Dehart

We are on this cruise and I was planning on purchasing the Visas via the internet - any thoughts?  Doug & Faith De Hart - San Diego

Packing cubes allow you to pack efficiently and unpack/pack quickly. Cubes can fit in drawers or on the shelves and keep clothes neat. I pack clothes by type and use a spare cube for dirty clothes.

 

 

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That’s the only way I Pack now. I label the packs “cold weather”, “tropical weather”, how weather tops, long sleeve tops, etc., for long cruises where we enter different climate zones. That way, I can pack/unpack what I really need for that week of cruising.

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As the poster who drew the original criticism for suggesting a medicine/first aid kit, thank you to all who posted your versions and for the ideas to improve my own!

 

 

 

The topic of prescription meds is a long long argument in Cruise Critic for years. There is no law in the United States requiring original bottles.. to fly, or go through customs. If you return to the US with a large quantity of unlabeled pills, you are asking to be detained and investigated. Just as if the same were found in your car in a police search. It isn't illegal and they have to prove you have broken a drug law, and it will be damn inconvenient. So don't have a large quantity. And if you have a pain med/controlled substance, then bring that one in it's container.

 

 

 

Nobody will bother you for pill sorters for the correct number of days of your cruse. Also if you ever get confused, google "pill finder" to identify a pill using its number, color and shape.

If you’re not flying, then it’s no problem.

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Rather than lug a pill minder that I have to bring home empty, I've started using 1" x 2" ziplocks, one for each day. If you want to get really high tech, you could date each bag with a sharpie! Then, no container to bring home at the end!

For the first time, in all these years of cruising, I am NOT using small zip lock bags of my daily meds. Rather, I have placed each med in its own container, thinking for such a long cruise, I will do what I do at home and prepare my meds each week. I hope I’m not sorry.

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Love your sense of humor, and looking forward to getting to know you on board!

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Good advise! FYI regarding Electrolytes. I disagree with your comment. It’s not about how much food you eat, it’s how ones’ body metabolizes the natural minerals, and I know my body needs it, or I end up with leg cramps!

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We ALWAYS DO! Never worth he risk.

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We took our entire family on the Eurodam this past Summer, June 2017. I was extremely impressed. It's the largest "Dam" ship we've been on, and our entire family, from age 16 to 75 thoroughly enjoyed it. It definitely catered to the short-term, young crowd, but we also enjoyed it, as the grandparents.

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I love the packing cubes and the hanging bags. I've been cruising for 20 years. It makes it very easy to do the "Overland Tours" as well. I label each cube: cold weather, hot weather, etc. I also take plenty of medical needs items....especially antibiotics from my own doctor, colds meds., etc. can't imagine wasting precious tour time in the medical unit, or taking a taxi to a local pharmacy.

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