Cruise Packing List

The ultimate cruise packing list put together by a mom who has been on over ten cruises in just a few years with her family. I’ve included things that I bring on every cruise as well as things you’ll specifically want to pack for a Disney Cruise as well as for other cruise lines like Royal Caribbean and Carnival.

Cruise Packing Guide

If this is your first cruise, it can be overwhelming to think about packing. Formal nights, port excursions, pool days, shows. There are a lot of things happening all in one short time and it’s not like you can just run to Target and grab something you forgot.

I’m here to go through everything you could possibly need to bring on your cruise based on my past trips. I’ve included what we used the item for, what you might use the item for, and also a note on whether I think it’s really necessary or just maybe nice to have.

Every family is a little different and while some like mine may need to bring extra snacks, others may not. I can’t tell you what the essential items are other than the most important items in the important documents section below!

I’ve also included sections specifically for a Disney Cruise since there are some unique things about those as well as a section specifically about Royal Caribbean (also good for Carnival, Princess, Celebrity, and more).

What to Pack for A Cruise

Let’s start with the section of items that work for any cruise no matter what cruiseline.

Important Documents & Essentials

I’m going to start with these things because they’re the most important and irreplaceable. And if you don’t have these, getting on the cruise will be much harder than if you forget your pair of sunglasses at home.

• Identification – Cruises requires different citizenship documents based on what cruise you’re going on. For some it’s passport required, others it’s a birth certificate plus identification. Make sure you check for your specific cruise destination. Check out the required citizenship documents here for Disney and here for Royal Caribbean – don’t forget them.
• Port Arrival or Confirmation Form – when you check-in, your cruise line will give you a port arrival form that includes a code and details for your reservation. You can provide it digitally, but I personally like to print it out as well just case technology shuts doesn’t work when you need it the most.
• Travel Documents – if you’re doing any travel before or after the cruise, make sure you have all your confirmations and plans handy. Same thing with flights, rental car confirmations, etc. If I have time, I typically like to print them out if I can and just put them all together in case my phone dies or I have issues with my cell phone (no service, etc.). That being said, a digital copy is probably fine as long as it’s easy to find.
• Credit Cards – I recommend bringing a credit card and a second credit card or debit card. Or all three. Why all of those things? I’ve been on trips before where I had a fraud alert come through and we had to close down my main credit card. I was able to use my secondary card because I had one.
• Cash – even if you’re planning to pay with credit cards on the cruise, I typically always bring cash with me as well. The amount I bring depends on what we’re doing in the ports, how many ports we’re going to, etc. but I like to be able to have cash to use in ports for taxis, shopping, excursion tips, and more.

Clothing

If you’re going on a Disney Cruise, there really aren’t formal nights or dress codes although you will likely see people dressed up in costumes for things like pirate night or a Marvel dinner.

For other cruise lines, there are typically nightly themes for dinner if you want to dress up. For example my most recent Royal Caribbean cruise had two dress-up nights, three cruise casual nights, one Caribbean themed night, and one white/Latin themed night. People dressed up and people did not, no one really cared so that’s up to you.

For any Caribbean cruise, you’ll want the following:

• Shirts/Tank tops – My rule of thumb is to bring at least one shirt per day of my trip plus one in case one gets dirty. I plan my tops based on what I’m doing each day!
• Shorts or pants – I like to bring neutral shorts and pants (jeans, leggings, solid colors, etc.) that I can wear with all sorts of different tops and then mix and match throughout the trip if it’s a longer trip.
• Skirts/dresses – sundresses and comfortable skirts are great for port excursions, dinners, and at sea days when you don’t want to be in a swimsuit. I also love a good jumpsuit like this!
• Light jacket or sweatshirt – no matter what time of year you’re cruising, it’s always a good idea to bring a light jacker or sweatshirt with you.
• Swimsuits – don’t go crazy and pack a different swimsuit per day (unless you really want to), but I do recommend bringing at least a couple of different ones.
• Swimsuit cover-ups – something to wear over your swimsuits.
• Undergarments – underwear, bras, sports bras, shapewear, and socks
• Pajamas – I typically just bring one or two sets since I barely wear them!
• Workout clothes – totally optional but if you’ll workout, bring them.

When I pack for trips like this, I typically write the activities and themes for each day on a post-it note and then lay it out like the picture below. I take pictures of each individual day’s outfits (because I mix and match outfits from earlier in the week) with the post-it note to have in my phone for a reminder on the cruise!

Shoes

• Sandals – These are my favorite walk around sandals (they have a yoga mat bottom, so comfy) that stay on my feet and these are my favorite flip flops.
• Walking or closed-toe shoes – choose these based on your excursion. If you’re doing something like zip-lining or or ATV driving, you’ll likely want closed-toe shoes. I bring my tennis shoes so I can double them as workout shoes.
• Water shoes – bring if you’ll be doing something in the water where you’ll want shoes! A lot of the Caribbean beaches are rocky. If you get something like these, you could potentially double your water shoes as your walking/closed-toe shoes!
• Dress shoes – this can be whatever you want it to mean from high heels to dressier sandals. You can also just wear sandals for women.

Accessories

A couple of other clothing items and basic accessories that I think go with your clothing. I don’t have a ton to say about these, but wanted to make sure to include them for you to consider:

• Jewelry – I love this travel jewelry case for cruises!
• Hats – sun hats are especially good for beach days
• Sunglasses – I’m a huge fan of these sunglasses that don’t move around at all!
• Sling Bag or Backpack – you’ll likely want to carry things around, so I recommend bringing some sort of day bag that’s easy to hold. This is my personal favorite one right now! It holds my phone, Kindle, water bottle, and more!
• Lanyards – you’ll want a lanyard with a clear badge holder to hold your room card unless you get a band to open your room (like the WOW bands on Royal Caribbean). These are the ones most people recommended.

Toiletries

First, I highly recommend a hanging toiletry bag like this with a hook that holds all of this stuff. Space is at a premium in the bathroom, especially counter space. You can use magnet hooks to hook the toiletry bag to the back of the door, leaving space for the things you need regularly, like the soap dispenser.

• Shampoo + Conditioner – there is normally some provided, but I know I like bringing my own.
• Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss/floss picks, mouth wash – if you forget, call guest services and they can often give you a junky disposable one.
• Hand soap – this is totally optional, but I personally prefer washing with hand soap so I toss a travel hand soap in my toiletry bag for the bathroom! You could even just add some of your favorite to a travel dispenser like this.
• Body wash and deodorant – body is another optional one because they do provide it, just if you want your own.
• Bathroom spray – Poo-pourri or if you want something a bit more natural, this flush ritual spray is good too.
• Razor & shaving cream – there is a place to plug an electric one in, but it’s always a bit awkward with the shelves.
• Glasses/contacts – this includes glasses, contacts, contact solution, and a contact case. I also recommend you bring an extra contact for each eye in case something happens to one.
• Hair products, hair brush, products, etc. – They do have a handheld hair dryer in each of the staterooms you can use.
• Makeup & face cleaning items – just keep in mind that there is minimal space in the bathrooms. Also, I highly recommend this Tarte tubing mascara that just comes off without smearing in water, it’s so good for cruises when you never know when you’ll get wet!
• Ear plugs – Most people will be sleeping in a room with their entire family (unless you got a fancy suite) so if you’re not used to sleeping with other people in the room, ear plugs can be a godsend for sleeping. These ear plugs are great.

I also love these Cadence travel toiletry containers. They are magnetic so not only do they stack together in your toiletry bag, they also stick to the magnetic wall leaving more space on the counters!

Electronics

Cruise Wifi has come a long way since I first started cruising but it’s pricey so unless you need to be connected, I recommended just disconnecting for the length of your cruise. Even without purchasing the internet package, my husband and I were able to use the apps to communicate with one another.

The electronics I do recommend bringing:

• Phone – obviously. I recommend looking up your specific boat to see the outlet situation on your boat because some of the newer ones have USB plugs, some have USB-C, and some just have regular outlets. You’ll want your phone and a charger for it!
• Camera and batteries – okay so this one is totally up to you. Phone cameras are so good now that I’ve starting just bringing my phone on trips unless I’m specifically going for the photography aspect. It’s much easier to carry around a phone than a big camera. If you want some really fun pictures, this Camp Snap camera holds up to 500 photos and feels like old school pictures, so fun for capturing family memories!
• Multi-port hub – there just aren’t that many outlets in the room so you want to make sure to get something that can give you more, just make sure it’s not a surge protector as those aren’t allowed. Oh and figure out what you want to charge and make sure your hub works with what you really want to plug in. I really like this one that has both USB and USB-C ports.
• Chargers – if you’re bringing an electronic, don’t forget to bring its charger or a charger that works for it.
• Portable chargers – even if you don’t want to be on your phone, you will be. Cruises have gone digital and the daily schedule, map, etc. are all on the app. It’s a pain, but it’s true. And if you’re out in the sun and have to keep your brightness up on the app, it kills your phone battery. This one is my personal favorite.
• e-Book Reader – I personally love my Kindle and bring it everywhere. I have a waterproof one so it doesn’t matter if it gets splashed at the pool or gets wet when my kid climbs on me at the beach.
• Other electronics – I brought my computer and the kids iPads mostly for travel but I did use them a bit for downtime in the room. Download things ahead of time since there is no WiFi.
• Headphones – another optional thing but my boys used them a lot when we had downtime in the room (while we were getting ready for dinner, etc.).

In the Room

There are a ton of things that you can do to make your room feel more spacious, more organized, and more manageable. Are any of these things absolutely necessary? Nope. Are they nice to have? Sure.

• Door Magnets – Cruisers love to decorate their stateroom doors. The doors are made out of magnets, so you’ll see all sorts of doors decorated with fun magnets. Some are personalized, some are just generic magnets, and some are both. There are tons of shops on Etsy that make custom magnets – we used this shop – and I’ve used them over and over again.
• Magnetic Dry erase board – these can be fun for writing notes to each other or adding to your door for other people to write notes!
• Old gift card – in order to keep the master light on, you have to put a card into a slot at the front of the room. They’re designed for you to put your stateroom card in there but if you don’t want to have to use your stateroom card, bring an old gift card or card of any sort and use that instead.
• Magnet Hooks – the walls and doors on cruises are all metal, so you can buy these magnet hooks and stick them all over to hold things up. We used these heavy duty ones all over the room to hang purses, towels, swimsuits, goggles, and more. Just be careful because they are heavy duty!

• Hanging shoe organizer – if you want to get really organized, I’ve seen people get these hanging shoe organizers , hang them on the magnetic hooks (not over the door), and use them to hold all sorts of things from toiletries to fish extender gifts to swimsuits. Just leave the over the door hardware at home!
• Collapsible Storage Cubes – I’ve seen a number of people use the collapsible storage cubes (the ones that fold flat from Ikea or something similar) to keep things a bit more organize in the closet. There are some drawers and plenty of closet space for storage, but it’s kind of a free for all area.
• Bathroom toothbrush holder – with such limited space in the bathroom, it never hurts to get things off the shelves. We’ve used hooks in the past to hold things up but something like this suction cup toothbrush holder is a great option as well!
• White noise machine – this little mini one works great and is perfect for travel!
• Reading light – There are lights by each of the beds but a reading light is much less likely to be noticed than a bedside lamp. This one’s my fave!
• Nightlight – the rooms get pretty dark so I like to bring a red light motion sensor night light for when I inevitably need to use the bathroom at night! The red light is way less jarring than regular light!
• Clothespins – if you want to use the drying rack in the bathroom, clothespins makes much better use of the space!
• Highlighter – I liked to get a paper schedule and go through it with my boys with a highlighter to highlight the things they wanted to do. Might just be me but I enjoyed it!
• Laundry Hampers – I brought two of these for our last cruise and loved having them – one for the boys and one for us parents. They fold up small for suitcases and hold quite a bit.

Pool and Beach Essentials

All cruises have a pool of some sort and water areas. And a lot of Caribbean ones make a stop at ports with beaches that you likely will visit.

If you’re planning to spend any time at the pool or at the beach, make sure to include these items:

• Flotation Devices – cruise lines typically provide life jackets at private islands (like Disney’s Castaway Cay and Royal Caribbean’s Coco Cay) but if you want to bring something specific, bring it. There are a lot of pool items – including pool noodles, inflatable floats, etc. that are on the do NOT bring list, though so skip those.
• Beach toys – I like to bring a bucket for each kid, a shovel, and a few small things they can play with in the sand or they often have them for sale if you’d rather not pack them. This is my favorite beach toy set because the beach bucket collapses flat for easy packing!
• Water toys – I’m going to caveat this by saying that I only recommend bringing water toys for playing with in the ocean. This would be balls to toss around, etc.
• Sunscreen – pack it and then pack some more. I personally love Sun Bum (grab the travel pack here) because it rubs in so easily so my boys don’t complain.
• Aloe Vera – aloe vera is always a nice one to have for a little soothing action. This is my favorite for sunburn soothing!
• Beach Bag – You want something that is big enough to hold all of your beach essentials, that is okay getting sandy, and also easy to carry. This one is waterproof and sand proof, great for a cruise! Or if you want something to use all summer long, this Case-Mate jelly tote bag is so cute and one I use all the time!

• Book – sitting by the pool, in the spa, or in the adult only area reading a book is a great activity, especially when the kids are having the time of their life in the kids club. Here are some great books to read right now!
• Towel clips – towels blow away, especially on a cruise. Bring some of these towel clips or these towel bands to keep them in place!
• Swim diapers – kids under the age of three and that aren’t potty-trained aren’t allowed in the pools, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still have fun in the water. Most cruise ships have some sort of splash area and those require swim diapers for the littlest cruisers.
• Snorkel gear – you can rent gear on your excursions or just bring your own.
• Drink holders – there are these really cool drink holders that will keep your drink from spilling on the beach, on a beach chair, or on the pool deck.
• Goggles – my boys don’t like to swim without them, so these are a must for us!

Food & Drinks

So it may seem weird to be talking about food and drinks when you’re going on a cruise with free unlimited food and drinks, but hear me out on these ones. You may save yourself a headache and a bunch of money by reading this list!

• Water bottles – if you’re someone who likes to drink spring water or filtered water, you can bring a case of bottled water on the ship with you in your carry-on luggage. Or depending on the cruise you’re going on, bottled water may be included with a drink package.
• Drinks – you can bring some of your own drinks on board, check the Disney policy on what’s allowed for Disney and the Royal Caribbean one for Royal!
• Straws – I like to pack a couple of reusable straws (and some of this travel dish detergent) to use throughout the cruise. Or if you want to make it even easier, just bring a pack of your own plastic straws.
• Reusable water bottles – there are water filling stations with every beverage station, and I like to use these to add ice and water to a reusable water bottle that I keep with me throughout the cruise. This is my absolute favorite water bottle!
• Cups with lids – if you have a younger kid who may end up spilling their cup, I recommend bringing some sort of cup with a lid for them to drink out of.
• Snacks – cruises often have a lot of food, but they don’t really have snacks. If you have kids who are going to want a pack of Goldfish in the afternoon, pack some Goldfish or pouches or what their favorite snacks are. Just make sure they are sealed, pre-packaged, and non-perishable snacks.

• Foldable drink carrier – this one may seem silly but you may very well end up ordering and carrying a bunch of cups back to a group of people and you’ll thank me later. Get one like this that folds up easily and use it to carry a plethora of drinks at one time!
• Ice cream toppings – cruises come with unlimited soft serve. If your family likes to have ice cream sundaes or something other than just ice cream on a cone, it can be fun to bring a little baggie with your favorite ice cream toppings like sprinkles, gummy bears, mini Oreos, or M&Ms.
• Mini salt shaker – this is silly but my family always carries these Maldon Sea Salt grinders. Cruise food is good but sometimes gets a little rushed and a quick shake of salt can make it better.
• Dinner Activities – okay so hear me out because I know this isn’t necessarily food or drink, but it has to do with eating. If you have small kids, I highly recommend bringing them activities to keep them entertained during the meals. I have an entire list of my boys’ favorite on-the-go activities that are small enough to carry in a backpack and play with on the table!

Baby Care

I know that traveling with babies can be rough, I’ve done it plenty. That being said, cruise lines typically makes it easy on you by providing a lot of the big stuff like pack and plays, high chairs, and often times even strollers for private islands! Disney cruises even provide things like bottle warmers, sterilizers, and diaper disposal units!

The things they don’t provide that you’ll need to bring on your own include:

• Diapers + wipes
• Changing pad
• Formula/breastmilk
• Bath soap/shampoo
• Sippy cup/bottles
• Bottle cleaner + soap
• Baby toys
• Pacifier + strip
• Lovey/blanket
• Nursing covers

You can also bring a stroller but make sure it’s one that collapses down pretty easily so you can store it in your room. Our regular travel stroller fit fine in the closet, and a normal umbrella stroller would as well, but a double stroller would have a hard time fitting through the doors and doorways.

Other Items

Okay and now on to the list of items that I wanted to add to my list, but they didn’t necessarily fit into one of the other categories above.

• Ziploc bags – I always like to bring varying sizes on every trip I go and a cruise is no different. Gallon, quart, and sandwich size are my personal preferences.
• Umbrella – if you want to bring a small travel size umbrella, it can’t hurt. It rains a lot randomly in Florida and anytime you’re on the ocean.
• Medicine and First Aid Kit – they typically have great medical facilities but for me that’s a last resort if I actually need medical attention. I like to bring a small first aid kit plus this travel medicine organizer (with labels of course) when we go on trips with most things we’ll need!
• Seasickness items – We found out the hard way (throwing up in the middle of the night) that my youngest gets seasick on cruises. Don’t be like me and plan ahead by bringing things just in case. These seasick bands + seasick patches work wonders (so does sailing on a bigger ship like the Icon of the Seas), but I recommend bringing non-drowsy Dramamine as well.
• Deck of cards or travel games – if you’re on a seven day cruise, there may be a time when you have enough free time that you want to play a game. Any of these family card games would be great for a trip!
• Trash bags – these are great for holding wet swimsuits or clothes, dirty laundry, or really anything you want!
• Luggage tags – you’ll print our luggage tags to put on your luggage but they often times get ripped or dirty. I used this pack of actual luggage tags (with the paper cruise ones inside) and they were perfect!

Disney Cruise Packing List

Okay now let’s talk about Disney cruises specifically. I’ve been on a bunch in the past ten years and love Disney cruises, but there are definitely some things you’ll want to bring on Disney cruises that you don’t need for others (and vice versa).

Disney Cruiseline Essentials

• Disney gift cards – if you have any old Disney gift cards, you can add them to your stateroom account at Guest Services to be used toward your balance.
• Disney Cruise Line Navigator App – okay so I know this isn’t technically something to pack, but it’s something you need to have. And you need to make sure it’s updated to the latest version before your cruise. My husband didn’t on our last one, and it made it so that he couldn’t use the texting feature in the app, which was no good.

Pirate Night

You’ve probably heard that every Disney cruise has a pirate night complete with Mickey and his pirate crew, fireworks, and an appearance by Jack Sparrow!

And if you have, you’re heard right. The majority of the people on a Disney Cruise tend to dress up in some way for pirate night, and it’s all just part of the fun! Some things you might want to bring for pirate night include:

• Pirate clothes or pirate costume
• Plastic or blow-up pirate swords (we love these ones!)
• Eye patches
• Plastic hooks
• Pirate hats
• Gold coins – plastic or chocolate
• Small treasure chests filled with little treats or glow sticks – these are a perfect fish extender gift for pirate night!

Costumes and Characters

There are so many chances to meet characters on a Disney cruise or to dress up as one yourself! These are just a few things you might want to bring if you by chance meet your favorite princess or mouse!

• Autograph book
• Costume or outfit – great for taking pictures with characters, getting a makeover at Bibbidi Bibbidi Boutique, going to a themed dinner or show, or just meeting your favorite character at the kids club. Adults can get in on the fun too whether it be in actual costume or just Disney bounding. Just beware of the costume policy if you are planning to deck yourself out too!
• Stuffed animals – while you can buy merchandise on a Disney cruise, I like to buy a couple of small items I know my kids will like beforehand (for much cheaper) and bring them with me. We’ve done everything from these Disney cruise characters to Disney squishmallows.
• Disney gear – Disney hats, Mickey ears, or anything else Disney themed that you want to wear for pictures, character meals, and more.

Disney Activities

There are a handful of things specific to Disney Cruises that you’ll want to pack for (if you’re participating).

• Pins – whether you sign up for a pin trading group (yes, that’s a thing) or you just want to participate in pin trading with the crew, Disney pin trading is a fun thing on Disney cruises. Bring whatever pins you have to trade or purchase some in bulk on eBay to trade away.
• Fish Extender gifts – if you’re in a fish extender group, ornament exchange group, candy group, or any other sort of group that’s planning to exchange gifts/trinkets/things, make sure to pack those. And make sure to leave some space for bringing home the things people get you!
• Pixie Dust Items – if you don’t want to participate in an actual fish extender group but like the idea of giving out little surprises, you can just bring little Disney themed things to hand out and drop off in people’s fish extenders.

What Can I Not Bring on a Disney Cruise

Disney allows you to bring a good number of things on their cruises, but there are some things that are prohibited for safety (and other) reasons. Before you pack, I highly recommend you read this full list because they’re always updating it.

Royal Caribbean Cruise Packing List

Okay now let’s talk about Royal Caribbean cruises specifically since that’s the last cruise we went on. I’m guessing Carnival, Princess, and Celebrity are all pretty similar with Disney being kind of its own thing.

Royal Caribbean Essentials

Here are a few things that I recommend specific to our experience on Royal Caribbean:

• International plug adapters – it may be the same on Disney but definitely on Royal Caribbean, they have a couple of different outlets in the rooms. If you have an international outlet adapter already, you can bring it to turn that international outlet into one you can actually use. We used these and they worked great.
• Long pants and a light jacket – if you’re on a Royal Caribbean ship with an ice skating rink and planning to ice skate, I recommend long pants and possibly a light jacket because it can get chilly in the ice skating rink. This goes for if you want to watch the shows down there as well!
• Ducks – hiding and finding cruise ducks is a huge thing (just not on Disney Cruises). If you want to participate, grab a pack of ducks – either regular rubber ducks like these or the little resin ducks like these to participate! Some people even got these magnetic duck trading doors to put on their cabins!

• Downloaded TV shows – Disney Cruise TVs had a huge selection of movies and TV shows available. Royal had pretty much nothing, so I was really glad that we had downloaded some shows and movies for the kids to watch during downtime and for us to watch after the kids went to bed.
• Cup handles – if you’re getting a reusable soda cup, they’re really annoying to carry. Add one of these handles and they are way easier. Definitely a great purchase for us!

What Can I Not Bring on a Royal Caribbean Cruise

Royal Caribbean allows you to bring a good number of things on their cruises, but there are some things that are prohibited for safety (and other) reasons. Before you pack, I highly recommend you read this full list because they’re always updating it.

Cruise Packing Tips

I’m going to keep these pretty short but just a few quick tips that you can use (or not use) when you’re packing!

Consider packing by day. If you want to get really organized, you can pack everyone’s outfits for day 1 together in a storage cube, a plastic bag, or whatever you want. Put that in the closet, pull it out when it’s time, and then just put those right into the laundry.

Packing the entire family’s items for one day together means you only have to get those items and not dig through everything else.

Pack less than you think you’ll need. I know it sounds like you’ll need a ton but you’ll likely end up wearing a swimsuit and cover-up or shorts and a t-shirt for half the trip. I typically get everything I would maybe want to wear together and then pick a day outfit + a night outfit (i.e., swim + coverup for day and dress for dinner at night), add one or two more things, and call it a day.

Don’t stress about it. Only you are worried about what you’re wearing, how you look, and whether or not your kids have changed their clothes in three days. I promise you that 99% of the people on the cruise won’t notice whether you wore the same bathing suit every day or if your flip-flops don’t match every outfit.

Pack for comfort. You’re on this cruise to enjoy yourself so enjoy yourself. If you like to get dressed up, get dressed up. If you don’t, don’t. There will be families dressed to the nines and ones that are dressed like they rolled out of bed, and all of them are fine.

Look at speciality dining dress codes. The adults only restaurants have dress codes, and I recommend you looking at them and packing accordingly if you’re doing one of those places for dinner. I have seen people asked to change, put on a jacket, etc. You can see all the Disney dress codes here and Royal Caribbean dress codes here.

Also make sure to check any excursions you’re doing to see if they have particular guidelines for what you need to bring (e.g., closed-toe shoes, water shoes).

Pack a day bag to bring onto the ship with you. Crew members will take your bags when you arrive at the port and deliver them directly to your stateroom, often hours later. You want to make sure to have a bag with you so that you can enjoy your time on the ship before your bags arrive. I recommend keeping:

• One swimsuit per person (or wear it on the ship and bring change of clothes)
• Everything in the important documents section
• Any prescription medications
• Bottled water (if you’re bringing it on)
• Anything that you must have for nap time/bedtime (lovey, binky, etc.)
• Phone and phone chargers

I have the bag below that doubles as a suitcase and a weekend travel bag that was perfect for our day bag. It fit everything I needed for me and the kids and was super easy to carry around since it worked as a backpack as well. It even has a waterproof section for swimsuits if you swim the first day!

Click the button below to get the printable cruise packing list. It will include both a Disney Cruise specific packing list and a regular cruise one.

The picture below shows what the Disney version looks like, the other one is just less Disneyish.