Odd but great items to take with you

So this will be my 4th cruise overall, first on Oasis, but I always hear about interesting items people bring with them on cruises to help out. Do you bring anything that really helps out on the cruise that maybe no one else might think of???

I always take a couple of clothespins in case the curtains don't stay closed properly. I also take a few different sizes of bungee cords in case of rough weather. They can be used to keep the cupboard doors from opening, closing, opening, closing. :) Not sure if it's the same on all ships but I have taken magnets and used them to post schedules, notes, reminders onto the cabin walls which are magnetic.

Magnetic Clips - like the ones you put on your fridge to clip papers with!

Your cabin walls are all metal. They are great for keeping the compass up out of the way and easy to find. I started bringing 4 or 5 to keep the cabin nice and tidy from all the papers!

High lighter, hand soap, night light

We take a small surge suppressor with USB outlets for charging phones, cameras, tablets, etc.

Small flashlight & ear plugs!

Laundry detergent pods for washing out bathing suits

Hand soap pump

Small Digital Clock

Magnetic Clips

Highlighters for Cruise Compass

2-way radios

Clear plastic shoe bag to hang in closet. Great for toiletries & misc items

Multi-plug outlet

Clothespins

Stack of $1 bills for room service tipping

Lanyard for sea pass card

Snorkel & mask

We have a few sets of towel clips,perfect for those windy days on deck.

We have a few sets of towel clips,perfect for those windy days on deck.

Those are cool

Clear packing tape - great for holding drawers and balcony doors closed when the ship is rocking.

3-4 one-gallon zip lock bags

battery operated clock

Small flashlight

towel clips for the deck chairs

small self-inflating camp pillows (also for the deck chairs)

travel mugs

small first aid kit

ace bandage

Those are cool

We also have a set of Parrot and Dolphin clips. Available from most Caribbean Islands :)

DO NOT bring a crock pot. We saw one on the "naughty table" in the terminal at the end of our ALLURE cruise. The mind reels.

When we cruise with family and the younger grandchildren, I take blinking LED Ice Cubes that I order on eBay. We've done 2 Christmas cruises, and I packed red and green "ice cubes." (Of course, I sanitized before using.) When we were seated for dinner, I dropped cubes in everyone's water glass and also put the little votive candles in Christmas colors at each plate. Lots of people came over to our table to ask where we got them. Fun!

Great thread! In general, I always take ear plugs on vacation as you never know how noisy it will be at night.

A small light weight monocular. Not extremely necessary but was indispensable on our Alaska cruise!

A tube of Super Glue & several Bobbie pins

I take a few battery operated tea lights for the bathroom. Hate turning on the light when I get up during the night. And there are no plug ins for a regular nightlight.

Plastic clothes pins (good for drapes and shower curtains)

1" by 1" by 4" wood dowels to prop up the bed so the suit case fits under it

small battery operated candle

small flashlight

led reading light

1oz pump bottle of citrus based degreaser to pre-treat grease stains in my shirts (it just always seems to jump right onto me for some reason)

1oz bottle of Woolite soap

tyraps

large and small zip lock bags

large plastic bag for dirty laundry

Clorox wipes to sanitize cabin on first day

sound machine

earplugs

eye mask

alcohol wipes and Band-Aids

sewing kit

cough syrup

3M note pads for leaving steward or each other notes

safety pins

high litter for marking the "compass" or whatever it's called on your cruise

plastic folder to protect cruise pictures in luggage

plug adaptor for 110/220v and a three way plug

small length of nylon cord

My favorite and most useful item is a collapseable hamper. It fits nicely in

the closet and keeps the dirty/used clothing out of the way.

+1 for this idea. We hang our Compass and tickets for events, etc. so we don't miss them on the way out of the room. So easy to pack.

We always bring one or two of these as well:

http://www.amazon.com/Nyl-Holdings-70043x-Alarm-Clock/dp/B005UQICMW

These are especially useful if you have an inside room. The numbers are big enough to read (for us) without glasses and it's easy to find the button to light them up to see. They are super light and run for a really long time on one battery. It's nice to not have to wake up all the way to find out the time.

Tom

Magnetic Clips - like the ones you put on your fridge to clip papers with!

Your cabin walls are all metal. They are great for keeping the compass up out of the way and easy to find. I started bringing 4 or 5 to keep the cabin nice and tidy from all the papers!

These are also cheap and handy. You can figure out if all the loot you bought while on vacation really fits into the suitcases or not by easily weighing them.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EZG9X4?gclid=CJGxjuSC4MMCFYVrfgodd7cAFA

Tom

We always bring one or two bottles of Soft Soap for our bathroom. Much easier to use to wash hands than picking up a bar of soap. I also bring individual hand wipes which I carry with me. Good for using after reading menus, on casino buttons etc. Baby powder to get sand off your feet on the beach. I use a wipe off board that is magnetic. to write things like times of events, phone numbers, cabin numbers of friends. You can find one at Dollar stores.

Small picture frame with photo's of grandkids (insert ones of your own).

Everyone has mentioned many of the things I bring!

To add to the list! Two 8 x 10 sheets of corrugated cardboard - great to put pictures between to put in the luggage to take home; saves "dents" "creases" from anything you might put near them.

I bring a tiny speaker to listen to music...better than listening off of ipad, iPhone

http://www.amazon.com/iHome-Portable-Speaker-Purple-Translucent/dp/B00B2IRCLE/ref=pd_sim_e_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=16DSPE0CPYEDF337CQ0E

Extra dry cleaning hangers (we leave after cruise)

Big insulated mug with lid (to use for soda or tea at pool)

Own beach towels (easy to find our deck chairs)

Post its ( to leave notes for room attendant)

Business cards (to give to new friends so we can keep in touch)

Now...if you REALLY want to pack every possible thing, go to Calgon's Ultimate packing list ..there is one for warm weather and one for cold. It has been around forever and is legendary! :)

http://www.reocities.com/calgon1/Ultimate_Packing_List.html