What are your secret/not so secret packing musts for a Disney cruise? 🚢
My family and I have collected a few odd things on our packing list over the years and most of the ideas came from necessity or asking other cruisers. “Gee, why didn’t I think of magnetic hooks?”
Here’s what we usually pack as our extras, but I would love to hear more. People can be so creative in these tiny spaces.
Reusable Drink Cup with a Lid: Keep hydrated onboard with your own cup, especially handy as the drink stations often offer small cups.
Clothes Pins: Perfect for hanging up our wet swimsuits or laundry to dry in your cabin.
Magnetic Metal Hooks: These are a lifesaver for creating extra hanging space in your cabin for bags, hats, or even jackets. We also once created a privacy sheet on a cabin that didn’t have one.
Multiple USB Hub: With everyone in our family and a preteen having devices nowadays, a hub ensures we can keep them all charged without any hassle.
Sunscreen: Obvious, but it’s easy to forget the right kinds or the face stick one.
Alcohol Allotment: If you're bringing your own booze, make sure you're within the allotted amount and follow the cruise line's guidelines of course. We usually go for a bottle of red and white or a toast champagne on the sail away to enjoy on our verandah.
Pop-Up Laundry Hamper: Keep your cabin organized by having a designated spot for dirty laundry. I hear a pillow case is used too.
Fun Door Magnets: We add one per cruise minimum and it’s getting out of hand and I love it. I explore all decks just to see how creative people can be. What’s the best one you ever saw?
Popcorn Buckets: You can bring any Disney park popcorn bucket and refill them for a few bucks. If you got em, pack em.
Cash: Ok so most of cruising is cashless, but it’s nice to have small bills for room service, the porters, and some extra for the servers. There is a safe in the room to keep it.
What are you go to packing items? The weirder, the better!