In 3 weeks, we will be entering our staterooms!
Here are some tips. Feel free to let us know your tips. And, as always, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
STATEROOM
1. Some suitcases don't slide under the bed BUT if you lift up the bed frame they fit under perfectly!!!
2. Store all life vests under bed to give more shelf space. Hopefully, you will not need them!
3. The coffee table raises up to make it easier to sit on couch and eat.
4. To give you some extra space, ask your stateroom host to remove the table from your stateroom.
5. There is a "beverage cooler" in your stateroom. By placing a cup of ice in it, it will stay very cold. If you require a refrigerator for medication, baby formula, etc. you can obtain one by having the medical form completed, signed by your doc, and faxed to the number on the form. The form can be found on the
DCL web site.
6. Feather Pillow - ask your stateroom attendant if you want one.
7. Ask your staterrom host for mattress liners in case of middle of the night accidents from over-tired, over-excited little cruisers.
8. Glow sticks/glow necklaces are FANTASTIC for anyone staying in inside rooms. Hang them over the bathroom door/stateroom door and other various places. You would be surprised how much light they actually give off. Just the cheap ones from the dollar store, buy like 4-5 packs, and they'll last you for at the least a 5 day cruise!
9. Even if you have an inside cabin you can have a view from the bridge! Your television has 3 channels dedicated to the cruise itself. One shows a camera facing forward just as if you were looking off the bridge. Another will show time, temperature, distance traveled etc. A third will show information you need to know.
10. Bring 2 bungee cords if you have connecting rooms to keep the doors open. They are heavy doors and will not stay open by themselves. If closed you cannot open them from the other stateroom. The cords worked great! You need one for each door.
11. If you have connecting rooms ask your stateroom host for the small blocks of wood they use to keep the doors open. The block goes in the upper part of the door by the closer and keeps it open. Easy to remove if you want to close them at night.
12. Bring an over the door shoe hanger which you can use for shoes, but also for the little things you need like suntan lotion, sunglasses, etc. The kids can have their own pocket. Use a sharpie to write their name on it so they know which pocket is theirs. Or, bring door hooks for the bathroom. The door hooks are great for hanging your toiletry bags, clothes, jewelry, anything really. Take two for the split bath, one for toiletries and the other for shoes. Buy the cheap ones and leave them there. Both free up some counter space.
13. Bring a canvas sweater type closet organizer saved one DISer’s cabinet from being a total mess since there is very little shelf/drawer space.
14. Bring a travel fan for white noise.
15. Bring a zip tie to keep your fish extender from floating away. Or, personalize it. Zip ties can also be used to “lock” your luggage.
16. Bring Post-It notes, dry erase boards, and pens to communicate with other members of your travelling party. Stick a Post-It note on the inside of the connecting door so when your friends in the adjoining cabin open their door they can see it. Also, great to leave notes for family who "Cross like ships in the night" or even your cabin steward.
17. Bring Windex wipes to clean your glass on your veranda - the salt spray accumulates and obstructs the view (the 1/4" glass is clear).
18. If you need to use a curling iron or blow dryer you might want to bring an extension cord as the outlets are not in the best place on the desk for using one.
19. If you want a little privacy from the kids bring a few clothes pins to keep the privacy curtain closed.
20. If you get a sewer smell in your bathroom it is easy to cure yourself by pouring a cup or two of water down the drain behind the toilet (we've never experienced it but have read about the smell on the DIS). OR A little travel tip:
This works for more than just DCL bathrooms too - have used it in hotels and on trains and even on airplanes (longer flights)
If you're not the sort to remember to bring spray with you, next time you stop in a hotel (or the night before if you're getting in ahead of time) take one of the "coffee pods" that are found in most hotel rooms and stick it in a pocket of your suitcase. Since they are kept in foil covers, it will stay fresh until you use it. Since they are from hotels, they are usually 'sealed' pods - doesn't make a difference if it's single cup or full pot, decaf or regular, any work. Open and put in your bathroom. The coffee works 2 ways to help, it both absorbs odor (like baking soda) and also tends to 'overpower' other smell sensors in your nose. This works well against "sewage smells" as well as other normal bathroom odors! Plus, it doesn't cost you anything.
21. If you have a family that makes it own smells you might want to bring an air freshener for the bathroom.
22. Ask your stateroom host for disinfecting wipes if you need them.
MUST SEPARATE EVERYTHING THEN PUT BACK TOGETHER ON SHIP. THATS THE PROBLEM WITH FLYING.
HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO GET MORE THAN MY PIRATES OUTFIT AND 1 SET OF CLOTHES TO WEAR
. I can't believe they lit up inside the bar. They should know better. 
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!!! I hope ot be back for the sail away party...if not I'm sure you all will have tons for me to catch up on!!!
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