Cruise hacks

Planning a first-time cruise on Royal Caribbean, Carnival, or Norwegian soon? This post has cruise hacks and tips that show how to save money, optimize alcohol and dining prices, and ideas for packing organizational tools to make your cruise vacation easy and fun! cruise travel tips for beach vacation from south florida miami

I've been fortunate enough to have gone on more than 25 cruises so far. I'm sharing some of my cruise hacks for your next cruise.

Are you ready to cruise? You probably have learned that unless you have booked a suite, cruise cabins are quite small but that is easily managed. This is my go-to Cruise Cabin Prep kit for preparing our cruise cabins for a fabulous week at sea. I've fine-tuned this over the years and I'm sure it will continue to evolve. I consider these items to be essential to kick off a fabulous week of vacation onboard a cruise ship.

These genius Cruise Cabin Hacks are what you need to keep organized on your cruise - the perfect cruise cabin hack travel tips fr a SMOOTH vacation

9 Surprising things to bring on your Carnival Cruise vacation. These are items you probably didn't think of or even knew you needed. But you will definitely want to add these to your cruise packing list if you are cruising with Carnival.

Just like the cabin, your cruise ship bathroom is going to be small. But there are ways to make it better. I've heard comedians joke that showering on a cruise ship is the most intimate experience they've had—with a shower curtain! Cruise ship bathrooms usually lack storage space and have limited air circulation.

Magnets I collected along the trip, our cruise lanyards, and our itinerary map & schedule

If you are wondering what the best things to bring on a cruise are. Check out these cruise essentials. This will help with your cruise packing list.

Planning a cruise? Discover 34 must-pack items for your trip, including essentials you wouldn’t expect. Don’t leave without this list!

Save for later, you'll be glad you did. 11 Smart packing light for a cruise tips.