Oh, and your cruise docs and passport go in this bag - don't check those! Checked bags may not arrive at your stateroom until the late afternoon or early evening, so a bathing suit, medications, and maybe even clothes for dinner should probably come with you as you walk on the ship. You’ll need however to bring on a small carry on with any valuables as well as anything you need for the first several hours of your trip. The good news is, that no matter how much you pack you can check those bags for free (though you’ll want to tip the porter). Check out how I pack for a four night cruise. I try and keep things light yet still bring more than I need much of the time. Waiting in the port isn't as much fun as cruisingĢ) Bring a carry on with anything you’ll need for your first several hours.Ĭruise lines don’t really have restrictions on how much luggage you can bring so long as it can safely fit in your room. Further, cruises in 2021 have modified check in processes to reduce crowding, meaning there will be less wiggle room than usual in the schedule. Different cruise lines have different ways of managing arrival times, and these are sometimes flexible, but not pre-10:00am flexible. No matter how early your ship is sailing, arriving before 10:00am will only leave you waiting outside the terminal, as security won’t even be open yet. It’s rare that I make blanket statements with such absolute numbers, but on embarkation day, crews have to clean the entire ship, offload trash, load new supplies, etc. Check it out on our YouTube channel, and don't forget to click like and subscribe :-) 1) Don’t arrive to the port before 10:00am. We now have a video version of this list. You'll find links which diver deeper into some of our topics, but you can find them all on our First Time Cruisers page. Oh, and if the word “embarkation” has you opening a tab to, you may want to start with our article on Nautical Terms for Cruisers. I’ve come up below with a list of twelve tips, in chronological order that you should consider on embarkation day. No matter if it’s your first cruise or your one-hundredth you’ll probably agree that the first day of your cruise is the most exciting, but there are a few things you’ll want to consider to make it as simple and enjoyable as possible.
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