What do you take with you on excursions?

[weldon]

We are going on our first Disney Cruise this week and will visit Blue Lagoon in Nassau and Castaway Cay. What items do we need to bring with us when we leave the ship?

KTTW?
Driver's License or Passport? for adults? minors?
Cash?

Thanks for your advice and suggestions.

 

[Steelers0854]

Here is our list of must haves. We will take other stuff as well depending on the port, climate and our excursion.

Phones with a photo of the port agents contact information. Also is our primary camera.

Drivers Licenses as ports can require a photo ID along with your KTTW card to get back on and it's always a good idea to have any way.

Only 2 credit cards. I keep one and my wife has a different one, generally Visa as it had wider acceptance than AMEX or discover especially over seas.

A small amount of cash and small bills in a separate pocket for tipping (don't want to pull out 20's or higher while out and about unless buying something in a shop).

Hat and sunglasses. Appropriate weather gear (small umbrella if it's going to rain, jacket for cold and rain).

Tylenol or similar and Pepto or similar. Never know and don't want to be caught far from the ship without.

Our own bottle of water.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

We are going on our first Disney Cruise this week and will visit Blue Lagoon in Nassau and Castaway Cay. What items do we need to bring with us when we leave the ship?

KTTW?
Driver's License or Passport? for adults? minors?
Cash?

Thanks for your advice and suggestions.

Everyone will need his/her KTTW card to debark the ship in port. To reboard, you'll need some sort of photo ID (passport, driver's licence) for those 18 and over as well as the KTTW card. Under 18 only requires the KTTW card.

We also take camera, sunblock, hat, cash, and one credit card.

Depending on what the excursion is, there are other items that may be necessary.

 

[lbus42]

KTTW cards, passports, cash in small bills, credit card (these things in a RFID passport holder from EBay), sunscreen, insect repellent, camera, day bag, umbrella, and water.

 

[MunFam]

It depends on the port. I may or may not take my good camera.

I also take Epi-Pen for DD, our contact list and passport copies. I also save the local google maps version to the hard drive on my phone. Sunscreen, water and a few granola bars usually come too. One credit card, cash (local currency) and the phone number of a local (and reputable) cab company in case we end up in a pickle since we do not take DCL excursions.

 

[ludari]

On the rare occasion when I'm not scuba diving and I'm doing another port adventure I take a copy of my passport, KTTW, my passport ID card (I don't want to take my drivers license), my cell phone, hat, shades, cash and a credit card which I have in my travel backpack.

 

[belac]

Ok here is my list and system, a bit long but really works for me/us. I find that having a travel ready bag (usually the KYSS or similar locking bag) prepared ahead of time helps a great deal the morning of any excursions. It is usually the same bag I use for Air travel without the larger items of sun screen or bug spray, place them in there upon unpacking suitcases. Then only things I swap out are cameras and small wallet with ID & KTTWC between on ship and excursions, so the bag stays in tack with all the other stuff.

• Gov. Issued Identification (Drivers Licenses)
• KTTWC
• Small Amt. of Cash (in change purse)
• Credit Card with no Foreign Transaction Fees

All the above in a small RFID wallet that I put in zippered pouch.

Items below are always in there during cruise:

• Sun Screen Lotion (after unpacking)
• Bug Spray (after unpacking)
• Small Hair Brush
• Hair Clips/Bands for me
• Tide to go for DH (yes, I know what he has for Lunch everyday).
• (1) change of clothes for DS (9) in zip lock bag.
• Small (homemade to our needs) First Aid Kit
• Travel Clorox Wipes
• Travel Cottonelle Wipes
• Travel Pack of Tissues
• Travel Purell
• Travel Baby Wipes
• Eyeglass cleaner wipes
• Blistex
• Hand Lotion (travel size)

Items Changed up for Ports

• Camera (dependent on port, which one)
• Water
• Cell Phone

I know it may seem like a lot but it is what I normally carry in my purse daily (I usually have make-up bag, Credit Card/store card wallet, and check books in my purse at home, takes the place of the camera and bug spray). Most items are travel size.
Each Group of items has it's own pouch, makes it so easy access to them, this system seems to work really well for me. I hated always digging for stuff, so I learned to compartmentalize and haven't had to search in quite sometime. Also helps in switching out bags, if some of the thing aren't needed.
I.E......
Wallet: One CCard, ATM Card, Drivers License, ID (very small wallet)
Check Book Pouch: 2 Checkbooks
Store Card/CC Wallet: All the wonderful discount cards, Other CC (s), Gift Cards
Change Purse: Double sided pouch, Cash bills one side, Change other side.
First Aid Kit I use a cute Mickey Mouse Pouch including: Blistex, Band Aids, Neosporin, Advil, travel hydrogen peroxide, alcohol wipes, bug bite creme, Powdered Cold/Flu packets, Bonine, Fever Pack, Benadryl, Q-tips, and bobby pins.
DS's First Aid pouch (different Mickey Pouch): His medicine that he needs, children's Advil, wound cleaner, tummy meds.
General Care Pouch: All Wipes, Tissue, Purell, Hand Lotion, Tide to Go (and sometimes if I can get them at Babies R Us, the toilet seat covers [love them])
Small Make UP Bag: Smaller Make up Brush, Blush, Mascara, lip liner, eye liner, powder, eyeshadow, 1 lipstick 1 gloss
Hair Care Pouch: Bands, Brush, Clips
Bigger Pouch on Vacation: Squeeze Bottle of Sun Lotion, Bug Spray
Extra Pouch: if needed for something else.
And a small flash light.... you never know, and it came in real handy one time
It all fits in a medium Purse that way and no searching.

 

[Sytrace]

1. KTTWC
2. Drivers License
3. cash ( nothing bigger than a 20.00)
4. Visa and AMEX
5. sunscreen
6. camera (if water excursion I bring the Nikon Cool Pix) otherwise I bring my good camera.
7. Husband
8. kids

 

[belac]

7. Husband
8. kids

Oh Yeah I forgot those, but with all the other stuff they don't fit in my bag

 

[Sytrace]

Oh Yeah I forgot those, but with all the other stuff they don't fit in my bag

And that will make me laugh all day.

 

[cedricandsophie]

I never take my passport off the ship unless we are specifically told to. We never took it off at all on the Norway cruise, or the Med cruises, Greek isles, Mexico, And only for Russia on the Baltic cruise.

 

[Bear3412]

Passports in non US territories and Castaway Cay.

And 1/4 of what others said.

JMO

 

[Bear3412]

....
7. Husband
8. kids ...

 

[disneyholic family]

Ok here is my list and system, a bit long but really works for me/us. I find that having a travel ready bag (usually the KYSS or similar locking bag) prepared ahead of time helps a great deal the morning of any excursions. It is usually the same bag I use for Air travel without the larger items of sun screen or bug spray, place them in there upon unpacking suitcases. Then only things I swap out are cameras and small wallet with ID & KTTWC between on ship and excursions, so the bag stays in tack with all the other stuff.

• Gov. Issued Identification (Drivers Licenses)
• KTTWC
• Small Amt. of Cash (in change purse)
• Credit Card with no Foreign Transaction Fees

All the above in a small RFID wallet that I put in zippered pouch.

Items below are always in there during cruise:

• Sun Screen Lotion (after unpacking)
• Bug Spray (after unpacking)
• Small Hair Brush
• Hair Clips/Bands for me
• Tide to go for DH (yes, I know what he has for Lunch everyday).
• (1) change of clothes for DS (9) in zip lock bag.
• Small (homemade to our needs) First Aid Kit
• Travel Clorox Wipes
• Travel Cottonelle Wipes
• Travel Pack of Tissues
• Travel Purell
• Travel Baby Wipes
• Eyeglass cleaner wipes
• Blistex
• Hand Lotion (travel size)

Items Changed up for Ports

• Camera (dependent on port, which one)
• Water
• Cell Phone

I know it may seem like a lot but it is what I normally carry in my purse daily (I usually have make-up bag, Credit Card/store card wallet, and check books in my purse at home, takes the place of the camera and bug spray). Most items are travel size.
Each Group of items has it's own pouch, makes it so easy access to them, this system seems to work really well for me. I hated always digging for stuff, so I learned to compartmentalize and haven't had to search in quite sometime. Also helps in switching out bags, if some of the thing aren't needed.
I.E......
Wallet: One CCard, ATM Card, Drivers License, ID (very small wallet)
Check Book Pouch: 2 Checkbooks
Store Card/CC Wallet: All the wonderful discount cards, Other CC (s), Gift Cards
Change Purse: Double sided pouch, Cash bills one side, Change other side.
First Aid Kit I use a cute Mickey Mouse Pouch including: Blistex, Band Aids, Neosporin, Advil, travel hydrogen peroxide, alcohol wipes, bug bite creme, Powdered Cold/Flu packets, Bonine, Fever Pack, Benadryl, Q-tips, and bobby pins.
DS's First Aid pouch (different Mickey Pouch): His medicine that he needs, children's Advil, wound cleaner, tummy meds.
General Care Pouch: All Wipes, Tissue, Purell, Hand Lotion, Tide to Go (and sometimes if I can get them at Babies R Us, the toilet seat covers [love them])
Small Make UP Bag: Smaller Make up Brush, Blush, Mascara, lip liner, eye liner, powder, eyeshadow, 1 lipstick 1 gloss
Hair Care Pouch: Bands, Brush, Clips
Bigger Pouch on Vacation: Squeeze Bottle of Sun Lotion, Bug Spray
Extra Pouch: if needed for something else.
And a small flash light.... you never know, and it came in real handy one time
It all fits in a medium Purse that way and no searching.

you and my daughter must be twins separated at birth...
or else you hacked her computer and stole her list

 

[belac]

you and my daughter must be twins separated at birth...
or else you hacked her computer and stole her list

Ahhh Great Minds Think Alike ....lol

 

[Brancaneve]

Of course the bag that you put all the items in is important! I would recommend a backpack because a tote bag can be very uncomfortable. I know I'm stating the obvious but I saw many people with beach totes.