How to travel light on an Alaskan cruise

[DentoAlaska]

Oh...I also forgot to mention that when we arrive in Anchorage (before the land tour begins) we can tag one of our bags to "Meet me on the Ship". Out of sight, out of mind until we board.

[agabbymama]

Thanks for the suggestion I checked into it. I was told by the princess rep that everyday the large case will be loaded and trucked to our next stop and to keep only our "needs" for the day in a daypack that we will carry with us. I was also informed that each passenger was allowed a large suitcase.

 

If I received false information from the rep (imagine that?!?!?), please pipe in and let me know. It would be a shock if we had to go 7 days with just a small carry on. I would NEVER be able to do that.

 

We were on HAL instead of Princess, but we were good with 1 large suitcase each (28") + a 19" carry-on until Fairbanks, where we given tags for the large suitcase to continue to the ship. The carry-on went with us to Denali for our overnight there. There isn't a lot of room on the train, so they ask folks to limit to a carry-on which went in the luggage compartment under the train. Our purse and HAL canvas tote was with us in the train seating area.

 

I couldn't imagine traveling for 11 days in a carry-on suitcase, and I don't normally do laundry on vacation. The only time I did was on our 21 day Med cruise on Grand Princess, we did one load of laundry in the self-serve laundry room.

 

Have a great time in Alaska, it is an awesome destination!