Must Pack Items??

[Marla Hellwig]

I have a nylon mesh bag that you can close with the string - worked great - laundry, Castaway Cay day - pool side for sea days etc

 

[AuntMinnie12]

Hi--

I hung the 3M hooks on the plastic part of the front door. We hung our lanyards there.....so we never forgot them.

Pop up hamper and clear shoe holder were fantastic.

Also bought the little rocking alarm clock from Brookstone. It lights up when you rock it.....great for if you wake up in the middle of the night.

Good luck--

 

[ibouncetoo]

I like the over the door shoe holder for eliminating desktop clutter. Also, the clear pockets are a good visual aid to make sure you have what you need when you leave your stateroom. It holds my camera, underwater disposable camera, sunglasses, travel size sunscreen, lotions etc. for excursion days. Once, I even put SHOES in the top row!

I put a small dry erase board on the inside of the door (which is metal, so you can use a magnet backed one). I'll write my next days activities on it, so each time I leave the room I remember things like having a planned lunch with my DIS pals. I hang my laynard with KTTW card over that, so it's right at eye level and I don't leave the room without it. You only need to lock yourself out of your room once (OK, I did it twice) to find any visual reminder you can about that blasted card!

 

[tvguy]

Applying the suggestions to your personal situation is a great thing to consider. We don't bring a powerstrip either, we just don't charge everything at the same time. I still don't get the over the door shoe holder to hold your 'stuff' in, there's plenty of room in the bathroom for us and we just use the desk drawer for other things.

Yeah, I didn't want to sound like I was flaming anyone. I just have this picture of someone reading all the suggestions and packing 2 suitcases of stuff they end up not using. So IF you are bringing a lot of electrical stuff, consider a power strip.....etc etc.
Although, I have to admit I never understood the use in packing a curling iron or hair dryer.....10 minutes outside your cabin in the humidity and wind, all that work will be undone. Actually, my wife laughs at me on cruises for pointing out the women who the first night or two have a half undone fancy hair style at dinner.....and the rest of the cruise they suddenly have really curly or really straight hair because they give up!

 

[ljm23]

Hey DISNEYCRAZZZY, thanks for the pre-trip list. That's a great idea. I would add

1)for those with pets, kennel reservations
2)check dates on passports
3)Make mani/pedi appointment
4)put copies of all your docs (especially passports and medical cards) on a flash drive or cd in case you need them (there are computers on ship you can use to get to them if need be)

Any more?

 

[adedward]

A small fan to plug into that extension cord. Moves the air in the room and gives you a nice hum at bed time to cover any outside noise.

 

[ibouncetoo]

A small fan to plug into that extension cord. Moves the air in the room and gives you a nice hum at bed time to cover any outside noise.

I second this suggestion. I have a 4 inch fan that stays in the cruise box. I need it when doing makeup and blowdrying hair at the desk/vanity...especially if cabin mates keep running in and out the verandah door and letting the humid air in.

 

[Granny Hawkins]

I agree with the pop up laundry hamper, your own laundry soap and softner. I used the clothesline in the bathroom. I had taken a power bar, but never used it. I did take lysol wipes to wipe down the drawers before I unpacked our clothes, and the desk top, remote, etc. Ziploc bags were a necessity, especially to put some of the candies from the fish extender gifts we got.

I do wish i took a deodorizer for the bathrooms though.

I also took small pairs of binoculars, to watch from our patio.

thats all I can think of for now.

TKS! I bought some small ones for the kids to have at NASCAR races and I would have never thought about them! Plus they were cheap enough if something happens to them I will not have to sleep in the barn when I get home like I would if I lost the ones belonging to my DH.

 

[my3m]

Here is my list of things that I'd kick myself if I forgot:

1) Rashguards
2) Aloe Vera for the inevitable sunburn
3) Kleenex (the lotion kind, the normal kind scratches up my nose)
4) Advil
5) Airborne
6) Moleskin and needle (for blisters)
7) Sunscreen (Bullfrog Quik Gel....used for years on our white PacNW skin)
8) A&D Ointment (for friction rashes)
9) Disney Rewards Card
10) Magnet Hooks/Clips to hang lanyards and/or navigator on doors
11) Hat with back of neck coverage and sunglasses
12) DS, iPod, cameras, Kindle chargers (as well as DS, iPod, cameras and Kindle)
13) Defog for my snorkeling mask
14) Son's retainer (orthodontia)
15) Extra SD card for camera
16) Cord to connect iPod to rental car stereo
17) Goggles for my boys for pool on ship and hotel
18) powerstrip for all our chargers


And things I need to do before we go:
1) make door magnets
2) FE Gifts
3) re-confirm all hotel/rental car/air reservations (experience says we must)
4) charge all re-chargeables
5) prepare house
6) stop mail, newspaper, etc.
7) pay bills
8) get dress clothes for boys...they grow so fast I need to wait to last minute
9) Online check-in
10) haircuts
11) make fish extender
12) Get our cabin assignments!!!!!!!


....and the lists go on....I just realized this weekend that my schedule before our B2B cruises this summer is this...so I have to be ready for our cruises in the next five weeks:

June 17 (last day of school for DS15 and DS12)
July 11 (leave for two weeks working in Indiana)
July 28 (return from Indiana)
August 2 (leave for five days working in Florida)
August 6 (meet family before cruise)
August 8 (Western)
August 15 (Eastern)
August 24 (Fall sports begin)
September 9 (school starts)

Hello, great list
Thank you again and again and again (u know i mean )

 

[Granny Hawkins]

Yeah, I didn't want to sound like I was flaming anyone. I just have this picture of someone reading all the suggestions and packing 2 suitcases of stuff they end up not using. So IF you are bringing a lot of electrical stuff, consider a power strip.....etc etc.
Although, I have to admit I never understood the use in packing a curling iron or hair dryer.....10 minutes outside your cabin in the humidity and wind, all that work will be undone. Actually, my wife laughs at me on cruises for pointing out the women who the first night or two have a half undone fancy hair style at dinner.....and the rest of the cruise they suddenly have really curly or really straight hair because they give up!

AUSSIE Anti Humidity Spray....LOL....Worth it's weight in gold.

With 3 of us needing hair drying/straightening irons the power strip is a must for us.

 

[Granny Hawkins]

Chafing....Boudreaux's Butte Paste. Nothing beats it!

 

[kittyscrap1]

Chafing....Boudreaux's Butte Paste. Nothing beats it!

Hi Granny Hawkins, Thanks for that info. My sister used to use it on her babies...it was a life saver! Thanks for the reminder as my sister had passed away 12 years ago and I couldn't remember the name of that stuff for the life of me! Do you get it at CVS?? I know we used to get it at Rite Aid Pharmacy over the counter.

Thanks!

 

[Figment_Fan]

A roll of duct tape and markers/highliters. Duct tape is king! Oh The days it has saved!


As to the duct tape, we have taken the blue painter's tape instead. It is much more easily removable and sticks just about as well.

 

[kittyscrap1]

Batteries and an extra memory card comes to mind. I don't have rechargable batteries.

 

[MelissaLG]

A roll of duct tape and markers/highliters. Duct tape is king! Oh The days it has saved!


As to the duct tape, we have taken the blue painter's tape instead. It is much more easily removable and sticks just about as well.

Possibly a dumb question, but what do you use the tape for?

Love the lists, thanks for the info!

 

[woody73]

Possibly a dumb question, but what do you use the tape for?

1,001 uses.

When we were at Disneyland Paris, the airline broke the latch on a friend's suitcase. If he had duct tape, he could have taped it for the remainder of the trip, without missing a beat. Instead, he spent hours taking a bus trying to find a luggage store and a replacement suitcase, and he and the kids missed dinner that night.

Woody

 

[Granny Hawkins]

Hi Granny Hawkins, Thanks for that info. My sister used to use it on her babies...it was a life saver! Thanks for the reminder as my sister had passed away 12 years ago and I couldn't remember the name of that stuff for the life of me! Do you get it at CVS?? I know we used to get it at Rite Aid Pharmacy over the counter.

Thanks!

You're welcome!

I get it at Walmart but I am sure other places have it. A tad pricey but worth every cent.

 

[jilljill]

Chafing....Boudreaux's Butte Paste. Nothing beats it!

Hi Granny Hawkins, Thanks for that info. My sister used to use it on her babies...it was a life saver! Thanks for the reminder as my sister had passed away 12 years ago and I couldn't remember the name of that stuff for the life of me! Do you get it at CVS?? I know we used to get it at Rite Aid Pharmacy over the counter.

Thanks!

You're welcome!

I get it at Walmart but I am sure other places have it. A tad pricey but worth every cent.

Target also carries it.

 

[disneycrazzzy]

Chafing....Boudreaux's Butte Paste. Nothing beats it!

That is exactly what we bring....I put A&D Ointment (friction rash) in my list because I thought Butt Paste would be removed....we get it at Walmart too. It is basically the same as A&D Ointment with zinc oxide.

I don't know how many times (every trip) my son gets a rash where his swimsuit rubs on his thighs and this cream clears it right up and stops it from stinging in the pool/ocean. He is skinny as can be...I think it is a combination of sand, delicate skin, salt, and rough seams....

 

[Narnia_girl]

one of the most valuable and smallest items I carry with me on every trip I take is squishy ear plugs. You can buy them in any drug store, or find a friend who works in manufacturing, usually they have bins with thousands of them available.

Even if you don't need them on the ship, they can save a night's sleep a hotel when you end up in a noisy corridor, with a klunky A/C or near a wild crowd. We never travel without our ear plugs.