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Came across this post looking for packing tips - Should win the post of the year. Guys will love it and Sorry girls it was the best laugh I have had in a long time. This is for a Oceania Cruise, however all cruise passengers can relate I am sure.

I've got my standard "FAQ" answer on packing lists (of course, some of this doesn't quite count for Oceania since there's no formal nights):

*************************************************

For a seven night cruise:

 

Men: One small carry-on size rolling bag.

7 pairs undershorts

5 pairs socks (Don't need them for at-sea days)

4 T-Shirts (we'll pick up a few more as souvenirs along the way)

1 pair shorts (They're good for at least a week)...

1 pair long pants (only because they make you wear them in the dining room)

1 pair shoes

1 Swim suit

NO Suit or Tuxedo (Rent it on the ship so you don't have to schlepp it all the way there and back)

Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Razor

Camera

 

Women: One large suitcase for Casual clothes

One Large Suitcase for Formal clothes

One large duffel bag for shoes

One suitcase for toiletries, cosmetics, creams, shampoo/conditioners, lotions, etc.

One suitcase for purses, accessories, grooming equipment, travel irons, steamers, etc.

One carry-on with hairbrushes, vitamins, pain relievers and other prescriptions, cosmetics that they forgot to put in the suitcase, last minute items needed past packing of other suitcases.

One purse the size of a suitcase filled with all the usual junk: lipstick, chewing gum, mints, keys that she can't even remember what they go to and don't need on the cruise anyway, photos of the kids, credit cards for every department store and shop known to man, even ones no longer in business, gym membership card she never uses, hair pins, loose change, old candy wrappers, mints from the restaurant she ate at a month and a half ago, that bag of peanuts from the flight in on Southwest...and so on ad infinitum...

Specifics:

14 panties (one pair each day plus one for evening)

20 hose or pantyhose (accounts for 7 evenings as at least half or more will run while putting them on)

7 casual skirts and/or Bermuda shorts (something that covers the knees and most of the imagined cellulite)

7 casual blouses or tops...actually, make that 14 as most "outfits" require a top covered by a blouse hanging over it)

[NOTE: One can never be seen wearing the SAME outfit TWICE!!]

7 pairs of "casual" shoes...as each "outfit" must be particularly coordinated with the precisely perfect pair of shoes

5 dressier skirts and/or pairs of slightly dressy slacks for casual evenings

4 formal gowns (Yes, I know that there are only two formal nights, but one won't look exactly right and she'll need to put it back and wear something else...and a second won't fit right anymore by the end of the cruise)

5 more pair of slightly dressy shoes...and...

4 pairs of "formal" shoes (again, each "outfit" must be coordinated with the proper shoes)

[NOTE: All formal gowns and formal shoes MUST be purchased special for the cruise. God forbid someone on the cruise MAY have been at your niece Jessica's wedding in June and has already seen you in that gown!!]

Assorted (meaning at least 10 of each) belts, scarves, etc. A woman needs to "accessorize"...

14 purses (again, must match the "outfit")

At least 70 assorted pieces of Jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pins, rings) of various types from diamonds down to cheap costume jewelry (again, the accessories must complement the particular outfit being worn)

6 swimsuits, though she'll never actually make it up to the pool deck...besides, "I can't be seen in public in a swimsuit"

6 "cover-ups"...just in case she braves wearing a swimsuit...

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Deodorant

Eye Shadow

Eyeliner

Blush

Foundation

Lipstick

Lip Gloss

Eyebrow pencil

Nail polish

(At least 4 or 5 shades of each variety of make-up)

Make-up remover

Moisturizer

Face cream

Cold Cream

Anti-wrinkle cream

Body lotion

Cotton Balls

Q-Tips

Razor

Shaving Cream

Tweezers

Hairbrush (at least three varieties)

Suntan lotion

Sunscreen

"Feminine Products" (though most often the item forgotten or not packed enough...just so YOU will have to go running around the streets of Puerto Vallarta or Cabo San Lucas looking for drug stores and trying to explain this to a clerk who only speaks Spanish)

Hairdryer (even though they supply them on the ship--it's a reflex motion...but the excuse is "I don't like theirs")

Curling iron

Iron (even though the ship says they're forbidden..."I NEED it")

Steamer

Sewing Kit (like she's going to actually sew)

Eyeglasses

Sunglasses

Contact Lenses

Contact Lens solution

Advil

Midol

Dramamine

Pepto Bismol

Tums

Rolaids

Campo-Phenique

Pepcid

Metamucil

Any other possible medication for any other real or imagined malady which MAY arise during the course of the cruise--which they obviously don't sell anywhere but here at home...

Hair dye (just in case the roots start showing during the cruise)

 

And, this is just off the top of my head...I KNOW I'm leaving off lots of stuff...

 

It's a good thing airlines allow you two fifty pound each pieces of luggage plus a carry on each...

 

All of YOUR stuff can go in your carry-on, while hers MAY neatly fit into the four allowed pieces of luggage plus her carry-on...

 

Even with the extensive package, know that there are simply things not accounted for which now MUST be acquired in port...Besides, some of these ports are just great "shopping towns" ...After all, how important are a bunch of old churches and museums when each port has so many nice stores?

 

**********************************************

 

Seriously, though...

Keep it simple...

You don't need formal clothes...

If you are not really into wearing a blazer or sports coat to dinner, don't pack one--it's not needed...

 

Pack socks, undershorts and T-shirts or golf shirts or whatever you like wearing and some cargo shorts or comfortable longer pants, whatever you prefer...for the DAY time in the ports, touring around...plan for comfortable--depending on time of year, this region can be HOT...enough for about half the cruise...Same with evening attire...casual...dockers, sports shirts, socks...enough to get you through about half the cruise...Then, plan on using either the dry cleaning/laundry service or the self-service laundry to allow you to launder everything and wear it a second time...This way, you don't have to pack two or three weeks worth of clothes--the airlines have luggage restrictions... and you also don't want to have to schlep too much stuff...don't overpack...

 

Add to the above a pair of swim trunks for at sea days or if you plan on hitting a beach anywhere...and toiletries--razor, toothbrush, toothpaste and deodorant...and whatever else you feel is necessary--hairbrush, whatever else you ordinarily use.,..Don't pack large containers of anything--if it comes in a big bottle, get a sample size--or pour a couple of weeks worth into a smaller bottle...

 

I don't know your dates, but if it's summer in the Mediterranean, 99.999% chance you won't need rain gear, jackets, etc...don't waste the space...but remember a hat and sunscreen...Oh yeah...TWO pairs of shoes--one comfortable pair of walking shoes for touring during the days...and one pair of nice casual shoes for the evenings...Maybe sandals or flip-flops for the pool on at sea days...

 

Bottom line is to keep it simple, keep it casual...don't overpack...dress nice, but relaxed...Cotton clothes are best in the Med...

 

Hope that helps...

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Can't wait to see some of the replies to this from men and women. Enjoy

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I can relate very well. However, how much of what a woman brings in toilettries does the man end up using? (The tums, the dramamine, shaving cream, suntan lotion, all because he trusted the woman to bring it!) :D

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I can relate very well. However, how much of what a woman brings in toilettries does the man end up using? (The tums, the dramamine, shaving cream, suntan lotion, all because he trusted the woman to bring it!) :D

Oh you are so right and even the hair brush one for him and one for us

LOL

He has more electronics than I do too and all of those cords to go with his electronics OH MY

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I can relate very well. However, how much of what a woman brings in toilettries does the man end up using? (The tums, the dramamine, shaving cream, suntan lotion, all because he trusted the woman to bring it!) :D

 

Nice try - that's maybe 4 itmes off the ladies' list. That'll make all the difference!

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TNX

 

Additions are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness with American Responsibility for ones own actions.

 

We are all ambassadors of our Countries and Ship/Cruiselines too.:cool:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Came across this post looking for packing tips - Should win the post of the year. Guys will love it and Sorry girls it was the best laugh I have had in a long time. This is for a Oceania Cruise, however all cruise passengers can relate I am sure.

I've got my standard "FAQ" answer on packing lists (of course, some of this doesn't quite count for Oceania since there's no formal nights):

*************************************************

For a seven night cruise:

 

Men: One small carry-on size rolling bag.

7 pairs undershorts

5 pairs socks (Don't need them for at-sea days)

4 T-Shirts (we'll pick up a few more as souvenirs along the way)

1 pair shorts (They're good for at least a week)...

1 pair long pants (only because they make you wear them in the dining room)

1 pair shoes

1 Swim suit

NO Suit or Tuxedo (Rent it on the ship so you don't have to schlepp it all the way there and back)

Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Razor

Camera

 

Women: One large suitcase for Casual clothes

One Large Suitcase for Formal clothes

One large duffel bag for shoes

One suitcase for toiletries, cosmetics, creams, shampoo/conditioners, lotions, etc.

One suitcase for purses, accessories, grooming equipment, travel irons, steamers, etc.

One carry-on with hairbrushes, vitamins, pain relievers and other prescriptions, cosmetics that they forgot to put in the suitcase, last minute items needed past packing of other suitcases.

One purse the size of a suitcase filled with all the usual junk: lipstick, chewing gum, mints, keys that she can't even remember what they go to and don't need on the cruise anyway, photos of the kids, credit cards for every department store and shop known to man, even ones no longer in business, gym membership card she never uses, hair pins, loose change, old candy wrappers, mints from the restaurant she ate at a month and a half ago, that bag of peanuts from the flight in on Southwest...and so on ad infinitum...

Specifics:

14 panties (one pair each day plus one for evening)

20 hose or pantyhose (accounts for 7 evenings as at least half or more will run while putting them on)

7 casual skirts and/or Bermuda shorts (something that covers the knees and most of the imagined cellulite)

7 casual blouses or tops...actually, make that 14 as most "outfits" require a top covered by a blouse hanging over it)

[NOTE: One can never be seen wearing the SAME outfit TWICE!!]

7 pairs of "casual" shoes...as each "outfit" must be particularly coordinated with the precisely perfect pair of shoes

5 dressier skirts and/or pairs of slightly dressy slacks for casual evenings

4 formal gowns (Yes, I know that there are only two formal nights, but one won't look exactly right and she'll need to put it back and wear something else...and a second won't fit right anymore by the end of the cruise)

5 more pair of slightly dressy shoes...and...

4 pairs of "formal" shoes (again, each "outfit" must be coordinated with the proper shoes)

[NOTE: All formal gowns and formal shoes MUST be purchased special for the cruise. God forbid someone on the cruise MAY have been at your niece Jessica's wedding in June and has already seen you in that gown!!]

Assorted (meaning at least 10 of each) belts, scarves, etc. A woman needs to "accessorize"...

14 purses (again, must match the "outfit")

At least 70 assorted pieces of Jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pins, rings) of various types from diamonds down to cheap costume jewelry (again, the accessories must complement the particular outfit being worn)

6 swimsuits, though she'll never actually make it up to the pool deck...besides, "I can't be seen in public in a swimsuit"

6 "cover-ups"...just in case she braves wearing a swimsuit...

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Deodorant

Eye Shadow

Eyeliner

Blush

Foundation

Lipstick

Lip Gloss

Eyebrow pencil

Nail polish

(At least 4 or 5 shades of each variety of make-up)

Make-up remover

Moisturizer

Face cream

Cold Cream

Anti-wrinkle cream

Body lotion

Cotton Balls

Q-Tips

Razor

Shaving Cream

Tweezers

Hairbrush (at least three varieties)

Suntan lotion

Sunscreen

"Feminine Products" (though most often the item forgotten or not packed enough...just so YOU will have to go running around the streets of Puerto Vallarta or Cabo San Lucas looking for drug stores and trying to explain this to a clerk who only speaks Spanish)

Hairdryer (even though they supply them on the ship--it's a reflex motion...but the excuse is "I don't like theirs")

Curling iron

Iron (even though the ship says they're forbidden..."I NEED it")

Steamer

Sewing Kit (like she's going to actually sew)

Eyeglasses

Sunglasses

Contact Lenses

Contact Lens solution

Advil

Midol

Dramamine

Pepto Bismol

Tums

Rolaids

Campo-Phenique

Pepcid

Metamucil

Any other possible medication for any other real or imagined malady which MAY arise during the course of the cruise--which they obviously don't sell anywhere but here at home...

Hair dye (just in case the roots start showing during the cruise)

 

And, this is just off the top of my head...I KNOW I'm leaving off lots of stuff...

 

It's a good thing airlines allow you two fifty pound each pieces of luggage plus a carry on each...

 

All of YOUR stuff can go in your carry-on, while hers MAY neatly fit into the four allowed pieces of luggage plus her carry-on...

 

Even with the extensive package, know that there are simply things not accounted for which now MUST be acquired in port...Besides, some of these ports are just great "shopping towns" ...After all, how important are a bunch of old churches and museums when each port has so many nice stores?

 

**********************************************

 

Seriously, though...

Keep it simple...

You don't need formal clothes...

If you are not really into wearing a blazer or sports coat to dinner, don't pack one--it's not needed...

 

Pack socks, undershorts and T-shirts or golf shirts or whatever you like wearing and some cargo shorts or comfortable longer pants, whatever you prefer...for the DAY time in the ports, touring around...plan for comfortable--depending on time of year, this region can be HOT...enough for about half the cruise...Same with evening attire...casual...dockers, sports shirts, socks...enough to get you through about half the cruise...Then, plan on using either the dry cleaning/laundry service or the self-service laundry to allow you to launder everything and wear it a second time...This way, you don't have to pack two or three weeks worth of clothes--the airlines have luggage restrictions... and you also don't want to have to schlep too much stuff...don't overpack...

 

Add to the above a pair of swim trunks for at sea days or if you plan on hitting a beach anywhere...and toiletries--razor, toothbrush, toothpaste and deodorant...and whatever else you feel is necessary--hairbrush, whatever else you ordinarily use.,..Don't pack large containers of anything--if it comes in a big bottle, get a sample size--or pour a couple of weeks worth into a smaller bottle...

 

I don't know your dates, but if it's summer in the Mediterranean, 99.999% chance you won't need rain gear, jackets, etc...don't waste the space...but remember a hat and sunscreen...Oh yeah...TWO pairs of shoes--one comfortable pair of walking shoes for touring during the days...and one pair of nice casual shoes for the evenings...Maybe sandals or flip-flops for the pool on at sea days...

 

Bottom line is to keep it simple, keep it casual...don't overpack...dress nice, but relaxed...Cotton clothes are best in the Med...

 

Hope that helps...

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Can't wait to see some of the replies to this from men and women. Enjoy

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I love it!

 

Yep, I was laughing out loud because that was soooo me. And really guys, it's not that we pack that many clothes;) it all of the toiletries, meds, grooming equipment, etc., etc.

 

Oh, and let me add one thing to the list: You must always have an additional pair of dressy shoes 'cause you never know when you might break a heel! In 50+ years, I've broken one heel; but, hey, you never know when it might happen again. Geez, I'm probably due...maybe two extra this time!

 

Thanks for the laugh!

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Came across this post looking for packing tips - Should win the post of the year. Guys will love it and Sorry girls it was the best laugh I have had in a long time. This is for a Oceania Cruise, however all cruise passengers can relate I am sure.

I've got my standard "FAQ" answer on packing lists (of course, some of this doesn't quite count for Oceania since there's no formal nights):

*************************************************

For a seven night cruise:

 

Men: One small carry-on size rolling bag.

7 pairs undershorts

5 pairs socks (Don't need them for at-sea days)

4 T-Shirts (we'll pick up a few more as souvenirs along the way)

1 pair shorts (They're good for at least a week)...

1 pair long pants (only because they make you wear them in the dining room)

1 pair shoes

1 Swim suit

NO Suit or Tuxedo (Rent it on the ship so you don't have to schlepp it all the way there and back)

Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Razor

Camera

 

Women: One large suitcase for Casual clothes

One Large Suitcase for Formal clothes

One large duffel bag for shoes

One suitcase for toiletries, cosmetics, creams, shampoo/conditioners, lotions, etc.

One suitcase for purses, accessories, grooming equipment, travel irons, steamers, etc.

One carry-on with hairbrushes, vitamins, pain relievers and other prescriptions, cosmetics that they forgot to put in the suitcase, last minute items needed past packing of other suitcases.

One purse the size of a suitcase filled with all the usual junk: lipstick, chewing gum, mints, keys that she can't even remember what they go to and don't need on the cruise anyway, photos of the kids, credit cards for every department store and shop known to man, even ones no longer in business, gym membership card she never uses, hair pins, loose change, old candy wrappers, mints from the restaurant she ate at a month and a half ago, that bag of peanuts from the flight in on Southwest...and so on ad infinitum...

Specifics:

14 panties (one pair each day plus one for evening)

20 hose or pantyhose (accounts for 7 evenings as at least half or more will run while putting them on)

7 casual skirts and/or Bermuda shorts (something that covers the knees and most of the imagined cellulite)

7 casual blouses or tops...actually, make that 14 as most "outfits" require a top covered by a blouse hanging over it)

[NOTE: One can never be seen wearing the SAME outfit TWICE!!]

7 pairs of "casual" shoes...as each "outfit" must be particularly coordinated with the precisely perfect pair of shoes

5 dressier skirts and/or pairs of slightly dressy slacks for casual evenings

4 formal gowns (Yes, I know that there are only two formal nights, but one won't look exactly right and she'll need to put it back and wear something else...and a second won't fit right anymore by the end of the cruise)

5 more pair of slightly dressy shoes...and...

4 pairs of "formal" shoes (again, each "outfit" must be coordinated with the proper shoes)

[NOTE: All formal gowns and formal shoes MUST be purchased special for the cruise. God forbid someone on the cruise MAY have been at your niece Jessica's wedding in June and has already seen you in that gown!!]

Assorted (meaning at least 10 of each) belts, scarves, etc. A woman needs to "accessorize"...

14 purses (again, must match the "outfit")

At least 70 assorted pieces of Jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pins, rings) of various types from diamonds down to cheap costume jewelry (again, the accessories must complement the particular outfit being worn)

6 swimsuits, though she'll never actually make it up to the pool deck...besides, "I can't be seen in public in a swimsuit"

6 "cover-ups"...just in case she braves wearing a swimsuit...

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Deodorant

Eye Shadow

Eyeliner

Blush

Foundation

Lipstick

Lip Gloss

Eyebrow pencil

Nail polish

(At least 4 or 5 shades of each variety of make-up)

Make-up remover

Moisturizer

Face cream

Cold Cream

Anti-wrinkle cream

Body lotion

Cotton Balls

Q-Tips

Razor

Shaving Cream

Tweezers

Hairbrush (at least three varieties)

Suntan lotion

Sunscreen

"Feminine Products" (though most often the item forgotten or not packed enough...just so YOU will have to go running around the streets of Puerto Vallarta or Cabo San Lucas looking for drug stores and trying to explain this to a clerk who only speaks Spanish)

Hairdryer (even though they supply them on the ship--it's a reflex motion...but the excuse is "I don't like theirs")

Curling iron

Iron (even though the ship says they're forbidden..."I NEED it")

Steamer

Sewing Kit (like she's going to actually sew)

Eyeglasses

Sunglasses

Contact Lenses

Contact Lens solution

Advil

Midol

Dramamine

Pepto Bismol

Tums

Rolaids

Campo-Phenique

Pepcid

Metamucil

Any other possible medication for any other real or imagined malady which MAY arise during the course of the cruise--which they obviously don't sell anywhere but here at home...

Hair dye (just in case the roots start showing during the cruise)

 

And, this is just off the top of my head...I KNOW I'm leaving off lots of stuff...

 

It's a good thing airlines allow you two fifty pound each pieces of luggage plus a carry on each...

 

All of YOUR stuff can go in your carry-on, while hers MAY neatly fit into the four allowed pieces of luggage plus her carry-on...

 

Even with the extensive package, know that there are simply things not accounted for which now MUST be acquired in port...Besides, some of these ports are just great "shopping towns" ...After all, how important are a bunch of old churches and museums when each port has so many nice stores?

 

**********************************************

 

Seriously, though...

Keep it simple...

You don't need formal clothes...

If you are not really into wearing a blazer or sports coat to dinner, don't pack one--it's not needed...

 

Pack socks, undershorts and T-shirts or golf shirts or whatever you like wearing and some cargo shorts or comfortable longer pants, whatever you prefer...for the DAY time in the ports, touring around...plan for comfortable--depending on time of year, this region can be HOT...enough for about half the cruise...Same with evening attire...casual...dockers, sports shirts, socks...enough to get you through about half the cruise...Then, plan on using either the dry cleaning/laundry service or the self-service laundry to allow you to launder everything and wear it a second time...This way, you don't have to pack two or three weeks worth of clothes--the airlines have luggage restrictions... and you also don't want to have to schlep too much stuff...don't overpack...

 

Add to the above a pair of swim trunks for at sea days or if you plan on hitting a beach anywhere...and toiletries--razor, toothbrush, toothpaste and deodorant...and whatever else you feel is necessary--hairbrush, whatever else you ordinarily use.,..Don't pack large containers of anything--if it comes in a big bottle, get a sample size--or pour a couple of weeks worth into a smaller bottle...

 

I don't know your dates, but if it's summer in the Mediterranean, 99.999% chance you won't need rain gear, jackets, etc...don't waste the space...but remember a hat and sunscreen...Oh yeah...TWO pairs of shoes--one comfortable pair of walking shoes for touring during the days...and one pair of nice casual shoes for the evenings...Maybe sandals or flip-flops for the pool on at sea days...

 

Bottom line is to keep it simple, keep it casual...don't overpack...dress nice, but relaxed...Cotton clothes are best in the Med...

 

Hope that helps...

__________________

Can't wait to see some of the replies to this from men and women. Enjoy

 

Gee whiz, Donna...If you are going to re-post my work, at least give me proper credit for it!!!

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=977577

 

Yeah...I wrote it...from scratch...

Of course this is not the first time someone has failed to credit me for my original writing...

Once I wrote something on these boards that was pilfered by someone with a website who passed it off as THEIR OWN original writing...though it was obviously copied word for word from CruiseCritic.com from one of my posts...all the way down to my stylistic punctuation.

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Gee whiz, Donna...If you are going to re-post my work, at least give me proper credit for it!!!

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=977577

 

Yeah...I wrote it...from scratch...

Of course this is not the first time someone has failed to credit me for my original writing...

Once I wrote something on these boards that was pilfered by someone with a website who passed it off as THEIR OWN original writing...though it was obviously copied word for word from CruiseCritic.com from one of my posts...all the way down to my stylistic punctuation.

 

I did post this was the funniest post I had ever seen. I had all intentions of mentioning you and I am so sorry it did not get mentioned when I copied it. This was the funniest posting I had ever seen. You do deserve so much credit for this list. Please accept my apologies as you did an amazing job and so much of this is true and we all need a laugh and you gave it to so many people. I thought if I posted here on the Princess Board so many would see this. Thank you for making a lot of people's day with the lighter side of life. Steve I will make sure when I post again I don't Plagiarize it definitely was not my intention. Have a wonderful day and I hope more people can laugh today because of you:D

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