Gear & Booking
Everything we actually use on ships — plus the best places to book your next sailing.
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Strong rare-earth magnets stick to cruise ship walls. Hang bags, hats, lanyards, and robes. One of the most-recommended cruise hacks.
Cruise ships ban surge protectors. This one is surge-free, approved, and turns 1 outlet into 6. Essential for families.
Hang on the bathroom door. Use it for sunscreen, medicine, snacks, cards — not shoes. Turns tiny cabins into organized ones.
Drug-free, reusable, and actually work. Wear on your first night at sea. Cheap insurance against a miserable first evening.
Required in most Caribbean ports. No oxybenzone, no octinoxate. Protects you AND the reef you're snorkeling over.
Ship medical centers start at $250/visit. Bring your own bandages, antacids, allergy meds, and pain relievers.
WiFi packages are expensive. Walkie talkies are free after the first use. Essential for finding your group across a 18-deck ship.
You'll swipe your cruise card 40 times a day. A lanyard keeps it accessible. Buy one for everyone in your group.
For excursions. Folds flat in your luggage, holds beach gear, keeps valuables dry on water tours. Leave the nice bag on the ship.
Stays cold for 24 hours. Beach days in the Caribbean are hot. Your ship fills it free at the buffet every morning.
Waterproof to 33ft. Captures the excursions, the sunsets, the waves. Worth every penny for a week you'll want to remember.
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