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10 More Cruise Must-Haves: Items You Won’t Think to Pack, But Should

I’m back, I’m married, and I’m ready to get blogging again! So first, let me say how amazing you guys are! I was overwhelmed by the success of my first post 10 Cruise Must-Haves: Things You Won’t Think to Pack, But Should. I’m so glad my tips were helpful and hope you all had the best time on your cruise. The thing I loved most about this post though, was how amazing all of YOUR suggestions in the comments were. So to help other readers and future cruisers, I decided to pull your recommendations and put together this list. 

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10 Cruise Must-Haves: Items You Won’t Think to Pack, but Should

10 Cruise Must Haves

I’mmmm baaaaack! After 12 glorious days away from everything–yup, even blogging–I’ve returned to real life. Gone are the warm, crystal clear waters and lazy afternoon. Oh man, can someone please send me back there to write an article or something? Anyways, I wanted to put this together before I forgot. Here is my cruise packing list of just the items you won’t think of bringing, but should. These are random items that I’ve found to be particularly useful for your time at sea.

Update: For the latest and additional must-haves from readers, check out this post. Don’t miss out on things like portable battery chargers and more!
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Why I Love Royal Caribbean Cruises

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I love cruises. I love meeting new fun people. I love the number of activities at any given moment. But most of all, I love that I can visit multiple destinations without schlepping all of my luggage around. I’m not a light packer so being able to have a home base to come back to every day is fantastic. By visiting these destinations, I get a small taste of what the island’s like and learn which islands I’d want to return to. Take St. Lucia for example, I hadn’t even heard of the island before my Southern Caribbean cruise, but now it’s one of the top places I want to go back to. [Read more…]