How many Hr/Days before the cruise your bags are ready?

[mcatmcat]

[emoji736]Hello

 

I was wondering [emoji397]how many hours [emoji806]or days [emoji550]before the day of your cruise [emoji570]you can tell that your suitcases [emoji161]are ready and you won't add any other tshirt[emoji153] or shoes[emoji151] to it.

 

 

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[sealeggs]

We start getting things out about 3 or 4 days before we leave, but actually pack tne night before we leave for the airport.

[hitcharide]

About half an hour before we leave for the airport.

[luvscruising2007]

When the suitcases are in the car. Never sure until the last minute.

[Tagsalong]

The morning of ...

 

Seriously, not kidding!

[dreadpirate3]

I always have my suitcases almost ready, then add the last minute items I used that night or morning.

[kdnurs]

[emoji736]Hello

 

I was wondering [emoji397]how many hours [emoji806]or days [emoji550]before the day of your cruise [emoji570]you can tell that your suitcases [emoji161]are ready and you won't add any other tshirt[emoji153] or shoes[emoji151] to it.

 

 

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ha ha ha ha mcatmcat, call me crazy but my suitcase is usually packed at least 2 months before we go and last addition about a month before. The day or night before we leave hmmmmm I would say I put the tags on, but they are on too. :eek: :D

[Desert Cruizers]

I get my carry on packed the first part of the week, then final 3 days pack the main suitcase finally packing last minute things that morning before we head to the airport. DH packs the night before.

[cb at sea]

My stuff is ready to be packed, but I don't actually put it IN the suitcase until the night before we leave.

[Smyles]

I suspect this would vary based on where you live, where you are cruising to, and what time of year you are going. We are coming from Canada to Fort Lauderdale on a Caribbean cruise.

 

We leave in less than 2 weeks (a week on the beach before the cruise). Here it is now hovering between 5-10c (41-50f) in the morning and about 15c (59f) by late afternoon. We don't need shorts and t-shirts anymore so I packed most of our clothes today since I just did a fall wardrobe change over for all of us today.

 

If we'd still be wearing those clothes here they wouldn't be in the suitcase yet!

The suitcases will remain open until the day before for our final pack and checklist check...a few things will go in the day of.

[mcatmcat]

Thanks everyone. I though I was the only one adding items to the luggage at the last minute [emoji4]

 

 

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[Pickels]

No matter how hard we try, it always seems the night before!:D

[njkruzer]

I pull stuff out week or more in advance, and lay out in our extra bedroom, then subtract all that extra stuff! Even if I don't actually pack until the day before I am prepared to pack quickly if I think we have to change our flight because of impending bad weather, i.e. snow. We're flying south in January from NJ so you need to be prepared for anything. Dh isn't quite that prepared.

[Cinders411]

I will have everything laid out but, won't pack clothing until the day before to try and keep the wrinkles down. Now the carry on is packed the week of the cruise.

[flag fan]

I usually pack the bags the week before the cruise (the weekend before I leave) except for the carry-on, which I pack with last-minute items the night before and some things the morning of the cruise (things I am still using until the last minute, like iPad and packing list). As part of planning for the cruise I make lists of everything I plan to bring and what suitcase each thing will go in. I start the list about 6 months before the cruise and finish it about one month before the trip starts.

[BND]

Actually packed? The night before we leave. Pulling stuff out to make sure I don't need to buy anything - ongoing since we cruise at least twice per year.

[moonltnite]

I make up a packing list (Excel spreadsheet) a couple months or more before our major trips (including cruises). There's a column for ready/cleaned - to note items that require washing or dry cleaning prior to packing. Then there's another column for it actually getting packed into a suitcase or hanging bag.

 

A month or so prior - I'll have the suitcases laid out (usually in our spare bedroom - and hanging bags hanging from closet doors). Items get packed along the way. For our next cruise, I'll be packing summer clothes while wearing winter - so it'll be easier to set things aside for packing further ahead.

 

I also have a "to do" list for the week and days prior to leaving - with reminders for things like buying any needed batteries, charging up batteries for my camera, instructions for our dog sitter, etc.

 

Along with all this - I have a chart with space for each day of the trip. I note things like flight information/confirmation numbers, any dinner reservations, etc - including any specific plans on each given day. I often keep that with me while on the trip for reference. In the case of our next cruise, it will have our confirmation numbers for the pre-cruise and post-cruise hotel (staying in FLL 4 days after the cruise).

[hoffyhof]

Packing is stress relieving. The best stress reliever is having not finding out when you get to ship a bag was left at home. Been known to happen.

[Desert Cruizers]

I will plan my wardrobe a month before, like blouses with slacks, formal wear and line up in the closet so ready to pull out to pack. It helps me know how much I can take and how I will pack it. I like using packing cubes for slacks 1 for blouses etc makes it easier to locate vs digging to the bottom of the case for something.

[loubetti]

The morning of ...

 

Seriously, not kidding!

 

Same here, unless I have to fly overnight to Europe. Then, the day of the flight.

 

I have it down to a science, and no checklists either!

[gadaboutgal]

Usually I pack at the end of August. Will replenish miscellaneous items during the year between cruises. Unpack at end of June for thorough revision.

[Cruiser-M]

I have a cruise drawer that I have all the things I bring otc drugs towel holders etc, then I lay out all my clothes and try on items I might bring. We do have a list that we check off too, but I always forget something especially makeup as I pack that the day of. The on board cosmetic department loves me!😜

[easyboy]

I start and finish a week before.

[KansasK]

I start the weekend before in a spare bedroom and make sure I have all the shampoo, sunscreen etc. bought as I assemble it. I put the clothes I want in the spare room closet and pack things that don't wrinkle much. I pack it all by the end of the weekend and weigh the suitcases. Then I hang up a few things that wrinkle more and put them in the day before we fly.

 

When it is fall or winter, we are no longer wearing cruising clothes and it is easier to pack!

 

A few things always go in the day we fly, last minute.

 

Can't wait to do all this again! :)

[CapeCodCruiser]

I pack us both the night before. The toiletries and other bits and bobs are all stored together - we live full time in a motor home so its not like I have a huge wardrobe to go through! We do have "travel clothes" so I make sure they are all laundered and ready to go. We travel with carry on bags only so its pretty simple - like others - I have it down to a fine tuned science.