{"id":104135,"date":"2024-06-12T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/12\/7-worst-cruise-ship-packing-mistakes-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T13:00:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:00:35","slug":"7-worst-cruise-ship-packing-mistakes-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/12\/7-worst-cruise-ship-packing-mistakes-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"7 worst cruise ship packing mistakes – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Packing for a cruise can be more complicated than packing for other vacations, leaving extra room for packing mistakes. Rigid dress codes, changeable weather and minimal storage space can turn routine packing into what can feel like a torturous hazing ritual. Get it wrong, and you’ll pay the price \u2014 figuratively, by not getting full value from your cruise vacation, and literally, because you’ll need to buy necessities on your trip.<\/p>\n

For cruise news, reviews and tips, sign up for TPG’s cruise newsletter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are seven cruise ship packing mistakes to avoid on your next vacation.<\/p>\n

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Packing first-day necessities in your checked luggage<\/h2>\n

Most cruise travelers hand their larger bags to porters at the pier so they don’t have to drag their luggage up the gangway and around the ship until their cabins are ready. Since the crew won’t deliver your bags to your room until later that day, you’ll spend a big chunk of time with only your carry-on bag<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest mistakes cruisers make is forgetting to place all medication, documents (including passports)<\/a>, chargers and a change of clothes in their carry-ons. You’ll likely need these items in order to board or sometime during that first afternoon.<\/p>\n

Cautionary tale:<\/strong> On the first day of Caribbean cruises, you’ll always see some passengers staring longingly at the pool area while they sweat it out in their travel clothes. They clearly forgot to stash their bathing suits, T-shirts and shorts in their carry-ons and are missing out on those first few hours of cruise ship fun.<\/p>\n

Related: How to cruise with just a carry-on<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ignoring the dress code<\/h2>\n
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