dfwplunk Posted August 13, 2004 #1 Share Posted August 13, 2004 We are taking our first cruise on the Rhapsody in September and have read postings that said we should bring such items as: night light, post-its, highlighters, alarm clock, etc. Are there any other "must have" items that we should bring? Also, is there anything that most folks bring that they should have left at home? Gayla Rhapsody of the Seas 9/5/04;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwplunk Posted August 13, 2004 Author #2 Share Posted August 13, 2004 oh, c'mon! i know that there must be something that i need to take on this cruise besides my documents and my hubby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Paula_MacFan Posted August 13, 2004 #3 Share Posted August 13, 2004 You might post this on the '1st time cruiser' page or the page of the line you are cruising to get some replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwplunk Posted August 13, 2004 Author #4 Share Posted August 13, 2004 thanks! i'll give that a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injunjoe Posted August 13, 2004 #5 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Maybe what you need to leave at home is the hubby....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkolln Posted August 13, 2004 #6 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Bright flourescent duct tape...we brought bright yellow type and x'd our luggage with it and were able to find it amongst all that luggage in the warehouse after our cruise. Also bring along a power strip to plug in the extra electrical stuff...cause there is only one plug in the cabin and that only holds 2 things. We had to plug in our alarm clock, digital camera charger, video camera charger, and nightlight into it and it helped alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJLB6 Posted August 13, 2004 #7 Share Posted August 13, 2004 plastic bags to put your bathing suits in for the trip home--so the rest of the stuff in your luggage doesn't get wet 8 x 10 envelope with study piece of cardboard--on our first cruise we purchased some onboard pictures and they ended up getting bent on the way home---the cardboard minimizes the chances of them getting all bent small ziplock bags---we have used them for numerous things---when my kids were younger, we got cookies from room service to take into the ports and put them in the bags. Also my kids always fill a zip lock bag with sand from all the different places we have visited for vacation---they each have a collection of little bottles with sand in them we have a miniature pair of binoculars we bring also underwater cameras--they are unbelievably expensive if you buy them on the ship. Walmart has the Fuji ones for about $8--and the Kodak watersports cameras are a dollar more if you're travelling with kids, buy a lanyard to put their seapass card on---the purser's desk will punch a hole in the card so they can wear it around their neck on the lanyard we tied really bright pieces of ribbon around our luggage handles--makes it easier to identify your luggage when you get off the ship--everyone's luggage basically looks the same but this makes yours much easier to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJLB6 Posted August 13, 2004 #8 Share Posted August 13, 2004 forgot one more---lots of $1 bills for tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwplunk Posted August 13, 2004 Author #9 Share Posted August 13, 2004 has anyone had trouble with flies in their cabin? i read a post that said to bring a flyswatter or no-pest strip to keep bugs away. (i'm assuming these folks had a window or balcony) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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