How Many Suitcases Does It Take To Take A Cruise

[bob]

Or how much luggage can a luggage handler handle if a luggage handler could handle luggage
( if you can say that fast with no mistakes take all the luggage you want)

Not wanting to keep Spikesgirl in suspense (from another thread) ...............

As stated, how many suitcases does it take to get you on the ship and HOW do you pack for your cruise? Do you clean the closet, are you thoughtful and conservative, then do you have a plan or do you wing it , be honest now, how many suitcases can you get by with vs how many do you need vs how many do you take.

 

[bob]

On our second cruise, I went out and bought two suitcases that boinged the allowable size limit, they were softside and huge, good thing they had wheels, I couldn't pick them up. The cruise was out of San Juan and when I picked them up from the baggage area clothes were literally hanging out the torn corners, God bless duct tape, there has to be a better way.
Now we travel with two carryons and I have my Mickey backpack (thanks Mary Ann) for a 7 day, 10 day we have to expand at least one, We always check them but the fit the carry on boxes if they are not expanded. We have learned how to downsize, adjust when we must and otherwise take what we need not what our dilated eyes suggest. I can even get formal clothes in if I am forced to.

 

[spikesgirl]

Or how much luggage can a luggage handler handle if a luggage handler could handle luggage
( if you can say that fast with no mistakes take all the luggage you want)

Not wanting to keep Spikesgirl in suspense (from another thread) ...............

As stated, how many suitcases does it take to get you on the ship and HOW do you pack for your cruise? Do you clean the closet, are you thoughtful and conservative, then do you have a plan or do you wing it , be honest now, how many suitcases can you get by with vs how many do you need vs how many do you take.

You are so silly! I love it.

We usually take two apiece. One apiece for clothes, then one with our dive equipment and the other with wine (we can manage four bottles) If we aren't taking any snorkeling excursions, we will just put some bubble wrap in with some clothes from the other suitcases and then use it for goodies on the way home.

 

[spikesgirl]

On our second cruise, I went out and bought two suitcases that boinged the allowable size limit, they were softside and huge, good thing they had wheels, I couldn't pick them up. The cruise was out of San Juan and when I picked them up from the baggage area clothes were literally hanging out the torn corners, God bless duct tape, there has to be a better way.
Now we travel with two carryons and I have my Mickey backpack (thanks Mary Ann) for a 7 day, 10 day we have to expand at least one, We always check them but the fit the carry on boxes if they are not expanded. We have learned how to downsize, adjust when we must and otherwise take what we need not what our dilated eyes suggest. I can even get formal clothes in if I am forced to.

Because we have dealt with gorilla baggage handlers, we have heavy duty cases from REI. We still hopelessly over pack, even after 23 years. They get checked and then it's just my backpack and Chris's travel case (has the tablet, phones, etc. in it). I still buy way too many tee shirts on cruises, though...

 

[George C]

We have always taken a large suite case and a garment bag each on all cruises, we might cut that down on next Cruise, finally ditched my tux after decades.

 

[bob]

finally ditched my tux after decades.

You'll get used to it then you'll love it

 

[bob]

Because we have dealt with gorilla baggage handlers, we have heavy duty cases from REI. We still hopelessly over pack, even after 23 years. They get checked and then it's just my backpack and Chris's travel case (has the tablet, phones, etc. in it). I still buy way too many tee shirts on cruises, though...

thats the nice thing about just carry on you're the gorilla

 

[bob]

You are so silly! I love it.

We usually take two apiece. One apiece for clothes, then one with our dive equipment and the other with wine (we can manage four bottles)

Cut back on the dive equipment

 

[spikesgirl]

Cut back on the dive equipment

We have, but we have prescription masks and special fins. Since we take trips specifically for diving, we'd rather bring them along. it was nice to not have to haul them along to Venice (although we were there for Alta Agua and could have used them).

 

[spikesgirl]

thats the nice thing about just carry on you're the gorilla

With my back, I prefer to do the least amount of hauling as possible (they are on wheels and roll well enough). Porters have become my friends, though.

 

[spikesgirl]

We have always taken a large suite case and a garment bag each on all cruises, we might cut that down on next Cruise, finally ditched my tux after decades.

My guy loves wearing his tux, even if it does take up a lot of space. I'm sort of glad he hasn't because he looks sharp in it.

 

[Jill B]

We take one small case each, even on our 106 day world cruise, so we made good use of the laundry. We usually have to fly to port, so need to be mindful of the luggage weight. Also, our small cabin only had a 2 door wardrobe, so we couldn't have fitted in more than we brought with us.

 

[RichC]

We downsized to one medium suitcase each after our 20th cruise of so. We only take what we need and formal clothing isn't necessary.

 

[BSeabob]

We can do with one checked and a roller each if its for a week and not travelling with "A gang" that likes to get dressed up. Which doesn't happen much anymore. So I guess it's one...to answer the Q?

 

[PEB]

We take one carry on each and one large piece each that we send on through. This is more than enough even when we do multiple B2B's. It has been enough even when we did a 57 day cruise.

 

[Chelsea922]

Or how much luggage can a luggage handler handle if a luggage handler could handle luggage
( if you can say that fast with no mistakes take all the luggage you want)

Not wanting to keep Spikesgirl in suspense (from another thread) ...............

As stated, how many suitcases does it take to get you on the ship and HOW do you pack for your cruise? Do you clean the closet, are you thoughtful and conservative, then do you have a plan or do you wing it , be honest now, how many suitcases can you get by with vs how many do you need vs how many do you take.

How long is the cruise? I usually take one fully packed suitcase but our cruises are usually 10 days or longer. I pack for day, casual night, formal night, sports and pool. Each category has a number of items. I use packing cubes and will keep like items in their own cubes so that if I need to find something, I can go to that cube and find it. Usually casual night and formal night clothes take up the most room. Day clothes are usually shirts and shorts - so not very heavy or take up much room.