross)
- Neon Green luggage tassel (Target)
- Neon Green luggage tag (Amazon)
Clothing
- Tips
- Lay out outfits for each day, mix and match to each other and shoes.
- Neutral colors are great.
- Pack clothes that can be worn more than once i.e. dinner dress turns into beach dress for the next day
- Pack looser outfits so you'll be comfortable even if you gain a few pounds with all the cruise food
- Bring lightweight dresses that don't easily wrinkle and can be rolled up
- For dinners, try packing dresses with sleeves to keep you warm in the cooler, air conditioned dining rooms and theaters
- Dinner outfits
- 2 Formal night dresses
- 3 Sundresses
- One skirt and top combo
- One blouse and black leggings combo
- Pack rolled up in Gonex Compression Packing Cube
- Casual Clothes
- Black leggings – can wear to dinner, around the ship, to lounge, stretchy and comfortable
- Workout capris – for gym or active excrusions
- Black cloth shorts (Target) – great for beach coverup, daytime wear
- Jean shorts - I picked a white pair, great for mix and match
- Short romper – beach cover up or port wear, easy one piece outfi
- Tops
- Long sleeve shirt for cool nights and inside A/C
- Work out tank top
- One basic black tank – for the port, night outfit
- Tube top – day wear, no tan lines
- Beach cover ups
- White Tank Dress from target, looks great with a tan
- Colorful Dashiki from ross, wear around the room after shower, also for pool
- White dress from TJ Maxx, Blue Island brand has super cute options
- Shoes
- Pack in shoe bag from tj maxx
- Beach flip flops
- Water shoes
- Walking sandals
- Tan wedge sandals
- Black dress shoes
- Sneakers for gym, excursions (wear on board since they’re the biggest shoes)
- Embarkation Outfit
- Jeggings from Amazon, great to wear as lounge pant or to dinner with a nice blouse
- camisole to help layer (wear later with dinner blouse)
- gray t-shirt
- zip up sweater (great for cool nights)
- Underwear, etc.
- One for each day
- Exercise headband
- 3 pairs of socks
- Foldable rain jacket
- Stick on strapless bra
- Tip: pack dryer sheets with clothes to keep them smelling fresh
- Swimsuits
- Pack in waterproof bag
- 3 bikinis, mix and match
- Toiletry Bag
- Hanging toiletry bag from eBags, folds flat like a pair of jeans, fits a lot! Hook so you can hang it on bathroom door and save counter space
- Skincare i.e. moisturizer, cleanser, makeup remover wipes
- Hair brush
- Contacts and solution
- Tooth brush
- Shower cap
- Tooth paste, tooth brush, floss
- Poopouri
- Nail kit
- Safety pins
- Bobby pins
- Hair elastics
- Double stick fashion tape
- Shampoo, conditioner, leave in conditioner, dry shampoo, hair spray
- Body lotion
- Curling iron in an oven mitt
- Other
- Pop up hamper (dollar tree)
- Dirty laundry bag (TJ Maxx)
- Power strip (no surge protectors allowed)
- Medicine bag
- Empty ziplock bags
- Sunscreen/water bag
- Umbrella
- Water pouch
- Evening purse (Amazon)
- Laundry pack – febreeze, downy wrinkle spray, travel detergent
- Travel towel (Amazon)
- Makeup brushes (I packed my makeup in my carry on to prevent breaking)
- Cruise essentials bag (see check-in video)
- Hat and visor
- Jewelry roll (TJ Maxx)
- Insulated travel cup
- Lint roller
- Selfie stick
- Runner belt aka slim fanny pack
- Duck tape
- Travel slippers
- Alternate jewelry ring set instead of my regular wedding ring set
- Beach bag/travel tote
- Tips: There are grooves in the suitcase where the handles are, store small items in there to save space
Hope this was helpful! I have my How to pack your Cruise Carry on Video coming up next!
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