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airline tickets or e-ticket confirmation
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cruise documents
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passports and visas (if necessary) or proof of citizenship (check with your cruise line for requirements)
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vaccination certificate (if required)
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wallet and fanny pack
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driver's license and auto insurance card - in case you decide to rent a car when ashore
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medical insurance cards and medical history (especially if traveling alone)
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another picture ID - if you don't take driver's license
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credit cards - be sure to call credit card companies before traveling to alert them you are traveling outside your normal area ATM card
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watch
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pre-paid phone card
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cash or traveler's checks (be sure to keep traveler's checks receipt in separate location)
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3 copies of airline tickets, cruise tickets, passports/visas, itinerary - pack 1 copy in carry on, 1 copy in checked luggage, and leave one copy with someone at home
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contact numbers to report lost/stolen credit cards or traveler's checks
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emergency numbers at home
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prescription drugs and any other essential medications in carry on bag
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glasses, contacs, contac cleaner
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extra reading glasses
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sunglasses
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reading sunglasses
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guidebooks and other port of call information
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foreign language phrase book or dictionary
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maps
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reading material - books to read while on the plane or lounging by the pool
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journal or notebook and pen/pencil - for making notes to tell your friends back home about your experiences
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business cards with email address to give out to new cruise friends
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currency conversion chart
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plug adaptor and converter
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cell phone and charger
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PDA and charger
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home and email addresses of friends/relatives back home - for sending postcards, emails, or gifts
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laptop computer
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binoculars
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film camera and manual
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extra film (don't put undeveloped film in checked luggage)
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disposable underwater camera - for snorkeling or beach days
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digital camera and manual
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extra memory cards for digital camera
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batteries for digital camera
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battery charger
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extension cord with multiple plug-ins
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duct tape or strapping tape
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walkman and tapes (for walking on deck or on treadmill)
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small travel alarm clock - battery operated
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lighted dial clock for cruise ship cabin
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extra plastic cable-lock ties for securing luggage for return trip (better than locks, but one-time use only)
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extra luggage name tags (in case yours are lost on the outbound trip)
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zip loc bags of all sizes and garbage/laundry bags
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small flashlight
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night light
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corkscrew (be sure to put in checked luggage)
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Swiss Army knife or something similar with screwdriver head, etc. (be sure to put in checked luggage)
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small umbrella
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collapsible travel pillow for those long airplane flights
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ear plugs or "ear planes"
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small first aid kit (band aids, Q-tips, vaseline, dramamine, antibiotic cream, bandages, anti-diarrheal medication, cortisone
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cream, aspirin/tylenol/advil)
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Crazy glue
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playing cards
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sports gear (e.g. snorkeling gear)
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bug spray (not for your cabin on the ship, but for those pesky mosquitoes and "nonos" ashore)
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sun screen/sun block and lip sunblock
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germicidal hand cleaner
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handi-wipes
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hand lotion
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rubbing alcohol or foot lotion for soothing tired, hot feet
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sewing kit and scissors (pack in checked luggage)
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travel-sized Woolite
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clothes pins
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empty folding tote bag - for souvenirs or the beach
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hats/caps/visors
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insulated large coffee mugs
