frankjodzio Posted May 1, 2022 #1 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Does Carnival allow small portable vacuums on the ship? I have two memory foam pillows that I want to take on our cruise but they take up so much room in the luggage. I was thinking about buying those vacuum sealed bags however I would need to also bring the small portable vacuum to compress the bags again before we disembark. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Wanna_Cruize Posted May 1, 2022 #2 Share Posted May 1, 2022 No experience in trying it, but they may let it on. One other option is the type of roll-up vacuum bag, it has a one-way valve on it, that when you roll the item up, the air is pushed out and can't easily come back in. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted May 1, 2022 #3 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Carnival has a list on their help pages with everything they do not allow. Vacuums are not on that list. I question how much space you save vs. just carrying the pillow but that's not for me to judge I suppose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runaway Parent Posted May 1, 2022 #4 Share Posted May 1, 2022 We often take an eggcrate to put on top of the mattress. At the end of the cruise, we remove it and ask our room steward about using their vacuum to extract the air. They have always been happy to assist. We don't wait until the last morning--do it the day before the cruise ends. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare momin05 Posted May 4, 2022 #5 Share Posted May 4, 2022 I also take an egg crate everywhere we travel due to bursitis. I have a very small electric rechargeable pump that is used to blow up air mattresses. When I say small, I mean fit in the palm of my hand small. Used in reverse, it can vacuum a sealed bag. Search flex tail gear. I have had it for years and it is amazing. In preparation for our upcoming cruise, I bought some new space saver bags. I bought that specific brand and my pack of 8 came with a relatively small hand pump that works surprisingly well. It isn’t as small as my electric rechargeable, but it is packable. I haven’t decided which to use in June. But either of these options are an easy choice for vacuum sealing a pillow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalleyCat Posted May 4, 2022 #6 Share Posted May 4, 2022 We bought vacuum sealed bags a few years ago that came with a small pump. We bring it with us every cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsSoCalCruiser Posted May 6, 2022 #7 Share Posted May 6, 2022 I purchased Space Saver Vacuum Bags on Amazon that came with a small lightweight travel hand pump (non electric). It works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygirlinAZ Posted May 6, 2022 #8 Share Posted May 6, 2022 On 5/4/2022 at 9:47 AM, MalleyCat said: We bought vacuum sealed bags a few years ago that came with a small pump. We bring it with us every cruise. We've used these for traveling as well (but not on a cruise ... yet). Love the non-electric pump. No issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letstrythisplace Posted May 8, 2022 #9 Share Posted May 8, 2022 There are compression vacuum sealed bags. You put items in the bag zip lock close and then compress the bags to squeeze out air through one way air valves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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